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Swami Advaitananda (1828–1909) was the oldest of the Ramakrishna's disciples. His original name was Gopal Chandra Ghosh . He came to Ramakrishna at the age of 55 sometime in March or April 1884, for solace when his wife died.
When Vivekananda returned to India after his visit to the west, Advaitananda returned to Alambazar, where the Ramakrishna Math had moved to. Afterwards, when the new monastery in Belur Math was established, he used to stay mostly there and looked after gardening and other managerial affairs. Even in his old age he was self-sufficient.
Nityajnanananda, Swami. "The Uniqueness of Swami Adbhutananda" (PDF). Prabuddha Bharata. 114 (1). Advaita Ashrama. ISSN 0032-6178. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009. Swami Chetanananda (1980). Swami Adbhutananda : His teachings and reminiscences. Vedanta Society of St. Louis. Swami Chetanananda (1980). How a Shepherd Boy ...
Swami Harshananda (1930–2021) was a monk of the Ramakrishna Order who wrote over 200 works on spirituality, Hinduism, and Vedanta philosophy in Kannada, Sanskrit and English. He promoted daily spiritual practice and meditation, impacting spiritual seekers globally through retreats and courses. [ 1 ]
Swami Avdheshanand Giri is an Indian Hindu spiritual guru, writer and philosopher. He is the current Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Juna Akhara is the largest Akhara for Naga Sadhus in India.
Swami Chinmayananda's approach was characterized by an appeal to the English-educated Indian middle class and Indian diaspora; he gave lectures and published books in English. Swami Chinmayananda also helped found the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an Indian right-wing Hindu organization that is considered a member of the Sangh Parivar.
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.
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya [α] [4] (born Pandit Giridhar Mishra on 14 January 1950) [β] is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. [5]