swami

Example Sentences

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He ended up going to see a Hindu swami called Mrs Stone.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2020

Hare Krishna Documentary on Srila Prabhupada, the 70-year-old Indian swami who launched a cultural and spiritual phenomenon when he arrived in the U.S. penniless in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2017

A noted swami in India, who happened to be a mutual friend, had tipped off Ika to Farwell’s work on P300s.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2017

Baranowski likened Maddon to a baseball swami delivered to Wrigley by divine intervention to reverse the Cubs curse.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2016

He rightfully receives it only from another swami; all monks thus trace their spiritual lineage to one common guru, Lord Shankara.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa