Who was Wolter Keers?

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Wolter Keers was one of the first to introduce Advaita Vedanta to the Netherlands. He travelled extensively in India during the 1950's, becoming a disciple of both Ramana Maharshi and Atmananda Krishna Menon. He returned and began teaching in Brussels during the 1970's. In 1977, he founded a publication called Yoga Advaita ( 1977-1982) and, Advaita (1938 to 1985). He was published in The Mountaiun Path, the magazine of the Ramanaashram. He also translated the book entitled, I am That, written by Nisagadatta Maharaj into Dutch.

 

Johan van der Kooij, writing about his teacher, Jean Klein, said that Wolter was not  typical:

 

"When I wanted to begin doing yoga, I met Wolter Keers. He absolutely didn't fit the image of a yoga teacher in my eyes. He smoked and drank whatever he felt like.."

 

So, Wolter Keers was colorful, to say the least. But, for many, including Johan van der Kooij, he shined:

 

"I was taken by his erudition and insight. Through him I came to know that there were more forms of yoga than the widely-known hatha-yoga (body yoga). I spoke with Wolter about spirituality, life questions and Self-realization once a week for two years. Wolter became a friend and teacher. My trip home began. To deepen this search Wolter introduced me to Jean Klein, an advaita-vedanta Guru who also gave instruction in Kashmir-yoga. "

 

Francis Lucille introduced me to the work of Wolter Keers. For those interested, click here to read selected writings of Wolter Keers including The Heart of The World, The Now, and The Rabbit ion the Hat.