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* 1981 Abhidevananda was initiated by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (Baba) into the practice of [[:wikipedia:Kapalika|Kapalika]] meditation and confirmed by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti as an avadhuta. At that time, Baba gave Abhidevananda the Sanskrit name by which he is currently known. | * 1981 Abhidevananda was initiated by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (Baba) into the practice of [[:wikipedia:Kapalika|Kapalika]] meditation and confirmed by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti as an avadhuta. At that time, Baba gave Abhidevananda the Sanskrit name by which he is currently known. | ||
* 1982-1990 Abhidevananda spread yoga and meditation around Africa, primarily in Nigeria and Zimbabwe. In 1989, Abhidevananda organized a major relief operation in Zambia after torrential rains there. Appreciating Abhidevananda's work, the Government of Zambia appointed him as the official liaison between the government and all of the NGOs involved in the relief operation. That relief operation was also appreciated by Baba, who designated it as the standard for all [[AMURT|AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team)]] relief operations around the world. Later that year, Abhidevananda wrote the official "AMURT Relief Organizer's Handbook", published by Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha.<ref | * 1982-1990 Abhidevananda spread yoga and meditation around Africa, primarily in Nigeria and Zimbabwe. In 1989, Abhidevananda organized a major relief operation in Zambia after torrential rains there. Appreciating Abhidevananda's work, the Government of Zambia appointed him as the official liaison between the government and all of the NGOs involved in the relief operation. That relief operation was also appreciated by Baba, who designated it as the standard for all [[AMURT|AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team)]] relief operations around the world. Later that year, Abhidevananda wrote the official "AMURT Relief Organizer's Handbook", published by Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha.<ref >{{cite book|title=Relief Organizer's Handbook|author=Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta|date=1989}}</ref> Since then, Abhidevananda has remained involved with AMURT globally. | ||
* 1991 Abhidevananda was initiated into the difficult and advanced Vishesa Yoga and received all of the lessons of the complex system in that year itself. | * 1991 Abhidevananda was initiated into the difficult and advanced Vishesa Yoga and received all of the lessons of the complex system in that year itself. | ||