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[[Image:Swami_harmonium.jpg|thumb|left|Swami playing the Harmonium]] |
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'''Swami''' is a primarily [[Hindu]] honorific, loosely akin to "master". It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] language and means "'''owner of oneself'''", denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. It is a title added to one's name to emphasize learning and, of course, mastery of a specific field of knowledge, most often religious and/or spiritual. Many great [[yoga|yogi]]s and [[guru]]s (teachers) of the Hindu tradition hold the title of Swami along with their names, as [[Swami Vivekananda]] or [[Sivananda|Swami Sivananda]]. |
'''Swami''' is a primarily [[Hindu]] honorific, loosely akin to "master". It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] language and means "'''owner of oneself'''", denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. It is a title added to one's name to emphasize learning and, of course, mastery of a specific field of knowledge, most often religious and/or spiritual. Many great [[yoga|yogi]]s and [[guru]]s (teachers) of the Hindu tradition hold the title of Swami along with their names, as [[Swami Vivekananda]] or [[Sivananda|Swami Sivananda]]. |
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Swami is a primarily Hindu honorific, loosely akin to "master". It is derived from the Sanskrit language and means "owner of oneself", denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. It is a title added to one's name to emphasize learning and, of course, mastery of a specific field of knowledge, most often religious and/or spiritual. Many great yogis and gurus (teachers) of the Hindu tradition hold the title of Swami along with their names, as Swami Vivekananda or Swami Sivananda.