Early Life Swami Advaitananda in his pre-monastic days was known as Gopal Chandra Ghosh. He was the oldest of the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, being older than even the Master …
Swami Shraddhananda
Shraddhananda, Swami (Bimal Maharaj, 1907-96)—Distinguished monk of the Order, “torchbearer of Vedanta” in America. Disciple of Swami Shivananda (1925), joined the Order (1930) at Belur Math. Served …
Swami Nirvedananda
Swami Nirvedananda (1893-1958) - Distinguished scholar, disciple of Swami Brahmananda (1918). Pre-monastic name Surendranath Mukherjee, born in paternal home at Huzoorimal Lane in Calcutta on …
Swami Muktananda
After receiving mantra-diksha from Swami Shivanandaji Maharaj, he joined the Order in 1926 and had his sannyasadiksha from Swami Vijnananandaji in 1937. Swami Shivanandaji told him “Stay here and …
Swami Premananda
Early Life Sri Ramakrishna used to refer to half a dozen among his disciples as Ishwarakotis (divine and ever free); and to this select group belonged Swami Premananda. Talent and greatness, like …
Swami Swahananda
Swami Swahananda was the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of Southern California from 1976 to 2012. He was born in a village near Habiganj in what is now Bangladesh, and was …