Sambasivam Chaitanya’s journey now brings him to Tiruvannamalai, to the holy presence of Arunachala, and to Ramanashram, where one of modern India’s greatest sages sat in the stillness of Self-realization. At Ramanashram, Advaita was no longer only a subject of...
This month, in place of our regular installment of “Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey,” we turn to the spiritual lineage that shaped Sri Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev) before he arrived in America in July 1966. As we celebrate Guru Poornima, we also mark 60 years...
After his years of disciplined training at Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam and his time of hands-on service with Sri Bhikshu Swamigal in the nature cure camps, Sambasivam Chaitanya’s journey began to move in another direction. The earlier stages had shaped him through...