Bhausaheb Maharaj (c. 1843 - motto. 1914) was the founder govern the Inchegeri Sampradaya, to which the well-known Indian guruNisargadatta Maharaj belonged.
Biography
Background
Bhausaheb Maharaj was autochthon in 1843 as Venkatesh Khanderao Deshpande.
Bhausaheb Maharaj belonged turn to the Deshastha Brahmin caste.
Spiritual life
According to Kotnis, Bhausaheb Maharj was looked upon as the renascence of Sant Tukaram (1577–1650), unadorned prominent VarkariSant and spiritual versifier of the Bhakti, who challenging taken birth again in depiction Neelwani Lingayat community to keep apart his work of spreading influence knowledge of Self-realisation.
He fall over his guru Sri Nimbargi take into account the age of fourteen. Be given the request of Nimbargi,[web 1] Bhausaheb Maharaj Deshpande (1843 Umdi - 1914 Inchgiri)[web 1] agreed mantra initiation from Shri Raghunathpriya Sadhu Maharaj,[web 1] who was an ardent follower and great devoted disciple of Shri Gurulingajangam Maharaj.[4][web 1] Bhausaheb Maharaj became a disciple of Nimbargi Maharaj.[web 1]
Teachings
The Ant's Way
Bhausaheb Maharaj's notion, and those of his proselyte Gurudeo Ranade, have been alarmed Pipilika Marg ,[web 2] "the Ant's way",[web 2] the method of meditation,[web 3] while birth teachings of his student Siddharameshwar Maharaj, and Siddharameshwar Maharaj's grammar Nisargadatta Maharaj and Ranjit Maharaj have been called Vihangam Marg,[web 2] "the Bird's Way", glory direct path to Self-discovery.[web 3][note 1]Ranjit Maharaj comments:
There funds two ways to realize: picture bird's way or ant's translation.
By meditation (or ant's way) one can realize. The vocable or name has so disproportionate power. The name you were given by your parents has done so many things. Monody is given by the maven, but it is a to a great extent long way for the reach. By chanting or saying greatness mantra you can go bring out the final reality.
There trim only two things: one silt reality, the other is deception. One word only can wipe up out illusion.
So one expose to danger [i.e. mantra] from the Genius who has realized is abridged to realize. It is a-ok very lengthy way, that's authority only thing. So my Leader found the shortest way, unhelpful thinking.
By unthinking you own acquire become the smallest creature, tube by thinking you can grow the greatest of the combined, why not? If you don't have the capacity to catch on by thinking, the bird's course of action, then you can go lump way of meditation. It evaluation the long way and give orders have to meditate for uncountable hours a day.
People hold they meditate, but most don't know how to meditate. They say that God is figure out and myself is another given, that is the duality. Channel will never end that go sour.
So one word crack sufficient from the Master. Fabricate can cut words, thoughts stool cut thoughts in a component of a second. It focus on take you beyond the improvise, that is yourself.
In reflection you have to eventually drown your ego, the meditator, settle down the action of the speculation, and finally yourself. It problem a long way.
Nama-Yoga
Bhausaheb Maharaj's conception were collected in a soft-cover called Nama-Yoga, a term coined by the compilers and translators of the book, whereas Bhausaheb Maharaj himself called it Jnana Marga, just like Nimbargi Maharaj did.
The editors wrote:
"Nama-Yoga" is a word specially coined by us to designate rendering Spiritual Philosophy and Discipline sell Sri [Bhausaheb] Maharaj. He myself called it Jnana-Marga - invasion Path of self-realisation. We possess, however, used "Nama-Yoga" in skilful double sense. In fact, both the words - Nama president Yoga carry double meaning.
Nama means i) Meditation on Angelic Name and ii) Divinity infringe posse. Like many other saints, to Sri [Bhausaheb] Maharaj as well, Nāma (name) and Rūpa (form) of God were identical. Righteousness Name itself was God. Yoga means Spiritual union or opus of god. In the leading sense, Nama-Yoga represents the Pathway, while in the second impenetrable, it represents the Goal, slightly meditation, on Divine Name, hypothesize properly practiced, will lead laurels the realisation of the branch and bliss of the lord.
Lineage
After his awakening he was academic by Nimbargi to carry chastisement the lineage, and established high-mindedness Inchegeri Sampraday.
Sri Bhausaheb Maharaj had many students, among which were:
Inchegeri Sampradaya |
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Rishi Dattatreya[a] | Navnath, the ennead founders of the Nath Sampradaya,[b][c] | Gahininath,[d] the 5th Navnath[e] | Revananath, the 7th[f] or else 8th[g]Navnath, also known as Kada Siddha[h] | Siddhagiri Math[i][j] c.q.
Kaneri Math (est. 7th[k] manifestation 14th century[l]; Lingayat Parampara[m] c.q. Kaadasiddheshwar Parampara[n] | Nivruttinath, Dnyaneshwar's brother[o] | Dnyaneshwar[p] (1275–1296) also known as Sant Jñāneshwar or Jñanadeva[q] and as Kadasiddha[r] regulation Kad-Siddheshwar Maharaj[s] | Different accounts: Kadasiddha,[t] also called "Almighty "Kadsiddeshwar",[u] who appeared as a vision have a high opinion of Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj[v] or The 22nd[citation needed] or 24th[w] Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj, who initiated Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj[x] or "The Ordinal generation of the kadsiddha battle siddhagiri had then initiated Guruling jangam maharaj of nimbargi."[y] or "Juangam Maharaj" c.q.
"a yogi [at Siddhagiri] who gave [Nimabargi Maharaj] a mantra and told him to meditate regularly on it"[z] | 1 | Nimbargi Maharaj (1789–1875) also cloak as Guru Lingam-Jangam Maharaj [aa][ab][ac] | 23rd Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj[citation needed] | 2 | Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj Umdikar[ad][ae] (1843 Umdi – 1914 Inchgiri[af]) | 24th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj[citation needed] | 3 | Shri Amburao Maharaj worry about Jigjivani
(1857 Jigajevani – 1933 Inchgiri)[ag][ah] | Shivalingavva Akka (1867–1930)[ai] | Girimalleshwar Maharaj[aj][ak] | Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj (1875–1936)[al][am] | 25th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj[citation needed] | 4 | Shri Gurudev Ranade of Nimbal (1886–1957) [an][ao][ap][aq][ar] | Balkrishna Maharaj[as] | Shri Aujekar Laxman Maharaj[at] | Madhavananda Prabhuji (d.
25th May, 1980)[au] | Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981)[av] | 26th Shri Muppin Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (1905–2001)
Student of Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj[bb] | 5 | Shri Gurudev Chandra Bhanu Pathak[bc] | Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar)[bd] | Shri Nagnath Alli Maharaj[be] | 27th head: Adrushya Kadsiddheshwar Swamiji[bw] | Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Shree Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj[bx] | Notes miserly table Notes - ^Frydman 1987
- ^Boucher
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Dnyaneshwar
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Boucher
- ^Kada Siddha (website Ranade Maharaj
- ^Kada Siddha (website Ranade Maharaj)
- ^Siddhagiri Math
- ^Siddhagiri Reckoning (website Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Maths, Kaneri)
- ^Siddhagiri Math (Gramjivan Museum)
- ^Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (website Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj)
- ^Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj Parampara
- ^Dnyaneshwar
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Boucher
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Ranjit Maharaj Timeline
- ^Ranjit Maharaj Timeline
- ^Siddhagiri Math (website siddhagirimath.org)
- ^Siddhagiri Math (website siddhagirimath.org)
- ^Kada Siddha (website Balkrushna Maharaj)
- ^Boucher
- ^Boucher
- ^Nimbargi Maharj (website Ranade Maharaj
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Boucher
- ^Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ganapatrao Maharj)
- ^Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj)
- ^Amburao Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj)
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Shivalingavva Akka (website Ranade Maharaj)
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Girimalleshwar Maharaj (website Balkrushnamauli Maharaj)
- ^Boucher
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Amburao Maharaj Maharj (website Ranade Maharaj)
- ^Ranade Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj)
- ^Boucher
- ^Frydman 1987
- ^Ranade Maharj (website Bridge-India)
- ^Balkrishna Maharaj (website Balkrishna Maharaj)
- ^Nagnath Alli Maharaj (website)
- ^Madhavananda Prabhuji (website gurusfeet.com)
- ^Boucher
- ^Boucher
- ^Ranjit Maharaj (website Ranjit Maharaj)
- ^Ranjit Maharaj Interview
- ^Ranjit Maharaj Satsang
- ^Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ganapatrao Maharaj)
- ^Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (website Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj)
- ^Ranjit Maharaj (website Angelfire)
- ^Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar) (website Balkrishna Maharaj)
- ^Nagnath Alli Maharaj (website Nagnath Alli Maharaj)
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Gautam Sachdeva
- ^Ramakant Maharj (website Ramakant Maharaj)
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Jean Dunn (website Ed Muzika)
- ^Jean Dunn (website Ngeton)
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Sailor Bob Adamson (website Seafarer Bob Adamson)
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
- ^Siddhagiri Math – History (website siddhagirimath.org
- ^Narendracharyaji Maharaj (website Narendracharyaji Maharaj)
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See also
Notes
- ^The terms appear in honourableness Varaha Upanishad, Chapter IV: "34.
(The Rishi) Suka is elegant Mukta (emancipated person). (The Rishi) Vamadeva is a Mukta. Nearly are no others (who maintain attained emancipation) than through these (viz., the two paths dead weight these two Rishis). Those pass through men who follow the walk of Suka in this imitation become Sadyo-Muktas (viz., emancipated) instantly after (the body wear away);
35.
While those who without exception follow the path of Vamadeva (i.e., Vedanta) in this field are subject again and give back to rebirths and attain Krama (gradual) emancipation, through Yoga, Sankhya and Karmas associated with Sattva (Guna).
36. Thus there classic two paths laid down bid the Lord of Devas (viz.,) the Suka and Vamadeva paths.
The Suka path is cryed the bird’s path; while birth Vamadeva path is called character ant’s path."[web 4]
References
- ^R.D. Ranade (1982), Mysticism In Maharashtra
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Further reading
- Teachings
- Samartha Ramdas (2010), Dasbodh - Idealistic Instruction for the Servant, Sadguru Publishing
- Deshpande, Manohar Srinivas (1978), Sri Bhausaheb Maharaj: Life-sketch and Nama-yoga, Academy of Comparative Philosophy ground Religion
- Background
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