Acharya Gurudasan whom we lovingly call Master Gowri, is back in town. He is here to conduct an initiation course in Babaji's Kriya Yoga. He who left Malaysia in 2016 after working here for several years used to come back to conduct these classes, held this time over the weekend beginning today. Upon landing having rested for a while he came over to Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) and conducted an abhisegam and spoke extensively about his favourite subject and his journey in pursuing it.
Sri Gowri R Varadhan was introduced to us at AVM by Sri Balachander Aiya. Master Gowri used to speak at Satsangs organized by Sri Balachander for the local chapter of Babaji's Kriya Yoga. When we invited Gowri to teach yoga to members of AVM, he accepted readily and started a beautiful relationship between a master and his disciples. He has patiently conducted numerous classes for us.
Master Gowri was initiated as an Acharya on Sunday, March 6 2016 in Bangalore, conducted by Acharya Satyananda. Acharya Satyananda read a bio-sketch of Gurudasan from MG Satchidananda who originally initiated Gurudasan (Gowri) into Babaji's Kriya Yoga during the induction ceremony.
"Born as Gowri Varadhan in Salem, Tamil Nadu (India), to parents Shri. Radhakrishnan and Shrimati. Kalavathi, Gowri obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology and works as an investigative data analyst. His study of spirituality began during his teen years when he was introduced to the writings of Swami Vivekananda and he grew especially drawn to the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi and Seshadri Swamigal of Tiruvannamalai. Being from the Tamil culture, Gowri greatly appreciates the various Tamil Siddha traditions and their perspective potentials in the context of God Realization. He is also initiated into Sri Vidya Sadhana. Understanding Advaita through the eyes of Ramana, Gowri was able to also understand and appreciate other schools of philosophy such as Dvaita and Vishishta Advaita as different perspectives of the same truth."
"In the early 2000’s, Gowri found the Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahamsa Yogananda, which introduced him to Mahavatar Babaji and Kriya Yoga. This, along with Babaji and 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition, by Marshall Govindan convinced him that Kriya Yoga was a perfected, scientific and authentic lineage of teachings of the Yoga Siddhas available for mankind to attain Self-realization. He was initiated into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga by Marshall Govindan Satchidananda in the year 2008 and has been practicing ever since."
"In 2012, while living in Canada, he was initiated in all the 144 kriyas, which were taught in three initiations and also took the intensive Babaji’s Kriya Hatha Yoga Training at the Quebec Ashram. Gowri has been studying, practicing and training to be an acharya for many years. He has served as translator in a number of Kriya Yoga initiations in India for the benefit of Tamil speaking population not comfortable with English. He married in 2014, and he and his wife Kiran currently live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He offers free Kriya Hatha Yoga classes every week there and leads Kriya Yoga Satsangs where group sadhana is practiced followed by discussions on spiritual matters."
"Gowri is deeply grateful for the support, guidance and encouragement received from MG Satchidananda ji, Durga ji, Satyananda ji, Nandi Devar, Vyasa and above all Sadhguru Babaji and Paramaguru Agasthiar. Gowri also feels the blessings of being born to parents who have supported him so whole-heartedly every moment of his life."
(Source: A post from Sadhana Yoga Shrushti.)
Currently, he works and lives in Kerala.