Famous Indian Gurus

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Indian Gurus
India has been given birth her spiritual children
to teach mankind and help to establish the great
civilization. They guide man in every act and
pushed to lead a life of virtue. Indianscriptures
are showing some interesting articles about such
spiritual teachers, famous guru, acharyas by whom
we are blessed to have guidance on mankind.
Rushis of Bharat
One who sees is a seer or a Rushi. The great
sages of ancient India were inspired when they
were in a state of communion with the divine and
gained intuitive insights into the fundamental
and underlying truths of this Universe. These
truths formed the basis of their spiritual
teachings to mankind and helped in establishing
the great Vedic Civilization.
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Acharyas
The Acharyas who came later at different periods
in history codified traditions and showed the
world the message given in the Scriptures
according to the time and place they were born.
These traditions are carried on till this day
with their successors donning the mantle of
delineating the Scriptural knowledge to the
masses in an easy, practical manner relevant to
the times.
Adi Shankaracharya
Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest
philosopher that India has ever produced was a
religious reformer, a poet, a mystic and a
devotee of the 8th century A.D. His thoughts and
ideas have been a constant source of knowledge
for the followers of Advaita philosophy, or
non-dualism. His works are subjected to research
by many Indian and foreign scholars even today.
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Buddhist Masters
Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of
Gautam Buddha between the sixth and fourth
centuries BCE. The main aim of Buddhism is to
help sentient beings eliminate suffering by
removing ignorance and desires and attaining
Nirvana or enlightenment. There are three main
branches of Buddhism-Theravada(teachings of the
elders), Mahayana(the great vehicle) and
Vajrayana(the thunderbolt vehicle). Sometimes
Vajrayana is also referred to as a part of
Mahayana. Theravada is practised in Sri Lanka and
South East Asia like Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
etc, Mahayana is practised in East Asia like
China, Japan, Singapore Vietnam etc and Vajrayana
is practised in Tibet and Mongolia.
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Devotees
Meera Bai
Meera Bai or Meerabai (1498 - 1547) was a Rajput
princess of Mewar, Rajasthan. She was an ardent
devotee of Lord Krishna and amongst the first
exponents of Prema Bhakti or Divine Love. As an
inspired poet, she used to sing in vraja-bhasha
(mixed with Rajasthani), in praise of Giridhara
Gopala. At a very young age, she had developed in
her heart the most intense love and devotion for
Giridhara Gopala.
Meera Bai is regarded as an incarnation of Radha.
She occupies a sacred place in the history of
Indian culture for her passionate and persistent
spiritual devotion, against all odds. Meera Bai
is equally revered for her poetic genius. Her
unflinching devotion to Lord Krishna is rendered
in all her songs. Her odes and hymns are
characterized by tenderness and simplicity of
genuine outpouring of a heart completely
dedicated to god. Many legends have gathered
around the name of Meera Bai.
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Kathakar
Morari Bapu
Morari Bapu is the modern age Spiritual Guru who
has huge number of followers (listeners/shrotas)
all over the world. The Guru has earned immense
fame and recognition for his famous 9-day sermons
(kathaas) which he conducts in his mother tongue,
Gujarati, and Hindi worldwide. His sermons have
brought him millions of listeners/shrotas from
the U.S., the U.K., South Africa, Uganda, Kenya
and many other nations. Morari Bapu has been
successfully conducting his highly enlightening
sermons since the mid 1970s, and the Guru is well
known for conducting his discourses in cruises
and even airplanes.
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Modern Thinkers
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Dayananda Saraswati (February 12, 1824 - October
31, 1883) was an important Hindu religious
scholar and the founder of the Arya Samaj,
"Society of Nobles", a Hindu reform movement,
founded in 1875. Arya samaj founded by him
produced 79 of the freedom fighters who were
responsible for the independence of India. He was
a sanyasi (renunciate) from his boyhood, and a
scholar, who believed in the infallible authority
of the Vedas. Dayananda advocated the doctrine of
karma, skepticism in dogma, and emphasised the
ideals of brahmacharya (celibacy and devotion to
God). The Theosophical Society and the Arya Samaj
were united for a certain time under the name
Theosophical Society of the Arya Samaj. His
original name was Mool Shankar. He was born in
1824 in Tankara, Gujarat.
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Rushi- Men
Vedavyasa
Vedavyasa or Vyasa was born approximately around
3100 B.C. Numerous works have been attributed to
Vedavyasa. He is known by many names such as
Krushna Dvaipayana, Badarayana, Parashara and
Bhagvan Vyasa. However, the most popular and
famous among them is Vyasa. The Sanskrit name
Vedavyasa literally means the compiler of the
Vedas. It is also widely believed that Vedavyasa
was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Vedavyasa or Vyasa was born approximately around
3100 B.C. Numerous works have been attributed to
Vedavyasa. He is known by many names such as
Krushna Dvaipayana, Badarayana, Parashara and
Bhagvan Vyasa. However, the most popular and
famous among them is Vyasa.
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Rushi Scientists
Aryabhata
Aryabhata was one of the greatest mathematicians
and astronomers of Ancient India whose works are
still referred to by the modern scholars. He is
mostly known for his contribution in the field of
astronomy as the head of an astronomical
observatory in Ujjain, the leading communication
network centre of Gupta dynasty.
Aryabhata set a stepping stone towards the
advancement of astronomy in India which is a
matter of utmost pride and gratitude. Such is the
influence of this great scientist in the genre of
astronomy, that the first satellite launched by
India (19th April 1975) was named after
Aryabhata. Simultaneously, the International
Astronomical Union has named a lunar crater after
him. The residue of a lunar impact crater
situated in the eastern Mare Tranquillitatis is
named Aryabhata to pay homage to the scientist.
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Rushi Women
Lopamudra
Lopamudra was the wife of Sage Agasthya. Legend
says that once the Devas and Asuras were at war
with each other. Many Asuras were killed in
battle and a few of them hid themselves in the
ocean. Indra,the Lord of the Gods gave an order
to Agni the God of fire to pursue them and
destroy them. Thinking that destroying them would
destroy all the sea creatures Agni returned to
Indra and informed him that he had let them go
rather than hurting the creatures in the sea.
During the Vedic period women were assigned a
very prominent and high place in society and
shared a equal standing with the menfolk. The
Hindu philosophical concept of Shakti or the
feminine principle of energy was greatly revered
and there were scholars and highly intelligent
women who chose the path of Vedic studies like
Gargi, Maitreyi, Lopamudra, Ghosha etc.
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Saints
Sant Kabir
Sant Kabir is one of the greatest mystic poet
saints of India and his name evokes reverence and
love for the Lord among millions even today. He
was considered the unifying factor across the
three major religions of Hinduism, Islam and
Sikhism in Ancient India. The name Kabir
originates from the Arabic word Al Kabir
meaning The Great which is the 37th name of God
in Islam.
Legends surround his birth and death. Some say
that he grew up in a Muslim weaver community
while others say that he was actually the son of
a Brahmin widow who was adopted by a childless
couple. Still others say that he was of virgin
birth. The most common and accepted version was
that he was said to have been born on the full
moon day in the month of Jyeshta in the year 1398
AD.
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Sikh Gurus
Guru Nanak
After the decline of Buddhism in India, non
violence, love and compassion too began to
decline in the Indian society. The Hindu leaders
became the custodians of religion and its
teachings and reduced the religion to rites and
rituals and superstitious ceremonies. They
neglected teaching the spiritual realities to the
people and religion became confused with caste
distinction and the privilege of only the upper
class called the Brahmins. Since the sacred
religious books were written only in Sanskrit,
they could not be understood by the masses. The
lowest class were called untouchables and they
were meted out with lot of injustice by the other
classes.
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Yog gurus
Sri Yukteswar Giri
Sri Yukteswar Giri was one of the greatest
modern-age spiritual teachers of Kriya Yog. Sri
Yukteswar Giri rose to spiritual fame in the late
19th Century, and was also the spiritual guru of
Paramahansa Yogananda, Paramahansa Hariharananda
and Swami Satyananda Giri. Yogananda also revered
Sri Yukteswar as Jnanavatar or Incarnation of
Wisdom. Sri Yukteswar Giri, also spelled
Sriyukteshvar Giri and Sriyukteswar Giri, was the
monastic name of Priyanath Karar who was not only
a spiritual guru but also blessed with multiple
qualities. He was an astronomer, an educator, a
Jyotish (Vedic astrologer), a yogi, and a firm
believer in the principles of Bhagavad Gita. He
was an ardent disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of
Varanasi (present Benares).  
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