Swami Shyam (1924–February 2017),[1] born in Chandani, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India, was raised in the Vedic tradition of Knowledge of the Self (Atma-gyan)[definition needed].
Shyam has meditated, studied and been dedicated to this tradition since his early childhood, when his father invited Swami Ramanand, a guru from Uttar Pradesh, to live in their home.
Swami Ramanand initiated the young Shyam in meditation, and the family home became a meeting place for satsang (the company of true knowledge) for those who lived in the region.
The core of his teachings is the vision of oneness, the knowledge of I, you, or self, which he says is "pure, free, forever, birthless and deathless."
[2] Film Australia summarised the documentary: "A guru and his followers live in an ashram in Kulu Valley, within the Himalayas.
In 1995, Jean-Pierre Piché directed Sadhana: Back to the Source, a docu-drama in which a seeker meets four teachers from different parts of India.
The fourth segment is his meeting with Shyam in the Himalayas, including an initiation into the technique of meditation.