In Quest of Myself – Autobiography of Swami Vishuddhananda Saraswati

Swami Vishuddhananda Saraswati, the author of this work is an enigma — he is the Author and not necessarily the Writer of this autobiography, because he could not even complete the formal primary education in life.  However, his claim is justified because he kept the initial record of the chain of events concerning major part of his life in his diary note-book.  Later, he described those at length to inquisitive audiences in a number of places and had his voice recorded on the tape. The original Oriya version of his autobiography styled as 'Bholar Atmasmruti', that compiled such accounts, has already run through its second edition during the seventies.  The book has been translated into Bengali by Sudeepa Bhattacharya and published by Nigamananda Ashram nearly five years ago The present English version is by and large a translation of the Oriya  book  by Sri Lokanatha  Saran  Panda who describes Swamijee's life as a glorious demonstration of the Guru's grace in action.

This autobiography of Swamijee is a long quest in self-discovery both in a pragmatic and abstract philosophic sense.  As a youth, he had the opportunity of getting chosen for initiation by his Guru, Swami  Nigamananda Saraswati, the great Spiritual Master who energized and converted him from Bholanath to Bhola Chaitanya Brahmachari. Brahmacharijee  then  continued  to  progress in  the path of  Yoga sadbana  remaining in a  cave for several  years  and attained 'Laya'  and 'Bhava' Samadhi.

As a pilgrim, he walked for days alongside the meandering 'Mandakini' in the Himalayas during his trip  to Badrinath and Vasudhara falls. After taking Sanyas two decades ago from Swami Prajnananda Saraswati, he is presently the Spiritual Master (Sadguru) presiding at the Nigamananda Ashrarna  near 'Garbeta ( P.O. Amahgoda ) in Medinipur District of West Bengal.  He is being followed and adored by people of all walks of life aspiring to attain poise and peace through the practice of 'Laya Yoga'.