It is my immense pleasure to write about a great man who dedicated his whole life to cows and the service of Humanity. He was a very close friend of mine. today I am written about Brahmalin Swami Amalananda Giri Ji. Swami Amalanand Ji will remain alive in our heart forever.
Swami Amalananda Giri born in a pious family, he had a very deep attraction for spiritual life which was reflected in his day to day activities. Since his childhood, he had the intuition that he will dedicate his entire life for Self realization and for the service of humanity. He spent his young life under the feet of ascetics, monks and spiritual masters of the Himalayas. When his aspiration for spiritual quest reached its peak, he was initiated by one of the great spiritual masters of India, belonging to a lineage of Adi Shankaracharya and Adi Dattatryea, Mahamandelshwar Swami Lokeshananda Giriji. His Guru not only initiated him into the order of one of the greatest orders of Sannyas (Monks) in India which is more than 800 years old but also taught him important scriptures aimed at knowing the purpose of life and Sadhana (spiritual practices) which culminates into the realization of The Absolute of the west i.e. The Brahman of Vedas or The Ultimate Consciousness.
Swami Amalananda Giri practised meditation and spiritual Sadhana at many places; the most important ones are forests of Girnar, Junagarh, Gujrat at the bank of river Narmada; Haridwar, the Spiritual Nucleus of India; Gangotri, The Himalayan region at the height of more than 11,000 ft above sea level.
The deep aspiration for spirituality within him led him to practice meditation in chilly winter, high up mountains in Himalayan in solitude for many years. His Master inspired him to serve humanity through his knowledge, realizations and deeper understanding of Yoga. Keeping in mind the grace of his Guru, he established Tripura Yogashram in 1991, at Kankhal, Haridwar, Uttranchal, India rededicating his entire life for humanity. He aims all his teaching at “know Thyself” which is the highest teachings of Vedas. Since the establishment of Tripura Yogashram, it served as a spiritual abode for many great and famous saints and yoga experts of modern India like Baba Ramdevji, Swami Karmvirji, Swami Rama, Acharya Bal Krishna besides others.
Swamiji taught Patanjali Yoga, Meditation, and other Hatha Yoga practices with ease, clarity and deeper understanding in order to inculcate lifestyle amongst people seeking spiritual awakening, health care and disease management. he guided, inspires, conducts practical programs from the ancient wisdom of Yoga, Ayurveda, Nature Cure and other allied sciences. His simple but easy and holistic programs have attracted people from all over the world.
He had organized Yoga camps in the UK, USA, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and many parts of India out of humility and without asking any fees for it. This has attracted people from all over the world to Tripura Yogashram where they find peace, eternity and bliss vibrating all time.
His ashram is wholly dependent upon donations received from his devotees all over the world. The donations received are used for offering scholarships to children who can not afford their fees for studies. Further, donations are also used for medications and helping downtrodden children from society. What he teaches also practices in his day to day life. His life and action convey one message,” Help the poor and heal the world from its sufferings” through Vedic and yoga teaching aimed at human upliftment.
