Keshavananda Brahmachari

Open main menu  Search EditWatch this page Keshavananda Brahmachari Page issues Sri Sri Yogiraj Swami Keshavananda Brahmachari (?-1942) was an eminent Kriya Yogi and master of the Tantras from West Bengal . He was an important disciple of Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri who is popularly known as Lahiri Mahasaya and was well known for his austere Yogic practices through which he had attained the highest degree of enlightenment within his lifetime.[citation needed] He spent a significant part of his lifetime in the Himalayas while being engaged in Yogic practices.[citation needed] Swami Keshavananda Brahmachari  Sri Sri Yogiraj Swami Keshavananda Brahmachari Religion Hinduism Sect Dashanami Sampradaya Order Brahmachari Founder of Katyayani Peeth of Vrindavan Philosophy Advaita Vedanta , Shaktism Personal Nationality Indian Born Shivanipur, Howrah, West Bengal Died 1942 Vrindavan Disciple(s) Swami Satyanandaji Birth and early years Edit Swami Keshavanandji was born in a village called Shivanipur in Howrah district, of West Bengal in a devout Bengali Brahmin family as the son of Lakshmi Kanta Banerjee. From his childhood he had religious piety and at an early age he left the family and headed towards Varanasi.[1][better source needed] Meeting his Guru at Varanasi Edit At Varanasi he met his Guru(preceptor) Swami Ramananda Tirtha of Kamrup Math Kali temple, near Dashashwamedh Ghat who was waiting to initiate him into the Brahmachari order of Hindu renunciates. He stayed with him for a number of years.[2] During this time, Sri Lahiri Mahasaya , the doyen of Kriya Yoga, also lived close by in Bengali Tola. He spotted Swami Keshavanandji and initiated him into the Yoga as one of his principle disciples. He then directed him to spend some time in the Himalayas where he was to meet other masters.[3] Meeting with Yogananda Edit Paramhamsa Yogananda met Keshavanandaji at his Vrindavan Ashram and got to know many esoteric details of his lifelong sadhana and his sojourn in the Himalayas. Keshavanandaji also narrated his experience of meeting Mahavatar Babaji to Yogananda during this meeting. Keshavanandaji also handed over Babaji's message to Yogananda which was handed to him by Babaji during Keshavananda's chance meeting with the immortal saint in the Himalayas. This incident was recorded in Yogananda's famous autobiography entitled "Autobiography of a Yogi".[4] References Edit ^ http://www.katyayanipeeth.org.in/Founder.html ^ http://lahirimahasayakriyayoga.org/the-life-story-of-swami-keshwanandaji-maharaj-part-2/#.VkDdm7crLIU ^ http://www.sanskritclassics.com/KriyaNetwork.htm ^ http://www.learnkriyayoga.com/2011/01/keshabananda-meets-babaji.html Last edited 4 hours ago by AnomieBOT RELATED ARTICLES Lahiri Mahasaya Indian Yogi Kriya Yoga style of yoga Panchanan Bhattacharya Hindu guru  Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of UsePrivacyDesktop