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Hariwansh Lal Poonja (/ ˈ p ʊ n dʒ ə /; 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 " / ˈ p ɑː p ɑː dʒ i / by devotees.
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.
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.
Mar 4, 2011 · The Truth Is is a collection of discourses, from 1990 to 1996, between Papaji, Sri H. W. L. Poonja and his visitors. The book is highly regarded by members from many spiritual traditions, especially those interested in Advaita or non-duality.
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In the late 1960s H.W.L Poonja formed a new family with his Belgian disciple, Ganga Mira and their daughter, Mukti. In 1966 he retired and spent a lot of time in the Himalayan foothills. Poonjaji later settled in Lucknow where he received visitors from all around the world.
