A Wisdom Archive on Mahasamadhi

Mahasamadhi:
Mahasamadhi. Refers to a tomb.

 
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MAHASAMADHI: The departure of a Self-realized saint from his mortal coil.

 
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Sharada's mother, Shyamsundari Devi, had a divine vision of a little girl in a red sari descending from a tree, embracing her by the neck and telling her that she was coming into her family. Shyamsundari fainted. Her husband, Ramachandra, had a dream in which Goddess Lakshmi informed him that she was coming to him soon. To this couple Sharada was born on December 22, 1853.

 
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Shraddha and saburi form the crux of Shirdi Sai Baba's message. By shraddha , he meant absolute faith in the guru, to look upon the teacher as God, an avatar of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Baba said: ''Do not try to get mantras or discourses from anybody. My guru never taught me any mantra. But having faith and confidence in your guru is everything. Look at me wholeheartedly and I in turn look at you similarly.''

 
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Skanda Sashti
Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the indweller of our hearts, who is the second son of Lord Siva, who is the beloved of Valli and Deivayanai, who bestows boons easily on His devotees, who is the embodiment of power, wisdom, love and bliss.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Sahaja Yoga: The Living Tradition of Sahaj Marg
The Raja Yoga system known as "Sahaj Marg" is still relatively obscure in the West, even among Yoga aficionados. This is largely due to the fact that Sahaj Marg has been a low-key, word-of-mouth practice. Works by the lineage of Sahaj Marg Masters, published under the auspices of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM), are difficult to locate, and beyond the abhyasis or practitioners of Sahaj Marg, few are aware that SRCM centers have been established worldwide since the Mission was founded in India fifty years ago.
 

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Swami Akhandananda was the direct disciple of Shri Ramakrishna and third president of the Ramakrishna Mission. He was born on 30 September 1864 in Kolkota as Gangadhar Ghatak. He had childlike simplicity and freely mixed with people. He entered Mahasamadhi on February 7, 1937. Akhandananda - Service. Swami Akhandananda was the first monk of the Ramakrishna order, who gave shape to the cherished desire of Swami Vivekananda to begin rural development work -even before the Mission was establishe ... Including:

• Akhandananda - Service
• Akhandananda - Literary Works
• Akhandananda - Related Links

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Swami Chinmayananda (स्‍वामी चिन्‍मयानन्‍द) (May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan) in Ernakulam, Kerala in a very devout Hindu family. Graduating from Lucknow University, he entered the field of journalism where he felt he could influence political, economic and social reform in India. But his life was changed when he met Swami Sivananda at Rishikesh and ... Including:

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Born Lawrence Miles in London, England on April 29, 1911, his interests in the area of spiritual investigation and the Pagan way of life began at an unusually early age. During his childhood, he had a number of unique experiences which began the course of his inner development and later led to his spiritual attainment and recognition by a vast public. As a young man, Shri Mahendranath met and exchanged ideas with the advanced thinker and mystic, Aleister Crowley. Personal experiences and the advice of Mr. Crowley suggested that he might gain valuable insight by the deeper study of meditation and ...

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Historically, in India, emphasis is given to the teachings of saints and insufficient attention is paid to dates and details. In the case of Ramakrishna though, we have authentic accounts of his life and times. This was possible because many of his disciples were well educated and had a strong desire to present only facts that could be verified from multiple sources. The main credit for collecting and recording such facts goes to Swami Saradananda, a disciple of the Master. He wrote an authoritative biography to sift the facts from the legen ...

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