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July 8, 2025

Lord Gauranga

Lord Gauranga (Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama...

Portrait collage of Swami Sivananda with inspiring moments from his spiritual life and teachings

Nimbarkacharya

Nimbarkacharya There lived a great ascetic named Aruna Muni in Vaiduryapattnam, on the banks of the Godavari, in Andhra Pradesh...

Swami Sivananda with flower garland spreading love and goodness

Vallabhacharya

Vallabhacharya Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Vaishnavite cult of Rajasthan and Gujarat, was born of Lakshmana Bhatta and Illamma in...

Swami Sivananda delivering inspiring spiritual discourse indoors

Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya was a great religious reformer and an orthodox commentator on the Brahma Sutras and the ten Upanishads. He...

Swami Sivananda playing veena with joyful devotion

Ramanujacharya

Ramanujacharya In the year 1017 A.D., Ramanuja was born in the village of Perumbudur, about twenty-five miles west of Madras....

Swami Sivananda wearing sacred flower garland

Adi Sankaracharya

Adi Sankaracharya Introduction Chaos pervaded all through India in the matter of religion and philosophy. Sect after sect, such as...

Swami Sivananda with devotees and disciples at a spiritual gathering

Acharyas

Acharyas When Hinduism degenerated on account of creeping in of superstitious beliefs and false worship, various reformers appeared to purge...

Swami Sivananda meditating beneath Om symbol

Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak by Swami Sivananda Birth Whenever there is a big catastrophe in the land, whenever there is decline of...

Sathya Sai Baba with spiritual leader picture

Prophet Mohammed

Prophet Mohammed by Swami Sivananda MOHAMMED, known as the Prophet of Islam, was born of the esteemed Qoreish tribes in...

Spiritual discourse with devotees gathered before revered gurus

Lord Buddha

Lord Buddha by Swami Sivananda Introduction In the sixth century before the Christian era, religion was forgotten in India. The...

Swami Sivananda seated outdoors beside sacred river

Parsvanatha

Parsvanatha by Swami Sivananda Parsva is regarded as an incarnation of Indra. He was the son of King Visvasena of...

Portrait of Swami Sivananda disciple in saffron robes with peaceful expression outdoors

Moses

Moses by Swami Sivananda The rapidly increasing population in Egypt caused much concern amongst the Egyptians, so the pharaoh ordered...

Swami Sivananda seated with sacred flower garland

Zoroaster

Zoroaster by Swami Sivananda There is no certainty at all about the age in which Zoroaster lived. Some say that...

Prophets

Prophets Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam are the six great religions of the world. There is no founder...

Swami Sivananda seated in meditation beneath a tree, radiating peace, wisdom, and spiritual serenity

Jaya Deva

Jaya Deva by Swami Sivananda “The sky is clouded and the wood resembles The sky, thick-arched with black Tamala boughs;...

Swami Sivananda meditating with radiant spiritual aura symbolizing timeless wisdom, peace, and divine enlightenment

Tukaram

Tukaram by Swami Sivananda Tukaram was born in 1608 A.D. at a village called Dehu in Poona district. It is...

Swami Sivananda teaching disciples beside sacred river peacefully

Saint Francis

Saint Francis by Swami Sivananda Saint Francis is called the little poor man of Assisi. He was born in the...

Swami Sivananda and Swami Chidananda spiritual portraits

Yogi Milarepa

Yogi Milarepa by Swami Sivananda Tibet’s Great Yogi: It was in the first autumn month, on the twenty-fifth day of...

Swami Sivananda Thought Power book cover

Baba Neem Karoli

Baba Neem Karoli by Swami Chidananda INVOCATION Om Sri Hanumate Namah. Homage unto the Divine! Worshipful salutations unto the Supreme...

Devotee offering prayers before Swami Sivananda portrait

Sri Sri Ananda Mayee Ma

Sri Sri Ananda Mayee Ma by Swami Chidananda Beloved Immortal Atman, Beloved seekers and aspirants! Yesterday we were referring to...

Swami Omkar

Swami Omkar Swami Omkar was born in the East Godavery District. His parents were without children and prayed fervently to...

Sri Aurobindo blessing young devotee lovingly

Swami Papa Ramdas

Swami Papa Ramdas If anyone wants me to tell them something about Beloved Papa, I ask them to visualise what...

Swami Sivananda smiling portrait in traditional attire

Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda by Swami Sivananda Paramahansa Yogananda was born on 5 January, 1893, near the Himalayas, in Gorakhpur. His parents,...

Swami Sivananda portrait adorned with floral decorative frame

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Sri Ramana Maharshi by Swami Sivananda Introduction Sri Ramana Maharshi was born on 30th December, 1879. He was known as...

Swami Rama Tirtha

Swami Rama Tirtha by Swami Sivananda Swami Rama Tirtha, previously known as Gossain Tirtha Rama, was born in 1873, at...

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh by Swami SivanandaBirth and Parentage On Thursday, the 15th August, 1871, at about 5 a.m., Sri Aurobindo...

Swami Sivananda with Lord Rama and Lakshmana

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi by Swami Sivananda Mahatma Gandhi | Life, Teachings Introduction MOHANDAS Karamchand Gandhi, the youngest son of Karamchand Gandhi...

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda by Swami Sivananda Swami Vivekananda | Life & Teachings This illustrious patriot-saint of modern India was born in...

Swami Sivananda portrait in decorative sacred frame

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa by Swami Sivananda � On 18 February, 1836, a child was born at Kamarpukur near Calcutta, in...

Swami Sivananda enjoying meal at Sivananda Ashram

Samartha Ramdas

Samartha Ramdas by Swami Sivananda Samartha Ramdas | Life & Teachings Introduction Ramdas was one of the greatest saints of...

Swami Sivananda seated beside Ganga river image

Appayya Dikshitar

Appayya Dikshitar by Swami Sivananda Introduction There had risn the Moghul Empire From the glowing ashes and fire Of the...

Goswami Tulsidas

Goswami Tulsidas by Swami Sivananda Goswami Tulsidas | Life & Teachings Tulsidas was born in Rajpur, in the district of...

Swami Sivananda with disciples beside peaceful river

Mira Bai

Mira Bai by Swami Sivananda Mira Bai | Life & Teachings Mira is regarded as an incarnation of Radha. She...

Narsi Mehta

Narsi Mehta by Swami Sivananda Narsi Mehta | Life & Teachings Narsi Mehta belonged to a Vadanagar Nagar-Brahmin family of...

Swami Sivananda guiding disciple during spiritual discussion

Kabir

Kabir by Swami Sivananda Kasbir was born in 1440 A.D. The probable date of his death is 1519 A.D. as...

Swami Sivananda with disciples historic group photograph image

Jnanadev

Jnanadev by Swami Sivananda Jnanadev | Life & Teachings The name of Saint Jnaneshwar is on the lips of everyone...

Swami Sivananda receiving Padma Shri national honor

Namdev

Namdev by Swami Sivananda Introduction Namdev of Maharashtra was a saint of mediaeval India. He was not a servant of...

Devotees offering prayers before Swami Sivananda portrait

Introduction

Introduction Introduction | Spiritual Wisdom Who is a saint? He who lives in God or the Eternal, who is free...

Swami Sivananda honored as Padma Shri recipient

Saints and Masters

Saints and Masters What is a saint exactly? In the minds of some people, a saint may simply be a...

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