June 3rd, 2013
Our
dear and respected Acharya Krishnamoorthyji, passed away peacefully at
5.41 pm on Friday May 31st 2013, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York
City. A service was held on Sunday June 2nd 2013 at the Leahy-McDonald
Funeral Home in Richmond Hill, NY. Cremation took place on Monday June
3rd at All Soul's Crematory in East Elmhurst, NY. Chinmaya Mission
members, friends and family members of Acharyaji attended the services
to pay their respect and gratitude.
Acharya
Krishnamoorthyji was a powerful and inspirational speaker who delivered
Advaita Vedanta in simple, logical, interesting, and humorous styles.
He successfully conducted jnana yajnas, meditation sessions, seminars,
and workshops for all ages on introductory texts, "Shrimad Bhagavad
Gita" and the Upanishads. Under his leadership and
with Pujya Gurudev's blessings, Chinmaya Mission New York has grown
into an extremely active center.
Letter from Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda:
Dear Family Members of Chinmaya Mission New York,
Hari
Om. Just now I heard from Swami Shantananda of our dear and respected
Acharya Krishna Moorthyji's passing away. His departure is so sudden
that we all are left speechless. He had been a most loyal, devoted, and
committed acharya of the Mission who served Pujya Gurudev right from his
young age. I knew him when I had just joined Sandeepany in 1970. We had
very close and affectionate brotherly relations. Now he has reached the
lotus feet of Pujya Gurudev. We all will certainly miss him, but his
smile will always stay with us.
I convey my very special condolences to Teresa Hariharan, his sister-in-law.
With Prem and Om,
Tejomayananda
Acharya Krishna Moorthyji
Acharya
Krishna Moorthyji was the head acharya of Chinmaya Mission New York. He
was lovingly called the 'swami in white' by Pujya Gurudev Swami
Chinmayananda. He was an accomplished and inspiring teacher of Advaita
Vedanta, and was a popula.r and regular speaker on RBC Radio in New
York, where he discussed religious and cultural topics and addressed
related community issues. Acharya Krishna Moorthyji represented Hinduism
in the World Peace Prayer Meeting at the United Nations in 2004.
Krishnamoorthyji,
a Mumbai University post-graduate in mechanical and automotive
engineering, was actively involved with Chinmaya Mission since 1963. He
studied under Pujya Gurudev and dynamically and dedicatedly served
Chinmaya Mission in India and USA by successfully conducting various
activities such as jnana yajnas, seminars, Study Groups, and Bala
Vihars.
In
India, Pujya Gurudev appointed Krishna Moorthyji to several important
and challenging positions, including Zonal Coordinating Secretary, and
West Zone and All-India Chief Coordinator of Chinmaya Mission
activities. In these, he excelled, and from 1970 to date, he has been
instrumental in starting various activities and establishing centers in
India, USA, and Canada.
As
guided by Pujya Gurudev, Krishna Moorthyji joined and completed the
two-and-a-half-year brahmachari Vedanta course at Mumbai's 'Sandeepany
Sadhanalaya,' and returned to USA in 1978 to continue with CM
activities. As a founding acharya of CM Tri-State, he conducted Vedanta
classes and gave discourses in homes, Mission centers, universities, and
religious institutions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
Connecticut.
With
a pleasant and dynamic personality, he was a powerful and inspirational
speaker who delivered Advaita Vedanta in simple, logical, interesting,
and humorous styles. He successfully conducted jnana yajnas, meditation
sessions, seminars, and workshops for all ages on introductory texts,
"Shrimad Bhagavad Gita" and the Upanishads. His devotional chantings
and prayers have been highly elevating. He was a cartoonist and wrote
numerous articles and edited various magazines and souvenirs on Vedanta.
Hari Om!
Regards,
Chinmaya Mission New Yorkwebadministrator@chinmayanewyork.org
Chinmaya Publications: http://www.chinmayapublication.com/
More Audio collections are being digitized; Full list of new Audio/Mp3 CD (Bhajans and talks)
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Rest in HIM who is ever the same in your heart and watch the parade of events in the stream of TIME.
-
Swami Chinmayananda
