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The Unbelievable #Life #Of #Nisargadatta #Maharaj. Dec 9, 2022
Nisargadatta was born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli in 1897 in the #Maharashtra district of #India.
However, when his father died in 1915, Nisargadatta moved the family to Bombay where with his brother he opened a string of eight small goods shops selling mainly beedis or leaf-rolled cigarettes.
In 1923 he married and in the years that followed he and his wife had three daughters and a son.
In 1933, Nisargadatta’s life would change forever.
It was in that year that Nisargadatta met his #guru, #Siddharameshwar Maharaj.
Siddharameshwar Maharaj was a guru in the lineage of the #Inchegeri Sampradaya, also known as, Nimbargi Sampradaya.
This lineage of teachers came from Maharashtra and were inspired by a number of great spiritual teachers, including the great mystic #poet #Kabir.
The Inchegeri Sampradaya was unique in that it offered #spiritual #practice #to people from #all walks of life, including #women, and people of all religions.
Those who came for the teachings did not even have to be practising #Hindus.
It was particularly popular with #householders - those with the responsibilities of work and family.
In fact, the #gurus of this lineage were known for #travelling from home to home to make themselves available to householders, rather than the householder having to make time to visit the guru.
Many years later, Nisargadatta would say of his lineage, The Inchegeri Sampradaya--