SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, February 7, 2017 (Metro, translated from Spanish): To commemorate the centenary of the birth of Master Swami Guru Devanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj, the Yoga Devanand Cultural Center presented the Spanish language works “Contacto con Dios” (Close Encounter with God) and “El Alma: Energia Inagotable” (The Soul: Inexhaustible Energy).
The event, celebrated in the Aida Cartagena Portalatin room of the Pedro Henriquez Urena National Library, was led by Dr. Frank Canelo, president of the center. He recounted that Swami Guru Devanand was a wise enlightened teacher who dedicated his life to the teaching of Yoga philosophy and its main tool, the Mantra Yoga Meditation. Canelo added that in swami’s lectures and sermons, he always distinguished himself by his wisdom in explaining deep and complex subjects, in a simple and understandable way for all people.
In the Dominican Republic, in 1971, Swami founded the Sociedad Internacional de Realizacion Divina (SIRD), an institution that later extended to other countries in Latin America and to the USA and Europe.
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