Swami Rama of Himalyas
" For me, the Himalayas are my spiritual parents and living there was like living in the lap of a mother. She brought me up in her natural environment and inspired me to live a particular style of life... The love I received from the sages is like the perennial snows which form the silvery glaciers of the Himalayas and then melt into thousands of streams. ...Every breath of my life was enriched with spiritual experiences which may be difficult for many others to comprehend...."
" At a young age, I sat at the foot of Mount Kailasa and drank the glacial waters of Lake Manasarovar. Often I cooked the vegetables and roots grown by Mother Nature at Gangotri and Kedarnath. Living in the Himalayan caves was very pleasant, and when I was there, I was in the habit of roaming through the mountains during the day, taking notes in a haphazard manner, and returning to my cave before darkness would fall. My diary is filled with descriptions of my experiences with the sages, yogis, and other spiritual leaders of the Himalayas".
Swami Veda Bharathi
Swami Veda Bharati, current Spiritual Director and Preceptor of Sadhana Mandir, has spent the past 52 years teaching and providing spiritual guidance around the world. He was raised in the five-thousand-year-old tradition of
Sanskrit-speaking scholar-philosophers of India, and has taught the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali from the age of nine and the Vedas from the age of eleven. Author of the most comprehensive commentary on Patanjali's Yoga-sutras and many other books, Swami Veda is a poet, scholar, research guide and international speaker par excellence.
All of his knowledge has come intuitively, and he has attained the highest academic degrees, B.A. (Honors) (London), M.A. (London), Dr. Litt. (Holland), all between June 1965 and 1967. In 1969, he met his Spiritual Master, Swami Rama, and was initiated into one of the highest paths of Dhyana-yoga.
He has studied and is well-versed in the scriptures of all religions, understands 17 languages with varying degrees of fluency, which allows him to teach meditation to people of different faiths - Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs - from within their own scriptural and meditative traditions. As he is familiar with all known meditative traditions and the different schools of eastern and western philosophies, the Buddhists are given Buddhist mantras, the Christians are guided in accordance with the rich Christian meditative and contemplative traditions, and so forth.
Upon meeting him, one is immediately aware that one is in the presence of an extraordinary person who has incorporated spirituality into his daily life, one who can speak with authority and depth about a person's relationship to others, to the events of daily life, and to God.
Before taking his vows of Swamihood in 1992, he was known as Dr. Usharbudh Arya. A prolific writer and speaker, he is the author of numerous books, including Super conscious Meditation, Mantra and Meditation, Meditation and the Art of Dying, Philosophy of Hatha Yoga, God, Sayings, and Yoga-sutras of Patanjali.
Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati & Swami Sudhi Chaitanya
Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati
He was born in vakayar, near Konni, Pathanamthitta (district),Kerala, India, as the first son to Pandalam Raghava Panicker, a poet & Vamakshi Amma. His original name was Jayachandran Panicker. He has one brother late Mr.Balacnhadra Panicker and 3 sisters Mrs.Subhashini Amma, Late Enakshi Amma (passed before completing 1 yr old) and Dr. Sumangala Amma.
In 1951, he accepted Nataraja Guru as his spiritual preceptor and after Nataraja Guru died, Yati became the Head of Narayana Gurukula. As Narayana Gurukula is a world community, Yati had to liaison between all members of the Gurukula at an interpersonal level in the teacher-student context and to make the Gurukula work in unison.: 1923 - 1999
He was born in vakayar, near Konni, Pathanamthitta (district),Kerala, India, as the first son to Pandalam Raghava Panicker, a poet & Vamakshi Amma. His original name was Jayachandran Panicker. He has one brother late Mr.Balacnhadra Panicker and 3 sisters Mrs.Subhashini Amma, Late Enakshi Amma (passed before completing 1 yr old) and Dr. Sumangala Amma.
In 1951, he accepted Nataraja Guru as his spiritual preceptor and after Nataraja Guru died, Yati became the Head of Narayana Gurukula. As Narayana Gurukula is a world community, Yati had to liaison between all members of the Gurukula at an interpersonal level in the teacher-student context and to make the Gurukula work in unison.
Swami Sudhi
Born in 1967 at Kundaliyoor near Thrissur in Kerala. Was a thirsty seeker of spirituality from childhood. Left home during school days and travelled across in search of true spirituality. Learning was continued. Was averse to prevailing educational system. Still obtained post graduation and later started off as a journalist. The quest to embrace the divine presence of Guru became so intense and abandoned the worldly career and life. Accepted discipleship of Guru Nitya Chaithanyati. Joined Narayanagurukula in 1993 as per Guru’s wish. Had the fortune and destiny to live with Guru in his service at Gurukula. The permanent spring was blossomed in heart in the divine presence of Guru. Started ‘One World Communion’ at Ernakulam to strengthen the world unity. Presently leads activities that enlighten one world living, one world education, one world spirituality and one world humanity.
Swami Adhyatmananda Saraswati
Pujya swami adhyatmanada Saraswatiji is the president of sivanada Ashram in ahmedabab.He is a beloved disciple of pujya swami chidanadaji maharaj.In the words of his guru,”he isa great son(sun) of india.an adhyatma-jyoti,an adaarsh yati and saint”.Swami Adhyamanandaji is the crest jewl of the Divine life society and a beacon of hope for the spiritually starved people of present times.
Swamiji is a dynamic speaker and a melodious singer. His spiritual Fragrance attracts the bees of devotees wherever he goes. He is down-to-earth inspite of (and as a mark of) his towering spiritual personality and is a approachable to everyone