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K. Pattabhi Jois is one of many yoga gurus who have been accused of sexual abuse. [4]The Indian Express, listing allegations of sexual abuse against multiple yoga gurus (Bikram Choudhury, creator of Bikram Yoga; [5] Kausthub Desikachar, grandson of the "father of modern yoga" [6] Krishnamacharya; and Swami Satchidananda), noted that several other gurus had been similarly accused, but released ...
The back cover illustration showed a photograph of the swami at Woodstock. The album was re-released in digital format as: Swami Satchidananda: The Woodstock Years. [17] Satchidananda became a US citizen in 1976, [16] having arrived on a visa stating that he was a "Minister of Divine Words". [10]
The primary goal of guru Yogiraj Sri Swami Satchidananda (1914-2002) was interfaith understanding as a vehicle to world peace. To this end, the LOTUS (Light Of Truth Universal Shrine) was constructed and inaugurated in 1986. Swami Satchidananda had been living in Yogaville, though he was visiting Madras, in South India at the time of his death. [1]
Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati (1880-1975) is an exponents of traditional Advaita Vedanta in modern times. Born as Sri Yellambalase Subbarao, he worked as a school teacher in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] He gave lectures and wrote articles on the Vedanta in English, Kannada and Sanskrit. [1]
In 2009, Kriyananda established a new swami order called Nayaswami, which is different from Yogananda's lineage. [30] New Nayaswami initiates reestablish their commitment to Ananda and wear blue. As written in The Times of India , Kriyananda said: "the purpose of being a Naya Swami is positive; it's seeking a spiritual path instead of rejecting ...
Yogi Bhajan (born Harbhajan Singh Puri) [1] (August 26, 1929 – October 6, 2004), also known as Siri Singh Sahib to his followers, was an American entrepreneur, cult leader, yoga guru, [2] and putative spiritual teacher.
Swami Sachchidanand (22 April 1932), born as Nanalal Motilal Trivedi, is an Indian social reformer, philosopher, welfare activist, humanitarian, religious ascetic and writer from Gujarat, India. He was awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and the Padma Bhushan , India's third highest civilian award , in 2022 by the Indian Government in ...
Satyananda Saraswati (25 December 1923 – 5 December 2009), was a Sanyasi, yoga teacher and guru in both his native India and the West. He was a student of Sivananda Saraswati, the founder of the Divine Life Society, and founded the Bihar School of Yoga in 1964. [1]