To those He Appeared to.....

The wonderful presence of Mahavatar Babaji
continues to bless the northern hills of the Himalayas,
near Badarinarayan also known as Badarinath.

To this day His Ashram continues at Badrinath. When one is spiritually refined, when you
have set aside the ego, free of vasanas (desires) you may be allowed to visit it. Babaji, permission is needed to enter. A mysterious force keeps one away from the Ashram.
Babaji, has retained his physical form for centuries.

 


As quoted by Swami Yukteshwarji, who had the opportunity of personally meeting the great master three times in the flesh and blood and one of it was during a Kumbh Mela “ His spiritual state is beyond human comprehension”...it is inconceivable to picture the attainment of the Avatar.

 
Mahavatar Babaji has appeared to a few people. He appeared to Lahiri Mahasaya, who became his disciple in the 19th century and became responsible for reviving the lsot Kriya art. It was in the year of 1861, when Lahiri Mahasaya was working as an accountant in Durgapur. On being transfered to Ranikhet in Himalayas he joined the office there. With a deep desire to meet great saints who roamed the Himalayan hills he would often wander. To his astonishment he heard his name being called and continued towards the voice on Drongiri Mountain. As he reached a clearing dotted with caves he met a young man with copper colored hair who was none other than Mahavatar Babaji. To those who have been fortunate enough to meet him they have described him.

"His appearance is that of a young man, fair, medium height and a strong
slim body. His hair is long, lustrous and copper colored. A raidiance
emanates from him which is intense. The love that flows from him
is physically felt. When you have attained the Divine it is truly
beyond human comprehension."

 


He has appeared to many others who have met him and spoken to him at varying times. The timeless Babaji has taught Shankara who was initiated into Yoga by Babaji. In fact it has been specified that Adi Shankaracharya was taught Kriya Yoga and Babaji was his spiritual yogic guru. Kabir ( 1407-1518 A.D) the great saint and poet who brought harmony between factional Hindus and Moslems was initiated by Babaji.

The yogic practice of his disciples puts emphasis upon the meditation on the Nada or the divine sound. In his book “The Autobiography of a Yogi” which has inspired millions, Paramhansa Yogananda describes his meeting with the Mahavatar who inspired Yoganandji to travel to America to bring his teachings to the west.

 

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