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Ira Schepetin / Atma Chaitanya is a student of the ancient Indian philosophical-spiritual tradition of Advaita Vedanta, which teaches the non-dual nature of the self. For over 45 years he has studied with eminent Indian and Western scholars of the subject. He has undergone many years of ‘discipleship’ and instruction, in the original Sanskrit, with orthodox Renunciate Swamis belonging to this non-dual tradition. He has presented academic papers internationally and has published numerous articles on non-duality in various philosophical journals. Ira Schepetin studied under two Indian Advaita Vedānta masters early in his spiritual journey: Swami Dayānandaji—he was Schepetin’s first Indian guru, Schepetin being the first Western disciple. Swami Satchidanandendra—Schepetin is noted as the only Western disciple of this esteemed teacher.