Great Souls - Self Experienced (AtmaAnubhavi/Gnaani) Souls of recent times

Name of Great Soul Audio Lectures Video Lectures Text Lectures/Quotations Life history
GurudevShree Kanji Swami, A revolutionary Jain leader and self-realised soul who lectured on the path to liberation, Moksh. He lived in Songadh, and lectured on books such as Samaysar, Niyamsar, Pravachansar, Asht Pahud and Punchastikai amongst many others Pujya GurudevShree Kanji Swami Audio Lectures Video Lectures Lecture transcripts and quotes Life history (English)
Pujya Lalchandbhai Amarchand Modi, a premier student of Gurudev Shree Kanji swami and a self-realised soul. Lalchandbhai had the ability to distill any material into its essential points and convey the essence in an easy to understand manner without too many words Pujya Lalchandbhai Amarchandbhai Modi Audio Lectures Video Lectures Lecture transcripts and quotes Life history (English) and Life history (Gujarati) - look in the 'Introduction>Shree LalchandbhaiNu Jeevan Jarmar' section
Pujya Nihalchandra Sogani was a student of Gurudev Shree Kanji Swami. He obtained samyakt darshan (self-realisation) after hearing just one lecture by Gurudev Kanji Swami. The words in Gurudev's lecture that enabled Pujya Soganiji to understand the difference between soul and non-soul were 'knowledge and raag (externally focused states) are separate' Pujya Nihalchandbhai Soganiji Letters and quotes Life history (English) and Life history video (Hindi and English)
Shrimad Rajchandraji, A self-realised soul was a Jain poet, philosopher, scholar and reformer, writer of Atma Siddhi and many other books and poems such as Moksh Mala. Shrimad Rajchandraji had also had knowledge of previous his births Shreemad Rajchandraji Shrimadji's quotes voiced by others Letters and quotes Life history (English)
Bahenshree Champaben was a student of Gurudev Shree Kanji Swami. Pujya Champaben obtained samyakt darshan (self-realisation) at a very young age. She also had knowledge of previous her births Pujya BahenShree Champaben Audio Lectures Video Lectures Letters and quotes Life history (English)
Pujya Shantaben was a student of Gurudev Shree Kanji Swami and a self-realised soul. Pujya Shantaben was a very detatched soul from childhood. Pujya Champanben narrrated the the art of differentiation (bhed gnan) to Pujya Shantaben by giving the example of the true nature of the crystal (This example has been given by Kundkund Acharya in Samaysar). After hearing this Pujya Shantaben obtainded samnakt darshan of her self-soul within 2 1/2 month Pujya Shantaben Life history (English)

Please remember there is much more material from Gnaani's of older times such as Acharyas and Pandits on this website - in the Library