Sirio Carrapa
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Sirio Carrapa (born in Borgagne, Italy
, 12 May 1952) is an Italian mystic
. He was a disciple of Sant
Kirpal Singh
and Sant Ajaib Singh
, and is a spiritual Master ("Sant
" or Satguru
) of Surat Shabd Yoga
. He is also an expert in Ayurveda
and teacher of Ayurvedic massage (Abhyanga).
where he lived for some years. From 1979 he lives in Ribolla
with his wife.
and meditation
. The year after, during spring of 1973 he went in India
for the first time, searching for a Master
.
He recognized as his Master Sant Kirpal Singh from Delhi
. On 25 April of that year, he was initiated
personally from the Great Master to the Path of Surat Shabd Yoga
. He then spent two years mostly meditating all the time.
of this Path.
of Ribolla
in which he lives with his family. In this place were placed three European tours of Ajaib: in 1980, 1984 and 1989. Hundreds of people participated. After that, every year in that place there were organized retreats of intense meditation
. Carrapa also participated, from his initiation, to many retreats in India with his Masters and also after their death.
Ajaib furthermore gave to Sirio the indication to lock the small wooden house that was built in the Ashram for him and use it in the same way He used the underground room in which he meditated for long years in Kirpal's instructions.
Also nowadays this little house is used only by Sirio or for giving initiations or private interviews.
Sant Ajaib gave this instruction only to Sirio and not to the other disciples that were living in the Ashram at that time.
Consequently, some of the initiates accepted this successorship (sometimes after inner experiences).
Time after time a new group of devotees to Sirio Carrapa grew up (from various nationality including a big number of Hungary) with whom nowadays there are many retreats every year.
So now there are new initiates (by Sirio) and Sant Ajaib's initiates, who recognized in Sirio Carrapa the new Living Satguru
and are his disciples and devotees.
Satguru
Satguru does not merely mean true guru. The term is distinguished from other forms of gurus, such as musical instructors, scriptural teachers, parents, and so on...
Sirio Carrapa (born in Borgagne, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 12 May 1952) is an Italian mystic
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
. He was a disciple of Sant
Sant
Sant is an Indian term derived from a Sanskrit verb that means both "to be good" and "to be real". From the fifteenth century the term has often referred to those who sing the name of God and worship Him, particularly the bhakti poets of Marathi...
Kirpal Singh
Kirpal Singh
Sant Kirpal Singh was a spiritual teacher who was born in India in the village of Sayyad Kasran, in the western part of the Punjab which now belongs to Pakistan. Further biographical information is available...
and Sant Ajaib Singh
Sant Ajaib Singh
Sant Ajaib Singh known to his disciples as Sant Ji was born on the 11th of September 1926 in Maina, District Bhatinda, Punjab, India. He is considered a Sant of Surat Shabd Yoga. His Master Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj of Delhi was a disciple of Sawan Singh...
, and is a spiritual Master ("Sant
Sant
Sant is an Indian term derived from a Sanskrit verb that means both "to be good" and "to be real". From the fifteenth century the term has often referred to those who sing the name of God and worship Him, particularly the bhakti poets of Marathi...
" or Satguru
Satguru
Satguru does not merely mean true guru. The term is distinguished from other forms of gurus, such as musical instructors, scriptural teachers, parents, and so on...
) of Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions...
. He is also an expert in Ayurveda
Ayurveda
Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...
and teacher of Ayurvedic massage (Abhyanga).
Biography
After his childhood, he went to live in MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
where he lived for some years. From 1979 he lives in Ribolla
Ribolla
Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2.115.In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers....
with his wife.
Meeting with his first Master
In 1972, at the age of 19, he had his first spiritual awakening and started an intense period of practicing YogaYoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
and meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
. The year after, during spring of 1973 he went in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for the first time, searching for a Master
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
.
He recognized as his Master Sant Kirpal Singh from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. On 25 April of that year, he was initiated
Initiation
Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components...
personally from the Great Master to the Path of Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions...
. He then spent two years mostly meditating all the time.
The second Master
In 1977, he became the Italian representative of Sant Ajaib Singh, one of the successors of Kirpal Singh (who died in 1974), and from that moment he continued to give the Holy InitiationInitiation
Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components...
of this Path.
The foundation of the ashram
Obeying to the orders of his second Master, Ajaib, he founded in 1979 the Sant Bani AshramSant Bani Ashram (Ribolla)
Sant Bani Ashram of Ribolla was founded by Satguru Sirio Carrapa in 1979.One of the main purpose of founding the ashram was to spread and keep alive the teachings of the Sant Mat Path as transmitted by Sant Kirpal Singh and Sant Ajaib Singh to Sirio....
of Ribolla
Ribolla
Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2.115.In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers....
in which he lives with his family. In this place were placed three European tours of Ajaib: in 1980, 1984 and 1989. Hundreds of people participated. After that, every year in that place there were organized retreats of intense meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
. Carrapa also participated, from his initiation, to many retreats in India with his Masters and also after their death.
After the death of Ajaib
After Ajaib's death in 1997, Carrapa felt that his Master's will (after inner experiences and external signals from Ajaib during their intense relationship of twenty years) was to continue to give initiations and the teachings of his gurus. Also during the retreat of 1989 in Sant Bani Ashram, Ajaib wanted that Sirio Carrapa give the initiation despite of the fact that he was present. This is usually one of the ways of the Masters to show a succession.Ajaib furthermore gave to Sirio the indication to lock the small wooden house that was built in the Ashram for him and use it in the same way He used the underground room in which he meditated for long years in Kirpal's instructions.
Also nowadays this little house is used only by Sirio or for giving initiations or private interviews.
Sant Ajaib gave this instruction only to Sirio and not to the other disciples that were living in the Ashram at that time.
Consequently, some of the initiates accepted this successorship (sometimes after inner experiences).
Time after time a new group of devotees to Sirio Carrapa grew up (from various nationality including a big number of Hungary) with whom nowadays there are many retreats every year.
So now there are new initiates (by Sirio) and Sant Ajaib's initiates, who recognized in Sirio Carrapa the new Living Satguru
Satguru
Satguru does not merely mean true guru. The term is distinguished from other forms of gurus, such as musical instructors, scriptural teachers, parents, and so on...
and are his disciples and devotees.
See also
- Surat Shabd YogaSurat Shabd YogaSurat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions...
- Sant MatSant MatSant Mat was a loosely associated group of teachers that became prominent in the northern part of the Indian sub-continent from about the 13th century...
- Sant Kirpal SinghKirpal SinghSant Kirpal Singh was a spiritual teacher who was born in India in the village of Sayyad Kasran, in the western part of the Punjab which now belongs to Pakistan. Further biographical information is available...
- Sant Ajaib SinghSant Ajaib SinghSant Ajaib Singh known to his disciples as Sant Ji was born on the 11th of September 1926 in Maina, District Bhatinda, Punjab, India. He is considered a Sant of Surat Shabd Yoga. His Master Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj of Delhi was a disciple of Sawan Singh...
- Sant Bani Ashram (Ribolla)Sant Bani Ashram (Ribolla)Sant Bani Ashram of Ribolla was founded by Satguru Sirio Carrapa in 1979.One of the main purpose of founding the ashram was to spread and keep alive the teachings of the Sant Mat Path as transmitted by Sant Kirpal Singh and Sant Ajaib Singh to Sirio....
External links
- Sant Bani Ashram - Ribolla (in Italian) hold by disciples of Sirio Carrapa.
- Sant Bani Ashram (in Hungarian) hold by disciples of Sirio Carrapa.
- Sant Bani Ashram (in English) hold by disciples of Sirio Carrapa.