The Yoga Teachers
of Mahaswami Medhirananda

Swami Vivekananda

Swamiji says he first met Swami Vivekanadaji through his classical book "Raja Yoga" in 1953.  A few years later he read Vivekananda's "Jnana Yoga" and forged a deeper relationship with this yogi's yogi.  Though he never met the great meditation master in the flesh, Swamiji feels a very close connection to Vivekanada during meditation and when teaching either Raja or Jnana Yoga.    Often in meditation Mahaswami sees the master Vivekanandaji as he appears in this photograph.

Swami Vivekananda

He says his favorite picture is the one above, but the most beautiful picture of the Master is this color photograph.  From the writings of his students, this is a very good rendition of how the great master Vivekanada appeared during his teaching years in America.

Swami Vivekanada

Swami Vivekanadaji in meditation is the most popular picture of this great master.  It can be found on many websites of the Vedanta Society members.

Those students who want to follow the path of Raja Yoga and/or Jnana Yoga are referred to the Vivekanada-Vedanta Center where Mahaswamiji studied part-time during 1966-1968.
 

Swami Muktananda

The piercing eyes that look into your soul were Muktanandaji's trademark and it is the logo for the many schools of Siddha Yoga he started throughout the world.  Mahaswamiji says that when he sees Master Muktanandaji like this during his meditations, it's a sure sign he needs to get back to work on his own spiritual path.  There's no recriminations and no fault finding according to Mahaswamiji, but the message is very clear and always on the mark.

Swami Muktananda

This picture of Swami Muktanandaji is Mahaswami's favorite.  Often during his lectures, this great Siddha Meditation master would enter this contemplative state and then share deep and wonderful teachings that have touched the hearts of millions. 

Those students desiring to make a deeper study of Siddha Yoga are referred to the Siddha Yoga Meditation Community.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi was a wonderful teacher of an ancient form of yoga known as Mantra Yoga.  Both the Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi and the Siddha Yoga of Muktanandaji came from this same root.  Mahaswamiji makes it very clear he embraces the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogiji but not the Transcendental Yoga movement as it has evolved.

Those students desiring to learn more about Transcendental Meditation are referred to the Power Meditation first.  At the end of these lessons the student will be guided further.

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