Shri Atmamannda - (1883-1959) A Rejoinder !

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All yogis and Swamis seem to have the same names ! Please do not

be 'royally' confused.

 

Sri Atmananda's Guru Yogananda is *NOT* the well known guru

Paramahamsa Yogananda of SRF ! ( The Author of Autobiography of a

yogi.

 

As our beloved moderator Sri Anandaji pointed out Sri Atmananda was

not your typical guru who was a Renunciate and an ascetic ; rather

he was very much a householder. But Sri Atmananda only insisted that

one should renounce the 'ego' which was possible only through the

Light of Knowledge .

 

This is my favorite quote from Shri Atmananda :

 

" Teacher shows the disciple that he too is perfect, and there the

teaching ends. "

 

GUYS! i love playing chess - in fact , in this game you can really

learn the essence of Spirituality . My favorite sufi poet loved to

play chess ! As Rumi says " if you've lost a hundred times

the chess game of this life be prepared to lose one more " Yes! Sri

Atmanadana also taught his disciples through the game of Chess!

 

There is no winning and losing in Spirituality ; you are always a

Winner .

 

LOVE AND REGARDS

 

 

 

In advaitin , " dhyanasaraswati "

<dhyanasaraswati wrote:

>

> Yes! Dear Ananda-ji ! i apologize . In fact , i know that Shri

> Atmanananda ji was the only householder disciple of his guru Swami

> Yoganandaji.( a grihasta) i have also read that when Sri

> Atmananaji wanted to go to Calcutta to take Sanyas and take

> permanent shelter under the lotus feet of His guru Yogananadaji ,

> Sri Atmananda was deliberately prevented by his guruji! In fact ,

> his Guru Yogananda appeared to him in a vision and advised Shri

> Atmananda that the guruji ( swami yogananda) was entering into

> Mahasamadhi on first June and therefore Sri Atmananda should not

> come to Calcutta to become a sanyasi !

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