Swami sivananda saraswati biography of abraham lincoln

He studied medicine and served in British Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. He lived most of his life near Muni Ki Reti , Rishikesh. Sivananda Yoga , the yoga form propagated by his disciple Vishnudevananda, is now spread in many parts of the world through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

These centres are not affiliated with Sivananda's ashrams, which are run by the Divine Life Society. Sivananda was born Kuppuswamy in madurai in Tamil Nadu, India , as the third son to his parents on 8 december As a child he was very active and promising in academics and gymnastics. He attended medical school in Tanjore , where he excelled.

He ran a medical journal called Ambrosia during this period. Upon graduation he practised medicine and worked as a doctor in Malaya for ten years, with a reputation for providing free treatment to poor patients.

SWAMI SIVANANDA SARASWATI Swami Sivananda was born at Patta- madai, Tamil Nadu, in After ae serving as a medical doctor in Malaya, %?

Over time, a sense that medicine was healing on a superficial level grew in him, urging him to look elsewhere to fill the void, and in he left Malaya and returned to India to pursue a spiritual quest. After initiation, Sivananda settled in Rishikesh, and immersed himself in intense spiritual practices. With some money from his insurance policy that had matured, he started a charitable dispensary at Lakshman Jhula in , serving pilgrims, holy men and the poor using his medical expertise.

After a few years, Sivananda went on an extensive pilgrimage and travelled the length and breadth of India to meditate at holy shrines and came in contact with spiritual teachers throughout India. He conducted Sankirtan and delivered lectures during his travels. He sang bhajans and danced in ecstasy with Maharshi's bhaktas.