‘Who am I?’ is a question each seeker need to ask and contemplate upon. Answers to some such questions have such far-reaching implications, they fundamentally change the way we live and, consequently, the world around us. With incisive analysis and methodical reasoning, Swami Swaroopananda pulls back the layers to reveal, in the simplest terms possible,…
Category: Saints & Masters
Swami Chinmayananda and His Mother
Sannyasa Dharma and Love for Mother Generally sannyasa is understood as renunciation of the family to undertake a nomadic life with minimal possessions. Pujya Gurudev always emphasized on the deeper import of the word – renunciation of the ego, the ‘I’ and ‘mine’. Shedding the narrow and limiting identification with the body, mind and intellect,…
Swami Tapovanji Maharaj
Sri Swami Tapovanji Maharaj is one of the most renowned saints of the 19th century. He was a contemporary of Swami Sivananda and guru of Swami Chinmayananda. Birth and Childhood Swami Tapovanji Maharaj was born in 1889 on the auspicious Suklapaksha Ekadasi day of Margaseersha month. His mother, Kunchamma, belonged to an ancient aristocratic Nair…
Guru and Disciple by Swami Sivananda
One who is versed in Vedas, who has knowledge of Brahman, who has a balanced mind, who is an ocean of mercy and who is able to remove the doubts and avarana of the aspirants is a real Guru. (In this blog, let’s read about Guru and Disciple by Swami Sivananda.) A true Satguru is…
Necessity for A Guru by Swami Sivananda
Knowledge of the Self can be attained only by the grace of the Guru or the spiritual preceptor. The knowledge is transmitted from the preceptor to disciple. You can know the unknowable (Brahman) by purifying your mind, by serving a Guru who is a Brahmanishtha (established in truth), by getting lessons from him and by…
Guru By Swami Sivananda
INTRODUCTION The Guru is God Himself manifesting in a personal form to guide the aspirant. Grace of God takes the form of the Guru. To see the Guru is to see God. The Guru is united with God. He inspires devotion in others. His presence purifies all. The Guru is verily a link between the…
GREAT MINDS MAKE A GREAT NATION – By Swami Chinmayananda
Swami Chinmayananda addressed the students of Somaiya College, Bombay, on the techniques of success. This series of three talks are being published as three separate blogs – Knowing is not Enough, Master the Mind and Great Minds make a Great Nation. GREAT MINDS Mahatma Gandhi was respected not because of his dress, but because of…
Birth of Chinmaya Mission
The Seeds of Chinmaya Mission June 5, 1953, marked the conclusion of Swami Chinmayananda’s first yagna in Chennai and the beginning of a movement, the likes of which modern India had not witnessed before. At that point in time, however, no one could have guessed that they were witnessing a turning point in the spiritual…
Swami Tapovan Maharaj – An Inspired Saint of India
From time to time, there are born in the sacred land of India, spiritual Masters surpassing all comparison. Swami Tapovan Maharaj was such a Master. Early Years Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in 1886 in an aristocratic family. From a very tender age, he was not attracted to the materialistic life and expressed dissatisfaction with…
Swami Chinmayananda – A Tribute to the Master
Who was Swami Chinmayananda? Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati was a Hindu spiritual leader who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide non profit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta. Swami Chinmayananda is known for teaching Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other Hindu scriptures. From 1951, he spearheaded a global Hindu spiritual and cultural…