Adhyatm Sadhna Kendra is a living tribute to the vision of Yuga-Pradhan Ganadhipati Shri Tulsi. It was set-up by Akhil Bhartiya Anuvrat Nyas in 1965 to provide a place to the aspirants for spiritual practices in a healthy and serene environment and in an atmosphere that is very helpful and effective in learning and practicing yoga, meditation and naturopathy techniques and therapies.

To experience pure vibration conducive to one’s spiritual quest, a calm & peaceful pollution free environment in the midst of the Nature is required. This Kendra has all of these and two well designed building and a big meeting hall. Ashoka, Mango, Neem, etc. and various flower plants.

Acharya Mahapragya, a great humanitarian leader, spiritual Guru, philosopher, and author, was the tenth Acharya, supreme head of the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism and is credited as the founder of Preksha Meditation. A ‘Living Legend’ in his own right, he was a treasure house of infinite knowledge and was designated as the ‘Second Vivekananda of India’ by the noted poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.

Born in 1921 at Tamkor in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India as Nathmal, Acharya Mahapragya began his spiritual journey at the tender age of ten when he was initiated into monkhood by Acharya Kalugani, eighth Acharya of Jain Swetambar Terapanth on 29 January 1931. With this he became Muni Nathmal and under the able guidance of Acharya Shree Tulsi, expanded his scholarship of diverse disciplines in great depth, combining classical and ancient subjects with modern trends. Impressed by his dedication, Acharya Tulsi awarded him the qualitative epithet of ‘Mahapragya’ (highly knowledgeable) on 12 November 1978. Declared as the successor designate ‘Yuvacharya’ in 1979, in 1994, he succeeded Acharya Tulsi to the position and title of ‘Acharya’ (the supreme head). On 5 February 1995, Mahapragya was formally consecrated as the tenth Acharya of the Terapanth religious order in a public meeting in Delhi.

Founder of Preksha Meditation 

Acharya Mahapragya discovered the boundless wonders of meditation in his late twenties, and for over two decades, devoted himself to the deep practice of meditation, experimenting with various techniques. This led to the formulation of the well organized and scientific method of Preksha Meditation in 1970 by him. Bringing together Meditation, Yogasana, Pranayama and Mantra, he developed Preksha Meditation as a special practice influenced by the tenets of the Jain Agamas, ancient scriptures, Yoga Science, Biology, Modern Physics, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, etc. After a rigorous practice for a period of 9 months beginning 3 March 1977, Acharya Mahapragya organized the first Preksha meditation camp later that year. Today, there are several Preksha Meditation centres operational around the globe.

Role in the Anuvrat Movement

Acharya Mahapragya also played a seminal role in the Anuvrat Movement launched by his guru Acharya Tulsi on 2 March 1949. The objective of the movement was and remains the creation of a nonviolent socio-political world order with the help of a global network of self-transformed people. Since its inception, the movement has inspired millions of people to practice purity and self-discipline in their personal lives. Acharya Mahapragya aided Acharya Tulsi in the preparation of the contents of Anuvrat and spread the mission and vision of Anuvrat to initiates, often acting as a representative of Acharya Tulsi. On succeeding Acharya Tulsi, he led the Anuvrat Movement for more than two decades.

Research and Scholarly Work

A prolific writer, author, and poet, Acharya Mahapragya, in collaboration with Acharya Tulsi and other intellectual monks and nuns of the sect undertook the research, translation and annotation of the Jain Agamas in order to facilitate the permanent preservation of many thousands of years old canonical scriptures and embellish them with a scientific outlook acceptable to lay persons.