Hariharananda
Swami Paramahamsa Hariharananda Giri ( bengali হরিহরানন্দ গিরী , Hariharānanda Girī; born May 27, 1907 in Habibpur , Nadia District , Bengal , India ; † December 3, 2002 ; real name: Rabindranath Bhattacharya ) was a monk (Swami) of the Hindu Giri order and became best known in the West as a teacher of Kriya Yoga .
Life
Rabindranath Bhattacharya took the vow of celibacy at the age of 12. One year later he was instructed in Jnana Yoga . At the age of 25 he was initiated into Kriya Yoga by Yukteswar Giri , who became known in the West through Paramahamsa Yogananda's autobiography of a yogi . Hariharananda received further initiations from Yogananda, Bhupendranath Sanyal Mahasaya and Swami Satyananda Giri.
According to his followers, Paramahamsa Hariharananda has reached the highest level of nirvikalpa samadhi , the pulseless and breathless state. This has been confirmed by Western doctors. While Yogananda adapted Kriya Yoga to the West, Hariharananda taught the technique that was native to India and was taught by Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri . After spending most of his life on educational tours around the world, Hariharananda settled in Florida in the final years of his life. Some Indian swamis continue his work.
According to Hariharananda's Mahasamadhi , Swami Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Giri is considered his successor. Prajnanananda also published a number of books (see below).
There are Kriya Yoga centers in Florida (USA), Tattendorf (Austria), Sterksel (Holland), and Puri (India), for example .
References
- ↑ Obituary ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.3 MB) Kriya Yoga press release Homestead, December 4, 2002
- ↑ Website Kriya Yoga Institute Europe ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Kriya Yoga Center Tattendorf.
literature
- Swami Hariharananda: Kriya Yoga. Diederichs 2004 ISBN 3-7205-2556-2
- Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Giri: Yoga. The divine way. Prajna Publication, Vienna 1999 ISBN 3-902038-02-0
- Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Giri: The Inner Universe: A Journey Through the Chakras Prajna Publication, Vienna 2002 ISBN 3-902038-11-X
- Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Giri: Paramahamsa Hariharananda - River of Compassion. Prajna Publication, Vienna 2006. (biography in English) ISBN 3-901665-24-2
Web links
- Literature by and about Hariharānanda Giri in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kriya Yoga Master Paramahamsa Hariharananda Film document about the life of Paramahamsa Hariharananda , on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
- http://www.kriyayoga-europe.org/ Kriya Yoga Europe, page in German
- http://www.kriyayoga-meditatie.nl/ The first Kriya Yoga Center established by Paramahamsa Hariharananda in Europe (1993). The website is trilingual (Dutch, German, English).
- http://baba100.org/ Page in honor of the 100th birthday of Paramahamsa Hariharananda.
- http://www.baba100.org/photos.php?bw=lo Photos by Paramahamsa Hariharananda
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hariharananda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bhattacharya, Rabindranath (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | hindu monk |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Habibpur , Nadia District, Bengal, India |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 2002 |
| Place of death | Homestead, Florida, USA |