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'''Shri Gurudev Mahendranath''' ([[April 29]], [[1911]]–[[August 30]], [[1991]]) was a British [[mysticism|mystic]], [[writer]], [[poet]], and [[guru]] of [[tantra]] who started the spiritual [[organization]] known as the ''International Nath Order''.

==Biography==
Born '''Lawrence Amos Miles''' in [[London]], [[England]] on [[April 29]], [[1911]]. While still a child, he had a number of unusual experiences which led him to become interested in [[spirituality]] and [[Paganism]].<ref name=Scrolls>Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev (1990). ''The Scrolls of Mahendranath''. Seattle: International Nath Order.</ref><ref name=Kapilnath>Shri Kapilnath, ''et al.'' [http://www.nathorder.org/wiki/Shri_Gurudev_Mahendranath Shri Gurudev Mahendranath]</ref> As a young man, Shri Mahendranath met [[Aleister Crowley]].<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath /> Personal experience and Crowley's advice prompted him into a deeper study of [[meditation]] and the [[I Ching]] with Indian and other Asian masters.<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath />

During his life, Shri Mahendranath traveled to [[Ceylon]], [[Thailand]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Burma]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Australia]].<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath /> He studied [[Theravada]], [[Mahayana]] and [[Vajrayana]] [[Buddhism]], as well as [[Taoism]], and [[Zen]].<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath />

After some years, Shri Mahendranath arrived in [[India]] in 1953.<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath /> On the auspicious occasion of [[Guru Purnima]], he was made a [[Nath]] by H.H. Shri Sadguru Lokanath, the [[Avadhut]] of the [[Himalaya]]s.<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath /> Later, he was taught [[Tantra]] by Shri Pagala Baba of [[Ranchi]] and became his successor.<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath />

Shri Gurudev Mahendranath died on [[August 30]], [[1991]]. His last home was his hermitage–[[Shambhala]] Tapowan–near the Vatrak river, in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name=Scrolls /><ref name=Kapilnath />

==Writings==
Shri Gurudev Mahendranath wrote a number of [[article]]s and [[essay]]s on [[tantra]] and the [[spirituality|spiritual life]], including the ''Twilight Yoga Trilogy'', the ''Levogyrate Tantra'', and ''The Londinium Temple Strain'', subsequently collected under the title ''The Scrolls of Mahendranath'' in 1990. These works present the basics of spiritual life and the [[tantra|tantric]] path in a humorous and open manner. In 2002, an online version of ''The Scrolls of Mahendrath & Other Writings'' was published by the ''International Nath Order''. This online version contains Gurudev's [[poetry]] and earlier essays which were not included in the original print edition.

==Footnotes==
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==References==
*Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev (1990). ''The Scrolls of Mahendranath''. Seattle: International Nath Order. LCCN 97132342.

==Other websites==
*[http://www.mahendranath.org/ The Scrolls of Mahendranath]
*[http://www.nathorder.org/ The International Nath Order]
*[http://opendoor.nathorder.org/category/letters/ Letters from Dadaji] in ''[http://opendoor.nathorder.org/ The Open Door]''

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