Papaji biography for kids

Indian philosopher

Hariwansh Lal Poonja (; 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" by devotees. He was a key figure in the Neo-Advaita movement.

Papaji students

Biography

Early life

At the age of eight, he claimed he had experienced an unusual state of consciousness:

The experience was so overwhelming it had effectively paralysed my ability to respond to any external stimuli.

For about an hour they tried everything they could think of to bring me back to a normal state of consciousness, but all their attempts failed.^{[web 1]}

Meeting Ramana Maharshi

However, rather than giving another vision of God, Ramana Maharshi pointed him in the direction of his own self:

I cannot show you God or enable you to see God because God is not an object that can be seen.

God