SWAMI RAM
Swami Ram was born in Tellippalai, the northern province of Sri Lanka on February 12, 1931. At the age of five, he was unable to read and was sent to an eye specialist who diagnosed him with glaucoma. Vision loss was predicted within 2 years from that time. Swami Ram’s eye problem was told to a yogi by his father. The yogi had advised him to follow some yoga exercises and within 2 years’ his vision had improved. In his early 30’s he developed an interest in learning yoga through a professor from Jullundur University. He also studied Siddha medicine and with all this knowledge he was able to successfully treat many incurable sicknesses. In 1973, Swami Ram was initiated in Kriya Kundalini Yoga in Sri Lanka by Yogi Ramaiah. Since then, he started to promote Kriya yoga worldwide and immigrated to Canada in 1994. Then, he established his own Kriya yoga center in Toronto in the year 2003 which was supported by his strong dedicated members.
Swami Ram’s direct disciple Suseenthiran and his family lived with the guru and performed guru’s service 24 hours a day from August 2004 to October 2010. During this time, he fulfilled his guru’s dreams and vision to service Kriya Yoga worldwide and created four worldwide centers.
In 2009, Swami Ram wrote his first book titled “Holistic insight into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga”. It was released by Kalaimamani Suki Sivam in Canada and India.
In June 2011, he has handed over his duties to his prime disciple Thiru Suseenthiran who continues to serve Babaji and Kriya Yoga.
On March 14th 2014, Swami Ram attained samadhi in Toronto, Canada.
YOGI RAMAIAH (YOGIAR)
On May 9, 1923, in the ancestral mansion of S.A. Annamalai Chettiar, a young woman, Thaivani Achi, gave birth to her second son, Ramaiah. Ramaiah excelled in his studies and in 1944, he graduated at the very top of his class. Yogi Ramaiah ( Yogiar) had contracted bone tuberculosis an incurable disease, and for six years he remained hanging from the bed posts and suspended in the air in order to arrest further development of the disease.
On March 7, 1952, the day that Yogananda attained mahasamadhi in USA, Mauna Swami, a disciple of Shirdi Sai Baba visited the San Thome home of Ramaiah, and predicted with great assurance that Ramaiah would soon be healed. But before this could occur, one night Ramaiah decided to end his life by holding his breath. Then, as he was doing so, he suddenly heard a voice say: “Do not take your life! Give it to me!” Startled, he took a deep breath, wondering who this could be. Then he realized that it must be the mysterious figure whom he had begun to see in meditation after the visit of Mouna Swami. The first time this occurred, he had a vision of Shirdi Sai Baba, wearing his characteristic orange head cloth. He eagerly asked Shirdi Sai Baba: “Are you my guru?” The reply came: “No, but I will reveal to you who is your guru.” Just then, he saw for the first time his guru “Babaji.”
The next morning, Ramaiah awoke and realized he has been healed from his illness. The doctor was called in and the body cast was removed. To the astonishment of everyone, the doctor’s examination revealed that the incurable disease had disappeared. During the following days, Ramaiah regained the use of his legs. He also began chanting softly the name “Babaji” and then “Om Babaji” and “Om Kriya Babaji” and finally the five syllabled “panchakra” mantra “Om Kriya Babaji Nama Aum,” with utter gratitude and delight.
On October 10, 1952, “Kriya Babaji Sangam” was officially founded, and regular lectures, meditation classes and other public activities were organized at the San Thome home of Ramaiah. Ramaiah was the President, and V.T. N. was the “Acharya.” More books were written, despite V.T.N’s fragile health. Ramaiah wrote the introductions, and V.T.N. wrote down the dictations from Babaji. Babaji began directing the sadhana of V.T.N., Ramaiah and his wife Solachi, with specific instructions regarding meditation and mantras in particular. Since that time Yogi Ramaiah founded 52 centers worldwide and highly serviced to Kriya Yoga with Babaji’s request until he went to Maha samadhi on July 12th 2006.
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