Mouni Sadhu

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Mouni Sadhu (born Mieczyslaw Sudowski) (1 September 1898 - December 1971) was the mystical name of an occultist and devout mystic. The word "mouni" means "silent" and "sadhu" refers to a wandering holy man.

Sudowski was born in Warsaw on 1 September 1898 of mixed Polish and East German (Prussian) parentage. After World War II, he moved to France and changed his name to Michael Sadau. He died just before Christmas in 1971. Mouni was a Catholic and his funeral was at a Catholic church in Melbourne.

He changed his name to Mouni Sadhu after staying with Ramana Maharshi in 1949. Mouni Sadhu published at least 9 books between 1947 and 1967.

[edit] Works

• Quem sou eu? (1947) (Who Am I? in Portuguese, his first book)
• In days of great peace: the highest yoga as lived (1953)
• Concentration: a guide to mental mastery (1959)
• Ways to self-realization: a modern evaluation of occultism and spiritual paths (1962)
• Samadhi: the superconsciousness of the future (1962)
• The tarot: a contemporary course on the quintessence of hermetic occultism (1962)
• Theurgy: the art of effective worship (1965)
• Meditation: an outline for practical study (1967)
• Glimpses on the path e In search of myself (essays collection, 1953-1957)

[edit] See also

• Ramana Maharshi
• Hinduism
• Budism
• Samadhi
• Nirvana
• Mysticism
• Hermetism

[edit] External links

• Mouni Sadhu: an effort at preservation and precipitation
• 'Raman Maharshi ni sukhad sannidhi ma' - Gujarati translation of Mouni Sadhu's book 'In days of great peace' by Shri Yogeshwarji