Jagad-guru of Jyotir Math

Brahmananda Saraswati (1870 - 1953) was born into a Brahmin family in the village of Gana, near Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, North India. At the age of nine he left home to follow a spiritual path of renunciation. At around the age of 14, in Uttar Kashi, he found his master, Swami Krishnanand Saraswati. Later, on his masters instructions, he retired to a cave, resolving not to emerge until he had attained enlightenment. In 1902 he was initiated into the order of "Sanyas" by his Master at the Kumbh Mela. The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... A Brahmin (less often Brahman) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. ... Ayodhya (अयोध्या) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش) is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

In 1941, after decades of silence, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati finally accepted an invitation to be first Shankaracharya (spiritual head) in 150 years of Jyotirmath in India. Adi Shankara, the great reviver of Vedic Sanatana Dharma, had four principle followers, Padma-Pada, Hasta-Malaka, Vartika-Kara and Trotaka who each established a monastery in the north, south, east and west of India. Jyotirmath is the northern monastery. Swami Brahmananda Saraswati was guru of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who became his devoted devotee shortly before his installation and later his personal assistant. The Transcendental Meditation programme and movement respect and revere "Guru Dev" as Paramguru. Sri Adi Sankara Shri Shankaracharya, Adhi Shankaracharya, or Adi Shankara (the first Shankara in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at the feet of Lord), Shankara (approximately 509- 477 BC) [1] was the most famous Advaita philosopher who had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism through... Jyotirmath, also called Jyotir Math and Joshimath, is a place in Uttaranchal, India in the Himalayas. ... Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (Shri Shankaracharya, Adhi Shankaracharya; the first Shankara in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at the feet of Lord) (Look below for Birth Dates) was the most famous Advaita philosopher, who had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism through his non-dualistic... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... Jyotirmath, also called Jyotir Math and Joshimath, is a place in Uttaranchal, India in the Himalayas. ... A guru (गुरू Sanskrit) is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. ... Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born January 12, 1917) is the founder of the Transcendental Meditation or TM Movement. ... The Transcendental Meditation technique, or TM, is a form of meditation. ...

Related link

• Quotations from Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati (http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/gurudev.htm)