Personal experienced shared by - Dr. Ananthakrishna & Major
Soon after my marriage, my wife who happened to be a doctor, things in fact were taking a better shape ny our being together. I used to discuss with her about yoga and that made us to revive our association with Rishikesh, India after Swami Sivananda, with Swami Chidananda who happened to be hs successor. During my wife's service in the Governement, we could not spend time and give deep thought to this. But after her retirement we reestablished a continued non stop association with the ashram and with Swami Chidananda.
We took Mantra Deeksha together from him personally at Viswanath mandir of the Ashram on the banks of Mother Ganga, Rishikesh, India. Swami Chidananda had impressed immensely both of us by his humality and spirituality. His advices were such golden sayings that we used to cherish as treasures .
It was in 1991 during Swamiji's 75th Birthday "Diamond Jubilee" it struck us on the last day when he was giving his blessings and advice.He said it is worth this life: at least if we get a small gathering during "BRAHMA MUHURTAM" ( morning before sunrise between 4 and 6 am.) to sing the praise of the Lord for the upliftment of humanity,as a service and then we though that only if we can manage this it would be a good "Guru Dakshina".
Subsequently this kindled our interest to brush up about yoga which had become subject of great interest to all, over the world. So we thought we could have this as the basis and combine with spiritually which Swami Chidananda wanted us to do.
Then we happened to visit various Yoga Schools in those centers we improved our knowledge and came to know the different views. This finally resulted in July 1992 with the precious personal written blessings of Swamiji.
Soon after my marriage, my wife who happened to be a doctor, things in fact were taking a better shape ny our being together. I used to discuss with her about yoga and that made us to revive our association with Rishikesh, India after Swami Sivananda, with Swami Chidananda who happened to be hs successor. During my wife's service in the Governement, we could not spend time and give deep thought to this. But after her retirement we reestablished a continued non stop association with the ashram and with Swami Chidananda.
We took Mantra Deeksha together from him personally at Viswanath mandir of the Ashram on the banks of Mother Ganga, Rishikesh, India. Swami Chidananda had impressed immensely both of us by his humality and spirituality. His advices were such golden sayings that we used to cherish as treasures .
It was in 1991 during Swamiji's 75th Birthday "Diamond Jubilee" it struck us on the last day when he was giving his blessings and advice.He said it is worth this life: at least if we get a small gathering during "BRAHMA MUHURTAM" ( morning before sunrise between 4 and 6 am.) to sing the praise of the Lord for the upliftment of humanity,as a service and then we though that only if we can manage this it would be a good "Guru Dakshina".
Subsequently this kindled our interest to brush up about yoga which had become subject of great interest to all, over the world. So we thought we could have this as the basis and combine with spiritually which Swami Chidananda wanted us to do.
Then we happened to visit various Yoga Schools in those centers we improved our knowledge and came to know the different views. This finally resulted in July 1992 with the precious personal written blessings of Swamiji.