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Swami Sivananda Saraswati (Sep 8, 1887—Jul 14, 1963) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a well known proponent of Yoga and Vedanta. Hindu philosophy is divided into six Sanskrit ''{{IAST|āstika}}'') schools of thought or darshanas (literally "views" Sankhya Sankhya, also Samkhya, ( सांख्य, IAST: sānkhya - 'enumeration' is one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. Rāja Yoga ("royal Yoga " "royal union" also known as Classical Yoga or simply Yoga) is one of the six orthodox ( Astika) Nyāya ( Sanskrit ni-āyá, literally "recursion" used in the sense of " Syllogism, inference" is the name given to one of the six orthodox Vaisheshika, or Vaiśeṣika, (Sanskrit वैशॆषिक) is one of the six Hindu schools of Philosophy (orthodox Vedic systems Mīmāṃsā, a Sanskrit word meaning "investigation" (compare Greek ἱστορία) is the name of an Astika ("orthodox" school Vedanta ( Devanagari: sa वेदान्त Vedānta) is a spiritual tradition explained in the Upanishads that is concerned with the Self-realisation Advaita Vedanta ( IAST Advaita Vedānta; Sanskrit अद्वैत वेदान्त əd̪vait̪ə veːd̪ɑːnt̪ə is a sub-school of the VishishtAdvaita Vedanta ( IAST Viśishṭādvaita Vedanta; Sanskrit: विशिष्टाद्वैत is a sub-school of the Vedānta Dvaita ( Kannada: ದ್ವೈತ Devanagari:द्बैत is a dualist school of Vedanta Hindu philosophy. Achintya-Bheda-Abheda ( acintya bhedābheda in IAST) is a school of Vedanta representing the philosophy of inconceivable one-ness and difference Valmiki ( Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि vālmīki) (ca 400 BCE northern India is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature Patañjali ( Devanāgarī पतञ्जलि (fl 150 BCE or 2nd c For other uses see Gotama Gautama Maharishi ( Hindi: गौतम महर्षि is one of the Saptarishis (Seven Kanada ( Sanskrit: कणाद; also transliterated as Canada as well as other forms was a Hindu sage who founded the philosophical Jaimini was an ancient rishi (sage who was a great philosopher of the Mimansa school of Indian philosophy Vyāsa ( Devanāgarī: व्यास is a central and revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions Markandeya ( Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय is an ancient Rishi (sage from the Hindu tradition born in the clan of Brigu Rishi Adi Shankara ( Malayalam: ആദി ശങ്കരന് Devanāgarī: आदि शङ्कर Ādi Śaṅkara, aːd̪i ɕaŋkərə (see below Ramanuja ( traditionally 1017&ndash1137 also known as Ramanujacharya, was a Theologian, Philosopher, and Scriptural Exegete. For Madhavacharya the Advaita saint see Madhava Vidyaranya. Shri Madhvacharya (ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರು Nimbarka ( Sanskrit: श्री निम्बार्काचार्य Śrī Nimbārkācārya) is known for propagating the Vaishnava Theology Sri Vallabhacharya (1479 &ndash 1531 was a devotional Philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India, following the philosophy of Shuddha Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (c1540&ndash1640 was an Indian philosopher in the Advaita Vedānta tradition Nāmdev ( Nām Dev or Sant Nāmdev) (c1270-c1350 CE was a prominent religious poet of Maharashtra, India in the Hindu tradition Tukārām was a prominent Marathi Sant and religious poet in the Hindu tradition in India. Gosvāmī Tulsīdās (1532-1623 Devanāgarī: तुलसीदास may be written as Tulasī Dāsa depending on if the name is transcribed Al-Kabir "the Great" is also one of the 99 names of God in Islam Vasugupta (860&ndash925 was the author of the famous Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST caitanya mahāprabhu) ( Bengali চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ (1486 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, OM ( Telugu:సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణ Tamil:சர்வேபள்ளி Swami Vivekananda (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekānondo; स्वामी विवेकानन्द Svāmi Vivekānanda) ( Sri Ramana Maharshi ( December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950) born Venkataraman Iyer, was an Indian sage Sri Aurobindo (শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) ( August 15, 1872 – December 5, 1950) was an Indian Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (birth name Maruti Shivrampant Kambli ( April 17, 1897 – September 8, 1981) was an Indian Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி 22 August, 1877, Colombo - 9 September, 1947, Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (પાંડુરંગ શાસ્ત્રી આઠવલે पांडुरंग शास्त्री आठवले ( October Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ( Sanskrit:, abhaya-caraṇāravinda bhakti-vedānta svāmī prabhupāda, Bangla: অভয়চরনাবিন্দ Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the Vedanta ( Devanagari: sa वेदान्त Vedānta) is a spiritual tradition explained in the Upanishads that is concerned with the Self-realisation Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai which is in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Pattamadai is a village about 20 Kilometres from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu in Southern India along the banks of the river Tamaraparani Tirunelveli (திருநெல்வேலி is a city in Tamil Nadu and was formed into a Municipal corporation in 1999 by merging three municipalities viz Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. He studied medicine and served in Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health He lived most of the later part of his life in Rishikesh. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Hrishikesh (ऋषिकेश is a city and a Municipal board in Dehradun district in He is the founder of The Divine Life Society and author of over 200 books[1] on yoga, vedanta and a variety of other subjects. The Divine Life Society was founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati at Rishikesh, India in 1936 He established Sivananda Ashram, the location of the headquarters of The Divine Life Society (DLS), on the bank of the Ganges at Shivanandanagar, at a distance of 3 kilometres from Rishikesh Town, (Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, U. P. , India).
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Early life
Sivananda was born Kuppuswamy in Pattamadai near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India as the third son to his parents on 8 September 1887. Pattamadai is a village about 20 Kilometres from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu in Southern India along the banks of the river Tamaraparani Tirunelveli (திருநெல்வேலி is a city in Tamil Nadu and was formed into a Municipal corporation in 1999 by merging three municipalities viz Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [2] Kuppuswami the boy was very active and promising in academics and gymnastics. He attended medical school in Tanjore, where he excelled. Thanjavur ( Tamil: தஞ்சாவூர் also known by its Anglicised name Tanjore, and it is the Eleventh largest city in Tamil Nadu (after He ran a medical journal called Ambrosia during this period. Upon graduation he practiced medicine and worked as a doctor in Malaya for ten years, with a reputation for waiving his fee for poor patients needing treatment. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century [2] Over time, a sense that medicine was healing on a superficial level grew in him,[2] urging him to look elsewhere to fill the void, and in 1923 he left Malaya and returned to India to pursue a spiritual quest. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Initiation
Upon his return to India he visited Banaras, Nashik, to Rishikesh in 1924 where met his guru, Swami Vishwananda Saraswati. Varanasi ( Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation) also commonly known as Benares ( or Banaras (बनारस http//wwwmapsofindiacom/maps/maharashtra/roads/nashik_roadjpg Nashik (नाशिक WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Hrishikesh (ऋषिकेश is a city and a Municipal board in Dehradun district in It was Vishwananda who initiated him into the Sannyas order and gave him his monastic name. [2] However, since Sivananda spent only a few hours with Swami Vishwananda, the full Viraja Homa ceremonies were performed later by Swami Vishnudevananda (not to be confused with his own later disciple, Swami Vishnu-devananda), the Mahant of Sri Kailas Ashram. The Viraja Homa is a Hindu fire-sacrifice which is performed during the ceremonies whereby a Hindu monk takes up the vows of renunciation ( Sannyasa Swami Vishnudevananda ( December 31, 1927, Kerala, South India — November 9, 1993, Uttarakhand, India [2] After initiation, Sivananda settled in Rishikesh and immersed himself in intense spiritual practices. Sivananda performed austerities for many years but he also continued to help the sick. With some money from his insurance policy that had matured, he started a charitable dispensary at Lakshmanjula in 1927 and served pilgrims, holy men and the poor using his medical expertise. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Travels
After a few years, Sivananda went on an extensive pilgrimage and traveled the length and breadth of India to meditate at holy shrines and study with spiritual teachers throughout India. During this Parivrajaka (wandering monk) life, Sivananda visited important places of pilgrimage in the south, including Rameshvaram. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Rameswaram (Tamil ராமேஸ்வரம் is a Town in Ramanathapuram district [2] He conducted Sankirtan and delivered lectures during his travels. Sankirtan ( IAST saṅkīrtana) from Sanskrit san - together and Kirtana ' - singing of the names of Vishnu / God He visited the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and met Maharishi Suddhananda Bharati. Sri Aurobindo (শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) ( August 15, 1872 – December 5, 1950) was an Indian At the Ramana ashram, he had the Darshan of Ramana Maharshi on Maharshi's birthday. Darśana ( Darshan, दर्शन is a Sanskrit term meaning "sight" (in the sense of an instance of seeing or beholding from a root Sri Ramana Maharshi ( December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950) born Venkataraman Iyer, was an Indian sage [3] He sang bhajans and danced in ecstasy with Maharshi's bhaktas. A Bhajan is a type of Hindu Devotional Song, often simple lyrical and expressing love for the Divine. He also went on pilgrimages to various places in northern India including Kedarnath and Badrinath. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kedarnath (केदारनाथis a Hindu holy town located in the Indian WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a Nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state He visited Kailash-Manasarovar in 1931. Kailasa redirects here For the band see Kailasa (band Mount Kailash (Devanagari कैलाश पर्वत( Kailāśā Parvata Lake Manasarovar or Lake Manasa Sarovar Hindi: मानसरोवर झील Tibetan: མ་ཕམ་གཡུ་མཚོ། Mapham Yutso
Foundations
During Sivananda's stay in Rishikesh and his travels around India, many came to him for guidance in the spiritual path. He permitted some of them to live near him and instructed them. Sivananda asked his students take copies of his short articles and send them for publication. Slowly, large number of people started coming to him and his circle started growing.
Sivananda founded the Divine Life Society in 1936 on the banks of the holy Ganges River. The Divine Life Society was founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati at Rishikesh, India in 1936 Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent The free distribution of spiritual literature drew a steady flow of disciples to the Swami, including the young U.G. Krishnamurti, who studied with him for seven summers, and Swami Satyananda Saraswati, founder of Satyananda Yoga. Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti ( July 9, 1918 &ndash March 22, 2007) better known as U See also other gurus called Swami Satyananda Swami Satyananda Saraswati (born 1923 is a Yoga master and Guru in both his Satyananda Yoga is a system of yoga developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and his lineage which incorporates practices derived from ancient and traditional sources
In 1945, Swami Sivananda created the Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy, and organized the All-world Religions Federation. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ayurveda ( Devanāgarī: आयुर्वॆद the 'science of life' is a system of Traditional medicine native to India, and practiced in other He established the All-world Sadhus Federation in 1947 and Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy in 1948. He called his yoga the Yoga of Synthesis. Swami Sivananda 's approach to Yoga was to combine the four main paths - Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Raja Yoga along with
Swami Sivananda's disciple Swami Chidananda is the current President of the Divine Life Society in India and was appointed by Swami Sivananda. Swami Chidananda Saraswati ( 24 September 1916 &ndash 28 August 2008) was President of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh India
Swami Jyotirmayananda, Swami Sivananda's disciple, is currently the President of the Yoga Research Foundation in Miami, U. Swami Jyotirmayananda was born in Dumari, Saran District, Bihar, India on 3 February 1931. S. A.
Another prominent disciple was Sri Swami Sahajananda (South Africa), who was directed by Sri Swami Sivananda to establish the Divine Life Society of South Africa. The formation, growth and present status of Divine Life Society of South Africa is due entirely to the Grace of Sri Swami Sivananda.
Other prominent disciples were Swami Vishnu-devananda, Swami Krishnananda, Swami Venkatesananda (South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, Australia), Swami Satchidananda (U. Swami Vishnudevananda ( December 31, 1927, Kerala, South India — November 9, 1993, Uttarakhand, India Swami Krishnananda was a foremost disciple of Swami Sivananda and the General-Secretary of the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh India from 1958 until 2001 Swami Venkatesananda (known previously as Parthsarathy was a disciple of Swami Sivananda Saraswati Swami Satchidananda ( 22 December, 1914 &ndash 19 August, 2002) was an Indian religious figure spiritual teacher and Yoga S. A. ), Swami Pranavananda (Malaysia), Swami Shantananda (Malaysia & Singapore), Swami Chinmayananda and Swami Sivananda Radha (Canada). Swami Pranavanda Saraswathi (known previously as Ponniah was a founding member of the Divine Life Society in Malaysia Swami Shantananda Saraswathi was the founder of Shiva Family The Temple of Fine Arts (Kala Mandir Temple of Service Annalakshmi and Lavanya Arts Swami Chinmayananda ( May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan Swami Sivananda Radha is a prominent Canadian Hindu figure and author on Hinduism.
Authorship
A prolific author, Swami Sivananda wrote exactly 296 books on a variety of subjects: metaphysics, Yoga, religion, western philosophy, psychology, eschatology, fine arts, ethics, education, health, sayings, poems, epistles, autobiography, biography, stories, dramas, messages, lectures, dialogues, essays and anthology. Metaphysics is the branch of Philosophy investigating principles of reality transcending those of any particular science Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Western philosophy is a term that refers to philosophical thinking in the Western or Occidental world, as distinct from Eastern or Oriental philosophies Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Eschatology (from the Greek, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of" is a part of Theology Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity A saying is something that is said notable in one respect or another The word " Epistle " is from the Greek word epistolos which means a written " letter " addressed to a recipient or recipients An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. A message in its most general meaning is an object of Communication. A lecture is an oral Presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject for example by a University or College A dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog) is a reciprocal Conversation between two or more entities. An essay is usually a short piece of writing It is often written from an author's personal point of view. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 [4] Yet his books emphasized the practical application of yoga philosophy over mere theoretical knowledge. He was known to have said "An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Practice Yoga, Religion and Philosophy in daily life and attain Self-realization. "[5]
Death
Swami Sivananda died on 14 July 1963 in his Kutir on the bank of Ganges, in Shivanandanagar. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3]
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