Avdhoot baba shivanand daughter

योऽन्त:सुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तज्र्योतिरेव य: ।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ।।

{yo 'ntaḥ-sukho 'ntar-ārāmas tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥ sa yogī brahma-nirvāṇaṁ brahma-bhūto 'dhigachchhati}

[Only that yogi who possess the inner Bliss, who rests on the inner Foundation, who is one with the inner Light, becomes one with Spirit (after attaining freedom from karma connected with the physical, astral, and ideational bodies). He attains complete liberation in Spirit (even while living in the body) –

Sri Sri Paramhansha Yogananda, YSS]

“For the salvation of his own soul, and for the good and happiness of the many, the Sannyasin is born in the world” – Swami Vivekananda.

Swami Sivananda, 127- year old spiritual Yogi of Varanasi, is a unique man in the spiritual history of the world. In his own words, "Sivananda is not only the oldest but also the happiest man in the world." What makes him the oldest, yet happiest, and full of vitality and active?

Early Childhood: Swami Sivananda was born on 8th August, 1896 to a famous Bengali Brahmin Goswami family in Sylhet District o

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