Swami paramananda saraswati biography samples

Swami Paramananda Saraswati, a teenage sannyasin of BSY

In my early years at school my classmates and I used to listen to our teachers with great interest and respect.

But as we grew older and more mature, this relationship grew steadily worse until we found that we didn't like our teachers any more and preferred to spend our time outside in more pleasurable pursuits. Although my school had some of the best trained teachers by society's standards, still they were unable to handle us.

The situation became so intolerable that I began to think about the purpose of my life and came to the conclusion that it was totally pointless.

Swami paramananda saraswati biography samples

I wanted something more than a high salary to live for.

Luckily for me, swamis from India visited my family several times, and to my surprise I found their lifestyle more interesting than mine. They had a purpose. Then I began to study the lives of great saints and swamis, and was go impressed with their spiritual work in the world