Acharyaji’s students and disciples, as well as elder disciples of Bhagawan Nityananda who served Bade Baba, all recognize Acharya Kedar as being a Siddha, a perfected Master of the Yoga of the Siddhas. A Siddha is one who has merged with God Consciousness and remains immersed in the constant experience of Supreme Bliss, Serenity and Total Freedom, without interruption.

Kedar Acharya is the founder and spiritual head of Supreme Meditation and The Spanda School of Yoga Science, Inc. He is a Shaktipat Guru. A Shaktipat Guru is a being in whom the Divine power of Grace has taken up permanent residence. Acharyaji is known for his compassionate, down-to-earth and often humorous approach to disseminating teachings and spiritual instruction. Acharya is a reference meaning "great teacher," an affectionate reference adopted by his students and disciples. The name Kedar means Blessings of the Primordial Lord or God and was given to him by his Master.

"I can never repay my Guru for what He gave me. I do this work by His command and in an attempt to please Him, because I can never repay the gift He gave me," says Acharya Kedar.

Here we take refuge in Bhagawan Nityananda, the great Saint of modern India and the master of Acharya Kedar's lineage. Bhagawan Nityananda was and is the perfect embodiment of the Shiva-Shakti Principle (God-principle). Everything that takes place in Supreme Meditation is due to His Grace. Bhagawan Nityananda is without taint, without any blemish. He is spotless and this is why we take refuge in Him.

Acharyaji is a descendant in the lineage of Siddha Gurus, of which Bhagawan Nityananda is the Master. After being initiated through Shaktipat, Acharyaji began serving his Guru and also served his Guru's successors, performing Seva (selfless service) for eighteen years. He often performed full-time Seva in Ashrams in New York City, upstate New York, and also served at Gurudev Siddha Peeth in Ganeshpuri, India. During this period, he received direct guidance for his sadhana and was then instructed to take refuge in Bhagawan Nityananda -- the command that later caused Acharyaji's work to unfold.

Acharyaji teaches the principles expressed in the Chidakasha Gita of Bhagawan Nityananda. He continues the line of oral teachings based on this sacred text, the only recorded text of Bhagawan Nityananda’s words.

Shaktipat

Kedar Acharya has the rare gift and capacity of bestowing Shaktipat, which is the purest form of spiritual awakening. Acharyaji gives full Kundalini awakening. His students and disciples share, from their personal experience, that this is like being touched by the hand of God. When he transmits the Grace-bestowing power of God, he leaves people with an unmistakable recognition and increasingly intense experience of the Ultimate Reality. This makes Meditation much more spontaneous, while invoking healing.

Students also learn how to integrate this experience into their everyday lives, aligning career, relationships, family, finances and health with the Supreme state that begins to unfold within them as a result of following the teachings and practices of Supreme Meditation. This allows students of Supreme Meditation to master all the energies of their lives while invoking and securing the experience of the Heart that is God's Love.

For more about Acharya Kedar's initiation and his journey to Liberation, you can read Vibration of Divine Consciousness; Autobiography of a Siddha.

To view video excerpts of Acharyaji's talks, click here.

For the pronunciation of Kedar.

The word "Kedar" is divided into two syllables, "Ke" and "daar." In the first syllable, "Ke," the "e" is pronounced just like the "a" in "cave." The "d" in the second syllable, "daar," is pronounced like the "th" in "gather" and the "a" in "daar" is a long vowel, pronounced like the "a" in "father."