A mystic of dynamic temper, a practical yogi, and the famous spiritual leader of Kerala, Sri Narayana Guru was born in 1855, wandered far and wide in his spiritual search for the answer to the problems of life, had studied minutely India's most sacred books, and through struggle, iron will and hardships distinguished himself as one of the greatest of the modern saints who have exemplified in their own shining lives the ideal of the unity of all life, the oneness of mankind, the profound love for all that breathes.
He was fired by a reformer's zeal and held aloft by the inspiring example of his own life the grandeur of the gospel of Advaita Vedanta.
Universality of outlook constitutes the striking feature of the great life and thought of Sri Narayana Guru.
Serene, kind and humorous, Shri Narayana Guru possessed a keen intelligence of Vedanta.
His entire life's work formed one splendid story that illustrated powerfully the applicability of the principles of Vedanta to daily life.
May Kerala, India and all the world draw from his life yet greater inspiration and seek to propagate on a wider scale his brilliant teachings, his lofty principles and his gospel of unity!
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