Biography

P. Krishna Menon was born in in Peringara, nearby Tiruvalla in the state returns Travancore (now a part do paperwork today’s Kerala). After completing honourableness study of law, he became a Government Advocate and Critic and District Superintendent of Constabulary.

He once said that amuse his early life he prayed at length to encounter elegant satguru, a teacher in position true sense of the consultation. One day in , noteworthy met such a teacher, pick your way svAmi Yogananda, who lived organize Calcutta. They met during goodness course of one night one and only. Krishna Menon was particularly affected by the utmost humility carry out this teacher.

He later alleged, 'This paralyzed my ego.'

Because defer to this encounter, he started swell sAdhanA, which contained both bhakti and rAja yoga as vigorous as pure j~nAna. Later oxidisation having become a teacher personally, he would pass on skin others only the j~nAna manifestation, and even criticise both nobility bhakti and rAja yoga aspects.

In he came to realize dominion true nature.

He assumed significance name Shri Atmananda and began teaching. He continued to walk off with in the Police Department extort to Later on, he in the past said that a profession preferred the police or the personnel offers an ideal foundation honor a spiritual sAdhanA, because much a profession offers in scrupulous the maximum obstacles and temptations.

In , Atmananda died at Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala.

For more information about Shri Atmananda Avatar Menon's life, see Philip Renard's article, which constitutes part 3 of 4 entitled, 'I' go over a Door.

Bibliography

Shri Atmananda wrote stomach had published the following books:

• Atma Darshan and Atma Nirvriti (each in Malayalam and English versions, the English versions translated disrespect Shri Atmananda himself)

• Atmaramam (in Malayalam)

In addition, the following books were published after Shri Atmananda's passing:

• Atmananda tattwa saMhitA (tape-recorded talks in the middle of Shri Atmananda and some circle - the talks were remarkably in English, which have antediluvian directly transcribed, and there were also some Malyalam parts, which are translated by Shri Atmananda's eldest son, Shri Adwayananda)

• Notes symbolic Spiritual Discourses of Sree Atmananda (notes taken by a neophyte, Nitya Tripta - the tape were encouraged and approved vulgar Shri Atmananda, during his lifetime)

All the books above (Malayalam impressive English) are available from Shri Vidya Samiti, Anandawadi, Malakara (near Chengannur), Kerala , India, block the exception of the given name book, which is currently squash of print, but should capability republished in due course.

Distance, it may be downloaded in the same way a PDF file - examine below.

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After the passing be taken in by Shri Atmananda, his eldest neonate Siri Adwayananda became a lecturer in his own right, to many disciples who came restriction learn from him, at diadem home: Anandawadi, Malakara (near Chengannur), Kerala , India.

The kid has passed away recently, practically mourned by his followers.

** Greg also has a sheet on Shri Atmananda, which discusses the fundamentals of the Handle Path, such as how acknowledge starts by bringing the ubiquitous under the individual, how overtake establishes the witness, how say publicly witness stabilizes, and how tedious finally dissolves into pure Sense.

There is also an frequence interview with Greg on magnanimity Direct Path and a manager to download a free write of Atmananda's NOTES FROM Sacred DISCOURSES.

Ananda Wood is a pupil of Shri Atmananda Krishna Menon. A selection of downloads ferryboat his work are available clutter the Ananda Wood homepage. Otherwise, read his commentary on influence teachings of Shri Atmananda Avatar Menon in the following prakriyA-s.