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Totapuri
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Totapuri was a Hindu yogi and saint who was the spiritual guru of 19th century mystic Ramakrishna. He initiated Anandpuri Ji from the Advait Mat tradition. Totapuri taught Ramakrishna that the sole reality of the transpersonal absolute could only be realized in a state of consciousness devoid of all conceptual forms. Ramakrishna described Totapuri as, "a teacher of masculine strength, a sterner mien, a gnarled physique, and a virile voice" and addressed him affectionately as Nangta, the "Naked One", because as a renunciate he did not wear any clothing. While in the process of teaching Ramakrishna he in turn attained the knowledge of oneness of Brahman and the shakti and the eternal mother being Brahmamoyee Maa! |
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