If God is beyond the reach of the senses, He should

be a non-entity, a mere void, a negative concept, a

metlphysical ahstraction. Something beyond the senses?

How could this be'; I cannot believe such things. I am a

Scientist. I want accurate laboratory proofs.

You Want laboratory proofs? Very fine indeed! You

wish to limit the illimitable all-pervading God in your

test-tube, blowpipe and chemicals. God is the source for

your chemicals. He is the substratum for your atoms,

electrons and molecules. Without Him no atom or

electron will move. He is the Inner Ruler, Antaryamin. He is the Niyanta. Without Him the fire cannot bum, the

sun cannot shine, the air cannot move. Without Him you

cannot see, cannot talk, cannot hear, cannot think. He is

the maker of aU scientific laws, the law of gravitation,

the law of cohesion, the law of attraction and repulsion,

etc. He is the law-giver. Bow to Him with faith and

devotion. You will have a thorough knowledge of the

Science of sciences, Brahma Vidya, through His grace

and you will attain Moksha.

~ 　一代靈性導師Sri Swami Sivanada  簡介　～

1887年九月八日生於當代著名的Appayya Dikshitar家族，家族中多為富有良好聲譽之聖哲Sri Swami Sivanada自小對吠陀哲學的研究與練習充滿興趣，也因此一生貢獻致力於吠陀哲學的發揚‧除此之外，Swami Sivananda有與生俱來渴望奉獻給所有人類的偉大情操‧

Sri Swami Sivananda對人類的熱情將他帶到了研究醫學的領域，並成為了一個醫師，不久他便被吸引到了他認為最需要他服務的地方去了‧馬來半島首先向他提出邀請‧他首先編輯撰寫了健康期刊，廣泛大量的寫出健康的問題‧他覺得人們最需要知道，最重要的事情就是正確的知識‧因此廣為傳播醫學知識，並將之視為個人的任務‧

也許是上天的安排與神的旨意，讓這個具有醫者身心，智慧精神的人放棄醫師的職業，亦放棄了生活中所有的給予，而奉獻一生為人類之靈性的導師‧

在1924年Sri Swami Sivananda在印度的Rishikesh (一個美麗充滿聖靈亦是大多瑜珈聖者閉關修持的朝聖重地) 住了下來‧實踐嚴謹的、如同聖哲般的修行生活‧

1932創立Sivanada中心‧

1936 (The Divine life Society )聖潔生命學會創始問世

1948瑜珈吠陀哲學森林學院組織成立‧以傳播瑜珈靈性智識，鍛練瑜珈及教授瑜珈吠陀哲學為目的及宗旨予世人‧

1950年Sri Swami Sivananda走訪了整個印度及斯里蘭卡(Ceylon)‧

1953年Sri Swami Sivananda召集了一個 “World Parliament of Religions”世界宗教會議‧

Swamiji着書約400本，並有數不清的追隨者分佈於世界各地‧書中談論及各地方國籍、宗教、及各教義及教條‧閱讀swamiji的靈性書籍就如同飲用無窮的智慧泉水一般，讓人身心得到昇華‧

1963年Sri Swami Sivananda進入了瑪哈三摩地(Mahasamadhi ; 歸空)