About Swami Ramakrishnananda | Bio
Swami Ramakrishnananda is a Hindu monk, and the spiritual director and founder of the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam. He lives and teaches at the Ramakrishnananda Ashram located in the Catskill Mountains, NY.
When Swami Ramakrishnananda was a child, he had a divine and spontaneous experience that triggered his long spiritual quest for enlightenment. That search took him around the world as he sought guidance and answers from religious leaders and spiritual masters. Thirty years later, the blissful experience returned as a complete realization of the self.
Swamiji, also known as ‘Gurudev’, has dedicated many years to the study of scriptures and spiritual practice (sadhana). Although his quest expanded to various spiritual paths such as Buddhism, Christianity and Judaism, it is Hinduism with its mystic element of Yoga that he adopted as his main path and religion.
He is a disciple of His Holiness Swami Viditatmananda of the Shankaracharya lineage and founder of the Adhyatma Vidya Mandir in Gujarat, India.
Swami Ramakrishnananda’s words, whether presented in his writings or spoken during satsang, are divya drishti, words that come from an elevated level of consciousness, as he lives in the states of enlightenment and constant meditation. It is wisdom that comes from this spiritual realm that the website is dedicated to.
Many years of both theoretical and practical study, together with a direct realization of the self, have made Gurudev a genuine authority on each of these various paths of yoga, including: purna yoga, nada yoga, raja yoga, hatha yoga, bhakti yoga, mantra yoga, kundalini yoga, karma yoga, jnana yoga, tantra yoga and kriya yoga.
Swami Ramakrishnananda is the founder of the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam, a nonprofit organization that teaches the path of yoga and Hinduism, and the sole sponsor and host of this website. The organization also offers regular workshops and retreats on both philosophical and practical topics, offers hatha yoga classes and operates a Hindu temple for daily worship.
The spiritual Journey of Swami Ramakrishnananda
A video documentary about the life and spiritual journey of Swami Ramakrishnananda, beginning at his early childhood in Chile South America and the first experience of Samadhi at the age of 8, up until his enlightenment 30 years later.
About the website
This is the official website of Swami Ramakrishnananda’s teachings, includes articles, podcasts and video discourses.
This website does not only provide an opportunity for readers to discover the wisdom of yoga and Hinduism as taught directly by Swami Ramakrishnananda, but also to learn from various sacred Hindu scriptures. Gurudev’s scholarly writings present spiritual wisdom supported by the sacred and ancient scriptures;a wisdom which derives from a space of a direct divine realization.
swamiramakrishnananda.com is a nonprofit website, a treasure of knowledge for spiritual seekers around the globe who are looking for an authentic source of wisdom to the teachings of yoga and Hinduism. Swamiji’s unique message makes this website an oasis of wisdom for those who are thirsty for enlightenment.
Whether you are a spiritual seeker or looking for a deeper meaning to life, the teachings presented on Swami Ramakrishnananda’s blog can open new doors to the way you view life and existence. It is our hope that the writings and other documentations presented on the site will encourage you to ponder and question the wonders of life and consciousness, which are often taken for granted.
All that we present on this site is free of charge, as we hope to inspire you to reflect upon the teachings of yoga.
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