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Gondavalekar Maharaj
Brahmachaitanya or Gondavalekar Maharaj (19 February 1845 – 22 December 1913) was an Indian Hindu saints, Hindu saint and spiritual master. Brahmachaitanya was a devotee of the Hindu deity Rama and signed his name "Brahmachaitanya Ramdasi". He was a disciple of Tukamai, and advocated for Japa, Japa meditation using the 13-character Ram Naam mantra "Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram" to attain Enlightenment (spiritual), enlightenment. Biography Early life Brahmachaitanya was born on 19 February 1845. As a young child, he memorize the way from the ''Bhagavad Gita'' and bestowed upon him the title of "Brahmachaitanya." He reportedly attained enlightenment at the age of 5. Initiation He arrived in Yehalegaon, a village near Nanded, and met Tukamai, considered a living synthesis of Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Karma Yoga. Ganpati stayed with Tukamai for nine months and followed his instructions. On Rama Navami, Ram Navami, Tukamai initiated Ganapati with the mantra "Śrī Rām Jai Rā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as '' Sanātana Dharma'' ( sa, सनातन धर्म, lit='the Eternal Dharma'), a modern usage, which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Another endonym is ''Vaidika dharma'', the dharma related to the Vedas. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
