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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.
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.
The Seminary Co-op in September 2014 57th Street Books Seminary Cooperative Bookstores, Inc. , founded in 1961, [ 1 ] is a not-for-profit bookstore with two branches in Chicago . Its flagship, known colloquially as the Seminary Co-op or simply the Sem Co-op , is located at 5751 S. Woodlawn Avenue.
The Book of Enlightened Masters: Western Teachers in Eastern Traditions (Chicago and La Salle, Illinois, 1997) Robinson, M., "Seekers after Truth: Knowledge Goal of Kootenay Bay Retreat", Vancouver Sun (Dec 31, 1965) Sivananda, S., "Farewell to Swami Sivananda Radha", Yoga Centre of Victoria (December 1995-January 1996) White, J.
In the matter of study, it was the spiritual books which had the most appeal to him, more than college books. Even while he was at college, text-books had to take second place to spiritual books. The works of Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, and Sivananda, took precedence over all others. [2]
Sivananda, also known as Swami Sivananda, is a yoga teacher from India, who has claimed to have allegedly been born on 8 August 1896 in Sylhet District of Bengal Presidency of British India, although there is almost no proof that he can provide to establish this statement, till date.
Upon arrival in Rishikesh, he stopped for a few days in the "Divine Life Society" – an ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda. [17] Richard spoke at length with Sivananda's student, Swami Chidananda, who led the ashram after the death of his guru. [37] Chidananda convinced Richard of the need to practice japa meditation – chanting mantras on ...
Swami Krishnananda (1922–2001), Hindu saint who was the General Secretary of the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, India from 1958 to 2001. Foremost disciple of Swami Sivananda. Author of more than 200 works of theology and philosophy. According to disciples, achieved Moksha upon death. [10] [11] Swami Chinmayananda (1916–1993), (1916 ...