A Tribute to Swami Sivananda.

(8 September 1887 –14 July 1963) Was one of the great yoga masters of twentieth-century India: 

Humanitarian work as a respected doctor in Malaysia Intensive study and practice of yoga and meditation in Rishikesh, Himalayas Founded the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh (an ashram that later developed into an international organisation) Published more than 200 books in English on all aspects of yoga Trained outstanding yoga masters, who would be instrumental in giving classical yoga the great reputation it now enjoys throughout the world Established the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy in Rishikesh, which would become the model for the first Yoga Teachers’ Training Course in the West Carried on personal correspondence with yoga students worldwide Swami Sivananda integrated all known yoga systems, teaching a yoga of synthesis which is the basis for the modern practice of yoga in the West Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize. 

Swami Sivananda The Greatest Gift is Knowledge More than 200 books Writing became Swami Sivananda’s next mission. Writing enabled him to do people more lasting good. His goal was to disseminate as much spiritual knowledge as possible. 

For him, the gift of knowledge was the greatest gift of all. The printing press was more important to him than the pulpit because words heard are quickly forgotten; only the written word lasts. Swami Sivananda continued this mission until the end of his life, publishing more than 200 books on all aspects of yoga.