The question of whether the teachers in this group claim to be enlightened is usually left unanswered. For the most part they inspire the kind of devotion in their acolytes that for all intents and purposes, they might as well be. Included in this lot are also some system types, like yogis, who may disdain the adoration, but still go for a lot of the trappings of Indian culture.
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Anandamayi Ma F 1896-1981, trance states, speaking in tongues, widely respected. Sri Atmananda M commentator The Bauls A class of non-sectarian celebrators drunk on the divine, based in Bengal, popularized by Rabindranath Tagore. Busy graphics, Ram Nam mantra, service, bhakta, etc. F no bio, successor of Sri Lakshmana Swami. Maharaj M 1884-1936.