Swami Amar Jyoti was born on May 6,1928 in a village in northwestern India,not far from the banks of the Indus River. His youth interests were many: science,math,music,writing,biking,drama and sports,and He brilliantly mastered all of these. His college education was briefly interrupted by the partition of India in 1947,but He soon transferred to a college in Mumbai (Bombay). Much beloved by family and teachers,He surprised everyone with thedecision to leave house a few months before graduation,stating,”I wish to check out an open book of the world for my education.”
,,,At the age of nineteen,without money or any specific destination,He took the first train to Calcutta. It was 1948. Refugees were pouring over the border of East Bengal (now Bangladesh) into West Bengal by the thousands each day. Living on a railway platform near the border of India and Bangladesh,He soon headed the whole volunteer corps there,working relentlessly 20 hours or more each day. After about 10 months,the flood of refugees diminished and He returned to Calcutta.
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,,,Swami Amar Jyoti lived on the outskirts of the city in a peaceful ashram and pursued classical music,sitar,spiritual studies and prayer. He began to meditate and do yoga and participated in puja (conventional praise) at a neighboring temple of a well-known saint. In a short while He “understood” His life work. Very soon He retired to Himalaya where He resided in silence and meditation for about 10 years,one-pointed onthe Goal of Freedom. Lots of locations of expedition were gone to during those years,strolling on foot many miles each day. But a small cavern at Gangotri,the temple town near the source of the Ganga River,was the place of His greatest spiritual disciplines,awakenings and,finally,Lighting.
,,,In 1958,taking initiation of Vidyut Sannyas (lit: “lightning”– a form of monasticism that is Self-initiated) at the holy website of Badrinath of Himalaya,and taking the name Swami Amar Jyoti (Swami– Knower of the Self; Amar Jyoti– Immortal Light),He came down into the plains of India for His God-given objective to the world. The first Ashram Gurudeva founded was Jyoti Ashram,under Ananda Niketan Trust,located in Pune,Maharashtra,India. Throughout the years after leaving house,His mom had never ceased searching for Him and awaiting His return. In answer to her prayers,He settled in Pune where she could be near Him.
,,,In 1961,He accepted a deal by a fan to visit the United States. Again,He took a trip unidentified,though He soon drew in many who had never ever seen such a holy man. Ultimately He was encouraged to establish an Ashram,and Sacred Mountain Ashram was founded in 1974 followed in 1975 by Desert Ashram under Reality Consciousness,a not-for-profit organization that functions as a car for Gurudeva’s work in the United States.
,,,The spiritual awakening in the world that Gurudeva exposes is the glorious destiny of mankind,once devoid of our restricted identity of self. Lovingly and ceaselessly,He continues to uplift and purify each of us for this awakening,for His method is the ancient relationship of the Master to the disciple,the candle light lit straight from the burning flame of Reality. Prabhushri continuously reminds us that we are at an advancement into a new age,where faiths will be transformed into direct awakening and communion with our Greatest Source. Like a mother whose love knows no bounds for her child,the Master guides and supports the disciple on his/her own course to excellence,revealing in Himself the attainable Truth of God Consciousness.
,,,After four years spent in constantly traveling,providing Satsang and Retreats,developing Ashrams and directing innumerable souls to greater consciousness,Gurudeva took Mahasamadhi– mindful release of the mortal body– on June 13,2001 in Louisville,Colorado. According to His wishes,His Asti Kalash (urn containing Sacred Remains) was brought back to Jyoti Ashram by disciples from India. Within a year,a Samadhi Sthal in the form of a pure white marble pyramid was created for permanent consecration. It has thus become a beacon Light,a location of expedition and meditation for all who are blessed to get in there.
,,,The dedication of the Samadhi Sthal was conducted during 5 days of sophisticated Vedic pujas and fire events gone to by hundreds of fans,from June 9-13,2002. At the end of the dedication,the Brahmin priest who led the pujas enunciated the following: “As long as the sun and the moon and the stars and water (symbolic of life) exist,may this Samadhi Sthal be the Illuminator of millions of souls,and may You continue to guide and bless us.” Immortal Light– The Blissful Life and Knowledge of Swami Amar Jyoti
,,,: A Biography in His Own Words is available from TruthConsciousness.org.
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