Explore the divine significance, mantras, and iconography of Gurus And Saints.
Systematized non-dualist philosophy (identity of Atman and Brahman); established mathas across India; wrote foundational commentaries on the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, and Bhagavad Gita.
Argued the individual soul is real and distinct yet inseparably dependent on Brahman (Vishnu); foundational to Sri Vaishnavism.
Taught an irreducible distinction between God, soul, and matter, reachable through bhakti; founded the Krishna Mutt at Udupi.
Poet and social reformer who championed devotion to Shiva (via the personal linga) over caste and ritual hierarchy; traditionally credited as founder of the Lingayat tradition.
Wrote the Dnyaneshwari, a Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, at approximately age 16 — foundational text of the Maharashtrian Varkari tradition.
Poet-mystic who rejected both Hindu ritualism and Islamic orthodoxy in favor of formless (nirguna) devotion; deeply influential on later Sant Mat and Sikh traditions.
Popularized ecstatic congregational chanting (kirtan) of Krishna's names; founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage.
Composed the Ramcharitmanas, the Awadhi retelling of the Ramayana that remains the most widely read Rama text in North India.
Rajasthani princess-poet whose devotional songs to Krishna, defying social expectations, became central to the bhakti movement.
Composed roughly 4,500 devotional Abhangs to Vitthala of Pandharpur; a central pillar of the Varkari tradition alongside Jnaneshwar.
Taught the essential unity of religious paths through direct mystical experience; guru of Swami Vivekananda.
Introduced Vedanta and yoga to the West at the 1893 Parliament of Religions, Chicago; founded the Ramakrishna Mission.
Taught Atma-vichara ("Who am I?") self-inquiry as a direct path to Self-realization; lived most of his life at Arunachala, Tamil Nadu.
Developed "Integral Yoga," aiming at spiritual transformation of ordinary life rather than withdrawal from it.
Brought Kriya Yoga meditation to the West; founded the Self-Realization Fellowship; author of Autobiography of a Yogi.
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