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Who is Swami Gyaneshwarpuri ?

A monk, a yoga and Hindu ascetic, a mystic with roots in Christianity and the Catholic Church 

I like to spend time in secluded and remote places with positive energy in the forests of the southern and central parts of the Moravian Karst. I use many of the caves there for meditation purposes. All with the consent of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area Administration, of course. This is the subject of this original blog, News from the Karst.  

"I'd rather you walked with me to the top of the mountain and experienced the sunrise than have myself embark upon glowing accounts of what the sunrise does to you when you gaze at it from the top of the mountain."                                                                                         Anthony de Mello.

That's how "I", Gyaneshwarpuri, feel.

I first came to the limestone rocks, forests, and caves of the Moravian Karst in 1982 as a hiker and speleologist. Since then, I have discovered a total of four unknown caves: Ponorný hrádek and Soví konín on the Skalka Plateau, as well as Milarepova propast v Závrtu u Habrůveckých smrků and Poustevníkova Děravka on the Habrůvka Plateau. I have also discovered many other karst formations, such as sinkholes, etc. However, my most significant discovery took place in collaboration with my friends in the historic underground of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Křtiny. This is how the legendary painted skulls of unknown saints from the underground ossuary beneath the tower of the Křtiny church were discovered. Now that I am a Hindu and yoga monk duly ordained by Vishvaguru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda from India, I no longer explore caves and just visit them in the Moravian Karst mainly to meditate, chant mantras, contemplate, and relax. My goal is to successfully complete my spiritual journey to God in the Moravian Karst in the Czech Republic in this one lifetime and achieve Union with Him, that is, to achieve Enlightenment.