Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

Background
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Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi (August 26, 1852 – September 10, 1929) was a sanyasi from Kerala, India who founded the Ananda Maha Sabha and Anandamatham (religion of bliss).^[1] An atheist, he denounced idol worship and religions. He propounded the theory that ananda (happiness or bliss) should be the touchstone of any human activity. The movement he spearheaded played an important role in the renaissance of Kerala society.

Books by Sivayogi

In Malayalam

Sivayoga Rahasyam - 1895
Sthri Vidya Poshini - 1899
Sidhanubhuthi - 1903
Mokshapradeepam - 1905
Anandakalpadrumam - 1905
Ananda Suthram - 1910
Rajayoga Parasyam - 1916
Vigraharadhana Khandanam - 1916
Ananda Vimanam - 1916
Anandamatha Paraysyam - 1919
Anandakkummi - 1920
Ananda Ganam - 1923
Anandadarsam - 1927
Anandadarsam - 1928

(Translation of most popular books are available in English, Hindi and Tamil.)

Books about Swami

Biography of Brahmananda swami Sivayogy by A K Nair
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi by Pavanan
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi and His Selected Works by P.V. Gopalakrishnan

References

↑ Journal of Indian history, University of Kerela Press, 2001 p270

Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi - Pavanan (Department of Cultural Publications, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram -14, Kerala)
Kerala Navothanam - Oru Marxist Veekshanam - P. Govindappilla (Chintha Publishers, Thiruvananthapuram-695001)
Saragrahi Monthly - Various issues

External links

Books of Sivayogi can be read online: http://sreyas.in/brahmananda-sivayogi

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