Swami Vishadanandaji

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Swami Vishadanandaji was a disciple of Tulsi Maharaj.

 

One of the disciples of Swami Vishadanandaji has sent us some interesting

biographical details of this Swami.

 

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Our Guru Swami Vishadanandaji attained Mahasamadhi in 1985 at the age of

about 76. It is always good to read on lives of Mahatmas. Hence my sending

this to you.

 

Pranams. Suresh.......

sreeja

 

Swami Vishadananda

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It is hard to imagine that in the obscure, almost inaccessible hamlet of

Palappuram near Ottappalam, there lived a great seer and saint, largely

unknown to the world.

 

What was the core of his teaching? It was none other than the core of his

being- Shri Ramakrishna- His divinity was the essence of his life. His whole

life was centred on the divine teachings of the late Master, Shri

Ramakrishna. The magnetic personality of the great Master attracted the pure

mind of the Swami from his early childhood and later became his passion and

sole mission. After fully establishing himself in the divine realms, he

preached only this and was not keen to talk anything else. After forty long

years of sadhana, which very few people would dare to undertake today, he

emerged glorious and glowing with self-realization.

 

“I do not accept anything which doesn’t tally with the material sciences”,

the Swami remarked once. Like the Vedanta philosophy he was upholding, he

was always modern and never accepted anything, which was not rational.

Though religious experiences start where the senses have their limits, we

could never sacrifice common sense and scientific approach for the sake of

encouraging superstitions. Truth has to be experienced. Belief is only a

step to achieve this. His thought and views were clear as broad daylight

and superstitions had no place in the scheme of things. He urged his

disciples and other devotees to try to experience Truth by constant practice

of meditation, he seldom advised a lesser path. The Swami shunned all

publicity and declined offers of high position. This must have been due to

the clarity in his mind about his mission. Being in the limelight was not

what he wanted: If he could train a few chosen disciples, he was happier.

 

Conclusion

The Swamiji’s departure from our world was unbearable to his many disciples

and devotees. His message of pure spirituality and love will remain ever

cherished in their hearts.

 

Suresh...

sreeja