Dharmsamrat Paramhans Swami Madhavananda (September 11, 1923 - October 31, 2003) who was given the title Holy Guruji by his followers, was the spiritual successor of Bhagwan Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji and Guru of Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. He was born in the village of Nipal, Pali district, Rajasthan, India. He got his Swami initiation in 1942. The place of his Mahasamadhi is the Om Vishwa Deep Gurukul ashram in Jadan, Pali district, Rajasthan. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bhagwan Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji (November 11, 1828?–December 5, 1963), was a mystic and yogi. ... Guru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda (Swamiji), born on August 15, 1945 in Rupawas, Rajasthan, India, and has been living in Vienna, Austria since 1972. ... Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Swami playing the Harmonium Swami is a primarily Hindu honorific, loosely akin to master. It is derived from the Sanskrit language and means owner of oneself, denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... This article or section should include material from Samadhi meditation Samadhi, or concentration of the mind, is the second of the three parts of the Buddhas teaching, namely Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration), and Panna (insight/wisdom). ... An Ashram (Pronounced aashram) in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ...

Teaching and work

Most of his teaching and work is founded on Satsangs (lectures of truth and wisdom) and Bhajans (chanted spiritual poems). He recorded them while living for many years beside his master Sri Mahaprabuji and did a lot of his own compositions. While travelling through Rajasthan, Gujarat and other parts of India he spread the teaching of his spiritual master and built several ashrams. He also involved himself in social work and was committed to the preservation of the ethical values of the Vedic civilization and culture and of Sat Sanatana Dharma. The company of the highest knowledge and Truth; the company of a Guru; contact with a person or an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the Truth. ... A bhajan or kirtan is a Hindu or Sikh devotional song, often of ancient origin. ... Rājasthān (Devanāgarī: राजस्थान, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Gujarat (Gujarati: , , IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes Gujarath. ... The Vedic Civilization is the Indo-Aryan culture associated with the Vedas. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...

Bibliography

• Lila-Amrit, Publ. by Swami Maheshwarananda, Vienna, Austria, 1998, ISBN 3-85052-104-4
• Sri Lila-Amrit, India, Jaipur, 1990 (Hindi language)
• Sri Deepuri Anubav Prakash, Jaipur, India, 1991 (Hindi language)
• The Living Light, Publ. by Swami Maheshwarananda, Vienna, Austria, 1982

Bhajan Audio Collection

• Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji Bhajans, Publ. by Ashok Trading Agency, Nai Sarok, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 1993
• Swami Lalanand Bhajans, Publ. by Ashok Trading Agency, Nai Sarok, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 1993
• Swami Sivanand Bhajans, Publ. by Ashok Trading Agency, Nai Sarok, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 1993

External links

• Yoga in Daily Life (Official website)