Swami Vivekananda
Swami Sadananda
Swami Sadananda said to Sister Nivedita that he hated the old gospel of the disciples’ love and was going to preach a new one: "My Guru’s love for me."
Leon Landsberg
Leon Landsberg’s photo (left) is the first known to be published in connection with the life of Swami Vivekananda.
Swami Atmananda
After taking his degree from Calcutta University, he spent time wandering in Himalayas, walking 30 miles a day, often without food, spending nights under trees in the jungle, wrapping himself with a wide twilled cloth to protect his body. He was seized with a passion of renunciation and too
Marie Louise AKA Swami Abhayananda
Swami Abhayananda claimed she was born in Feb of 1842 in France , as per the 1900 US census report , (provided by Sanyasini Kaliprana). She immigrated to U.S. in 1865.
Dr. J.B. Street aka Swami Yogananda
Not to be confused with the famous Swami Yogananda author of "The Autobiography of a Yogi," little has been known about Dr. J. B. Street AKA Swami Yogananda.
Sister Nivedita
Nivedita wrote in 1904 to a friend about her decision to follow swami Vivekananada as a result of her meeting him in England in November 1895:
A GLANCE THROUGH JOSEPHINE MACLEOD'S LETTERS
French writer M. Romaine Rolland wrote of Josephine Macleod "(She) never tires of pointing out his (Vivekananda’s) beauty, his charm, the power of attraction which was radiating from him."
Mrs. Mary C. Funke
February l4th, 1894, stands out in my memory as a day apart, a sacred, holy day; for it was then that I first saw the form and listened to the voice of that great soul, that spiritual giant, the Swami Vivekananda, who, two years later, to my great joy and never-ceasing wonder, accepted me as
Alasinga Perumal
" One rarely finds a man like our Alasinga in this world, one so unselfish, so hard-working, and devoted to his guru, and such an obedient disciple is indeed very rare on earth. " - Swami Vivekananda.
Nityagopal
Swami Turiyananda recalled his experiences with Nityagopal: “Vishnu [a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna] used to meditate very deeply, but as soon as the Master touched him, he would wake up and gaze at him. Nityagopal [a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna] used to live in ecstasy all the time. The Master use
Nag Mahasay
Swami Saradananda visited Nag Mahasay on his deathbed. Saradananda wrote to Turiyananda: ‘Nag Mahasay was greater than any of us monks. I saw him go into nirvikalpa samadhi again and again. Signs of ecstasy were visible on his body. He came back from nirvikalpa to normal consciousness, and then f
Girish Chandra Ghosh
Ghosh, Girish Chandra (1844-1912) playwright, actor and director, was born on 28 February 1844 at Baghbazar in calcutta. He studied first at Hare School and then at Oriental Seminary in Calcutta. His interest in studies waned after he lost his parents and, in 1862, he left school.