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!
Please go to the links below for more examples of
his pun-filled wisdom.
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!”
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Swami Beyondananda's Guidelines For Enlightenment
- 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.
- Remember that each of us has been given a special gift just for
entering ~ so you are already a winner!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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What Do You Think?
I love Swami’s humor because it helps us see the shadow side of our deepest beliefs.
These beliefs that are supposed to be enlightening become encumbering if we don’t integrate
the shadow side. If you poke at someone’s belief system, they will get defensive.
Swami never crosses that line. He always invites you to laugh with, not at. There is
always deep compassion in his humor.
So what kind of guy makes this stuff up?
- Where is the leavening agent in his chart? This guy is no Don Rickles.
How is he able to poke fun, yet never be offensive?
- What makes a comedian? Some attributes - An ability to turn the world
upside down and see things in new ways, an ability to touch the live areas
where we are vulnerable, and ability to connect things that would not
ordinarily connected. What is the AstroSignature for a comedian and how is
it expressed in Swami Beyondananda's chart. Compare his chart to the
chart
of Robin Williams for more insights into the essence of comedy.
- Why would he choose spirituality as the center of his humor?
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