Bhaktamal | Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Real Name: Malti Shetty
Other Names - Gurumayi, Swami Chidvilasananda
Guru: Swami Muktananda
Aradhya: Bhagwan Shiv
Birth: 24 June 1955
Place of Birth: Mangalore, India
Marital Status: Unmarried
Father: Sheena Shetty
Mother: Devaki Shetty
Famous: Devotional Saint
Founder - Gurudev Siddha Peeth in Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra
Gurumayi Chidvilasananda is an Indian spiritual teacher and the leader of the Siddha Yoga tradition. Born Malti Shetty on 24 June 1955, she became a disciple of Swami Muktananda at a young age. In 1982, shortly before his death, Muktananda named her as one of his successors. Since 1985, she has served as the sole spiritual head of Siddha Yoga.
Gurumayi has written numerous spiritual books, including Kindle My Heart, Ashes at My Guru's Feet, and The Magic of the Heart. She has also supported educational and humanitarian initiatives through organizations associated with the Siddha Yoga community.
Her teachings are rooted in:
❀ Meditation
❀ Self-inquiry
❀ Chanting (mantra and devotional music)
❀ Kundalini awakening (known as shaktipat in the Siddha Yoga tradition)
❀ The philosophy of nondual Kashmir Shaivism and Vedanta