Lahiri Mahasaya

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Lahiri Mahasaya
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Lahiri Mahasaya (born September 30, 1828 in Ghurnigram, Bengal , † September 26, 1895 in Varanasi , India ; real name: Shyama Charan Lahiri ) was a spiritual teacher , yogi and guru , Swami Sri Yukteswar and the parents of were among his students Paramhansa Yogananda . The title Mahasaya is intended to identify him as a "great soul" and to support his outstanding importance among the yogis of the 19th century.

Life

It is rather unusual for a guru like Lahiri Mahasaya to have been married and a father. As a normal citizen who goes about his daily, worldly duties, he nevertheless practiced yoga successfully, according to his followers. Lahiri Mahasaya lived with his family in Varanasi and taught his students in the courtyard of his home.

Services

At the age of 30 he met his guru Mahavatar Babaji . Babaji initiated him in Kriya Yoga in a cave in the Himalayas and commissioned him to spread this method of "union ... with the infinite" from then on. The very old Kriya Yoga techniques were recognized and passed on by Krishna in pre-Christian times . However, they have been considered lost for many centuries and have now been reintroduced by Lahiri Mahasaya. Lahiri Mahasaya initiated people regardless of their beliefs , religion or caste . His students included not only Hindus , but also Christians , Muslims as well as monists and dualists or people without special faith.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paramhansa Yogananda: "Autobiography of a Yogi", Knaur 1996; Page 275
  2. ↑ Paramhansa Yogananda: "Autobiography of a Yogi", Knaur 1996; Page 276
  3. ↑ Bound in the German . Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. 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. Retrieved July 15, 2012. ISBN 978-0-87612-090-3 , Published by Self-Realization Fellowship @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bookstore.yogananda-srf.org
personal data
SURNAME Lahiri Mahasaya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shyama Charan Lahiri (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian yogi and guru
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Ghurnigram, Bengal
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1895
Place of death Varanasi , India