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Swami Hariharananda Aranya
Swami Hariharananda Aranya (1869–1947) was a yogi,[2] author, and
Swami Hariharananda
founder of Kapil Math in Madhupur, India, which is the only monastery in
Aranya
the world that actively teaches and practices Samkhya philosophy.[3] His
book, Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati, is considered to be one Religion Hinduism
of the most authentic and authoritative classical Sanskrit commentaries on Founder of Kapil Math
the Yoga Sutras.[4][5][6] Hariharananda is also considered by some as one of Philosophy Samkhya-yoga[1]
the most important thinkers of early twentieth-century Bengal.[7]
Personal
Hariharananda came from a wealthy Bengali family and after his scholastic Nationality Indian
education renounced wealth, position, and comfort in search of truth in his Born 4 December 1869
early life. The first part of his monastic life was spent in the Barabar Caves Bengal, India
in Bihar, hollowed out of single granite boulders bearing the inscriptions of
Died 19 April 1947
Emperor Ashoka and very far removed from human habitation. He then
(aged 77)
spent some years at Tribeni, in Bengal, at a small hermitage on the bank of
Madhupur, India
the Ganges and several years at Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Kurseong.
Guru Swami Triloki Aranya
His last years were spent at Madhupur in Bihar, where according to
Disciple(s) Swami Dharmamegha
tradition, Hariharananda entered an artificial cave at Kapil Math on 14 May
Aranya and Swami
1926 and remained there in study and meditation for last twenty-one years
Samadhi Prakash
of his life. The only means of contact between him and his disciples was
Aranya
through a window opening. While living as a hermit, Hariharananda wrote
Literary Yoga Philosophy of
numerous philosophical treatises.
works Patanjali with Bhasvati
According to Hariharananda, yoga is mental concentration, samadhi, and is
one of the schools of Samkhya philosophy.[8] Some of Hariharananda's interpretations of Patañjali's Yoga system had
elements in common with Buddhist mindfulness meditation.[9]

Works
1. A Unique Travelogue
2. Divine Hymns with Supreme Devotional Aphorisms
3. Progressive and Practical Samkhya-Yoga
4. Samkhya Across The Millenniums
5. The Doctrine of Karma
6. The Samkhya Catechism
7. Yogakarika
8. Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati
See further bibliographical information on several works at WorldCat.[10]

References
1. Feuerstein, Georg (2001). The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice. Arizona, USA:
Hohm Press. p. Kindle Locations 7934–7935. ISBN 978-1890772185.
2. Bryant, Edwin (2009). The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary. North Point
Press. p. xliii. ISBN 978-0865477360.
3. Larson, Gerald (2011). Classical Samkhya: An interpretation of its History and Meaning. Motilal Banarsidass.
p. Appendix C. ISBN 978-8120805033.
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4. White, David Gordon, ed. (2011). Yoga in Practice. Princeton University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0691140865.
5. Rosen, Richard (2003). "Surveying the Sutras" (January/February 2003). Yoga Journal: 156.
6. Maehle, Gregor (2007). Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy. New World Library. p. 141. ISBN 978-
1577316060.
7. White, David Gordon, ed. (2011). Yoga in Practice. Princeton University Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0691140865.
8. White, David Gordon, ed. (2011). Yoga in Practice. Princeton University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0691140865.
9. Maharaj, Ayon (2013-02-01). "Yogic Mindfulness: Hariharānanda Āraṇya's Quasi-Buddhistic Interpretation of Smṛti
in Patañjali's Yogasūtra I.20" (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10781-013-9174-7). Journal of Indian
Philosophy. 41 (1): 57–78. doi:10.1007/s10781-013-9174-7 (https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10781-013-9174-7).
ISSN 0022-1791 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0022-1791).
10. "The Sāṁkhya-sūtras of Pañcaśikha and the Sāṁkhyatattvāloka [of] Sāṁkhya-yogācārya Śrīmat Swāmī
Hariharānanda Āraṇya /" (https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82151501/). worldcat.org. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

External links
Official website of Kapil Math, founded by Swami Hariharananda Aranya (http://www.kapilmath.com)

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