Bhagwan nityananda of ganeshpuri swami muktananda biography
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Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri
Editor Sarah Scott wrote in the Preface to this book, “[This book] is a modern story of devotion in an ancient lineage of discipleship. Coming fourteen years after Swami Muktananda’s passing, these are his words, his thoughts, his offering of praise to his Guru, compiled from many sources, across many years. This book is comprised of three sections… Part One is the biography that Swami Muktananda first published in Hindi in , and then in English … in … What his Guru presented in such condensed form, Baba expands and illuminates with personal experiences and anecdotes in Parts Two and Three…
“[H]e fulfills the desires of devotees who asked him: How did you meet your Guru? What was your spiritual practice like? Was it long? Was it difficult? How do his teachings relate to our lives? These and other such questions Baba answered as he traveled the world between and , sharing the teachings and p
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Muktananda
Yoga guru who founded Siddha Yoga (–)
Muktananda (16 May &#;– 2 October ), born Krishna Rai, was a yoga guru and the founder of Siddha Yoga.[1] He was a disciple of Bhagavan Nityananda.[2] He wrote books on the subjects of Kundalini Shakti, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism, including a spiritual autobiography entitled The Play of Consciousness. In honorific style, he is often referred to as Swami Muktananda, or Baba Muktananda, or in a familiar way just Baba.
Biography
[edit]Swami Muktananda was born in near Mangalore in Madras Presidency, British India, to a wealthy family.[4] His birth name was Krishna Rai.[5]
At 15, he encountered Bhagawan Nityananda, a kringirrande avadhoot who profoundly changed his life.[5] After this encounter, Krishna left home and began his search for the experience of God.[6] He studied beneath Siddharudha Swami in Hubli, where he learned Sanskrit, Vedanta, and all branche
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Bhagawan Nityananda
Bhagawan and saint
For other uses, see Nityananda (disambiguation).
Bhagawan Nityananda (November/December, [1] &#; 8 August ) was an Indian guru. His teachings are published in the "Chidakash Gita". Nityananda was born in Koyilandy (Pandalayini), Madras Presidency, British India (now in Kozhikode district, Kerala).
Biography
[edit]Childhood
[edit]Details about Bhagawan Nityananda's birth are relatively unknown. According to his disciples, Nityananda was found as an abandoned infant in Tuneri village, Koyilandy, Madras Presidency, British India by a lady named Uniamma Nair, who was married to Chathu Nair. The Nair couple adopted this child and took care of him along with their own five children. Nityananda was named as Raman by his foster parents. The Nair couple were farmers, who also took care of the farms owned by a wealthy lawyer named Ishwar Iyer, who greatly trusted them.[2] Nityananda's foster father died when he was th