Friday, August 29, 2014

The Monk Who Runs a Business

The July-August 2014 issue of ForbesLife India magazine has come out with a very interesting account of Swami Pranavananda Brahmendra Avadhuta aka Christian Fabre. Born in Beziers, France, Mr. Christian Fabre’s life story is not only full of ups and downs but also stands extraordinary because of the sheer courage he displayed at most critical junctures of his life.

Christian Fabre came to India on behalf of a company he was working with and could never go back. You can read the original article at below link to read the whole story. He is the founder and owner of Christian Fabre Textiles Pvt Ltd—a textile buying house based in Thiruvanmiyur, South Chennai.

How does he manage ‘two lives’? “I don’t see any dichotomy. There is no duality. You can’t differentiate spiritual life and normal life” Swami says.

At the lowest point of his life, he saw a light which is described below:



His life story is also a story of how all of us have the potential to be extraordinary. Hats off to this wonderful soul. 

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