Theos Casimir Bernard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theos Casimir Bernard

scholar in philosophy, practitioner of Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1908

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1947

Profession: writer, author, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Theos Casimir Hamati Bernard (1908–1947) was an explorer and author, known for his work on yoga and religious studies, particularly in Tibetan Buddhism.
He was the nephew of Pierre Arnold Bernard, "Oom the Omnipotent", like him becoming a yoga celebrity.His account of old-style hatha yoga as a spiritual path, Hatha Yoga: The Report of A Personal Experience, is a rare insight into the way these practices, known from medieval documents like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, actually worked.His biographer Paul Hackett states that many of the travel experiences that Bernard relates in his books are exaggerated or fabricated.
There is however no doubt that he became fluent in the Tibetan language, travelled in Tibet, met senior figures and gathered an unmatched collection of photographs, field notes, manuscripts and ritual objects.