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Swami Sivananda Saraswati (IAST: Svāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī; 8 September 1887 – 14 July 1963 [1]), also called Swami Sivananda, was a yoga guru, [2] a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta. Sivananda was born in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of modern Tamil Nadu, and was named Kuppuswami.
According to Sivananda Saraswati, the lingam speaks unmistakable language of silence: "I am one without a second, I am formless". [50] It is only the outward symbol of formless being, Shiva, who is eternal , ever-pure, immortal essence of this vast universe, who is your innermost Self or Atman , and who is identical with the Supreme Brahman ...
Shivananda was born in the village of Barasat in Bengal.His father was Ramakanai Ghoshal, a pious Brahmin who had a substantial income as a lawyer. He was a follower of tantra in his personal life.
Swami Sivananda Saraswati of the Divine Life Society stated in his book Kundalini Yoga that "Supersensual visions appear before the mental eye of the aspirant, new worlds with indescribable wonders and charms unfold themselves before the Yogi, planes after planes reveal their existence and grandeur to the practitioner and the Yogi gets divine ...
Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, [7] the founder of Chinmaya Mission, was born in the city of Ernakulam in present-day Kerala, India. [8] Doubting the teachings of the sages in the Himalayas, Balakrishna Menon met Swami Sivananda ( Divine Life Society ), who taught him in spiritual studies and then placed him under the tutelage of Swami Tapovanam ...
The Divine Life Society (DLS) is a Hindu spiritual organization and an ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati in 1936, at Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, India.Today Divine Life Society has branches around the world, with the headquarters situated in Rishikesh.
Brahmananda Saraswati [8] (20 December 1868 – 20 May 1953) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu [9] (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534) Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (20 May 1894 – 8 January 1994) Chandrashekhara Bharati III (1892–1954) Chattampi Swamikal (c. 1853–1924) Chaturbhuj Sahay (3 November 1883 – 24 September 1957)
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati known as the "Sage of Kanchi" or Mahaperiyava (meaning "The great elder') [374] Jaimini, Vedic sage and founder of the Mimamsa philosophy [375] [376] Kashyapa, Rigvedic sage [377] [378] Marichi, Father of Kashyapa and the founder of Vedanta [379] Valmiki, attributed author of the Ramayana [380] [381]