Yogi Ramsuratkumar

Yogi Ramsuratkumar was born in a village near Kashi on December 1, 1918. In his childhood, he loved very much to meet the yogis and monks. He was befriended by a number of holy men who built their huts on the Ganges shore or simply wandered nearby.

In search of his spiritual father, he decided to visit the renowned sage and patriot of India, Sri Aurobindo Ghose. He expressed his desire to the old monk. Aurobindo then asked yogiram to meet another holy man the sage of Arunachala, Sri Ramana Maharishi.

He later moved to Kerala at the ashram of Swami Ramdas. Sri Aurobindo gave him Jnana, Sri Maharshi blessed him with tapas and Swami Ramadas gave him the nectar of Bhakti. Swami Ramadas initiated him into the holy mantra : " Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram ", by pronouncing it thrice in his ears.

After a Prolonged spiritual voyage, Yogiji finally reached Thiruvannamalai in the Southern India.He was seen near the Temple chariot, at the corners of the Road,under the trees of the Temple.Swamiji then began living in a small house in Sannadhi Street beneath the Temple.He continued to bless the devotees who thronged at thousands to His house at the Sannadhi Street.The Devotees wished Him to have an Ashram which He gently accepted. The Yogi Ramsurat kumar Ashram is constructed at Agrahara collai with a total area of 3.5 Acres.

"VISIRI SAMIYAR" attained Siddhi on 20.2.2001 at Tiruvannamalai in the Ashram premises.

Below is the Sayings of Yogi Ramsuratkumar

Live in the world and the problems will be there. If we are remembering the Divine name, we are psychologically sound. May be, we may feel a little some of the problems. Even then the intensity with which we feel if we don't have faith in God is much more than a man of faith - a man who remembers the name of Rama. So this beggar is always begging, begging for food, begging for clothes, begging that you should compose songs on this beggar, build a house for me - a cottage for me - this thing - that thing - so many things. But this beggar will beg of you this also, and you are always giving what this beggar has begged. So this beggar begs please don't forget the name of God. This Divine name has been always of great help to all in the world. You read Kabir, Tulsi, Sur, Appar Swamy, Manickavasaga Swamy - how they emphasized Namasivaya. Don't forget it- this is your heart- this is your soul. Whether it be Om Namasivaya or Om Namo Narayana whether Rama, Siva or Krishna whatever name you choose, whatever form you choose doesn't matter.

But remember the lord with any name, with any form of your choice. Just as when there is heavy rainfall, we take an umbrella, and go on doing our work in the factory, in the field, wherever we go for marketing and catching hold of the umbrella we go though the rain is falling there. But still we work-still we work-do our work. Similarly we have got so many problems all around. This divine name is just like an umbrella in the heavy rainfall. Catch hold of the divine name and go on doing your work in the world. This beggar begs of you and this beggar has received all he has begged of you. So I think none of you will shrink away, when this beggar begs of you, don't forget the divine name. This beggar prays to his father to bless you all who have come here. My Lord Rama blesses you- My Father blesses you. Arunachalaswara blesses you. It doesn't matter to me what name it is. All the blessings of my father for all of you! Well, that is the end. That is all. - Yogi Ramsuratkumar

Further reading

*cite book |title=Only God: A Biography of Yogi Ramsuratkumar |last=Ryan |first=Regina Sara |year=2004 |publisher=Hohm Press |isbn=9781890772352
*cite book |title=Yogi Ramsuratkumar, the Godchild, Tiruvannamalai |last=Wadlington |first=Truman Caylor |year=1972 |publisher=Diocesan Press |isbn=
*cite book |title=Yogi Ramsuratkumar: Under the Punnai Tree |last=Young |first=M. |year=2003 |publisher=Hohm Press |isbn=9781890772345
*cite book |title=A Man and His Master: My Years with Yogi Ramsuratkumar |last=Mani |first=A. |year=2004 |publisher=Hohm Press |isbn=9781890772369
*cite book |title=Death of a Dishonest Man: Poems and Prayers to Yogi Ramsuratkumar |last=Lozowick |first=Lee |year=1998 |publisher=Hohm Press |isbn=9780934252874

External links

*http://www.yogiramsuratkumar.org
*http://www.yogiramsuratkumar.net
*http://www.angelfire.com/tn/yogiram
*http://pages.intnet.mu/ramsurat/
*http://www.hildacharlton.com/yogi_ramsuratkumar.htm
*http://www.lifepositive.com/Spirit/masters/yogi-ramsuratkumar/yogi-ramsuratkumar.html