Saints

The Glory of Saints

Jivanmukta

Swami Sivananda
Founder of the Divine Life Society.

Essays on Swami Sivananda and autobiographical notes

1. Dissemination of Knowledge By Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
2. Divine Life By Swami Chidananda.
3. Divine Life Society By Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
4. Glory to Gurudev, Our Ideal By Swami Chidananda.
5. Guru and Disciple By Swami Yajnavalkyananda.
6. Guru and Disciple By Swami Venkatesananda.
7. Guru Seva By Swami Chidananda.
8. Gurudev Lived To Serve All By Swami Chidananda.
9. Gurudev Sivananda–Physician of the Soul By Swami Krishnananda.
10. Last Days By Swami Venkatesananda.
11. The Last Days By Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
12. The Light of the Himalayas by Srimati B. Sita Rai, New Delhi
13. My Religion, Its Technique and Dissemination
14. My Years With the Master By Swami Vishnudevananda.
15. Philosopher-Realist By Swami Chidananda.
16. Practised Before Preaching By Swami Chidananda.
17. Pre-Determined Maha Samadhi By Swami Venkatesananda.
18. Siva—The Sevak By Swami Narayanananda.
19. Siva—A True Guide By Swami Narayanananda.
20. Siva—His Work for Spiritual Uplift By Swami Narayanananda.
21. Siva—His Hospitality By Swami Narayanananda.
22. Siva—A Unique Personality By Swami Narayanananda.
23. Sivananda—The Fire of Sannyasa By Swami Krishnananda.
24. Sivananda’s Personality By Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
25. The Silent Teachings By Sri Swami Chidananda.
26. The Spirit of Ananda Kutir By Smt. Savitri Asopa
27. Sri Swami Sivananda—A Composite Personality By Swami Paramananda.
28. Surgeon Sivananda’s Egodectomy By Swami Venkatesananda.
29. Swami Sivananda By Swami Krishnananda.
30. Swami Sivananda—Personified Synthesis of Dynamism and Renunciation By Swami Chidananda.
31. Swami Sivananda’s Philosophy By Sri B.S. Mathur.
32. Swami Sivananda’s Unique Way of Teaching By Swami Venkatesananda.
33. Treatment of Visitors By Swami Venkatesananda.

Disciples of Swami Sivananda

1. Swami Paramanananda “the Bismarck of Sivanandashram”.
2. Swami Chidananda President of the Divine Life Society.
   • Aspire to be A Shining Star Like Swami Chidananda by Swami Sivananda.
   • In Memoriam
   • A Great Master and a Perfect Disciple by Swami Vimalananda.
   • An Embodiment of Supreme Love and Selfless Service by Swami Yajnavalkyananda
   • As I Understand Swami Chidananda by Swami Arpananda.
   • Beloved Papa And Sri Gurudev In My Life by Swami Chidananda.
   • Epilogue – To This Monk From India by Yvonne Lebeau.
   • Epochal Tour With the Master by Dr. Sarat Chandra Behera.
   • In The Company of Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj by An Ashramite.
   • In The New World by Dr. Sarat Chandra Behera.
   • In True Bharatiya Tradition… by Sri N. Ananthanarayanan.
   • Incarnate Compassion and Renunciation by Swami Venkatesananda.
   • Life by Debi Prasad Mohanty
   • Light From The East by Swami Krishnananda.
   • My Experiences with Swami Chidananda by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
   • See God in All by Sri P. Ganesh Prasad.
   • The Faithful Apostle of Yoga-Vedanta by Sri Kavi-Yogi Shuddhananda Bharatiar.
   • The Great Awakener by Dr. Sarat Chandra Behera.
   • The Greatness of Swami Chidananda by Dr. Devaki Kutty.
   • The Life Divine by Dr. Sarat Chandra Behera.
   • The Voice of Reality by Swami Gurudevananda.
   • What Makes Swami Chidananda So Special! by Swami Paramananda
   • Who is Chidananda by Swami Venkatesananda
3. Swami Krishnananda General Secretary of the Divine Life Society.
   • Swami Krishnananda–The Ideal Saint by Swami Chidananda.
4. Swami Venkatesananda
5. Swami Dayananda Treasurer of the Divine Life Society.
6. Swami Madhavananda Vice-President of the Divine Life Society.
7. Swami Vishnudevananda
8. Swami Chinmayananda
9. Swami Satyananda
10. Swami Satchidananda
11. Swami Jyotirmayananda
12. Swami Sivananda-Hridayananda
13. Swami Premananda
14. Swami Devananda
15. Dr. Devaki Kutty Mataji

Saints of Ancient Times

1. Maharshi Vyasa
2. Sage Yajnavalkya
3. Dattatreya

The Acharyas

1. Adi Sankaracharya
2. Ramanujacharya
3. Madhvacharya
4. Vallabhacharya
5. Nimbarkacharya
6. Lord Gauranga (Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)

Download Swami Sivananda’s book, Sixty-Three Nayanar Saints, which contains biographies of Lord Siva’s devotees.

The Saints

1. Milarepa
2. Thiruvalluvar
3. Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1228)
4. Namdev (1269-1295)
5. Jnanadev (1275-1296)
6. Mira Bai (1499-1547)
7. Goswami Tulsidas (1532-1623)
8. Ekanath (1533-1599)
9. Appayya Dikshitar (1554-1626)
10. Samartha Ramdas (1608-1682)
11. The Baal Shem Tov (~1700-1760)
12. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836-1886)
13. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
14. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
15. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh (1871-1950)
16. Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906)
17. Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
18. Papa Ramdas (1884-1963)
19. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952)
20. Swami Omkar (1895-1982)
21. Sri Sri Ananda Mayee Ma (1896-1982)
22. Baba Neem Karoli