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Swami Muktananda (1908-1982) is the monastic name of an Indian guru. He began the life of a sadhu at an unusually early age. He gained recognition for his yogic attainments as a young man but he considered Bhagawan Nityananda to be his spiritual master. He wrote the classic spiritual autobiography The Play of Consciousness and founded the Siddha Yoga new religious movement. Among his disciples was Franklin Jones, who later became known as Adi Da, after splitting with Muktananda.