INTRODUCTION :
Sri Atmananda (1883–1959) was a spiritual saint. His birth name was Krishna Menon, and he was born in the year 1883 in Peringara at Kerala in a pious Malayalee Menon family. After finishing his studies, he served in government service, and done his job in a perfect manner until the year 1939. He was considered as a best spiritual saint in Kerala during his period. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, and spread the “KRISHNA BHAKTI SPIRIT” among the people in Kerala. He insisted his followers to worship Lord Krishna, in order to get relieved from their physical and mental diseases. He used to visit Guruvayur Krishna Temple once in a month in order to offer prayers to the great Lord Sri Guruvayurappan.
He met Sri Yogananda and become his disciple and was renamed as Sri Atmananda. He began to teach Yoga and meditation to his devotees, and stayed at his family home itself in Anandavadi on the banks of the holy river Pampa in Malakara, Kerala. He published several spiritual books in Malayalam and in English. His teachings are well accepted by the people, and lot of people become his spiritual followers.
He died at Trivandrum in the year 1959.
After his death, his eldest son Adwayananda continued the spiritual service of his father, and he started a school and was named as Sri Atmananda Memorial School, in the year 1987 in Malakkara.
SPIRITUAL WORKS
- Atma Darshan
- Atma Nirvriti
- Atmaramam
- Atmananda
- Tattwa
- Samhita
Let us worship the holy saint and be blessed.
“OM SRI ATMANANDARE NAMAHA”
“JAI KRISHNA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
