The Silent Revolution.

– Swami Nityananda of Ganeshpuri & the Lawyer Devotee💫

Swami Nityananda (not to be confused with modern controversial figures) was a parama avadhuta from Kerala who later settled in Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra. He barely spoke, often sat naked, and radiated enormous spiritual power. People from all walks of life came to his asana (seat) just to sit silently.

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A successful Mumbai-based lawyer, sharp and logical, began visiting Swami Nityananda’s place at his wife’s insistence. Initially, he mocked the silent Swami, saying:

💫 “What wisdom can a naked man sitting silent give me?”

He’d sit far at the back and observe.

But something strange started happening:

✨️His anxiety attacks reduced

✨️He slept better

✨️His desire to dominate others started dissolving

✨️He felt tears rolling down his eyes while sitting in silence

Without any teaching, just by coming daily and sitting quietly, this lawyer began experiencing a shift in his inner being.

One day, Swami looked at him directly and smiled. No words. That day, the lawyer had a vision of his entire life as a karmic pattern—and realized how much harm he had done to others in the name of justice.

He wept for hours and left law practice a few years later. He took up teaching Sanskrit to underprivileged kids and lived a peaceful, content life.

💫 “One glance from a true Avadhuta holds more wisdom than years of study.”

Source Rudrani