Swami satchidananda ashram
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His Holiness Sri Swami Satchidananda is among the most revered Yoga masters of our time. He was a living example of the teachings of Integral Yoga and its goal of Self-Realization.
He was born in a South Indian village named Chettipalayam on 22 December 1914. In 1949, he was ordained as a monk by Sri Swami Sivananda, founder of the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh. His achievements include the founding of Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, a spiritual community in Virginia, USA; and was responsible for the design and building of the LOTUS, a beautiful interfaith shrine dedicated to the Universal Light.
Swamiji was not limited by any particular faith, group, or region. Dedicated to the principle that “Truth is One, Paths are Many,” he went wherever he was asked to serve. Swamiji was a pioneer in the field of ecumenism (inter-faith) and is a guiding light for millions of seekers around the world. He has authored many books and was the founder and director of the Integral Yoga Institutes worldwide.
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Swami Satchidananda Saraswati
Indian religious teacher (1914–2002)
Satchidananda Saraswati (IAST: Saccidānanda Sarasvatī; 22 December 1914 – 19 August 2002),[1] born C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder and known as Swami Satchidananda, was an Indian yoga guru and religious teacher, who gained following in the West. He founded his own brand of Integral Yoga, and its Yogaville headquarters in Virginia. He was the author of philosophical and spiritual books and had a core of founding disciples who compiled his translations and updated commentaries on traditional handbooks of yoga such as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita for modern readers.
Early life and education
Satchidananda Saraswati was born C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder on 22 December 1914,[1] in Chettipalayam,[1] a suburb of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India, on December 22, 1914, "to a family of wealthy landowners".[1]
According to his authorized biography (published by his existing U.S. organization, Integral Yoga), his father, Sri Kalyanasundaram was a lan
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Sri Swami Satchidananda
Sri Swami Satchidananda
Satchidananda’s name at birth was C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder. He was born in Chettipalayam in the Tamil Nadu region of Southern India in 1914.
He became involved in spiritual matters after his wife’s death, travelling throughout India to meditate at holy shrines and to study with spiritual teachers.
For years, Satchidananda searched out people revered as sages, saints and spiritual masters. Eventually, he discovered his guru, Sri Swami Sivananda, who ordained him into the order of sannyasa. After serving his guru for many years, in 1966 he visited New York City at the request of a U.S. disciple, the artist Peter Max.
Soon after his initial visit, Swamiji, as he was known to his disciples, formally moved to the United States.
Satchidananda first came to public attention as the opening speaker at the Woodstock music and arts festival in 1969.
He also ordained a number of Western disciples into the order of sannyasa. He was the founder of the Integral Yoga Institute and, in 1986, opened the Light of Truth Universal Shr
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