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About the Author, Swami Jyotirmayananda
Swami Jyotirmayananda was born on February 3, 1931, in Bihar, India, a northern province sancti ed by the great Lord Buddha. In 1953,
Swamiji embraced the ancient order of sanyasa as a disciple of Sri Swami Sivananda, the founder of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India.
In tireless service to his Guru, Swamiji taught at the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy, giving lectures on the Upanishads, Raja Yoga, Yoga Vasistha and other scriptures of India. Swamiji also handled all of Swami Sivananda’s correspondence, translated many of his books into Hindi and served as the editor of the Yoga Vedanta Journal.
After many requests, Swami Jyotirmayananda came to the West in 1962 to spread the knowledge of Yoga and Vedanta philosophy. In 1969 he established the Ashram in Miami, Florida, which has become
