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Les Racines De La MT Les racines de la MT Swāmī Brahmānanda Saraswatī (Guru Dev) (1870, †1953) est un maître de l'hindouisme qui fut de 1941 à 1953 le Shankaracharya de Jyotir Math en Inde du Nord, un des quatre foyers de l'Advaita Vedanta fondés par Shankara. Il eut notamment comme disciples Maharishi Mahesh Yogi le fondateur de la Méditation transcendantale, Swami Saraswati Shantānand, Swami Saraswati Swarūpānanda et Swami Karpatri. Biographie Né dans une famille brahmane, il aurait quitté cette dernière à l'âge de neuf ans pour partir à la recherche d'un maître spirituel dans les Himalayas. Enfant, il portait le nom de Rajaram. Il se rendit tout d'abord dans la ville de Haridwar et ensuite à Rishikesh, renommée pour ses nombreux temples et ashrams. Là, il se mit à la recherche d'un guru — un maître spirituel approprié. Il y rencontra nombre de grands sages, mais aucun ne satisfaisait ses exigences de célibat authentique et ne possédait à ses yeux une connaissance et une expérience des Védas suffisamment profonde. Cinq ans plus tard, à l'âge de quatorze ans, dans un village de l'Uttar Kashi, Rajaram trouva son maître en la personne de Swami Saraswati Krishnananda et devint son disciple sous le nom de Brahmachari Brahma Chaitanya. En 1904, quand il eut atteint l'âge de trente-trois ans, son guru le consacra à la vie monastique en tant que sannyasin et lui donna le nom de Swami Brahmananda Saraswati. Il mena une vie solitaire, vivant principalement dans les forêts, les jungles et les grottes naturelles. Pour se nourrir, il consommait ce que la nature lui offrait et acceptait les présents apportés par ceux qui le recherchaient. En 1941, après avoir été sollicité sans succès durant de nombreuses années, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati accepta finalement de devenir le Shankaracharya de l’Inde du Nord. Ce poste était vacant depuis 165 ans et il y reçut le titre de Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Jagadguru, Bhagwan Shankaracharya de Jyotir Math. En 1953, année de sa disparition, son disciple Swami Shantānand Saraswati lui succéda. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917, †2008) Le véritable nom et la date de naissance de Maharishi ne sont pas connus avec certitude. Cela est dû en partie à la tradition hindoue qui veut que les moines renoncent à leurs relations familiales. On sait cependant par recoupements qu'il étudia la physique à l'Université d'Allahabad (inscrit sous le nom de M.C. Srivastava) et qu'il en sortit diplômé en 1941. Peu après avoir obtenu sa licence de physique et à la recherche d'un maître spirituel, le futur Maharishi entre au service du Shankaracharya de Jyotir Math, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, qu'il connaît déjà depuis quelques années et que ses élèves appellent affectueusement Guru Dev. Désireux de le servir et de suivre ses enseignements, il devient à la fois son secrétaire et son disciple. Guru Dev lui donne alors son nom de moine, Bal Brahmachari Mahesh, et le garde auprès de lui jusqu'à sa mort en 1953. Bien que proche disciple de Guru Dev, Bal Brahmachari Mahesh ne peut devenir le successeur d'un Shankaracharya car il n'appartient pas à la caste des brahmanes mais il a reçu de son maître la mission de voyager autour du monde et d'enseigner la méditation au plus grand nombre. Les enseignements de Guru Dev – Les racines de la MT’ http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/LesEnseignementsDeGuruDev.htm.
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