Biografija Nicholas Roerich

Helena Roerich
1879 - 1955

Helena Roerich se je rodila 12. februarja 1879 v Sankt. Petersburgu v družini ruskega arhitekta Ivana Šapošnikova. Že od mladih nog sta jo zanimala književnost in filozofija. Po maturi pa je bila deležna glasbene vzgoje.

Leta 1899 se je prvič srečala z mladim slikarjem Nikolajem Roerichom, svojim bodočim soprogom in tesnim duhovnim družabnikom, s katerim je delila vsa svoja stremljenja. Globoko medsebojno čutenje in vzvišeni življenjski ideali, so učvrstili njuno dolgotrajno zavezništvo. Skozi življenje sta hodila z roko v roki in duhovno navdihovala drug drugega.

Njun prvi sin Jurij, ki je pozneje postal svetovno znan orientalist, se je rodil avgusta 1902; drugi, Svetoslav, pa oktobra 1904, in je šel po stopinjah svojega očeta.

Leta 1916 sta se Roerichova preselila na Finsko. Po ruski revoluciji pa sta se preko Stockholma in Kopenhagna odpravila v London, kamor je bil Nikolaj povabljen zato, da bi priredil nekaj svojih razstav in pripravil nekaj scenografij za ruske opere.
Jeseni leta 1920 je šla družina v ZDA, kamor jo je povabil Chicago Art Institute; poleg New Yorka je Nikolajeva razstava obiskala še osemindvajset mest po deželi. Institucije Master Institute of United Arts, International Art Center Corona Mundi in Roerich Museum so vse nastale ob dejavnem sodelovanju Helene Roerich.

Leta 1923 so Roerichovi prispeli v Indijo, ki jih je že dolgo privlačila s svojimi duhovnimi in kulturnimi tradicijami.

Od leta 1925 do 1928 je Helena sodelovala v edinstveni osrednje azijski odpravi, ki jo je organiziral njen mož.

Tako je leta 1926, ko je bila v Ulan-Batorju v Mongoliji, Helena Roerich objavila svojo prvo knjigo Temelji Buddhizma. Odtlej se je Helena skoraj izključno posvetila svojemu glavnemu življenjskemu delu - nizu knjig z imenom Živa Etika, filozofskemu in etničnemu Učenju. Živa Etika je bila ustvarjena v sodelovanju z in pod vodstvom duhovnih učiteljev vzhoda, Mahatem, ki so se tako imenovali zaradi svojega visokega duhovnega nivoja zavesti.

Januarja 1948, kmalu po smrti svojega moža, je Helena Roerich, skupaj s svojim sinom Jurijem, zapustila dolino Kullu in se po kratkem bivanju v Delhiju in Khandali nastanila v majhnem mestecu Kalimpong na vzhodnih pobočjih Himalaje.

Helena si je vedno želela vrniti v Rusijo, vendar pa ji to ni bilo usojeno.

To življenje je zapustila 5. oktobra leta 1955.

Helena Roerich was born on February 12, 1879 in St. Petersburg in a family of architect Ivan Shaposhnikov. Since the very youth she was seriously interested in literature and philosophy. After graduation she received musical education.

In 1899 Helena met for the first time the young painter Nicholas Roerich, her future husband and close spiritual companion, who would share all her aspirations. A deep mutual feeling and lofty ideals of life made their alliance incredibly lasting. They walked hand in hand all their life, creatively and spiritually fulfilling each other.

Their first son George, who would become a world-famous orientalist, was born in August 1902; the second son, Svetoslav, was born in October 1904, and would follow in his father’s footsteps.

In 1916 the Roerichs moved to Finland. After the Rusian Revolution they went through Stockholm and Copenhagen to London, where Nicholas Roerich was invited to arrange his exhibitions and design sets for some Russian operas.
In the autumn of 1920 the family moved to USA on the invitation of the Chicago Art Institute; besides New-York, the Nicholas’ exhibition traveled to twenty-eight cities across the country. The Master Institute of United Arts, International Art Center Corona Mundi and Roerich Museum were established with the active participation of Helena Roerich.

In 1923 Roerichs arrived to India which had long been attracting them by its rich spiritual and cultural traditions.

From 1925 to 1928 Helena Roerich participated in a unique Central Asian Expedition organized by her husband.

In 1926, while in Ulan-Bator, Mongolia, Helena Roerich’s first book The Foundations of Buddhism was published. Since thеn, Helena almost entirely devoted herself to the main work of her life - the series of books called Living Ethics, the philosophical and ethical Teaching. Living Ethics was created in cooperation and under guidance of the Spiritual Teachers of the East, Mahatmas, named so owing the highest spiritual level of consciousness.

In January, 1948, shortly after the death of her husband, Helena Roerich together with George had left the Kullu Valley, and after a short stay in Delhi and Khandala settled in a small resort town of Kalimpong on the Eastern slopes of Himalayas.

Helena Roerich always strived to return to Russia. But she was not fated to return.

Internetni viri	Online resources
Nicholas Roerich Museum Dobrodelna fundacija Helena Roerich Biografija Helene Roerich Helena Roerich na Wikipediji Društvo Agni Yoga Agni Yoga - kozmično srce ognja Agni Yoga Center Alice A. Bailey, H. P. Blavatsky in Helena Roerich Agni Yoga na Wikipediji Helena Roerich Stran posestva Roerich in Devika Rani Roerich	Nicholas Roerich Museum Charitable Foundation by name of Helena Roerich Helena Roerich biography Helena Roerich on Wikipedia Agni Yoga Society Agni Yoga - Cosmic Heart Fire Agni Yoga Center Alice A. Bailey, H. P. Blavatsky and Helena Roerich Agni Yoga on Wikipedia Helena Roerich The Roerich & Devika Rani Roerich Estate Board
Besedila	Writings
Listi z Moryjinega vrta I Listi z Moryjinega vrta II Skupnost Nove Dobe Agni Yoga Neskončnost I Neskončnost II Hierarhija Srce Ognjeni svet I Ognjeni svet II Ognjeni svet III Om Bratstvo Nadzemeljsko I Nadzemeljsko II Nadzemeljsko III Nadzemeljsko IV Pisma Helene Roerich, Zvezek I Pisma Helene Roerich, Zvezek II Na križpotjih vzhoda Temelji Buddhizma Besednjak Agni Yoge Kriptogrami vzhoda O radosti Trije ključi Ognjeni preizkus Nasvet voditelju Pisma Asejevu, Zvezek I Pisma Asejevu, Zvezek II Pisma v Ameriko, Zvezek I Pisma v Ameriko, Zvezek II Pisma v Ameriko, Zvezek III Ogenj brez plamena Na pragu ognjenega sveta Življenje Sv. Sergeja iz Radoneca O resničnem patriotizmu Psihizem in medijstvo Elektronska besedila na: http://www.agniyoga.org/index.html Elektronska besedila na: http://sangha.net/library/Urusvati.htm Elektronska besedila na: http://lebendige-ethik.net/engl/3-verz.engl.html	Leaves of Morya's Garden I Leaves of Morya's Garden II New Era Community Agni Yoga Infinity I Infinity II Hierarchy Heart Fiery World I Fiery World II Fiery World III Aum Brotherhood Super mundane I Super mundane II Super mundane III Super mundane IV Letters of Helena Roerich, Vol. I Letters of Helena Roerich, Vol. II On Eastern Crossroads Foundations of Buddhism Agni Yoga Glossary Kryptogrammy Vostoka On Joy Three Keys Fiery Experiment Advice for a Leader Letters to Aseev - Volume 1 Letters to Aseev - Volume 2 Letters to America - Volume II Letters to America - Volume II Letters to America - Volume III Burningless Fire On the Threshold of the Fiery World Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh On True Patriotism Psychism and Mediumism Online texts on: http://www.agniyoga.org/index.html Online texts on: http://sangha.net/library/Urusvati.htm Onlina texts on: http://lebendige-ethik.net/engl/3-verz.engl.html