Shri Satish Kumar known as Shri Anantbodh Chaitanya
Born in a pious family Shri Anantbodh Chaitanya had very deep attraction for spiritual life which was reflected in his day to day activities. Since his childhood, he had the intuition that he will dedicate his entire life for Self-realization and for the service of humanity.
He spent his young life under the feet of ascetics, monks and spiritual masters of Himalayas. When his aspiration for spiritual quest reached at its peak, he was initiated by one of the great spiritual master of India, belonging to lineage of Adi Shankaracharya and Adi Kapil Bhagwan, Acharya Mahamandelshwar Nirvana Pithadhishwar Swami Shri Vishwadevanada Ji Maharaj. His Guru not only initiated him into the order of one of greatest orders of Brahcharya (Brahmchari) in India which is more than 800 years old but also taught him important scriptures aimed at knowing purpose of life and Sadhana (spiritual practices) which culminates into realization of The Absolute of the west i.e. The Brahman of Vedas or The Ultimate Consciousness.
Shri Anantbodh Chaitanya practiced meditation and spiritual Sadhana at many places; the most important ones are forests of Girnar, Junagarh, Gujarat at the bank of river Narmada; Haridwar, the Spiritual Nucleus of India; Gangotri, The Himalayan region at the height of more than 11,000 ft above sea level. The deep aspiration for spirituality within him, led him to practice meditation in chilly winter, high up mountains in Himalayan in solitude for many years.
His Guru Ji (Master) inspired him to serve humanity through his knowledge, realizations and deeper understanding of Yoga. Keeping in mind the grace of his Guru, he established Sanatan Dhara Foundation in 2011, at Kankhal, Haridwar, and Uttrakhanda, India rededicating his entire life for humanity. He aims all his teaching at “know Thyself”
Shri Anantbodh Chaitanya gives lectures on Spirituality. He teaches Upanishadas, Gita, Patanjali Yoga, Meditation, and other Hatha Yoga practices with ease, clear and deeper understanding in order to inculcate lifestyle amongst people seeking spiritual awakening, health care and disease management. he guides, inspires, conducts practical programs from ancient wisdom of Yoga, Ayurveda, Nature Cure and other allied sciences. His simple but easy and holistic programs have attracted people from all over the world. He has organized lectures in Kolkata, Ahmadabad, Karnal, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Sikar, Bangalore, Hyderabad and many parts of India out of humility and without asking any fees for it. This has attracted people from all over the world.
He is a great Astrologer also. His Sanatan Dhara Foundation is wholly dependent upon donations received from his devotees all over the world. The donations received are used for offering scholarships to children who cannot afford their fees for studies. Further, donations are also used for medications and helping downtrodden children from the society. What he teaches also practices in his day to day life. His life and action conveys one message,” Help the poor and heal the world from its sufferings” through Vedic and yoga teaching aimed human upliftment.