„But if a man is really selfless he will not care for name
and fame. He will do his work with great interest but will not expect any
reward for it. Work itself is his reward”[1]
With these three sentences we can describe the life of Swami
Sivananda. He was one of the saints and savants in India.
Swami Sivananda was born the 8th September the
1887 in Tamil Nadu. Since the childhood he was open-minded and had an aim- help
the people. That’s why he becomes a doctor. Swamiji made a good medical career.
He had been editing a health journal and wrote on health problems. As a doctor
he was working in Malay. Suddenly he discovered that the people needed not only
physical care but almost soul-care, that’s why he abandons his medical career and
becomes the ascetic by practicing the yoga and studying the Vedic texts. In 1924 he settled down at Rishikesh for the intense
sadhana. But even there he continues to help people in the little hospital.
Next years were very fruitful:
· 1932- Swami Sivananda started the ashram
· 1936- he created the Divine Life Society
· 1948 – the creation of Yoga Vedanta Life
Society.
What was the goal of these
societies? The main object was training people in yoga and Vedanta and
dissemination of spiritual knowledge. Swamiji synthesized the based doctrines
of different religions by creating the Yoga of Synthesis that includes four
main paths: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga. He teached that
there is no less or more important work, every task should be done with love,
concentration and responsibility. His life motto (and the motto of Divine Life Society)
“Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize” shows us the main values that we
as a human beings have to protect.Swami Sivananda is the author of
more than 200 books (ex. “Conquest of mind”, “Vedanta beginners”). He entered in
Mahasamadhi the 14th July in the 1963
Hari Om tat sat
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