Yogeshwar Muni (Charles Berner) began his study
of science, metaphysics and scripture as a child. In his quest for
the truth he visited many spiritual teachers and experimented with
many spiritual growth paths. He created the Institute of Ability,
Mind Clearing Programs, and the Enlightenment
Intensive, a process
that is used today world-wide to seek the truth by conscious, direct
knowledge. In 1973 after twenty five years of searching, he met Swami
Kripalvananda while on a pilgrimage to India and received
shaktipat initiation from him. In due course, Swami Kripalvananda
bestowed upon him the
highest yogic teachings and initiations. Yogeshwar Muni has kept
up a rigorous schedule of Natural Yoga practice of eight hours a day since his
initiation as well as teaching his own students. He has taught and
written extensively on Natural
Yoga and yogic scripture. In recent years, he developed
the Lila Paradigm from his conscious, direct knowledge of the Truth
underlying
the fundamental principles of the universe. He is responsible for
the carefully rendered English edition of Yogacharya Kripalvananda's
Revealing the Secret,
Commentary on The Small Burning Lamp of Sun-Moon Yoga,
thus giving serious aspirants who are not familiar with the traditional
cultures of ancient and modern India access to the esoteric realm
of Sun-Moon Yoga.
Yogeshwar Muni left his body (his Maja Samadhi) at 3:12 am on Sunday 24 June 2007. He was at home in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia surrounded by his close devotees. His memorial service is 3 July 2007 at the
Clavering Park Memorial Gardens and Crematorium chapel in Wolumla, NSW, Australia. His ashes will rest in a shrine created for the purpose of yogic inspiration on
Mumbulla Creek Rd in Tanja, NSW, Australia.