Satchidananda meaning
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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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Living Yoga: The Life and Teachings of Swami Satchidananda
Before I comment on this wonderful DVD, let me present some background on the great yogi it’s about. (You’ll find a complete biography at www.swamisatchinanda.org.) Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev) was one of the first yoga masters to teach in the West. He came to New York City in 1966 at the invitation of pop artist Peter Max and began to teach yoga to Peter and a group of his artist friends. He soon attracted so many followers that he founded the Integral Yoga Institute (www.iyiny.org) that year in a large apartment on the Upper West Side. In 1969, he led a half million young people in chanting Om when he delivered the official opening remarks at the famous Woodstock Music and Art Festival.
Prior to coming to the United States, Swami Satchidananda lectured on yoga throughout India, Sri Lanka, Europe and many other places around the globe (he made eight world tours). An advocate of peace and harmony among people of all races and faiths, he served on the advisory boards of numerous yoga, interfaith and world peace organ
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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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