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Swami - Definition and Overview |
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Swami playing the Harmonium
Swami is a primarily Hindu honorific, loosely akin to "master". It is derived from the Sanskrit language and means "owner of oneself", denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. It is a title added to one's name to donote learning and, of course, mastery of a specific field of knowledge, most often religious and/or spiritual. Many great yogis and gurus (teachers) of the Hindu tradition hold the title of Swami along with their names, as Swami Vivekananda or Swami Sivananda.
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Example Usage of Swami |
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deafvillage: Boy may go deaf after `beating' by teacher: : A 14-year-old student of Class IX in Swami Vivekanand Saraswa.. http://bit.ly/1JRFCG |
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Durchananda: ehen! -- Swami Durchananda : About Obama, Sarkozy, Merkel ( Autumn200 http://bit.ly/189tdq |
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evvashtangi: RT @SarahKohl: RT @hymlayoga: "Children, forgive the adults, for they do not know any better." Swami Veda Bharati |
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