This paper is concerned with the European sannyasin disciples of Swami Vishnu Devananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda and founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. The author interviewed the 15 swamis who at that time were serving these centres and this booklet reveals and discusses his findings, providing a very interesting insight into sannyasa and ashram life, among other things.

About the Authors:

Harry Aveling is Associate Professor of Asian Studies, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Australia) and Adjunct Professor of Southeast Asian Literature, Ohio University (USA). He holds the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy from the National University of Singapore, and Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney.