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My Sat-Guru is Shri Muppin Kadsiddheshwar Maharaj. He is the Swami.

He was/ is a Realised Seer. For him, time space etc has no relevance. The Nirvishesh Brahma, the Parabrahma himself, a Jivan-mukt.

(Shri Muppin Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj)

Some biographical details.

He was born on this earth on  23^rd April, 1905. He was formally adopted by the 25^th Shri Virupaksh Kadsiddeshwar in 1922 at the age of 17yrs and invested as the 26^th Math-adhipati of the Siddhagiri Math, at Kaneri village, Kolhapur district Maharashtra. He continued in the physical body till 16^th Aug 2001.

He was a master of all yogic postures, asans, Dhyan etc, eg he could do the Kumbhak for 9mins. But, in his own words, he did not find Himself until he met Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj in 1935. At that instant when he surrendered to his Sat-Guru’s lotus-feet, he attained Jivan Mukti, the Advaita.

Several of Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj’s disciples attained the Self and were active in the past century.

(Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj)

My grand-Guru, Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj, was a disciple of Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj. His Sat-Guru in turn was Shri Gurulingajangam Maharaj who in turn was the disciple of the 22^nd Shri Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj. The 1^st Shri Kadsiddheshwar Maharaj was Shri Revannath of the Nath Sampraday. Each of these Swami, had several disciples who attained the Self and carried forward the work of guiding their disciples to the Self.

I belong to this Sampraday. My great grandparent generation and my grandparent generation were shishya of Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj. My parents, my aunts, uncles, me and my cousins are shishya to Shri Muppin Kadsiddheshwar Maharaj. I am the 4th generation who is a part of this Sampraday and my son, nieces and nephews are now the 5th generation following the Guru. My Satguru left the mortal shell in 2001. So my son, nieces, nephews follow the same Guru mantra and the same teachings but now through his books and pravachans.

This extended Sampraday has disciples in Bharat and also outside Bharat. Everyone who belongs to this Sampraday, does the Dhyan of the Self with the same naam-mantra. 

(Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj)

My Sat-Guru had lakhs and lakhs of disciples and his one single mantra was Soham, the final Vichar. He ‘gave’ this mantra to all his disciples with no restrictions. Every breath has to be converted to Soham consciously. There are no restrictions on where or how to practice Soham. It is the foundational Vichar of the Vedant. Just consciously recite in your mind ‘Sooooo’ while breathing in and ‘Hummmm’ while breathing out. Convert every breath into conscious ‘Soham’. In all the Jagrut-waking state every breath you take should be consciously with ‘Soham. It is as simple as this. After doing all sorts of complicated stuff himself, he finally said that Soham is the easiest mantra for everyone which will lead to the Self. He gave extensive discourses on Advaita. The essence of ‘Tat tvam asi’, the non-difference between the Paramatma and the Jivatma. Till the physical body’s age of 96yrs he travelled extensively and gave the Param-Jnyan for his disciples. He gave freely his Krupa, his blessings, to the common householder group, the labourers, the lower and the middle class who do not have the luxury of time. Not everyone can be a full-time Sanyasi, but everyone is entitled to do Sadhna in whatever capacity he is able to practice. And everyone must do this as easy as breathing ‘Soham’. Soham is the greatest secret, the one final route to the Brahma, the Self. Every route that we may follow finally has to merge in the Soham. 

My Sat-Guru-s Guru-brothers were Shri Ranjit Maharaj, Shri Ranchod Maharaj, Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Shri Vilasanand Maharaj, Sri Ganpatrao Maharaj, Shri Gandhi Maharaj, Shri Girkar Maharaj and many more who had also realised the Eternal Advaita. Each of these Sat-gurus had their own disciples and all ‘gave’ the same Naam-mantra. They all were disciples of Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj and were active in their physical bodies in the past century. (If you are interested, do check up these names on the internet. They have also written several books and their disciples have also written books based on their pravachans which are all very valuable for generating the correct mindset in the aspirant.)

My great grand-Guru is Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj and several of his disciples also realised the Self, Shri Amburao Maharaj, Shri Gurudev Ranade. 

(Shri Gurulingajangam Maharaj )

Shri Gurulingajangam Maharaj also had several disciples who attained the Parabrahma, among them, Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj and Shri Raghunathpriya Maharaj are well known.

This extended sampraday primarily follows the Shri Dasbodh written by Shri Samarth Ramdas Swami as its praman granth/ foundational book. The Sat Guru would also recommend other books on the Vedant like the Shri Eknathi Bhagwat, Shri Jnyneshwari, Shri Yogvashishtha etc to the individual disciples depending on the requirement. (On a personal note, I was required to study the Prasthan traya, ie the Bhagwat Gita, the 10 Main Upanishads and the Brahmasutra by Maharishi Vyas and their Bhashyas by Shri Adi Shankarachrya in depth.)

I am putting this mini-post as a page because I have got so many messages, comments and also feedback on the phone, calling me a Teacher, an enlightened person and similar stuff! ‘Tejaswini’ is but a puppet of the Eternal Advaita. The Advaita is Everything. The Nirvishesh Brahma is Everything. The Sat-Guru, the Swami, the energy which pulls you towards the only Reality is Everything. If you want to put your faith somewhere, put it within your Own Self. Invoke the Highest Reality within you, ‘I am That’. Soham.

(Shri Mool Kaadsiddheshwar or Shri Revannath)

If you are inclined to follow any spiritual practice or activity mentioned in this blog you must remember this. Your Sat-Guru, your Teacher, your source of Light is your own Self. You are guiding your conscious self to your Higher Self within you. This is your journey. You are your own path. You are your own destination. If you need an external source of faith, it can be your favourite deity, your Ishta Devata, your Kul Devata, your family gods, the Sun, the Vedic deities like the Bhagwans Brahmadev Vishnu Shankar, the Dasha Mahavidyas, the Devis Sarasvati, Laxmi, Parvati, Lalita Mahatripursundari, the Paradevi. Or the Atmajnyani Guru, either physically sitting before you or through the books he has written. Or the abstract intelligent Universe itself. You can follow any ray of light to the source, to your own Self, the Advaita. The choice is yours alone. But know that ultimately you will destroy all duality, The Guru-shishya duality is also destroyed. The Deity-disciple duality is also destroyed. Find the internal Sat guru within your own self. Focus on the pure Advaita, the Nirvishesh Brahma, the Self, the Swami within as your Teacher. Soham.

Thanks for reading.

Tejaswini