Swami Sukhabodhananda Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Swami Sukhabodhananda

• Swami Sukhabodhanada is from a business family in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), Karnataka.

• He was highly influenced by the teachings of Hindu scriptures like Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita from his childhood.

• At a young age, he became interested in the discourses of Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (the founder of the Chinmayananda Mission and Vishva Hindu Parishad). So, he joined Sandeepany Sadhanalaya and became his disciple at age 20.
  

  Swami Sukhabodhananda with guru Swami Chinmayananda

• His guru recognised his teaching skills and advised him to spread the message of the Upanishads.

• According to him, on his travel to the Himalayas at the age of 20, he encountered many spiritual leaders and had many enlightening experiences.

• At 28, he took the sannyasa diksha (monastic initiation ceremony) under the guidance of his other guru, Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

• In 1982, Swami Sukhabodhananda established a non-profit charity organisation, named Prasanna Trust, in Bangalore.

• The Trust provides many social services such as a home for homeless girls, food (Anna Daana), education (Gyana Daana), medical care (Aarogya Daana), and disaster relief.
  

  Swami Sukhabodhanand offering food or Anna Daana

• He realised that rather than one-sided discourses, an interactive session was more effective and so, in 1987, he started an interactive, dialogue-oriented workshop called LIFE (Living in Freedom An Enquiry) which became extremely popular.

• He gained popularity as a spiritual trainer in the corporate world, earning him the nickname Corporate Guru. He simplified complex corporate issues and found solutions through spirituality.
  

  Swami Sukhabodhananda at a corporate discourse

• Swami Sukhabodhananda conducts various workshops and meditation camps for professionals and students.

• In 2000, he was a special invitee at the United Nations Millennium Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders in New York City, USA.

• In 2015, he was the keynote speaker on ‘Leadership and Change Management’ at Gyan Sangam (a finance ministry retreat) which was attended by the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials.

• In 2016, he was the keynote speaker at the Gyan Sangam 2 for Bank CEOs.

• He has authored more than 119 books in different languages, many of which are bestsellers with over one million copies sold.

• His bestseller English books are ‘Oh, Life Relax Please!’ (2002) and ‘Oh, Mind Relax Please!’ (2005), while ‘Manase Relax Please’ (2000) has set an all-time sales record in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages.
  

  Swami Sukhabodhananda on the cover of his book Oh, Mind Relax Please!

• His audio and video discourses are available through the music label companies, Saregama India Ltd and Times Music and also through television channels, Aastha and Sanskar and on the YouTube channel of Prasanna Trust.

• He has also worked as the Sports Psychology Coach of the Indian Premier League Cricket Team Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).

• He draws inspiration from Bhagavad Gita’s quote “Vidya Vinaya Sampanne Barhamane,” which means humility is the greatest virtue.

• In one of the polls by The Times of India, he was voted the best in ‘Who talks the best’.

• He is the second Indian honoured at the Lotus Millionaires Intellectual Club in Manhattan, New York.

• Swami Sukhabodhananda is a yoga practitioner and martial arts expert.
  

  Swami Sukhabodhananda doing yoga

• In 2022, he was invited as a dignitary on five panels at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.