Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas, also known as Kashinath and Madhusudandas, was an Indian yogi and author born in Bihar, India. His disciples included Shri Anandi Ma and Omdasji Maharaj. He was a master of Kundalini Maha Yoga who was responsible for popularising it in the United States.
Madhusudandas was born in the northern state of Bihar. He spent 37 years practicing yoga and at the age of 43 met his guru Parameshawardasji on Mount Abu where he received his Shaktipat initiation. He devoted his life to awakening the kundalini in spiritual seekers. He opened a hospital in Bihar and a school in Gujarat. Between 1976 and 1980 he lived in the United States and gave public kundalini awakening sessions. He was the founder of Dhyanyoga Centers, Inc.
Madhusudandas died on August 29, 1994, at the alleged age of 116.
Selected publications
References
Shri Anandi Ma, "This House Is on Fire: The Life of Shri Dhyanyogi,” Dhyanyoga Centers (28 September 2005), . Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas, “Shakti: An Introduction to Kundalini Maha Yoga” Dhyanyogi is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words Dhyana (meditation) and yogi.