Swami Chidakarananda (Robert Delgado) has been a monk of the Ramakrishna Order (founded by Swami Vivekananda) since 1989. He has been deeply interested in the study and practice of spiritual life for over 30 years, particularly studying the lives and teachings of Christian and Hindu saints and mystics. In 2003 he went to India for a period of two years for further studies in the Training Centre or Seminar of the Ramakrishna Order. During all his monastic career Swami Chidakarananda has been providing spiritual counsel to devout seekers, writing, translating and giving talks and classes on the