GURU Means...
GURU - A Teacher guides the students in following a right Path to reach their Destiny.
To be more specific of what we mean by a GURU in spiritual World: This does not change any definition to the above statement but having lot of definitions to it.
- Remove the darkness of ignorance within the heart
- Destroyer of the Darkness
- Shows a Way to reach GOD also can be called as Self Realization
- Source of Love
Like wise many more... as GURU is the whole Universe which we see right before us including yourself.
GURUs
Dattatreya
Lord Dattatreya - He is considered to be the Aadi (First) Guru in this Universe. He is also considered the incarnation of Divine Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Refer : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya
Sree Pada Sree Vallabha
Lord Sripada Srivallabha is the first and foremost incarnation (avatar) of Jagatguru Sri Dattatreya, Who are well-known to everyone. Sripada Srivallabha’s incarnation took place in 1320 AD. at Srikshetra Pithapuram of Bharata Desa (India).
Sripada Srivallabha is verily Sri Dattatreya Himself. There is no difference and deviation between Sridatta and Sripada. Hence if worshiped and prayed Sripada Srivallabha in the same way as that of Sridatta, He grants the same result which will be given by Sridatta.
Refer:
http://www.sripadasrivallabha.org/
http://www.sreepadasreevallabhapithapuram.org/
Sri Narasimha Saraswati
Lord Narasimha Saraswati (1378−1458) is the Purna avatar of Dattatreya (As per "Shripad Shrivallabha Charitra" he is second avatar of Dattatreya).He was born in Karanjapur which is modern Lad-Karanja or karanja in Maharashtra Vidbaraba region. Sri Narasimha Saraswati was initially named as Narahari or Shaligramadeva. His father's name was Madhav and mother's name was Amba-Bhavani. His surname was Kale. He was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family Shulka-yajurvedi Brahman Kanva Shaka. At Karanja there is the original house where he was born. Although the house is no longer in the original shape, but still some parts remain and have been converted in to a temple.
Refer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimha_Saraswati
http://www.shreeswami.org/about-sri-nrisimha-narasimha-saraswati.htm
Shri Manik Prabhu Maharaj
Manik Prabhu is the next incarnation after Narasimha Saraswati. In a village called Ladwanti, near the town of Kalyan, in the erstwhile state of Hyderabad, a child was born to a pious couple, Shri Manohar Naik and Smt. Bayadevi on 22nd December 1817, the birthday festival of Lord Dattatreya.
Refer:
http://www.shreeswami.org/shri-manik-prabhu-maharaj-of-maniknagar.htm
http://www.manikprabhu.org/
Sri Nitya Nanda Bhagavan
Bhagavan Nityananda was born in South India. Little is known about his childhood and upbringing. His mother was a serving woman who worked for the lawyer, Ishwar Iyer. The latter became very attached to the young Nityananda (then called Ramana) and raised him with love.
Refer:
http://www.nityanandatradition.org/
Sri Rakhadi Baba
Rakhadi Baba is not know much to outside world as he is a Gupta Yogi. We never have any information on him till date. But Rakhadi Baba is the Disciple of Bhagavan Nityananda (Ganeshpuri). His Ashram is located at Nimboli, 5kms from Ganeshpuri.
Refer:
http://venkaiahswami.wikispaces.com/rakhadi-baba
http://www.nityanandatradition.org/lineage/rakhadi.html
http://swamipoornananda.org/Swamiji/BirthandBoyhood/tabid/76/Default.aspx
Sri Jagad Guru Poornananda
Rakhadi Baba's Disciple / Shishya, Jagad guru Swami Poornananda (1939-2000) is a Guru which is gifted by this World to all who loves him. Swamiji was born to a Tamil Brahmin couple, Sri Subrahmanya Iyer and Smt. Parvatavardhini, on the 1st of November, 1939 in the beautiful temple-town of Madurai.
Refer:
http://www.swamipoornananda.org/
http://www.nityanandatradition.org/lineage/poornananda.html
Guru Raghavendra (Mantralayam)
Guru Raghavendra (1595-1671), is a great Indian saint whose followers number in the millions. The saint, an exponent of the Dwaita School, is particularly revered by the Madhwa sect of Brahmins.
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Sri Jagad Guru Sudheendra Theertha
Guru Raghavendra's (Mantralayam) teacher is Jagad guru Sudheendra Theertha (xxxx-2004). Not known where he born but he spent lot of time with people in Paidiparru, a Village near to Tanuku in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. People treat him as he is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu (Vishnu Aamsha). He is a Siddha Purusha who wants to be in Gupt (not interested to know much about him to the people around him). He showed his grace to many people who are around him in that village. Only who are very close to him will only know about him that too with his permission. We have an Ashram in Undrajavaram which is built by Devotees and many hindu festivals and aarathis are celebrated here. Lot of Annadaanam happens here on almost all major Festivals. We do not have much information about this Great Rishi as I mentioned above not interested to be known to many people. But whereever he is, his blessings and grace will be there to all humans. He is one of the Greatest of Greatest Gurus which our Mother EARTH and INDIA has given us.
Guru Raghavendra's (Mantralayam) teacher is Jagad guru Sudheendra Theertha (xxxx-2004). Not known where he born but he spent lot of time with people in Paidiparru, a Village near to Tanuku in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. People treat him as he is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu (Vishnu Aamsha). He is a Siddha Purusha who wants to be in Gupt (not interested to know much about him to the people around him). He showed his grace to many people who are around him in that village. Only who are very close to him will only know about him that too with his permission. We have an Ashram in Undrajavaram which is built by Devotees and many hindu festivals and aarathis are celebrated here. Lot of Annadaanam happens here on almost all major Festivals. We do not have much information about this Great Rishi as I mentioned above not interested to be known to many people. But whereever he is, his blessings and grace will be there to all humans. He is one of the Greatest of Greatest Gurus which our Mother EARTH and INDIA has given us.
Refer: You can refer about the Sudhenndra Theertha in the below Link.
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Bhagavan Sri Ramana is a great Saint which we are pretty much owe to our Country for giving us. At very young Age infact in Child Hood itself Ramana used to reach Thiruvannamalai. Whenever he used to hear about this Thiruvannamalai, he used to feel some thing excited and one fine day he left home by taking few pennys to travel to Thiruvannamalai by train. Once he reached he spent many days near to Thiruvannamalai and there are some Dens (GUHA's) where he spent lot of time in doing Meditation (Sadhana). He never bothered about food and clothes he require to wear. He always search for "I". What is "I"? That is the source of all feelings in human. Ramana used to say always if you search for "I" then you will find the truth. He is having many followers across the World and many used to do "Sadhana" here. Always Bhagavan used to say to go around "Arunachala Giri". He used to say that Arunachala Hill is none other than LORD SHIVA. Also geographically the Arunachala also treated as "Center" of the Earth. People who want to go around the Hill, should always walk on left of the path. Right side of the path will be used by Siddhas in Sookshma (Invisible) roopa. So, no one should disturb them on their way.
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Maha Avtaar Babaji
We all got to know about Maha Avtaar Babaji because of Paramahamsa Yogananda. Babaji is the one who brought to this world about Kriya Yoga. This is a very old technic being used by Sages or Rishis on this earth. Maha Avtaar Babaji is still alive and people used to say that he is in Himalayas. He is a person of having around 2000 Years of Age. Main reason of being on this earth for this long time is because of his breathing practice and of-course he is master of Kriya Yoga. Babaji and Christ or of same period which they born and they used to meet and discuss about the eternal life and used to help the common man to become free from bondage of this worldly things by implementing the Kriya Yoga technics. There are numerous websites about Babaji but want to furnish as much as I can about different Yogis and Gurus. This is my sincere try to furnish the information about different Gurus as much as I can. There are so many disciples to Maha Avtaar Babaji out of which the first sishya is Lahiri Mahasaya who is famous in this world, along with him and after him Yukteswara Giri and his disciple is Yogananda who flourished about Kriya Yoga and Babaji to the Western World.
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Lahiri Mahasaya
Lahiri Maharshi (1828-1895) is the disciple of Mahavtar Babaji. Infact we can say he is the first disciple that we know of Mahavatar Babaji. There is an interesting fact that happened between Lahiri Mahasaya meeting with Babaji. Lahiri used to work as an accountant in British Government. He suddenly transferred to Raniketh (a place in Himalayas) where Britishers thought to develop their Military Strength in that area. So, Lahiri went there as part of his Job and all of a sudden he heared an unknown voice calling him. So, he just went through that sound in the direction from where it is comming and finally landed in a cave which is very quiet. Then he appeared to be see a person none other than our MahaAvatar Babaji and he told that because of his will, he was been transferred to Raniketh. Babaji told Lahiri that Babaji and Lahiri were doing sadhana and he showed that where Lahiri used to practise in the Previous Janma (Birth) of Lahiri.
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Yukteshwara Giri
Yukteshwara Giri is the disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya. Sri Yukteswar Giri (also spelled Sriyukteswar Giri or Sriyukteshvar Giri) (May 10, 1855-March 9, 1936) is the name of Priyanath Karar (also Preonath Karar), the guru of Swami Satyananda Giri and Paramahansa Yogananda. Sri Yukteshwar was an educator, astronomer, and a believer in the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible. Yukteswar wrote a book called "The Holy Science" which is an essence brought out from both Hinduism and Christianism. This was asked by Maha Avtaar Babaji to Yukteswar and hence this book is in place for all of us to understand more in terms of Religion and also in terms of ONE GOD for all religions.
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Video of Swami Yukteswar and Yogananda:
Paramahamsa Yogananda
Yogananda is the disciple of Yukteshwara Giri. He is the one who flourishes about Maha Avtaar Babaji and his teachings across the Globe and especially in Western Countries. Without him definitely many people would not know about Babaji. He is the one who wrote a book called 'The Autobiography Of YOGI' which is very famous across the Globe about the Yogi's, Babaji and Kriya Yoga.
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