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Hariwansh Lal Poonja ( / ˈpʊndʒə /; born 13 October 1910 (or later) in Punjab, British India – 6 September 1997 in Lucknow, India) was an Indian sage. Poonja was called " Poonjaji " or " Papaji " / ˈpɑːpɑːdʒi / by devotees. He was a key figure in the Neo-Advaita movement.
One of the major Indian gurus of the twentieth century, Sri H.W.L. Poonja, or Poonjaji, or affectionately called Papaji, was not affiliated with any formal Indian tradition or lineage.
Overview and Significance. Sadguru Hirwansh Lal Poonja is fondly addressed by all his devotees and disciples as ‘Papaji’, as he was blessing them with boundless joy and happiness as a spiritual father. He was born on 13 October 1910 in a village called Gujranwala, west of Punjab now in Pakistan. Papaji was born to a Sarswat Brahmin family.
Sri H.W.L. Poonja, lovingly referred to as Papaji, was born on October 13, 1910, in a part of the Punjab that is now in Pakistan. He had his first direct experience of the Self at the age of nine. He met his Master, Sri Ramana Maharshi, in 1944.
Sri Harilal W. Poonja, or Papaji, as he is affectionately known, was an Indian sage and jivanmukta (liberated being) who embodied and taught Self-enquiry. His own Guru was Ramana Maharishi.
H.W.L. Poonja has 17 books on Goodreads with 603 ratings. H.W.L. Poonja’s most popular book is Wake Up and Roar.
Oct 13, 2021 · Papaji : interviews. by. Poonja, H. W. L. Publication date. 1993. Topics. Religious life -- Hinduism, Hinduism -- Doctrines. Publisher. Boulder, CO : Avadhuta Foundation.
H.W.L. Poonja’s First Experience with Enlightenment. H.W.L Poonja (aka Papaji), a native of Pakistan (formerly British India), H.W.L Poonja had a spiritual experience when he was 8 or 9 years old which he later described as “a direct experience of the Self”.
Apr 16, 2010 · Papaji (formally known as H.W.L. Poonja) was an amazing being that lived in Lucknow, India. Seen as a beloved guru by many but never that in his own mind, he was bold and of his own making… Though a Krishna Bhakti early in life, he later became a devotee of the great sage Ramana Maharshi who resided at the sacred mountain Arunachala.
Wake Up and Roar. H.W.L. Poonja - affectionately known as Papaji - was only nine years old when he experienced his first samadhi, an altered state of consciousness where observer and object...
