Muktananda

Swami
Muktananda
Muktananda in 1974
Personal
Born
Krishna Rai

(1908-05-16)16 May 1908
Died2 October 1982(1982-10-02) (aged 74)
Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra, India
Resting placeMuktananda's samādhi shrine, Gurudev Siddha Peeth
ReligionHinduism
Notable work(s)Play of Consciousness
Organization
PhilosophyVedanta, Kashmir Shaivism
Religious career
Period in office1956-1982
InitiationShaktipat
15 August 1947
Ganeshpuri, Mahrashtra, India
by Bhagavan Nityananda
PostFounder and guru of Siddha Yoga
Websitesiddhayoga.org

Swami Muktananda Paramahamsa (16 May 1908 – 2 October 1982), born Krishna Rai, was a yoga guru and the founder of Siddha Yoga.[1] He was a disciple of Bhagavan Nityananda.[2][3] He wrote books on the subjects of Kundalini Shakti, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism, including a spiritual autobiography entitled The Play of Consciousness. In honorific style, he is often referred to as Swami Muktananda, or Baba Muktananda, or in a familiar way just Baba.

  1. ^ Safransky, Sy (July 1976). "An Interview With Swami Muktananda". The Sun Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2021. Muktananda was said to be a living saint, a perfectly realized human being, a sadguru — the highest of gurus.
  2. ^ S.P. Sabharathnam Douglas Brooks. Meditation Revolution: A History and Theology of the Siddha Yoga Lineage. Agama Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9654096-0-5
  3. ^ Jones & Ryan 2006, p. 296.