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Swami Turiyananda | |
|---|---|
 Turiyananda, c. 1900 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Harinath Chattopadhyay 3 January 1863 |
| Died | 21 July 1922 (aged 59) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Organization | |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Ramakrishna |
Quotation
Stubbornness is not strength. Stubbornness merely hides one's weakness. Strong is he who is flexible like steel and does not break. Strong is he who can live in harmony with many people and heed opinions other than his own..
Swami Turiyananda or "Hari Maharaj" as he was popularly known as, was a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna, the 19th-century Hindu mystic from Bengal. He was one of the earliest missionary to be sent by his leader and brother disciple Swami Vivekananda to the United States of America to preach the message of Vedanta to the western audience from 1899 to 1902. He established the Shanti Ashrama in California, United States. He was a monk of the Ramakrishna Mission. He died in Varanasi, India.