Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati Mahasamadhi

Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati

Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati took Mahasamadhi on December 5th, 2009 in Rikhia, India.  He was a great disciple of Swami Sivanananda of Rishikesh, a Guru to thousands and the founder of the Bihar School of Yoga among other prominent and beneficial institutions.
Paramahamsaji brought many practical and authentic Tantrik teachings to people around the world through his teaching centers and numerous books. Later in life, he performed an ancient, multi-year Tantrik fire ceremony – the panchagni. When he completed that arduous sadhana, he handed over the lineage to his successor, Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati.

Subsequently, Paramahamsaji embarked on a great expansion of the charitable works of the lineage. He became a more pronounced proponent of Bhakti, and undertook the economic and social upliftment of 50,000 villagers in and around Rikhia. Two recent movies have documented the annual Sat Chandi festival at Rikhia and the unique and thoughtful manner in which charitable works are carried out by the lineage.

Although I never met Paramahamsaji in person, his writings, especially his early books on the Guru-disciple relationship, shaped me profoundly. He also helped me at several crucial moments in my life through dreams and in other ways.

Now is a wonderful time to meditate on this great Guru, to offer your prayers for his future unfolding, and to open to the never-ending flow of Guru’s grace.

In Ma’s love,

Shambhavi

December 8, 2009 – Some additional information has been posted at www.rikhiapeeth.net.

73 Responses to Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati Mahasamadhi

  1. Pramod Bhagat says:

    Hari Om,

    Saw the news after searching My Guru Ji few articles at internet and totally shocked.

    Guru Ji, is my Dada, Mom and Dad and everything and always with us in divine way to give us a strength and clear path to achieve and discover truth in life. Only my wet eyes and lots of past memories are the facts of these Parma divine soul feelings.

    Hari Om Tatsat!!

    God bless us (all devotees) at this hard time,

  2. Hari Om
    Dear Shambhavi

    Thanks for your words of wisdom and kindness. Swamiji would not want us to dwell to much in the torrent of sadness (that hit me snyway) at this trime of his passing, but to rise above body consciousness where we can commune once again with our Guru.

    Thinking of the omnipresent transcendental being, may we unite.

    Pranams
    Mouna

  3. Sevapuri Hurst says:

    Deeply touched by the news Swami Satyananda’s Mahasamadhi. My thoughts and prayers for his disciples through out the world
    Om Shanti Shanti Shanthi

  4. Bhaktipoornananda says:

    Paramahamsa Niranjanananda (the successor to Paramahamsa Satyananda) has requested that we chant the mahamrityunjaya mantra for his transition.

  5. Sivam says:

    This is sad for all those of us who never had the chance to meet Paramhansa Satyananda, a legendary yoga master and an incredible author of the best yoga and tantra books ever. He created the richest, most complete and thorough legacy of yoga in our modern era.

    At least this is how I got to know him as an authority of superb knowledge through his books.

    I have no doubts about his soul, he is smiling at us from the abode of Shiva.

    Hari Om

  6. B S SRISAILAPATHY says:

    swami satyananda Saraswathi’s maha samadhi was broken by
    Swami Vajranapani saraswathi in the central station today by 3 pm. This has sent shock waves through the spine for an ardent devotee of him. Having had the privilege ,grace and rare honour to see and talk to him this is a huge loss. A loss to Rikia, a momenta l loss to the Bihar school of yoga.
    At this hour we just pray .
    with love and pranams to Guruji.
    srisailapathy.b.s.

  7. Narasimha says:

    Namo Narayan
    Paramahamsaji is in our heart and will it be for ever.

    “Let the inner lamp grow brighter and brighter.
    Let the old leaves wither away. Lets the clouds subside.
    Let the great light prevail. Let the devine force rejoice in thee.”
    Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati
    (Book of Rikhiapeeth 2009)

    Om Shanti
    Narasimha and Ananda Bihari
    from Germany

  8. Sunil Kumar says:

    Namo Narayan
    Very shocking news for me
    My entire family used to visit yogashram since 1973
    particularly when he came to Rikhia
    I have never seen a spiritual person like him

  9. Dyahana Ha says:

    Hari om!!!!
    Even though it may be sad for some of us!!!!! Is a blessing for Swami Ji!!!! he is now liberated and his mision is made!!! so many of us have been enlighted by his teachings and now he is free to help us and gide us from the other side, without the suffering implied in this word!!!! Is the reward for all this years of devotion for his work!!! is a time to celebrate the liberation, mahasamhadi of our guru!!!! blessing for him and all the ones who have been blessed by his teachings and work!!!!! We must enjoy his libaration!!!!! lots and lots of love and light to our guru and the whole world!!!
    Neaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  10. Manoj Kitta says:

    On 2 Dece. the final day of Yoga Poornima Celebration, Swamiji was with us, laughing, apreciating Bhratnatyam perfomance by Rikhia Kanyas… and this is what we hear today !!! Namo Naryan Swami ji you have touched millions of lives across the globe.

    Om.. Shanti..

  11. Rob Burns USA says:

    I met Swamiji on his birthday, which happened to be Christmas Eve 2007. He said that when we leave the ashram, we will get on the train to Delhi…we will read books, eat food, brush our teeth, drink tea…but the whole purpose of being on the train is to get to Delhi…never forget you are on the train to Delhi.

    Hari Om Tat Sat

  12. Nataraja says:

    Cada grano de tu sabiduria, Swamiji, es para nosotros un Universo se aprendizaje. Cada palabra cálida de tu voz, Paramahansaji, es para nosotros el Océano del amor. Cada amanecer es contigo un amanecer de mil soles, y cada noche en tu presencia, una noche de mil lunas. Y así será por siempre. Amado Swamiji.

    Hari Om Tat Sat

  13. arvind shukla says:

    Hari hi Om !
    Namo Narayan !

    great soul, Swami ji has touched millions of lives, and would continue to influence all of us.

    Om shanti, shanti, shanti hi.
    Hari hi Om…
    Hari Om Tat Sat…
    Hari Om Swami ji….

  14. Hari Om
    I got the news of Sri Swami Ji Mahasamadhai at 6 AM. As soon as i got the news all his meeting, satsang and innocent expression unconditional love for humanity and his teaching went through flash in my mind. Although Sri Swamiji is not there in physical body He is still there in his universal guru form free form all physical boundary and became our inspiration and light in spiritual path. Now there is no physical boundary and we can connect him through our heart eyes and we can communicate always anywhere because he became now sharvaVayapak. Now we should feel his omnipresence. He is always there with us we need to become good conductor of his ever flowing grace. Today in Bangalore Atmadarshan Yogashram all sadhak and devotee of Sri Swami Ji Chanted Mantras Bhajan and Kirtan Thourgh out his Bhumisamidhi time form 2 Pm to 6pm. Everybody offered Flower Deepa and there dedication to his eternal Guru Consciousness.
    On Guru Feet
    Hari Om Tat Sat

  15. Nataraja says:

    Door of my Heart open wide I shall keep for Thee; Blessed Guru; Loved Swamiji; Love of our Loves. You have flown with the Autumn Winds and nevertheless, forever and ever you shall be here with us. Hari Om Tat Sat

  16. Devdas (David Pinelli) says:

    Very dear Swamiji:
    Namo Narayan.
    Thanks for all You have given us. All around the world there are Your seeds, in the millions.
    Thanks for Your hospitality, Your benevolence, Your Grace, Your Blessing.
    Namo Narayan
    Devdas

  17. titiksha says:

    Namo Narajan Beloved Swamiji

    Thank you for Your Grace.

    You live in us forever.

    Hari Om

    Titiksha

  18. Chandru Nebhwani says:

    It is a great loss for our family…
    We were with Swamiji on His birthday last week..
    But we know that SWAMIJI will always be with us in our hearts because HE is omnipresent..
    HIS BLESSINGS WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US.
    Thank you SWAMIJI for taking care of us always…
    Namo Narayan
    Chandru – Usha and Pari, Vishal

  19. Premratna says:

    Namo narayan swamiji and smooth transition.
    Hari Om.

  20. Shoba Hari says:

    The flower has detached
    To merger with the Absolute
    The fragrance will continue to grace
    All seekers of the Truth

  21. amitabha guha says:

    i have been visiting the rikhia ashram for the last 2 years. Have been lucky to get swamiji’s darshan (from a distance) on all my visits. the very fact that he was in the same ashram where i was, was enough to elevate my mind.

  22. Agyna says:

    Hari Om Tat Sat !!!
    Pash… In Lak’eh…!!!
    Pash… A Lak’en…!!!
    Namaste !!
    Thank you for all, Gracias por todo.
    Agyna

  23. Yogasagar says:

    I have been away in a remote part of South Africa. You awoke me at 5:30 am Sunday with a vision and the mantra Satyam Shivam Sundar Ram. I sat for sadhana with my 9 month daughter Anjani and her mother at 6:15 and spontaneously we began to chant Maha Mrityum Jaya. In ann instant you were with me again in vision with the Mantra Satyam Shivam Sundar Ram. Todasy I have returned to find that you have taken Maha Samadhi. My life has been blessed only because of your prescence in my life. Recently you have bestowed the most precious gift of all the prasad of unconditional love with my daughter and in your last moments you have again blessed me with your inner vision. I have loved only because of you. Thank you my divine guru thank you for always accepting me and showering me with your love and bblessings regardless of my weakness or strength. Om Namo Narayan Om Tat Sat

  24. Hari Roopa says:

    May we all bear the loss with forebearance and dignity and wish to Paramhamsaji to be happy, free at last from the limitations of the physical body. May we keep up with our faith, continue our lives in the way He taught us, and keep Him always in our Hearts, nearer to us than our breaths.

    Hari Roopa

  25. Swami Suryadevananda Saraswati says:

    Sri Bhagavan Paramahamsa Satyananda was certainly a great Exponent of the Yogic System. A true and Dedicated enbodyment of Sannyas Life and Dedicated Disciple of his Guru, Paramguru Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh. Swamiji was Tantric Guru to Many Hundreds of Ordinary everyday people many who were confused with this life we have and through his unique methods was able to give them steadiness and inner stillness and harmony,and knowledge of the Light of Atman. He was a great teacher of Karma Yoga which was the main thrust of his essential teaching. He said in his many Satsangs that the Awakening of Intuition was essential, and Yoga was only known by this method. He had a great sense of humour and would always approach the subject matter with a light heart. He said that the most important thing to remember was to live our lives like children. He taught expansion of the garden of the mind rather that the narrow viewpoints. His energy was sublime and expanded to all of his Diciples. He taught non attachment to form. It is a great loss to the World to lose this Remarkable Spirit but he has left us a great legacy, a practical way to live in a very diverse and troubled world and still maintain equanimity. Swami Chandrajyoti and I wish him all the best for his transition. Bless you Paramahamsaji and Hari Om tat sat.

  26. kunjal mehta says:

    Namo Narayan swamiji
    Thank you for yr grace
    u have touched n enlighted our life n given us best techniques to lead a successful life .u always remain in our heart .

  27. Devinder says:

    Namo Narayan,

    I feel really blessed to have seen Swamiji and have received his blessings at this year’s Sat Chandi Yagya. It may have been the first time I met him during this life time, but I know it is not the last, he will continue to guide me and millions of others who call upon him.

  28. Ramleela says:

    I never met you yet I feel so close
    You are in my heart and in my soul
    I will treasure your teachings
    You touched me with your grace
    I thank you for you blessing
    Hari Om Tat Sat

  29. Yogamudranananda says:

    Hari Om Tat Sat Swamiji
    Encore merci pour tout
    Pranam

  30. R.P./Pratik Shrivastava says:

    Namo Narayana

    With a heavy heart our family, in which your are an integral part all these years, we pray that your blessing and teachings continue to illuminate our lives forever. The lessons you taught us since 1969 we try praticing even today.

    We are shocked and in grief.
    Om tat sat!

  31. Sn.Shivpuri says:

    Namo Narayan,

    All Brothers and sisters,all devotees you must have heard the story of The Elephant and the Boy who asked Paramhamsa Swamiji for giving him enlightenment immediately or he will Run away from the Ashram…That’s this small disciple of his quoting again ‘where is the enlightenment’..but now I see what he meant.
    We don’t have to go any distance it’s within you…

  32. Alka Kapur says:

    Swamiji was the primary inspiration and guidance in the spiritual search for me and countless others – in my own family and in the large family of devotees around the world. His words and spirit will live on forever, in our hearts, and as we continue to practice the simple and profound lessons he left with us. His body may be gone, in a journey guided by the divine, but he will live on forever. He made the practices of yoga available to all, with the insights and changes which help us every day.

  33. prem says:

    thankyou swami satyananda for your love light and being shining meaning and purpose for so many of us whom were lost and in the dark till finding yoga. your design of yoga nidra is powerful and a universal blessing you have left for humanity.
    aaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  34. jn Devsaran says:

    Hari Om
    namo bhagavate sivanandaya
    namo bhagavate satyanandaya

    O our spiritual grandfather…i have your holy darshan on 6th march 2008(mahashivratri).At last night i was mentally mediationg your divinity.today i recieved the most shocking news,u left the mortl coil and merged in absolute…

    o lord…bles your kind garce to lead the path shown by thee..

    jigyashu devsaran

  35. sanyasi chinmayamurthy says:

    on 5th of december 2009 full day i felt uneasy only four points were shuffling, reshuffling all the day in my mind, unless I wrote them down and promised to fallow; probably these were from my Master, who afterwards went in Mahasamadhi. And my assurance still is there and I will be doing it Pujya swamiji.
    आज विचार आ रहा है की कुछ … तो ऐसा है कि याद रखना
    १. किसी कि निंदा मत करना
    २. किसी को सलाह मत देना
    ३. ऐसा कभी मत बलोना कि सामने वाले को सुनकर दुःख हो.
    ४. ऐसा कुछ मत कहना जिससे कि तुम्हारी बड़ाई लग रही हो
    और ७ दिन प्रक्टिस करके मुझे संपर्क करना, अभी नहीं होता तो जभी भी ७ दिन
    लगातार करते हो तो बताना !! बताना जरूर मै इंतजार करूंगा !!

  36. Jnanabindu says:

    Namo Narayan Swamiji.

    We are blessed to be your disciples, and our existence is all due to your Aashirwad. Thanks for everything. Though we should not be sad, we are. May you keep guiding and blessing us and all humankind as always.

    Hari Om.

    Jnanabindu

  37. In1984 I got opportunity to meet Swamiji at Mumbai (mulund) and got mantra Swamiji’s sweet tone narrating yoganidra still recites in the mind. My wife had a miraculous healing experience when we attended Sitakalyanam three years back. His remembrance is our strength. Our institute Yogavidyadham Nashik (M.S) also experiences his existence HARIOM.

  38. Nithila P. Peter says:

    How many ever times I repeat it these last few days will not be enough – “he lived a monumental life, and the gratitude I feel drowns me in overwhelming waves of feeling”. The life force of Paramahamsa Satyananda, intense, immense and extraordinary in accomplishment – yet so simple and natural in expression. Disarmingly easy to understand, yet almost impossible to imitate.

    A being who is living testament to the mystery of the sacred chants, the divine seed realized – Jai Ho Swamiji…. Jai Ho…

    Hari Om Tat Sat….

  39. Sannyasi Prema Saraswati says:

    Sri Paramahamsa Satyananda said:

    “Bhakti is the path, God is the destiny and you and I are the travellers. This is the only truth. We are born with only one destiny. Man is an experiment and the outcome of that experiment is the experience of God” ( Yoga Mag, Jan-Feb 2003)

    Thank you Paramahamsaji for feeling you in me.

    Namo Narayan

    Prema

  40. Sanjay Mahajan says:

    We work very hard to make Shri Gurugita DVD and CD I sent invitation to Swamiji for world premier dvd release Dec 4TH 2009 He said “I am going to be with you.” When I was singing I knew He was there with me. I saw Him standing just infront of me, I know He was waiting for this big moment of my life.
    I know He will keep protacting us, guiding us, helpinging us,
    OM Gurudev! Last month I made 4 DVD’s in Swamiji’s voice.
    Great Guru, Great Master, I am not sad because I know He is still with me! and I love Him today and every day of my life! Jai Gurudev.

    • sanjay says:

      Really True, He will be with us forever in our heart to guide for further spritual adavncement.
      Regd.
      sanjay panda

  41. Dharma Roopa says:

    Saludo desde Bogotá – Colombia a todos los Swamis, Alumnos demás personas relacionadas a la vida y obra de Paramahansa Satyananda Saraswati.
    Compartiendo sinceramente el pesar por su partida.
    Om Tat Sat

  42. Luca Daghino says:

    Grazie di tutto Satyananda!
    Tanto lo so che sei ancora qui con noi…
    Ti voglio bene! :)
    Hari Om

  43. Bhaktanon says:

    Like the great Rishis of old, Swamiji has set the example on how to depart this transitory physical layer of manifestation.

    Thank you for this, along with all your previously expressed wisdom and kindness, Swamiji.

    Hari Om Tat Sat,

    Bhaktanon
    Jonathan Starr
    Maui, Hawaii

  44. ABANI BHUSAN MAHAPATRA says:

    Koti Koti pranam to your lotus feet SWAMIJI.
    Kindly do not leave me alone. Keep on holding my hand and lead me. You are always in my heart to teach and guide me.

  45. Bhaskar Hindustani says:

    Paramhansa Sri Swami Sataynanda is Omnipotent for whole disciple. He never die.
    If we call him with true heart, he shall give us blessings & guideline.

    Namo Narayan

    Bhaskar

  46. yogasharan says:

    Prayers to the Lotus Feet Of Pujya Gurudev

    We were delighted to have your darshan during satchandi and yoga purnima.From the physical plane you have moved to the spiritual plane and we can feel your presence from all corners.May divine wisdom dawn on one and all(which was what Swamiji wanted)
    Glory to Pujya Gurudev and Guru Parampara

    Jn.Yoga sharan

  47. Anubhuti says:

    Thank you Swamiji
    for your teachings,
    for your guidance,
    for your blessings,
    for your kindness,
    for all the wisdom,
    for decoding and reveling tantric secrets,
    for shining so bright,
    for being so divinely perfect,
    thank you for everything Satyanandaji.
    Million thanks wouldn’t be enough for all you gave us. You were true teacher of the art of giving.
    You will always live in our hearts and minds.
    Namo narayan and smooth transition.

  48. Sannyasi Dharmprem,Ranchi says:

    Swami Ji
    we know that you r always with us.

  49. shyam kishore says:

    Namonarayan,
    Certainly he was a great soul, he may not be here with us with his mortal body but he will be there always around us whenever we feel him to be in need.I specially pay my shradhanjali(homage) on behalf of people of Munger,Bihar a small town which got immence importance and was placed on the yog map of the world only because of grat work and blessings of Styanandji.The ‘Bihar Yog Vidyalaya’ founded by Satyanad ji under his great and able guidance became the pioneer and prominent centre of yog in the world.Thousands and thousands of people from around the world learning yog from Satyanand ji is continuously spreading the light of anciant teaching of India in the whole world. His work on Tantra is a milestone initself and will keep on working as a deepshikha for the seekers of this discipline.Many a things which Styanand ji has taught throughout his life will keep on paving way for the followers of his path.I must should recall few things which is always in my mind since I have read them.
    1.About feelings towards women: During his world tour in answer of one question he said that whatever may be your relation with any women you should always have great regard for her.This one sentence is fair enough to read the mind of the great personality of the century.
    2.About Spirituality:He said that spiritual bankruptcy is the root cause of all social evil, one would be amazed to see the understatnding of spirituality and social evil of the person.
    These are just few lines out of numurous books swami ji has writen in his life.We really feel proud that we learnt yog from swami ji and got chance to hear his lifestory directly from him.Hope we would be able to take his teachings forward in true spirit.
    Once again I pay my homage to loving swami ji on Behalf of People of Munger, Bihar,India.

    with all my shardha and love towards swami and all seekers of yog.
    Shyam Kishore
    sahay_shyam@yahoo.com

  50. Hariom Singh says:

    OM TRYAMBAKKAM YAJAMAHE SUGANDHIM PUSTIVARDHANAM URVAROOKAMEVA BANDANAAN MRITYORMOKSHEEYA MAAMRITAAT

  51. sanyasi vyomgiri says:

    namo narayan,
    “You came empty handed, you will leave empty handed. What is yours today, belonged to someone else yesterday, and will belong to someone else the day after tomorrow. So, whatever you do, do it as a dedication to God! ” our shriswamiji said this so do the karma and serve the living beings and poors”.

  52. sanyasi vyomgiri says:

    Namo narayan
    This body is not yours, neither are you of the body. the body is made of fire water air earth and ether and it will disapear into these elements. we the soul are tenant of this body when the owner of body give notice then we have to go But the soul is permanent so the soul of our guruji is with us his blessing is with us.

  53. Premratna says:

    Swamiji’s poetry inspired me:

    Throw away the self-styled yokes
    Of worry and anxiety.
    Everything takes its own course.

    Life is a divine sport.
    Let us play it accordingly.

    Life is a wonderful display
    Of sorrow and elation.

    When everything has been said,
    Then life is nothing
    But a product of our own minds.

    Merge the mind in its source.
    This is the way to real happiness.

  54. Sahmbhudev says:

    no words for paramhansaji just his memory dive deep within me .

  55. Sn. Yogasamadhi says:

    Thank you Shambhavi for having published this tribute to Paramahansaji. He’s my paramguru. Although I know he’s definetely not dead I’m still crying. We all disciples of him love him so much. But the relationship is internal, so the thougt that he is no longer in his physical body and we will not see him anymore in his known pshysical form is acceptable. It is an occasion to deepen and stregthen the internal relationship with Guru.
    Thank once again to Paramahansaji for having been so kind and compassionate with all of us. Thank for all the work and the blessings which he has bestown on us.
    Namo Narayan
    Yogasamadhi

  56. Dhyanatma says:

    Hari Om all devotes of Sri Swamiji may we join hearts and celebrate the life and teachings of beloved Sri Swami Satyanandaji Maharaj.I first had his Darshan(vision) in 1984 at Mangrove Ashram in Australia and instantly became a devote (love at first sight). Its a shock and i feel sad at his passing but also feel the deepest feelings of love and respect.Jai Satyam

  57. Namo Narayan,

    I visited Rikhia on 7th and would like to inform that our Dearest Swamiji is resting in the little hut next to his Panchagni place.
    In 1989 when he came to Rikhia the place had this little dilapidated room, which was repaired and turned into a thatched roof hut. He stayed in it for sometime till his Ganesh Kutir was built. Later the room was used to accommodate other swamis, and as storehouse.
    On 6th his body, which was seated in Padmasana, was given full Rudrabhisheka by the same pundits who conduct the Yajna. Around 6 PM his body was lowered in the samadhi pit which was dug inside the small hut by digging through the flooring. He is resting in peace with his beloved Lord Rama and Sita, Sri Yantra, Rudraksha malas, puja items and other spiritual items that have been put in with him.
    The Shraddhanjali offerings will continue till 22nd Dec with the various chants.
    His Light and Grace will always be with us. And we are all lucky to have seen and lived with a real yogi in our life.
    OM shanti
    swami mahesh

  58. Shambhavi says:

    Thank you Swami Maheshananda for posting this.

  59. We must all maintain our inspiration through working as part of his mission. As Swami Sivananda told Swami Satyananda, “Work hard and you will be purified. You do not have to search for the light, the light will unfold from within you.”

    North American Gurukul will continue to post inspiring quotes from Paramahamsaji. Check at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/North-American-Gurukul/52309573674?ref=ts

  60. RASHMI says:

    HARI OM TAT SAT “PARAMAHANSAJI” ……y gracias por tus enseñazas, por tu sencillez, por tu calided y tu cercania y por tantas cosas como ese: “CREA EN LO QUE USTED EXPERIMENTE”. Y sobre todo por habernos abierto a tantas y tantas personas la puerta de tu hogar en Rikhia y por ese Yoga de “puerta a puerta y de costa a costa”.

    Mil gracias mi querido y amado Maestro…..

    Rashmi.

  61. Jn Sivarupa says:

    Paramhansa ji has merely left the limitations of a physical body…He will continue to operate and be with us all…and not just in our hearts, in each of our actions, in our prayers, when we rise or fall…always…He is a Paramhansa and and an Avadhuta of the highest order…

  62. Poornadhyanam says:

    Hari Om. O’ blessed Paramahamsaji Satyananda Saraswati, may Lord Ganesha ride you safely on his back to take you into the divine light. Thank you for sharing your grace and blessings with us. I deeply feel your energy is vastly alive and moving in and amongst us and, as you have said, will manifest again to be of service to those of us who seek your love. In love, in yoga, in the light. Om, Om, Om Shanti.

  63. Dr. Ursula L Kirchner Kirchner - Karma Tashi Drölma says:

    Hari OM,
    the merit of the success of Satyananda Yoga entirely belongs to Paramahamsaji, who remains as a light to us all. Paramahamsaji was like an ocean in his work. He has sowed the seed which now has spread like a gigantic tree. His work has conquered the world, spread by his students with sincerity, honesty and dedication. Every one has learned something from him keeping the fire of Satyananda Yoga alive.
    Aum shanti shanti shanti –
    Hari Om Tat Sat
    Karma Tashi Drőlma (Dr. Ursula L. Kirchner)
    from the 1st Brasilian Laughter Club – SBY- Belo Horizonte – Brasil

  64. Sn Muktitara says:

    My heart is deeply touched by this great man whose life has set an example for all seekers around the world. I was lucky to have seen him twice in 2007 and received his darshan. I feel him so close to me, like a father, a teacher…
    Here in Greece we are fortunate to have a Satyananda ashram and a great acharya leading it.
    Swamiji I know your are still with us, and will always be.

    Hari om tat sat

  65. Kannan Rama Ayyer says:

    Thanks Swamiji for leading me silently on to Bihar School of yoga and Swami Sivananda through your books and your disciples. I have not met you physically , but your teachings have transformed me.

    I am sure , Your chosen one will take care and lead your teachings further to humanity acting as your instruments and you shall guide them and true seekers seeking you from the other shore, silently helping them, silently leading them from darkness to light , from falsehood to truth, from bondage to liberation.

    Anyone who has been in touch with you , associated with you , heard about you through your teachings or through or other mediums or has been a disciple will pray to the divine mother to take care of her loving child who lived for humanity, sharing, caring, loving, helpin and guiding them for their spiritual advancement.

    I remain at your lotus feet.

    Kannan .
    Mumbai.

  66. Swami Dharmavrat says:

    He blessed and inspired us to move through this journey of life with an attitude of a devotee. Yesterday he clearly transmitted his love and ongoing presence, indicating that is now free to guide those whom he could not be with, given the limitations of physical body. He conveys to all his deciples and devotees that his inspiration is available to all those who tune in. Do not get fixated on human form, the subtle form is more powerful and tangiable to those who listen. No matter where you are in this world … open your hearts and see him there.
    Namo Narayan
    Dharmavrat

  67. pragyananda says:

    namo narayan.
    we are sad of hearing . we were ther on 6nov to 8 th nov for his Darshan. but swami satsangi could not arrange to same.we are the devotee since 1969.may he bless us. pragyananda.

  68. Akhila says:

    Akhanda mandalakaram vyaptham yena characharam
    Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmay shree guruve namaha…

    My humble prayers to the lotus feet of Sadguru for Knowledge and wisdom…

    Satyam shivam Sundaram

  69. Siva Kripa says:

    hari om
    first time I was in Rikhia for .. birthday Par Satyananda

    ..and after 3 days He goes to Mahasamadhi..

    I cant say anything it is something over words .

    Love from Greece .