My solemn declaration to Swami Maheshwarananda before he ordained me as a monk.
I declare that I will voluntarily and of my own free will become a Hindu monk. I will be ordained by the Indian Yoga Master Vishvaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Sri Swami Maheshwarananda. For the sake of clarification, I was born a Christian, but over time, I have come to understand that my faith is more of a Hindu one . Because at the time when I began to look for an enlightened Master to guide me on the mystical journey, the Catholic Church was unable to provide me with one. Someone like the stigmatized 20th century Italian Capuchin priest, Padre Pio. Unfortunately, he died in 1968, the year I was born. So we passed each other in terms of generations. Otherwise, I would surely have become a Capuchin monk like him. However, as I know for sure today, there is an insurmountable internal obstacle, because Christian monks do not usually follow a vegetarian diet, which is not a secondary problem, but a primary one. Swami Maheshwarananda, on the other hand, places great emphasis on a vegetarian diet with his disciples, and he adheres to it scrupulously as one of the prerequisites for a successful spiritual journey. That is the reason, following Swami’s example, I became a Hindu yogi rather than a Christian. Yet I hold Christianity, Jesus and Francis of Assisi in the highest esteem. In 1996, I visited Swami Maheshwarananda at his Mahaprabhudip Ashram in Střílky in South Moravia. My expectations were completely fulfilled. I found the One I was looking for. Since that day 25 years ago, I have been a disciple of this Master. Now, the Swamiji have agreed to my ordination by initiation as a Hindu monk of the Swami order. At this point, I would like to point out that I respect all world religions, not only the aforementioned Christianity, but also Buddhism, Taoism, and all other religious systems. So I am tolerant in terms of religion. I will therefore be ordained according to the Indian tradition and I am grateful to God for that. My thanks go to Swami Maheshwarananda for his guidance, grace and clearing the path. I thank God from the bottom of my heart that I have met a true Yoga Master, am guided by him and will be ordained a monk by him. This will fulfil the greatest wish of my life. I pledge my lifelong love, respect, loyalty and devotion to Swami Maheshwarananda. This is because the Swamiji has restored my human dignity by his decision to ordain me as a sannyasin.
© Swami Gyaneshwarpuri
E-mail: yoga@gyaneshwarpuri.cz
Web: www.hermityoga.cz
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