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Swami Savitripriya was born in America on April 1, 1930. In 1968, when she was 38 years of age, before coming into contact with any Eastern teachings or practicing any spiritual disciplines in this life, Swami Savitripriya spontaneously experienced a profound spiritual awakening as she effortlessly entered into ‘Nirvikalpa Samadhi’—the highest level of mystical union—during which time her Consciousness broke free from being confined to her body, mind, and senses and flowed into oneness with the Divine Spiritual Reality, the universe, and man. This unsought, surprised, mystical experience produced a rare ‘Maha Siddha Nirvikalpa Samadhi Guru’, the seventh and highest of the seven levels of Gurus. A Nirvikalpa Samadhi Guru is a rare one-in-a billion Gurus who has entered into this highest level of Divine mystical union, and the only Guru among billions of Gurus who speaks and helps others to also attain higher states of Consciousness through personal experience, in stark contrast with the billions of Gurus who have not entered into Nirvikalpa Samadhi and oneness with the Divine Being. This extraordinary mystical experience re-awakened her to her past lives of intense spiritual practice in India, and transformed a seemingly ordinary person into a powerful Shaktipat Guru, whose very presence awakens the Kundalini Shakti—the dynamic facet of Divine Consciousness and love that lies dormant at the base of the spine until awakened—in those open to receiving the awakening grace that flows through her to others. In 1971, Shri Gurudevi Swami Savitripriya founded Shiva-Shakti Ashram and Retreat Centers. In 1973, five years after becoming a Maha Shaktipat Nirvikalpa Samadhi Guru, she traveled to India for the first time to connect on the physical level with her spiritual heritage. In 1975 Gurudevi Savitripriya received the honor of initiation into the Holy Order of Sannyaas, the most ancient monastic order in the world, by Shri Satguru Swami Chidbhavananda, and became a Hindu nun, third generation in the direct lineage of the great saint, Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Swami Savitripriya later returned to the United States to continue her mission of writing clear, accurate, translations of the great scientific/mystical scriptures of Hinduism for the West. During these 48 years, Gurudevi Savitripriya has translated 22 Hindu scriptures from Sanskrit to easy-to-understand English that are distributed throughout the world. Swami Savitripriya is, however, much more than just a mere translator of texts: She presents the Hindu scriptures—the oldest scriptures in the world—from the perspective of the highest Divine mystical oneness and then, using pristinely clear English and modern metaphors, paints pictures with words as an artist would with color, bringing the beauty and wisdom of the 10,000 years old Hindu Tradition to life for today’s world. Gurudevi Savitripriya translates the Hindu scriptures under the mantle of Kashmir Shaivite Hinduism, which most accurately describes her mystical experience and relationship with the third dimensional universe and transcendent facets of Divinity. This intensely non-dualistic Shaivism emphasizes the pure unity philosophy of the Upanishads—the absolute oneness of the universe, the Divine Spiritual Reality, and mankind; while its basis of Shaktipat Kundalini Yoga incorporates the universal teachings of the four major paths of Yoga: Karma Yoga (Divine Union through Unselfish Non-Attached Actions), Jñana Yoga (Divine Union through attaining Higher Knowledge through Meditation), Bhakti Yoga (Divine Union through Devotion), and Patañjali Yoga (Divine Union through Self-Analysis and Purification of the Mind leading to Samadhi). Kashmir Shaivite Hinduism, the apex of Tantric Cosmology, describes 36 tattvas—36 levels of the universe—that evolved from a point of Divine Consciousness smaller than the nucleus of an atom, burst forth as a unified field of indivisible particles, which then evolved into the three subatomic particles of neutrons, protons, and electrons—the building blocks of all matter in the universe; and is the Consciousness of every life form. Kashmir Shaivism sees the highest unmanifested facet of the Divine Godhead as being beyond name and form, beginingless and endless, always loving and supportive—never punishing, and vibrant with dynamic Consciousness and Blissful Love; and views the entire third dimensional universe as a living manifestation of Divine Consciousness, although illusory in that it is more than it appears to the mind and senses to be. Prior to formally dedicating her life in service to the world, Gurudevi Swami Savitripriya was a transpersonal psychotherapist and founder of The Synthesis Institute, using body-mind relationships, self-analysis, meditation, art, music, dreams, visualization, and self-healing, leading to transformations of Consciousness. A former member of the Board of Directors of the California Society for Psychical Study, she has published scientific papers on ‘Brain-Wave Patterns and Psi’; ‘Nerve Currents in the Body’, ‘Ascending Levels of Conscious Awareness’, and participated in brain-wave research at Stanford University and the Bio-Feedback Laboratory in California, where she also demonstrated her ability to control her brain-wave patterns, blood flow, heart rate, and other physiological functions. Swami Savitripriya has appeared in national television specials and spoken at spiritual centers around the world. An Honorary Member of the Hindutva Satya Sangha and featured in ‘Hinduism Today’s’ Gallery of Hindu Saints, Swami Savitripriya is honored as a Hindu spiritual leader, author, and one of the leading translators of Hindu texts in the world today in the prestigious publications, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in the World, and Outstanding People of the 20th Century. Shri Gurudevi, as she is affectionately called, is residing in her private ashram and devoting the remainder of her life to writing new editions of her translations of Hindu scriptures. Those wishing to participate in the Ashram's works of service may contact