Sardesai's Selections from the Peshwa Daftar, and calls them "blue-blood Marathas" who "would spurn to marry in families lower than those of Deshmukhs, Jadhavs, Jagtaps and Shitoles." However, S.R.Sharma seems to agree with the Portuguese opinions and believe him to have been a "Maratha Koli captain". According to Reginald Edward Enthoven, Kanhoji had east African ancestry. According to the family history, he was a "Kshatriya" Maratha. Citation of the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (historical archives of the Portuguese empire) is given to show that Kanhoji started his life as a humble servant of some Hindus in the island of Versova. Historian Sen believes that Angre's origin is "obscure and he certainly did not belong to the nobility of the land". His surname "Angre" is derived from Angarwadi the family's original name was Sankpal, and the family members before Kanhoji were known as Sankpals. His samadhi shrine today is located at Banganga, Walkeshwar in Bombay.Angre was born on the fort Suvarnadurg, near Ratnagari in the year 1667. His teachings were further spread around the globe by his most revered disciples, such as Ranjit Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Muppin Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj and Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur. He taught them that single-pointed devotion by oneness and non-differentiation inevitably lead to Reality.įrom 1925 until 1936, he taught many disciples and helped dozens attain Self-realisation. First he taught his disciples the knowledge of Reality, and then asked them to renounce everything, even the act of renunciation. In 1925, he began teaching the Vihangam Marg, step by step. Ignorance is nothing but thoughts, and if all thoughts get absorbed in Reality, one can easily attain freedom. Ignorance has come by hearing and thinking, and so by contemplating and practising the teachings of the master one could attain the Truth. He then explained that one can achieve Self-realisation via the Vihangam Marg, the bird's way. He continued for nine months without any break, and his efforts were finally rewarded. He attained the ultimate Reality even at the cost of his life", and began meditated on a hill in the village. In 1918, he renounced the world and joined his four brother disciples to popularise his master's teachings. In 1920, when he was on the tour of popularising his master's teachings, he got the idea that one should go beyond meditation because meditation is only an initial stage to Self-realisation This method is known as Pipilika Marg, or the ant's way.Īfter the passing away of Bhausaheb Maharaj in 1914, Siddharameshwar Maharaj focused his attention on the teachings of his master. The main aim or goal of teaching meditation was to attain Final Reality, or Self-realisation. Bhausaheb Maharaj, understanding the mental capacity and lifestyle of the people then, started teaching meditation to his disciples at his monastery. Here he met his master, Bhausaheb Maharaj, who had built a monastery in 1885 in the small village of Inchgiri in Karnataka. He did his work with earnestness and settled down in Bijapur. He was born in August 1888 in the small village of Pathri, in the district Sholapur of India.Īt the age of 16, even though he was premature to work, he took a job as an accountant in a Marwadi firm at Bijapur. Shri Sadguru Siddharameshwar Maharaj is one of the greatest unknown saints of the age who attained the highest abode of Eternal peace.
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