About Guruji
Early childhood
Jagathguru Guru Mahan Paranjothiar, fondly known to many of us as Guruji, was born on February 11, 1955 in Tamil Nadu, India. At the age of seven, young Jayamani, as he was called then, had an out of body experience and realized he was different. He kept quiet about it, in case people thought him mad, and determined to pursue the quest himself.
Spiritual JourneyHis youth was spent learning yoga and visiting various holy places as well as perusing holy scripts in the search for the truth. He trained in Hatha Yoga in a renowned school. At eighteen he learned Transcendental Meditation. He practiced sincerely and at nineteen he obtained initiation into "Kundalini Yoga" meditation. It caused him to ask a lot of questions. His teacher decided that this young man of twenty needed to meet his master to obtain his answers.
Meeting his masterHe traveled with his teacher to Thiruvalanchuzhi, a remote village, where lived the great Guru, GNANAVALLAL PARANJOTHY MAHAN, who from being a Muslim, had realized his spirituality from a master in Burma and later taught it in India. When the young Jayamani entered Mahan's Presence, he heard Mahan say, "Come my son, you are the one I have been waiting for. I knew you would come!" At Mahan's touch, he felt a self realization he had longed for. He understood all.
VanaprasthaAlthough he was keen on a yogic life of brahmachari (eternal bachelorhood), at the insistence of his master, he married Mahalakshimi, when he was twenty five years old. According to Mahan, who was also married with children, married life is no barrier to spirituality; it was the way of the future.
He asked his wife whether she would like to have a child or be mother to the whole world. She left it up to his wish and so they have no children, by choice! At first she didnot subscribe to the spiritual path, but eventually she joined in his work.
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Morning meditation with Guruji.
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