A Journey and Satsang with Sri M (Kailash Manasarovar Yatra)

At the Vyasa Cave, beyond the Himalayan shrine of Badrinath, he met his Master and lived with him for three and a half years, wandering freely, the length and breadth of the snow clad Himalayan region. What he learnt from his Master Maheshwarnath Babaji, transformed his consciousness totally.

Back in the plains, he, as instructed by his Master, lived a normal life, working for a living, fulfilling his social commitments and at the same time preparing himself to teach all that he had learnt and experienced. At a signal from his Master he entered the teaching phase of his life. Today, he travels all over the world to share his experiences and knowledge.

Equally at home in the religious teachings of most major religions, Sri M, born as Mumtaz Ali Khan, often says “Go to the core. Theories are of no use”.

Sri M is married and has two children. He leads a simple life- teaching and heading the Satsang Foundations, a charitable concern promoting excellence in education. At present he lives in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, just three hours from Bangalore.

Dr. Nayana Kashyap lives in Madikeri, a hill town in Coorg, Karnataka. With an MPhil and a PhD in English, she teachers at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa College in Madikeri. Her first collection of poetry in Kannada Mettila Haadi received Attimabbe Pratishtana Award. She has translated Pablo Nerudu’s Memoirs into Kannada and has translated five of Vaidehi’s stories in Gulabi Talkies and her novella in Five Novellas by Women Writers. Besides these literary works, she has translated Swami Ramatirtha’s Gospel of Work and Sri M’s Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master: A Yogi’s Autobiography into Kannada. Also, she is the co-editor of Jewel in the Lotus and Wisdom of the Rishis by Sri M.