Tribute to Dr Jonn Mumford

My dearest inspirational mentor, the one and only Dr Jonn Mumford (Swami Anandakapila Saraswati) ) has chosen such an auspicious time to leave the mortal coil.

He left the body right (5.30AM Sydney time) while we were chanting 1008 om namah shivaya at the Sri Kambaliswamy Madam (Samadhi site) from Midnight to 1.30AM in Pondicherry.

It was the time when the Guru Puja for Srila Sri Shanmuga Swamigal was also being done and reveals to me a deep connection and I had new perspectives of his role in my life come to mind.

He has been one of the most significant influences in my life and I owe him a debt of gratitude too big to pay in a single life.

He gave back to me the Yantra teachings that he had received from his/our Guru Yogamaharishi Dr.Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj and thus enabled me to connect so many aspects of the teachings that may not have manifested otherwise.

May he continue to guide us all from the abode where he will be at ease and peace now.

A major illuminatory influence in my personal growth has been Swamiji’s Yantra teachings that have been further passed on to me through the loving guidance of Dr Jonn Mumford (Swami Anandakapila Saraswathi) based in Sydney, Australia. Dr Jonn is an excellent teacher who brings out the best from everyone through his teachings and I have personally benefited tremendously from these wonderful teachings over the past many years. He has enabled me to understand the intrinsic link between Swamiji’s yantric and Rishiculture Ashtanga Yoga teachings, and this has spurred me on to the creation of many works. I must also thank him profusely for his wonderfully blessed forward to my Yogachikitsa and Yoga: 1 to 10 books, that were “typically him” in all ways. May he continue to guide us all with his magnificent teachings from the Subtle planes of existance for many more years to come and may we be worthy of such inspiration.

Om shanti shanti shanti om