Paramahamsaji's Gift
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
When Paramahamsaji left the ashram in 1988 and went into seclusion, many people who had known him had very strong head trips. What will happen to us? Who will guide us?
Paramahamsa (परमहंस), also spelled paramahansa or paramhansa, is a Sanskrit religio-theological title of honor applied to Hindu spiritual teachers of lofty status who are regarded as having attained enlightenment.
Paramahamsa: (from parama: supreme, and h a m s a: swan) the most elevated of all the self-realized, or someone who like a swan, a h a m s a, who knows to extract milk from a mixture of milk and water, ...
Paramahamsa ("supreme swan")
an honorific title given to great adepts, such as Ramakrishna and Yogananda /The highest class of Sannyasins .
Param-Dhama ...
paramahamsa (Paramahansa, Paramhansa) the liberated man, [literally "the supreme hamsa"; a spiritual personality of the highest order].
paramam dhama the supreme place of being. [cf. Gita 8.21]
paramam padam the highest seat.
Paramahamsa
sannyasins who are able to discriminate between unreality and reality
Param Akasha ...
A Sannyasin, a Paramahamsa of the Sri Sankaracharya Order, inwardly nothing short of a Jivanmukta, ...
Once Ramakrishna Paramahamsa also saw him at Benares. He brought some money to Benares when he first came in for Tapas. He opened a milk-shop and distributed milk free to poor persons, Sadhus and Sannyasins.
PARAMAHAMSA: The highest class of Sannyasins.
PASU-SVABHAVA: Animal nature; bestial nature.
PATANJALI: The author of Yoga-Sutras. Click here for a discourse on Patanjali's Raja Yoga / Ashtanga Yoga.
PRAKRITI: Mother Nature, causal matter.
This repetition of the Pranava alone, is meant for the Paramahamsa Sannyasins.
Hamsa in its lower form is the self or ego, and paramahamsa is the higher self or soul. It is interesting to note that most new age teachings are in conflict with the ego.
The great Master Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa has cautioned us time and again to be careful about two temptations-kamini and kanchan i.e. lust and greed. What he and many other great masters spoke of centuries ago is more than true even today.
The teacher and founder of this school is an experienced disiple of Paramahamsa Satyananda who founded the Bihar School of Yoga and is recognised as a leading modern master in the science of yoga and tantra.
In 1990 he was initiated as a Paramahamsa and in 1993 anointed Preceptor in succession to Swami Satyananda. Bihar Yoga Bharati was founded under his direction in 1994.
Literally means "father". Baba is a term of affection for a saint or holy man. On this site, Swami Muktananda Paramahamsa is "Baba".
Bhagavad Gita: ...
power -- by using yogic techniques -- and perceive that the power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument. Paramahamsa ...
 See also: Param, Ananda, Swami, Niranjanananda, Niranjan
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