Adano's father had a guru who foretold his life in America ("He will go to the Red Man's Land") so upon completion of his early studies, at the age of 15 he was given his father's inheritance and moved to the United States. He went to work as a technician with the RCA Company in New York City, making his home with relatives. Later he went to Canada to be on his own, eventually opening 2 restaurants in Montreal. (I once asked him, "Well, where did you learn to speak French?" And he told me he would go to the same restaurant every day to eat and point to something on the menu and ask what it was until he learned enough to get by!) While living in Canada, he served as director of the Self-Realization Meditation Center in Montreal. In this position he taught Yoga and meditation classes for a number of years, under the guidance of the great master, Paramahansa Yogananda.
In 1955 Adano fell off the roof of a building and as he was falling, he was given the opportunity to choose death and rebirth or to remain in the body in a life of service. Consequently he was hospitalized and in a body cast for a year and 9 months as a result of some 90 broken bones. During that time he went through many spiritual tests which culminated in his decision to travel for 7 years to follow the spiritual disciplines indicated in the first 10 Chapters of Matthew. This led to extensive on-site research on the prayer and healing techniques of the North American and Canadian Indians. He also spent time in Mexico with the Mayan and Aztec people, working in these areas of study. He was eventually made a blood brother of 2 American Indian tribes.
In 1969, Adano received the title of Swami Nityananda Saraswati. This event took place at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
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