Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas
Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas, also known as Kashinath and Madhusudandas, was an Indian yogi and author born in Bihar, India. His disciples included Shri Anandi Ma and Omdasji Maharaj.[2] He was a master of Kundalini Maha Yoga who was responsible for popularising it in the United States.[3]
Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Kashinath Mishra 1878 (alleged) Bihar, India |
| Died | 29 August 1994[1] Ahmedabad, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Kundalini Maha Yoga |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Shri Yogiraj Parameshawardasji |
Madhusudandas was born in the northern state of Bihar.[1] He spent 37 years practicing yoga and at the age of 43 met his guru Parameshawardasji on Mount Abu where he received his Shaktipat initiation.[1] He devoted his life to awakening the kundalini in spiritual seekers. He opened a hospital in Bihar and a school in Gujarat.[1] Between 1976 and 1980 he lived in the United States and gave public kundalini awakening sessions. He was the founder of Dhyanyoga Centers, Inc.[1]
Madhusudandas died on August 29, 1994, at the alleged age of 116.[1][4]
Selected publicationsEdit
- Madhusudandas, Dhyanyogi (1968). Message To Disciples. Bombay: Shri Dhyanyogi Mandal.
- Dhyanyogi, Shri (1978). Light on Meditation: a Definitive Work on Kundalini and Raja Yoga. Dhyanyoga Centers, Incorporated. ISBN 9781883879006.
- Madhusudandas, Dhyanyogi (1979). Brahmanada: Sound, Mantra and Power. Dhyanyoga Centers, Incorporated.
- Madhusudandasji, Shri Dhyanyogi (1979). Death, Dying and Beyond Yoga. Dhyanyoga Centers, Incorporated. ISBN 1-883879-03-5.
- Madhusudandasji, Shri Dhyanyogi (1979). Yoga Dipika: Lamp of Yoga. NY: Dhyanyoga Centers, Incorporated. ISBN 1-883879-04-3.
- Madhusudandasji, Shri Dhyanyogi (2000). Shakti: An Introduction to Kundalini Maha Yoga. Antioch: Dhyanyoga Centers, Incorporated. ISBN 1-883879-08-6.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "In Memoriam: Dhyanyogi Madhusudandasji". Yoga Journal (June 1995, Issue 122). p. 33
- ↑ "Divine Bhramhnaad | Divine Omdasji Sound Meditation | Kundalini Shakti | Shakipaat | Better Life". www.omdasji.in. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ "Shri Dhyanyogi". dyc.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas". spiritualsciencemuseum.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Shri Anandi Ma, "This House Is on Fire: The Life of Shri Dhyanyogi,” Dhyanyoga Centers (28 September 2005), ISBN 1-883879-52-3.
- Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas, “Shakti: An Introduction to Kundalini Maha Yoga”
- Dhyanyogi is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words Dhyana (meditation) and yogi.