Swami Beyondananda

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Biography

Swami Beyondananda, AKA Steve Bhaerman, is serious about laughter. Describing himself as an author, humorist and educator, his mission is to help us improve our lives through laughter. As befits a healer of this caliber, he dispenses “laughatives” containing practical and wise advice that gently invites us to lighten our load.

Here is a small sample:

I have been to the heights of levity, and I have seen people all over the world dancing together in the universal dance of fool realization ... The Hokey Pokey. I want you to hold this vision with me: all of the world leaders at the United Nations beginning their sessions with the Hokey Pokey. What if Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat put their whole selves in? That would be commitment. And then pulled their whole selves out. That is detachment. Then they turn themselves around, which is transformation. And that, my friends, is what it is all about!

Endorsed by such experts in the mind-body connection as Dr. Larry Dossey and Dr. Bernard Siegel, Swami Beyondananda, has led workshops for educational, spiritual, psychological and business groups such the Association of Humanistic Psychology and the International Conference on Science and Consciousness. In addition to being on the lecture circuit, Steve has produced books, CDs, and tapes that express his views of the world with refreshingly humorous perspective.

A serious and quiet man, Bhaerman once taught in high school and even began his own alternative educational institute, writing a book about the experience. The teacher blossomed into a free-lance writer. A long-time student of humor and its psychological and cultural implications, he began to combine his passion for writing, education and humor. Under Swami Beyondanda’s byline, he produced a humorous New Age advice column, a column which proved popular with New Agers and Golden Agers alike. For the past sixteen years, he has used his perceptiveness, facility with words, and his wit to put into practice his belief in the healing force of laughter. Through his work he teaches us ways to attain inner peace and shares his thoughts on achieving global peace as well.

His articles on political affairs and on the peace process convey wisdom through wit. In a recent political campaign, he urges his U.S. audience to join his World Win Campaign to Elect Ourselves and Choose a New Precedent. It may not be a surprise that he supports his astro-twin, Dennis Kucinich, a Democratic candidate for president.

His books bear such titles as: “Driving Your Own Karma: Swami Beynondananda’s Tour Guide to Enlightenment” and “Duck Soup for the Soul: The Way of Living Louder and Laughing Longer.” In the words of this inimitable sage: “May you wake up laughing and leave laughter in your wake ... and may the Farce be with you!”

Swami Beyondananda's Guidelines For Enlightenment

1. Be a FUNdamentalist. Make sure that the fun always comes before the mental. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be canceled, a laugh track has been provided, and the reason we are put in the material world is to get more material. Have a good laughsitive twice a day which will insure regularhilarity.
2. Remember that each of us has been given a special gift just for entering ~ so you are already a winner!
3. The most powerful tool on the planet today is tell-a-vision. That is where I tell a vision to you, and you tell a vision to me. That way, if we don't like the programming we're getting, we can change the channel.
4. Life is like photography. You use the negative to develop. And no matter what adversity you face, be reassured: Of course God loves you ~ He's just not ready to make a commitment.
5. It is true. As we go through life thinking heavy thoughts, thought particles tend to get caught between the ears, causing a condition called "truth decay". So be sure to use mental floss twice a day.
6. If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That's where I no mad at you, you no mad at me. That way, there will surely be nomadness on the planet. And peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, and pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.
7. I know great Earth changes have been predicted for the future, so if you're looking to avoid earthquakes, my advice is simple. When you find a fault, don't dwell on it.
8. There's no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world, and we'll never have to change it again.
9. If you're looking to find the key to the Universe, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is, there is no key to the universe. The good news is, it has been left unlocked.
10. Finally, everything I have told you is channeled. That way, if you don't like it, it's not my fault. And remember, enlightenment is not a bureaucracy. So you don't have to go through channels.

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