INTRODUCTION :
Swami Anand (1887–1976) was a saint, freedom fighter and a well-known Gujarati writer. He met Mahatma Gandhi and wrote wonderful books due to the insistence by Gandhi, and through his help Gandhiji had written his life history, which contains all the important incidents happened in the life of Gandhiji. He wrote lot of spiritual articles like Bhagavat Gita and Bhagavatham and published it.
Swami Anand was born in Himmatlal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in the year 1887 at a village in a pious Brahmin family. He was brought up in Mumbai. At his young age, he left his home, and wandered along with various saints. He worked in a political newspaper, and wrote articles on freedom fighters. After some time, he went to Himalayas, and performed severe penance on Lord Shiva.
He also served as Vallabhai Patel's assistant, and he fought for the rights of the women and tribal people, and he was against caste discrimination, and he also worked in his own farm lands, and cultivated food grains. Swami Anand also met Sri Aurobindo and Guru Ramana, and received their divine blessings. He wrote the adventures during his visit to the holy Himalayas, and also explained about the importance of doing meditation in his book, and published it.
He became a saint and he was named as Swami Anandnand and joined in the Ramakrishna Mission.
He died in the year 1976 at Mumbai.
TEACHINGS
⦁ Let us respect our country, and praise and worship our Bharata Mata.
⦁ Hard work alone would provide us our daily bread.
⦁ Learn good books and improve your knowledge.
⦁ Kill the fear in your mind, by doing meditation on god.
⦁ Always be sincere, honest and straight forward, and develop the habit of doing charity works for the benefit of the poor people.
⦁ Chant the names of the god, and always fill up good thoughts in your mind in order to live happily and peacefully.
⦁ Think about the worst sufferers in the world, and don’t get tensed and pressurized for small, small things.
⦁ Be active and maintain patience in your life.
⦁ Be happy with whatever god had given to you, and try to go up in your life ladder through your efficiency.
“JAI SRIRAM”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
