Ada Albrecht

Ada Albrecht was a spiritual teacher, creator of the Hastinapura Foundation, author of books about the path to God, translator of Hindu books of religion and philosophy, professor, music composer and poet.

Life Ada Albrecht (February 26, 1932 - May 20, 2025), was born in Corrientes, Argentina. She moved to Buenos Aires in her youth, where she continued her studies, graduating as a Professor of Philosophy and Educational Sciences.

Since then, she has focused her work on teaching personal and spiritual development. Her approach includes showing respect for various spiritual traditions and promoting themes of harmony and cooperation.

Between 1972 and 1973, she made an extended study trip to India, where she learned the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta directly from monks who practiced this spiritual philosophy and through the traditional Indian teaching method. In 1977, she made a second trip, during which she completed her studies in Vedanta. Furthermore, during her stay in India, she studied in depth the grammar and writing of Sanskrit, the sacred language of India.

In 1981, she founded the Hastinapura Foundation, through which she was able to directly disseminate all the knowledge she had acquired, as well as spread the teaching of spiritual disciplines, such as meditation and devotional songs, with the aim of contributing to the spiritual well-being of humankind.

She wrote about 30 books on topics such as spirituality, pedagogy, and universal mysticism, including stories and books for children. She has also translated a large number of Hindu philosophy texts into Spanish, mainly about Advaita Vedanta.

She also wrote poems dedicated to God and the Divine Life, and composed many songs that are an appropriate and beautiful accompaniment to spiritual practices.

Albrecht taught and fostered harmony among religions, the practice of prayer and meditation, the study of universal mystical doctrines and the cultivation of sacred music as means of approaching God.

Literary works

Adiós a mi Rayi, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2004, Bhagavad Gîtâ con notas pedagógicas, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2008, Bhakti Sûtras de Nârada con notas pedagógicas, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2007, Cuentos Egipcios, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2007, Cuentos para el Alma, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2010, El Evangelio del Maestro, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, El País del Más Acá, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2016, El Secreto de la Felicidad: El Amor a Dios, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2014, Enseñanzas de Meister Eckhart, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2014, Filosofía Final: Introducción a la Vedânta Advaita, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2014, Gîtâ Sara: La Esencia del Bhagavad Gîtâ, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, Guía breve para la meditación, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, Guía práctica para la meditación, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2012, Íntimas, desde mi corazón, al Señor (poemas), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2017, La Llama y la Luz, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, La Paz del Corazón, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2014, Los Misterios de Eleusis, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2016, Mi Primer Libro de Filosofía, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2016, Notas sobre Universalismo Espiritual, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, Om Guru Om, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2007, Psicología: Apuntes formativos, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, Sabiduría Espiritual, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2009, Satsanga: Cuentos de la India, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2013, Santos y enseñanzas de la India, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2017, Sufismo: Camino de Amor a Dios, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2016, ¡Vuelve Francisco, vuelve...!, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2012, Guía para la Vida Divina, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2019, Cómo visitar a Dios, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2020, Los Prakarana Granthas, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2024, Uttara Gîtâ: El Canto Supremo, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2024, Canciones para el Alma, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2021,

Translations

Autoconocimiento, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2014, Bhakti Sûtras de Nârada, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2011, Brihadâranyaka Upanishad, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2018, Chândogya Upanishad, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2008, Comentarios al Bhagavad Gîtâ (Vinoba), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2011, Isa, Katha, Kena, Mundaka y Prashna Upanishads, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2011, Mandukya Upanishad (Swami Sarvananda), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2011, Mandukya Upanishad (Swami Nikhilananda), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2016, Sanatsujâtîya, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, Svetâsvatara, Taittiriya y Aitareya Upanishads, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2015, Srimad Bhagavatam, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2016, El Camino del Amor (Subhash Anand), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2024, La Sabiduría del Mândûkya Upanishad (Swami Sarvananda), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2023, Tres Upanishads para meditación (Swami Sivananda), Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2023,