About the Book: Rikhiapeeth Satsangs The satsangs exemplify Sri Swamijis liberal, compassionate andpractical views on a broad range of subjects, including ashramlife, guru-disciple relationsjip, sannyasa, the Cosmic mother,kanya worship, anna daan, children, awakening of the consciousness,yoga, poverty, purushartha, destiny, opening the heart and thefuture vision of Rikhiapeeth. About the Author: Swami Satyananda Swami Satyananda was born at Almora, Uttar Pradesh, in 1923.
In1943 he met Swarmi Sivananda in Rishikesh, where he lived as asannyasin for the next 12 years. Swami Satyananda founded theInternational Yoga Fellowship in 1956 and the Bihar School of Yogain 1963. Over the next 20 years he toured internationally andauthored over 80 books. In 1984 he founded Sivananda Math, aCharitable institutions for aiding rural development, and the YogaResearch Foundation. In 1988 he adopted kshetra sannyasa andsettled in Rikhia, Jharkhand, where he now lives as a paramahamsasannyasin.
