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Swaroop Sampradaya 1 ______
The Swaroop Sampradaya 1 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Swaroop Sampradaya Akkalkot Niwasi Shree Swami Samarth “This book attempts to showcase the life of the exalted masters of the Swaroop Sampradaya and gives a brief outlook of the tremendous humanitarian work undertaken by the followers of this sect for the spiritual and material upliftment of the common man” The Swaroop Sampradaya 2 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright 2003 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi charities Trust First Edition All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or transmitted by any means - electronic or otherwise -- including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the express permission in writing from: Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust, C-28, 'Suyash'/ 'Parijat', 2nd Floor, Near Amar Hind Mandal, Gokhale Road (North), Dadar (West), Mumbai, Pin Code: 400 028, Maharashtra State, INDIA. Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust The Swaroop Sampradaya 3 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Swaroop-Sampradaya........................................................................................................... 5 Lord Dattatreya..................................................................................................................... 6 Shrimad Nrusimha Saraswati - Incarnation of Lord Dattareya .......................................... -
The Face of God a Most Soul Stirring Biography of a Living God
The Face of God A Most Soul Stirring Biography of a Living God Yogi Mahajan THE FACE OF GOD YOGI MAHAJAN MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED, DELHI Contents Sr.No. Particulars Page No. 1 An Ancient Prophecy Comes True 7 2 The Shalivahanas 10 3 Childhood 14 4 Freedom Struggle 17 5 Marriage 20 6 A Young Enterprise 28 7 Opening the Thousand Petalled Lotus 30 8 Sahaja Yoga 34 9 Spreading on the Wings of Love 41 10 Meeting with 'Gagangiri Maharaj' 50 11 A Born Architect 51 12 A Legal Battle 62 13 Agriculture 68 14 Divine Economist 70 15 A Great Patron of Music 74 16 "With the Sun and the Moon Under Her Feet" 78 17 75th Birthday 82 18 Shri Kalki 86 19 Appendix 89 Writer's Note "If there is a God, what does He look like?" To see the face of God is the seeker's burning desire. But God does not reveal Himself. In the annals of human record, it happened once, in the era of the Mahabharata, when Shri Krishna revealed His Divine form to Prince Arjuna on the battlefield. Moses is said to have heard the commandments of God, but he could not see His face amidst blinding light. Mohammed the Prophet also did not see the face of God, although he had Divine revelations. But God loves His children so much so, that in His compassion He manifests among human beings in their hour of need, as did Shri Rama, Shri Krishna and the son of God - Jesus Christ. -
Parliamentary Information
The Journal of Parliamentary Information VOLUME LlV NO.3 SEPTEMBER 2008 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI CBS Publishers & Distributors ] ], Darya Ganj, New Delhi-2 EDITORIAL BOARD Editor P.D. T. Achary Secretary-General Lok Sabha Associate Editors N.K. Sapra Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Dr. Ravinder Kumar Chadha Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Assistant Editors Smt. Renu SadaIfa Director Lok Sabha Secretariat Smt. Swapna Bose Joint Director Lok Sabha Secretariat Smt. Neelam Sethi Joint Director II Lok Sabha Secretariat o Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi EDITORIAL NOTE The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is an association of Commonwealth parliamentarians united by the pursuit of the high ideals of parliamentary democracy. The CPA has within its fold a large number of national, state, provincial and territorial Parliaments and Legislatures. Three years from now, the Association will be completing 100 years of its fruitful existence. During its long and chequered history, the CPA has played a laudable role in upholding parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance. Through its endeavours, Parliaments and peoples of the Commonwealth from diverse backgrounds, have forged close links and mutually benefited in various areas related to governance. The CPA has also been encouraging Regional Conferences among its Branches to devote special attention to matters of regional interest. The CPA Branches of the North-East region of India have been organizing Regional Conferences every year since 1997. These Conferences have provided a forum for legislators of this Region to discuss issues of common concem and also the problems and prospects of parliamentary democracy in the region. -
Branding Yoga the Cases of Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga and Anusara Yoga
ANDREA R. JAIN Branding yoga The cases of Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga and Anusara Yoga n October 1989, long-time yoga student, John Friend modern soteriological yoga system based on ideas and (b. 1959) travelled to India to study with yoga mas- practices primarily derived from tantra. The encounter Iters. First, he went to Pune for a one-month intensive profoundly transformed Friend, and Chidvilasananda in- postural yoga programme at the Ramamani Iyengar itiated him into Siddha Yoga (Williamson forthcoming). Memor ial Yoga Institute, founded by a world-famous yoga proponent, B. K. S. Iyengar (b. 1918). Postural yoga (De Michelis 2005, Singleton 2010) refers to mod- Friend spent the next seven years deepening his ern biomechanical systems of yoga, which are based understanding of both Iyengar Yoga and Siddha Yoga. on sequences of asana or postures that are, through He gained two Iyengar Yoga teaching certificates and pranayama or ‘breathing exercises’, synchronized with taught Iyengar Yoga in Houston, Texas. Every sum- 1 the breath. Following Friend’s training in Iyengar Yoga, mer, he travelled to Siddha Yoga’s Shree Muktananda he travelled to Ganeshpuri, India where he met Chid- Ashram in upstate New York, where he would study 1954 vilasananda (b. ), the current guru of Siddha Yoga, for one to three months at a time. at the Gurudev Siddha Peeth ashram.2 Siddha Yoga is a Friend founded his own postural yoga system, Anusara Yoga, in 1997 in The Woodlands, a high- 1 Focusing on English-speaking milieus beginning in end Houston suburb. Anusara Yoga quickly became the 1950s, Elizabeth De Michelis categorizes modern one of the most popular yoga systems in the world. -
Name & Present Address and Purpose DETAILS of LEASED
INFORMATION ON LEASED GOVERNEMNT LANDS IN MUMBAI SUB DISTRICT TALUKA : ANDHERI Name & Present Address and Purpose DETAILS OF LEASED GOVERNMENT Permanent Address and Mobile No. of Leasing LAND of Government Leased Lands Government VILLAGESurvey No.Hissa No. Land 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Maharshatra Chamber of Commerce Mahim Coke & Charcoal Flathoder's Godown ParikhgharS. No. 4 Welfare Association, 70, LBS Marg, Kurla, Mumbai 400 070. 2 M/s Mohammed Ibrahim & Sons Industrial Vile ParleSantacruz 9th, 5-6,, Kidwai Nagar, R. A., TPS 6, Kidwai Road, Wadala, Mumbai 400 031 Plot # 17 3 J K Industries, Purushottam, 21,J B RoadIndustrial Vile ParleTPS 4, 5 & Beside Nabrang Cinema, Andheri (W) 6 Mumbai 400 058. 4 M/s K B Lal Industries, Industrial Vile ParleSantacruz Plot No. 17, Sub plots NO. 7, 8 & 9. TPS 6, TPS 6, Santacruz (W), Mumbai 400 054. 5 Drive In Theatre, Cinema Theatre Bandra S. No. 341 Indian Film Combine Pvt. Ltd., ParkhgharS. No. 4 Maker Tower, F - 1st Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005. 6 Aliyavar Jang National Institute of Educational Bandra Bandra Re Mute & Deaf, Maker Tower, Labhatti Road,Institute clamation Near Shrirang Sharada, Bandra (W) M 050 Block "A" 7 Mumbai Mahangar Electric Supply Co., Sub - station Vile Parle 61 Electricity House., Santacruz (East), Mumbai 400 055. 8 Society For Clean Cities, Garden Danda SNo 423P 590, Aliyavar Jang Marg, Kherwadi, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051.Tel 26473742. Name & Present Address and Purpose DETAILS OF LEASED GOVERNMENT Permanent Address and Mobile No. of Leasing LAND of Government Leased Lands Government VILLAGESurvey No.Hissa No. -
Schisms of Swami Muktananda's Siddha Yoga
Marburg Journal of Religion: Volume 15 (2010) Schisms of Swami Muktananda’s Siddha Yoga John Paul Healy Abstract: Although Swami Muktananda’s Siddha Yoga is a relatively new movement it has had a surprising amount of offshoots and schismatic groups claiming connection to its lineage. This paper discusses two schisms of Swami Muktananda’s Siddha Yoga, Nityananda’s Shanti Mandir and Shankarananda’s Shiva Yoga. These are proposed as important schisms from Siddha Yoga because both swamis held senior positions in Muktananda’s original movement. The paper discusses the main episodes that appeared to cause the schism within Swami Muktananda’s Siddha Yoga and the subsequent growth of Shanti Mandir and Shiva Yoga. Nityananda’s Shanti Mandir and Shankarananda’s Shiva Yoga may be considered as schisms developing from a leadership dispute rather than doctrinal differences. These groups may also present a challenge to Gurumayi’s Siddha Yoga as sole holder of the lineage of Swami Muktananda. Because of movements such as Shanti Mandir and Shiva Yoga, Muktananda’s Siddha Yoga Practice continues and grows, although, it is argued in this paper that it now grows through a variety of organisations. Introduction Prior to Swami Muktananda’s death in 1982 Swami Nityananda was named his successor to Siddha Yoga; by 1985 he was deposed by his sister and co-successor Gurumayi. Swami Shankarananda, a senior Swami in Siddha Yoga, sympathetic to Nityananda also left the movement around the same time. However, both swamis with the support of devotees of Swami Muktananda’s Siddha Yoga, developed their own movements and today continue the lineage of their Guru and emphasise the importance of the Guru Disciple relationship within Swami Muktananda’s tradition. -
V Edictradition S Hramanatradition
V e d i c t r a d i t i o n S h r a m a n a t r a d i t i o n Samkhya Buddhism ―Brahmanas‖ 900-500 T a n t r a BCE Jainism ―Katha ―Bhagavad Upanishad‖ Gita‖ 6th Century 5th—2nd BCE ―Samkhya Century BCE Karika‖ Patnanjali’s Yogachara ―Tattvarthasutra‖ Buddhism 200 CE ―Sutras‖ 2nd Century CE Adi Nanth 4th –5th (Shiva?) 100 BCE-500CE Century CE The Naths Matsyendranath ―Hatha Yoga‖ Raja ―Lord of Fish‖ (Classical) Yoga Helena Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gorakshanath Blavatsky ―Sikhism‖ ―Laya Yoga‖ b. 8th century 15th Century ―Theosophists‖ “Hatha Yoga Pradipika” Annie by Yogi Swatmarama Besant 16th Centruy Charles Leadbeater ―The Serpent Power‖ Krishnanand Babu Saraswati Bhagwan Das British John Woodroffe Mahavatar Babaji Gymnastics (Arthur Avalon) (Saint?) Late 19th/early 20th century Bhagavan Ramakrishna Vivekananda ―Kriya Yoga‖ Nitkananda Vishnu Vishwananda B. 1888 b. 1863 Yoga ―Krama Vinyasa‖ Bhaskar Lele Saraswati Kurunta Dadaji Ramaswami Lahiri Mahasaya Brahmananda ―World’s ―Siddha Paliament on Yoga‖ Saraswati Bengali Mahapurush Religion‖ B. 1870 Maharaj ―Integral Yoga‖ Baba Muktananda Krishnamurti B. 1908 A.G. Krishnamacharya B. 1895 Sri Sivananda Yukteswar Giri Nirmalanda Auribindo Mirra Ghandi Mohan B. 1888 B. 1872 Alfassa B. 1887 ―Transcendental Swami ―Kundalini ―Divine Meditation‖ Chidvilasananda Kailashananda Indra Yoga‖ 1935 Life Desikachar Devi Swami Society‖ Yogananda Maharishi (son) Kripalvananda Sri Mahesh Yogi Auribindo b. 1893 ―viniyoga‖ b. 1913 Asharam Bishnu Ghosh ―Ashtanga Yogi ―Autobiography Dharma Mittra Gary Yoga‖ ―Light of a Yogi‖ (brother) Mahamandaleshwar Kraftsow BKS on Bhajan Nityandanda b. 1939 Patabhi Jois Iyengar Yoga‖ b. -
Chapter 3: the Guru Leela, Part a (The Eternal One)
Chapter 3: The Guru Leela, Part A At Palani Young Nityananda once visited the ancient city of Palani in the then state of Madras in South India. There is a famous Murugan temple over a hill. The priest of the temple was just returning after locking the doors of the temple following the afternoon puja. Young Nityananda accosted the priest and demanded that the temple door be reopened for him. The priest was astonished by the audacity of this young lanky youth. He was a head priest and nobody should dare to make such a request, at least not a young lad. The priest refused to oblige and was a bit nasty to Nityananda. Nityananda appeared not to be bothered by the priest’s reply and just walked towards the temple. As the priest reached the foot of the hill he heard the temple bells ringing. The sound came distinctly from his temple, which he had just locked. The priest got worried and wondered how the bells could ring from the closed temple. In the temple there was lot of gold and other precious articles. He retraced his steps back to the temple. The door was locked, yet the bells were ringing! He hurriedly opened the doors and entered the inner temple. There was nobody there and the bell had stopped ringing. When he looked at the deity to confirm whether the gold on the statue was safe, he was shocked to find the young lanky lad in its place. Wherever Nityananda went in Palni, money used to pour. He stood at the foot of the hill and the pilgrims visiting the temple placed money at his feet. -
Thinking About Levinas in Relation to a Spiritual Community
Thinking about Levinas in Relation to a Spiritual Community John Paul Healy As a phenomenological approach to the study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) this paper attempts to explore participation in an NRM by thinking about Levinas’ idea of the Other. In this exploration Levinas helps in questioning what may underpin the response to the Other, and specifically to the Guru. The first part of this paper highlights my own area of interest in the practice of Siddha Yoga in Australia, and the popular concept of affiliation around brainwashing. Brainwashing has been an influential model in informing mental health professionals on affiliation, which has included my own profession of social work. Therefore, it is important that I present a discussion of brainwashing before offering an alternative. Since the 1960s there has been a growth in the variety of NRMs in western countries.1 Perhaps the most commonly known of the Indian influenced movements are the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON or the Hare Krishna’s), Rajneesh/Osho and Transcendental Meditation. However there are many smaller, less visible organizations scattered throughout the Australian community that also have their roots in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The movement that I am concentrating on for my doctorate is Siddha Yoga, a Guru Disciple tradition based in the non-dualist philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism, and specifically the experience of the Australian devotees. Siddha Yoga practice was introduced to Australia by Swami Muktananda in 1970 as part of his first world tour.2 After his visit, 1 Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe, ‘New Religions and the Social Bond,’ The International Scope Review, Vol 5, No 9, 2003, 126-48. -
142 Tourism Resources and Sustainable
I J R S S I S, Vol. V (1), Jan 2017: 142-148 ISSN 2347 – 8268 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND INFORMATION STUDIES © VISHWASHANTI MULTIPURPOSE SOCIETY (Global Peace Multipurpose Society) R. No. MH-659/13(N) www.vmsindia.org TOURISM RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN KOLHAPUR DISTRICT: A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS Shubhangi S. Kale and Sambhaji D. Shinde P.D.V.P. Mahavidyalaya, Shivaji University, Tasgaon, Dist. Sangli Kolhapur Abstract Tourism is an e ver growing se rvice industry with underlying immense potential growth. It is an ancient phenomenon which has been exists in social communities since long back. Present day it has become a social and economical phenomenon. Kolhapur is one of the leading tourist district can be develop in the state of Maharashtra (India). Healthy atmosphe re of the Kolhapur district located at South Western part of Maharashtra attracts tourists from all corne rs of the country, in the present pape r an attempt has been made to classify tourist destinations in Kolhapur district, for that are assessing present status and classification of tourism. Stress is also given on untapped classification of tourism as an industry. It is obse rved that there are lots of tourist’s attractions in and around the district of Kolhapur. Similarly the district of Kolhapur is enriched with a rich biodiversity making it one of the 35 biodiversity hotspots in the world. It is observed that there are lots of tourist’s attractions in and around the district of Kolhapur. Keywords : Observations, Tourist Destinations, Physiographical Setup, Classification and Tourism Potential Growth. -
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Shree Maharaj Biography Part1
A Short Biography of Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ A short biography of “Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj” A Short Biography of Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright ? 2002 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi charities Trust First Edition All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or transmitted by any means - electronic or otherwise -- including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the express permission in writing from: Shree Vitthalrao Joshi charities Trust, C-28, 'Suyash'/ 'Parijat', 2nd Floor, Near Amar Hind Mandal, Gokhale Road (North), Dadar (West), Mumbai, Pin Code: 400 028, Maharashtra State, INDIA. Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust A Short Biography of Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj 3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Anantakoti Brahmanda Nayaka Rajadhiraj Yogiraj Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj Ki Jai A Short Biography of Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj 4 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Part I Preface...........................................................................................................................6 Konkan-Land of Saints - birthplace............................................................................12