Before attempting an in depth analysis of his preachings and practices, I feel that it is necessary to list out important events in his life and his important views.
1. Birth: 1893. (Same year as the Vivekananda's first visit to the United States.
2. Original name: Mukunda.
3. Guru's name: Yukteswar.
4. Father's name: B.C. Ghosh.
5. Mother's name: Gyan Prabha.
6. Native Place: Calcutta.
7. Education: B.A.
8. Foremost philosophical concept: Kriya Yoga (Union of Action).
9. Foremost Institution abroad: Self-Realisation Fellow-ship (1935).
10. Foremost Institution in India: Yogada Satsang Brahmachari Vidyalaya (YSBV).
11. Main theoretical base from the scripture: : Eight-fold path of Patanjali. Patanjali Sutras and Ashtanga Marga (pr: Asht`anga Maarga.).
12. Approach towards Christianity: Synthesis.
(Most global English-using preachers from India have employed the technique of synthesis, because, otherwise the Christians would not listen. Business sense dictates that a marketer should synthesise rather than explore truth).
13. Approach towards miracles : Strongly believed.
14. Guru's Guru : Lahiri Mahasaya (pr: Laahiri Mahaas`aya).
15. Guru's Guru's Guru : Babaji.
16. Approach towards Mahatma Gandhi: Great admirer of Gandhiji.
17. Approach towards Ramana Maharshi: Visited Arunachal Ashram (pr: Arun`aacal Aas`ram).
18. Approach towards C.V. Raman : Met C.V. Raman at Mysore. Presumably admirer.
19. Approach towards Rabindranath Tagore : Great admirer of Tagore. Sang his songs.
20. Approach towards science : Believed that science cannot discover, what scriptures have already discovered.
21. Death: 1952.
Hindu / Indian Scriptures have their own limitations. Most spiritual teachers from India have failed to appreciate this a la the Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and numerous other religious preachers of the world. Their common fashion and pastime is to denigrate science, while at the same time enjoying the benefits rendered by the scientific discoveries and inventions.
