Spiritual Journey

With profound respect and gratitude to Acharya S. N. Goenkaji and Bhante Vimalaramsi, here is my spiritual journey…

My parents inspired my interest in meditation and spirituality at an early age. I was introduced to meditation as a child by my grandmother, who meditated regularly.

I am blessed to have met Swarupanand Swami ji at Pawas–a Siddhahasta Yogi – in early childhood. I have also been practicing and teaching yogasanas for over 30 years.

My aunt introduced me to Vipassana in 2005. After completing numerous Vipassana courses, I was appointed as an Assistant Teacher of Vipassana in 2011. I assisted over 55 ten-day Vipassana courses, including courses for teenagers, until 2023.

My friend Dr. Rohi Shetty introduced me to TWIM, and I joined a TWIM retreat in June 2023. I was impressed by the simple technique, especially the 6Rs and using the Brahma viharas as the object of meditation. 

After two trainings at TWIM with Ven. Bhikkhu Dhammagavesi Thero, Hugh Poulton, and Dr Madhusudan Cherekar, I accepted the responsibility to serve as a TWIM guide in January 2024.

I have been serving residential TWIM courses in Pune since then.