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Swami Sivananda A Modern Sage |
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(Excerpts
from the book ‘Sivananda Upanishad )
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Part
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"With the mind harmonized by Yoga he sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; he sees the same everywhere."—Bhagavad Gita (VI. 29). Such a Divine Seer was the great Master, His Holiness Swami Sivananda. A study of his life will reveal to us the experiences of a man who rests in Universal Consciousness. |
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The Early Years Kuppuswami was his name. He was born on September 8, 1887, in Pattamadai, near Tirunelveli in the Tamil Nadu state of South India. |
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The future Swami Sivananda was born into a family of saintly people. His father, Vengu Iyer, was a great soul who performed daily worship and became immersed in the bliss of communion with the Lord. Piety and goodness flowed from father to son. Each morning the little boy, Kuppu, would go to the Kuppu, would go to the garden and fetch flowers and Bael leaves for his father’s Siva Worship. Kuppu would listen attentively to his father’s Vedic recitations and scriptural readings, and would join his parents in their prayers. |
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(To be continued in April, 2005 issue) |
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© "The Divine Life " (September 2000) published by The Divine Life Society, The Sivananda Publication League, Shivanandanagar 249 192, Tehri-Garhwal Dist. Website: www.divinelifesociety.org. Reprinted with permission. |
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