Chidvilasananda
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| Gurumayi Chidvilasananda | |
 Gurumayi Chidvilasananda in 1984.
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| Born | June 24, 1955 Bangalore |
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Swami Chidvilasananda (born Malti Shetty - June 24, 1955 in Mumbai, India)[1] is the current guru of the Siddha Yoga lineage (parampara) established by Swami Muktananda.
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[edit] Biography
Swami Chidvilasananda met her guru Swami Muktananda at a very early age and became one of his devotees.[2] Muktananda soon made her his official English language translator and she accompanied him on his three world tours. Chidvilasananda, (literally, "bliss of the play of consciousness") is her formal name. She is also called Gurumayi by her devotees. Chidvilasananda acquired the title Swami in 1982 when she was initiated as a sannyasin into the Saraswati order and took the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. At this time Muktananda formally designated her as one of his successors, along with her brother Subhash Shetty, by this time known as Swami Nityanand.[3] Nityanand stepped down as guru in 1985 and Swami Chidvilasananda continued as the sole guru of Siddha Yoga.
Swami Chidvilasananda provided a unique description of the spiritual initiation she received from Swami Muktananda in 1982:
All of a sudden, my Guru, my Baba,
Placed his hand on my head.
Streaks of fire exploded from his palm.
The house of my individuality was set ablaze.
Everything I had was burned away.[4]
Swami Chidvilasananda renamed the South Fallsburg, New York ashram Shree Muktananda Ashram, in honour of Muktananda. Under Gurumayi's leadership, Siddha Yoga has expanded to include over 600 ashrams and centers around the world. In 1992 she founded the PRASAD Project.[5] In 1997 she founded the Muktabodha Institute with its own publishing imprint, Agama Press.[6]
[edit] Bibliography
- Chidvilasananda, Gurumayi (1989). Kindle My Heart. Prentiss Hall Press.
- Chidvilasananda, Gurumayi (1995). Inner Treasures. SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Swami (1991). Siddha Yoga Diksha (in Hindi). SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Swami (1994). My Lord Loves A Pure Heart. SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Swami (1996). The Yoga Of Discipline. SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Swami (1996). The Magic Of The Heart. SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Swami (1995). Blaze The Trail Of Equipoise. SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Swami (1995). Resonate With Stillness. SYDA Foundation.
- Chidvilasananda, Gurumayi (April 1997). "Your True Companion: The Self Within". Hinduism Today.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Meditation Revolution, Brooks, Agama Press, 1997[page # needed]
- ^ Meditation Revolution[page # needed]
- ^ Meditation Revolution[page # needed]
- ^ Ashes At My Guru's Feet, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, SYDA Foundation 1990[page # needed]
- ^ PRASAD Project. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Muktabodha Webpage. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
