Shri Gurudev Mahendranath

Shri Gurudev Mahendranath (April 29, 1911-August 30, 1991) was a British occultist, mystic, writer, poet, sannyasi, tantric guru, Avadhut and founder of the spiritual organization known as the International Nath Order.
Biography
Born Lawrence Amos Miles in London, England on April 29, 1911, his interest in spirituality and Paganism began at an unusually early age. During his childhood, he had a number of unusual experiences which began the course of his inner development and later led to his spiritual attainment and recognition.
As a young man, Shri Mahendranath met Aleister Crowley. Personal experience and Crowley's advice prompted him into a deeper study of meditation and the I Ching with Indian and other Asian Masters. giving him the title Gurunath.
Writings
Shri Gurudev Mahendranath wrote numerous articles and essays on tantra and the spiritual life, including the Twilight Yoga Trilogy, which mentioned the concept of Svecchachara, where the Nath acts in accordance with his will, the Levogyrate Tantra, and The Londinium Temple Strain, subsequently collected under the title The Scrolls of Mahendranath in 1990. These works present the essentials of spiritual life and the tantric path in a humorous, non-dogmatic and non-sectarian manner. In 2002, an expanded online version of The Scrolls of Mahendranath & Other Writings was published by the International Nath Order. This online version contains Gurudev's poetry and earlier essays which were not included in the original print edition.

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