Mahan Of The Day :-Soham Swami

Soham Swami
Born	Shyamakanta Bandyopadhyay Dhaka , Bengal, British India
Died	1920-23 Nainital , United Provinces, British India
Guru	Tibbetibaba
Disciples	Niralamba Swami
Philosophy	Advaita Vedanta

Soham Swami (Bengali: সোহং স্বামী )(Hindi:सोऽहं स्वामी ) was a great guru and yogi of India. He lived before the first quarter of the twentieth century (his last book ′Common Sense′ was published in 1923 after his death. Originally named as Shyamakanta Bandopaddhyaya, he was Advaita Vedantic disciple of Tibbetibaba. Tibbetibaba was a great yogi and guru of India.

Born as Shyamakanta Bandopaddhyaya, he was Tibbetibaba's Advaita Vedantic disciple. Soham Swami had ashram in both in Nainital and Haridwar. He was born at Autsahi in Dhaka district (now in MunshiganjBangladesh and was one of pioneers of physical prowess of modern Bengal. district) in Dhaka Division,

He had so much physical strength that he could wrestle even tigers.

Soham Swami had ashram in both in Nainital and Haridwar. It was at the Nainital ashram, Niralamba Swami became his disciple. In his early life Niralamba Swami, also known as Jatindra Nath Banerjee, was a great freedom fighter of India.

Soham Swami died at his Nainital ashram probably between the period 1920 to 1923. This is because the last book written by him was published after his death. His samadhi(tomb) is located at Palitpur, Burdwan, India.

Written works

The writings of Soham Swami include books named:

• Soham Gita: This book contains teachings of Soham Swami.It is a poem on philosophy.

• Soham Samhita: This book contains teachings of Soham Swami.

• Common Sense: This book attempts to prove that all religions of the world are full of absurdities, inconsistencies, and fallacies. In this book the importance of development of common sense and realization of divinity in all beings is stressed. This book was first published in 1924.

• Truth: This book was the only book written by him in English poetry. It was published in Calcutta, now Kolkata, in 1913.

Teachings

• In human beings body consciousness gives rise to the pride of body. This pride is the greatest enemy of human beings. By Self-knowledge one gets rid of this pride.

• Equanimity comes after one transcends body consciousness.

• Causes of emotions like fear and shame are the false association of Self or Atman (soul) with the body and mind. When one gets knowledge that Self or Atman (soul) is different from body or mind, then these emotions disappear.