When the time comes, you will have to walk through fire and water!!

You all think devotion is fun. Some day you will have to jump without fear of life or death; then you will be able to make progress. When the time comes, you will have to walk through fire and water.

Babaji - April 6, 1982

Each one of you must vow today to sacrifice everything to obtain oneness with yourself. Be rid of attachment in your heart and be ready for the sake of righteousness to jump into the flames and water of life. Be prepared to burn your very bones, if necessary to secure the public good and righteousness.

Babaji- December 26, 1982

FIRST MEETING OF GAURA DEVI WITH BABAJI ~ Gaura Devi

Gaura Devi with Babaji at Haidakhan

FIRST MEETING OF GAURA DEVI WITH BABAJI 

BABAJI MEDITATING

When I first met Babaji in 1972 He did not speak very often. He did not say much to me - only asked me from what country I came from. But that night, He came to me in my dream and said that He was my guru. He was walking in a dark forest in the dream with some disciples following Him and a light came out of Him.

The next day, He invited me and a few of my friends to Haidakhan and I did not go back to my country for the next five years because I began to follow Babaji everywhere. I realized that He was my teacher. Whenever I looked at Him this light that I saw in my dream would come out of His body. Every time I had a thought He could read them, and He was answering my every thought and feeling.

 

THE SMALL TEMPLE AT HAIDAKHAN

The Ashram in Haidakhan was not here at all in those times. There was only the temple and we would sleep out in the open. Babaji would sleep in a small dhuni where now the kirtan hall is built.

 

After five years, I had to go back to my country because I had no passport or visa anymore and the police caught up with me. This was because when I saw that they were not going to renew my visa, I burned my passport. So I had to go back to Italy to get a new passport and visa. When I came back I stayed for the next eight years in India.

After Baba left His body, I began to go back to Italy every summer. But even now I love to stay in Haidakhan. It is the place in the whole world that I like to stay. It is my home and it is a Divine place. I feel Babaji’s energy always everywhere I go but I feel it most strongly here. In Haidakhan I never forget about Him even for a second.

~ Valeria Bonazzola (Gaura Devi)

extract from her book "FIRE OF TRANSFORMATION"

Ναβαράτρι, 9 νύχτες αφιερωμένες στη Θεϊκή Ενέργεια (Mahashakti) by Indira Devi

~Φωτογραφία από μια Ανοιξιάτικη Ναβαράτρι σε άσραμ της Ινδίας (Ιμαλάια)

Ναβαράτρι, 9 νύχτες αφιερωμένες στη Θεϊκή Ενέργεια (Mahashakti)
28 Μαρτίου - 5 Απριλίου 2017

by Indira Devi

Η Ναβαράτρι είναι ενα από τα μεγαλύτερα θρησκευτικά φεστιβάλ της Ινδίας προς τιμήν της Θεϊκής Μητέρας, της Δημιουργικής Ενέργειας του Σύμπαντος. Η Ανοιξιάτικη Ναβαράτρι (Chaitra Navaratri) είναι πραγματικά μια γιορτή- ύμνος στην Μητέρα Ενέργεια που δίνει ζωή σε όλα και η οποία βρίσκει στην Άνοιξη την πιο ένδοξη και λαμπρή εκδήλωσή της. Η ζωή ξεπετάγεται από παντού, ξερά κλαδιά γεμίζουν χρώματα και αρώματα κι ένα πράσινο χαλί απλώνεται να καλωσορίσει την ανθοφορούσα, πολύχρωμη Άνοιξη. Τα χιόνια λιώνουν και γεμίζουν γάργαρο καθαρό νερό τα ποτάμια... η φύση ξυπνάει από τον παγωμένο χειμωνιάτικο ύπνο και στολίζει τον κοσμικό καμβά με κελαϊδίσματα, μεθυστικές μυρωδιές, ζουζουνίσματα, όλων των ειδών τα άνθη κι ένα λαμπρό φως που ζεσταίνει και γλυκαίνει όλη την πλάση. Μέσα σ’ αυτή την πανδαισία της ζωής που γλυκοξυπνά, υμνείται στην Ινδία η συμπαντική Μητέρα ή Mahashakti στα σανσκριτικά.

H Ανοιξιάτικη Ναβαράτρι, ξεκινά πάντα με τη νέα σελήνη του σεληνιακού Ινδικού μήνα Chaitra (αντιστοιχεί στο μήνα Μάρτιο/Απρίλιο του Γρηγοριανού ημερολογίου, αναλόγως σε ποιό μήνα πέφτει η νέα Σελήνη). Η νέα αυτή σελήνη, είναι η πρώτη μέρα του μήνα Chaitra, η πρώτη μέρα της Άνοιξης και η πρώτη μέρα του χρόνου κατά το Ινδικό θρησκευτικό ημερολόγιο (σεληνιακό ημερολόγιο). Η Chaitra Navaratri του 2017 ξεκινά την Τρίτη 28 Μαρτίου και σταματάει στις 5 Απριλίου

Ο ερχομός της Άνοιξης με τη συμβολική νίκη του Φωτός επί τους σκότους σηματοδοτεί και το ξεκίνημα της νέας χρονιάς κι όλα αυτά γιορτάζονται, υμνούνται και δοξάζονται στο μαγευτικό φεστιβάλ της Ναβαράτρι.. Ναβαράτρι σημαίνει «εννιά νύχτες», και για εννιά νύχτες υμνείται και εορτάζεται η Δημιουργική Ενέργεια του σύμπαντος με χορούς, kirtan & bhajan, ιερούς ύμνους, αρχαίες βεδικές τελετές, ανάγνωση ιερών γραφών, προσευχές, ενατένιση και διαλογισμό.. Είναι μια μοναδική ευκαιρία να εξαγνιστούμε από ότι βαραίνει τον ψυχισμό μας, και ανάλαφροι και χαρούμενοι όπως η Άνοιξη να περπατήσουμε το μονοπάτι του Φωτός

Είθισται οι συμμετέχοντες να θυσιάζουν κάτι στη διάρκεια της Ναβαράτρι. Μπορεί να είναι το κάπνισμα, ο καφές, η σοκολάτα, μια κακή συνήθεια, μια συμπεριφορά, ακόμη και η ομιλία (πολλοί μπαίνουν σε σιωπή και δεν μιλούν σε κανέναν), ως μια ένδειξη της θέλησης τους να εξαγνιστούν και να καθαρίσουν από ότι τους βαραίνει. Η Θεική Μητέρα αναλαμβάνει τα υπόλοιπα! Οι Βραχμάνοι ιερείς λένε πως, όσοι τηρούν την υπόσχεσή τους και προσεύχονται με ειλικρινή καρδιά κατά τη διάρκεια της Ναβαράτρι, θα λάβουν ένα δώρο από τη Θεϊκή Μητέρα τη δέκατη ημέρα! Είναι μαγικό το πως ανταποκρίνεται η Θεϊκή Μητέρα στις ευχές, τις προσευχές και τις επιθυμίες μας δίνοντας μας αυτό που χρειαζόμαστε, το οποίο μερικές φορές φαίνεται δυσάρεστο ή δύσκολο, όπως π.χ. ένας χωρισμός, ανοίγει όμως νέους δρόμους και δυνατότητες και στο τέλος μένει μόνο η ευλογία!

Η ενέργεια που εκλύεται κατά τους εορτασμούς της Ναβαράτρι είναι κάτι μοναδικό. Θεϊκή ενέργεια υψηλής , υψηλότατης δόνησης ιδίως κατά τις τεράστιες τελετές της φωτιάς (yagna ή havan) που γίνονται κάθε μέρα στις 12 περίπου το μεσημέρι. Οι συμμετέχοντες στη yagna προσφέρουν στη φωτιά φρούτα, καρύδες, ρύζι, λουλούδια, λιβάνια, αρώματα και ghee ενώ Βραχμάνοι ιερείς ψάλλουν ασταμάτητα μάντρα και στότρας. Η φωτιά , κατά τις Βέδες είναι η πιο χειροπιαστή εκδήλωση της κοσμικής ενέργειας Mahashakti, στον φυσικό κόσμο. Η φωτιά δε των yagnas, έχει μια ενέργεια μεθυστική, σαγηνευτική και άκρως εξαγνιστική. Η φωτιά των yagnas της Ναβαράτρι είναι τόσο δυνατή που λέγεται ότι καίει συσσωρευμένο κάρμα χρόνων. Η Θεική Μητέρα καίει ότι της παραδώσουμε στις φλόγες της: θυμό, λαγνεία, λαιμαργία, φόβο, ενώ οι προσευχές που συνοδεύουν τις προσφορές μας στη φωτιά, (καρύδες κυρίως) βρίσκουν άμεση ανταπόκριση.

Οι εννιαήμεροι εορτασμοί της Ναβαράτρι είναι μια ευκαιρία για αποτοξίνωση (σωματική, ενεργειακή και συναισθηματική), μια ευκαρία να αποκτήσουμε απόσταση απ όλες τις συνήθειες και τη μηχανικότητα του νου, και να στρέψουμε την προσοχή μέσα μας σ αυτό που ποτέ δεν αλλάζει. Μια ευκαιρία για σιωπή, ενατένιση, μια ευκαιρία για επανασύνδεση με το Θεϊκό μέσα μας. Είναι τέλος μια πρόσκληση στην γιορτή της ζωής, γιατί ο Θεός είναι χαρά!

Για όσους δεν μπορούμε να παρευρεθούμε σε κάποιο άσραμ, μπορούμε να γιορτάσουμε τη Ναβαράτρι στο σπίτι μας. Στολίζοντας το altar μας με λουλούδια, προσφέροντας φρούτα και γλυκά στην Θεότητα με την οποία νιώθουμε συνδεδεμένοι, τραγουδώντας bajan και kirtan, απαγγέλοντας τα ονόματα της Θεικής Μητέρας, προσφέροντας ανιδιοτελώς γύρω μας χωρίς να περιμένουμε ανταπόδοση, παραδίδοντας αυτά που κάνουμε στο θέλημα του Θεού, θυσιάζοντας μια κακιά συνήθεια ή κάτι που μας ενοχλεί και θέλουμε να απαλλαγούμε.

Για εννιά ημέρες και εννιά νύχτες, ως τις 5 Απριλίου, το κανάλι είναι ανοιχτό για όποιον θέλει να συντονιστεί με την Κοσμική Μητέρα Mahashakti.

Είθε η Ενέργεια της Θεικής Μητέρας, να μας ευλογεί , να μας εξαγνίζει, να μας καθοδηγεί και να μας προστατεύει πάντα

Δόξα στη Θεϊκή Μητέρα του Σύμπαντος!

Jay Mahashakti ki Jay

The Power of the Silence' ~ Gaura Devi

"The Power of Silence" ॐ

Long mornings with Baba, meditating near Him with my eyes open concentrating on the empty space in full awareness.These days the 'white light' that I usually see, is being transformed into a golden color that is quite intense and I hear a subtle sound within me, a constant companion, an all pervading melody; if sometimes Babaji speaks He almost breaks the enchantment.

Every Guru, every scripture and every true master teaches that the 'silence of the mind' is the ultimate goal of our search for the Divine. Shri Babaji has spent most of His time in silence with devotees, with the exception of a few practical instructions for the work and oral teachings data only when it was necessary.

Yet, in His 'Silent Presence' we felt and we received a strong power and a clear energy awareness.

The emptiness and immobility of the mind of the Guru that attracts disciples, allowing our minds without peace, to stop a bit and focus on God is 'the Power of the Silence' that forces us to sit at the Sacred Feet of the Master. Often we do not notice this clearly. "
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From the book, "Fire of Transformation, My Life With Babaji."  ~  Gaura Devi 

BABAJI REMOVES SUSPICION FROM DEVOTEE’S MIND

BABAJI REMOVES SUSPICION FROM DEVOTEE’S MIND & REVEALS HIS TRUE IDENTITY
Ramesh Chandra Sharma
Assistant School Teacher
Village Lohban, P.O. Lohban, Dist. Mathura, U.P.

For many years I had been enjoying the blessings and love of my Sadguru Mahendra Baba and have always been fully convinced that he and Bhagwan Hairakhan are one Lord in two physical forms. When Shri Mahendra Baba took his mahasamadhi, there remained a void which could not be filled. At first, I felt sad beyond expression, but then remembered his words, which also contained the essence of the teaching “If your devotion is genuine, and you are truly aware of Bhagwan’s blessings, if you surrender to Him fully, then you can always make Him come to you.” The truth of this statement I came to realize more and more.

Sometimes I would dream of Bhagwan Hairakhan in the body of Mahendra Maharaj who always instructed me to keep on praying for Bhagwan’s reappearance. One night I had a dream that Mahendra Maharaj was lying on the ground dead and that his devotees including myself, were weeping and moving for him. I took hold of the lotus feet of our dead Sadguru and prayed: “When you were still in our midst, we were always sure that you are Bhagwan Hairakhan Himself : If indeed this is true, then why don’t you grant us a sign that you raise yourself up and give us your divine darshan. There is nobody else in the world on whom we can rely.” And there and then he left his dead body, went up the steps that led to the cave and sat on the third one in lotus posture. When they saw this, his devotees started to dance with happiness. My heart was so overjoyed that I woke up. For me this was a sure sign Sri Bhagwan had reappeared.

I told this dream to a pujari (priest) of my acquaintance, but he took it very lightly and said, “Dreams are dreams, you can’t model your life on them. We have cremated Mahendra Maharaj’s body with our own hands; our Guru Maharaj is no more.

A few days later this same Pujari came to the village of Lohban where I live, telling me that he had received a letter from a brother disciple, in which he was informed of Bhagwan Hairakhan’s reappearance and that His identity is authentic beyond any doubt. Bhagwan Hairakhan has been sitting in Siddhasana in Hairakhan Cave.

Now more than ever I felt that Mahendra Maharaj was Baba Hairakhan Himself and that He has reappeared in the divine body of Babaji. Being the almighty Himself, He may assume any form He pleases. My wish to go and have the darshan of Babaji became very strong and one day along with some fellow disciples, I went to Hairakhan. We arrived there on Sunday, at 7 p.m. I saw Him sitting in the asana on the third step, just as I had seen Him in my dream, when he rose from the dead, also He was wearing the same clothes as in the dream.

In the beginning Bhagwan used to speak very little. Some times when he spoke it would be in Hindi, but mostly He only spoke these words ”Ghura Ghura Nani Nani” (Come; come, boy…”) We did not understand their meaning, but they sounded very sweet and divine from His mouth. I loved these words so much that I started imitating Bhagwan and repeated these words to myself, whenever I was sitting alone.

The journey had made me feel very tired and, after taking some tea, I slept peacefully on the stones. Bhagwan had asked us to take our morning bath between 2:30 and 3:00 a.m. It was very cold, but I did have a dip in the river Gautami and actually enjoyed it. Then I sang some devotional songs, and gradually people from the village stated coming in crowds for Babaji’s darshan.

At about 9 a.m. I again had Baba’s darshan but when I saw His new young body, I began to have doubts and was wondering very seriously, whether this young saint really was Baba Hairakhan. I was afraid lest we had come to the wrong saint, and would thereby offend our Sadguru. I spoke of this to one of the devotees present saying that since this saint has come to Baba’s cave all those who are eager to see Baba Hairakhan again in their midst, will start imagining that He reappeared: this young man however cannot be our Bhagwan. At the same time I began to pray very earnestly that if He had really reappeared He should give me proof of His identity where by I may believe Him.

As I was speaking in this manner with my fellow disciple, I saw Baba beckoning towards me. I went up to Him, bowed and then stood near Him with folded hands. He asked me : “Son, which books have you brought?” I told him that I had a copy of “Divya Kathamrit” by Mahendra Maharaj and a copy of a collection of devotional songs. When he asked me
again I suddenly remembered that I also had with me a copy of Prabhhu. I told Baba about this copy and He asked me to take it out of my bag. Without looking at it, Bhagwan leafed through it, the He suddenly stopped at one page, put His finger on one line and asked me to read it. All the time Prabhu had been smiling at me and had not once looked at the book. I mean which had been observing Prabhu’s lila. The line read as follows: ‘My heart, you have forgotten, Your Sadguru is Shankar (a name of Shiva) Himself”. This line was written in my father’s own hand writing. I prostrated that Bhagwan had taken me into His fold. All my doubts were dispelled in an instant by this indication of His omniscience.

THE POWER OF GOD'S NAME

Om  nama Shivay
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Babaji Guided Me in a Deep Meditation. With my eyes closed, I sat bolt upright and Experienced how my hands performed very Precise Mudras, which Activated Energy throughout my entire body, and at the same time, this 'set free' Deep Knowledge within me.

With My Breathing Consciousness I went through the middle of my forehead up to the Crown Chakra and Experienced, on the way, that there 'Exist within,' exits to various Divine Worlds in the Form of Numbers.

Moving Up My Forehead Consciously, I intensively Experienced the Christ Energy. The Portals to these Magnificent Realms expressed themselves as the Numbers from 70 to 90. The Crown Chakra had the Number 100 as the Portal to the Infinite.

There were Also yet Higher Levels that amazingly were not reached by rising yet higher, but by voluntarily descending again. But this time the way was not via the forehead, but down the back of the head. As easy as I had found it to ascend through the forehead, so, inversely, I found it strenuous to descend through the back of the head.

From One Level it led to the next, through the portals from 101, 102 to 103, to 104. Each time it required an inner stepping back, a kind of ability to 'renounce' that enabled entry into the next level. This Inner Path led from the back of the head down to the base of the skull. It needed my 'complete inner strength' of Conscious Mudras in order to move further down. I reached level 107 only with the greatest of effort.

I was Then at the end of my strength and asked : How do I get to 108?

Then I Saw the Mantra OM NAMAH SHIVAY Spread over the World like the finest icing sugar from the highest to the lowest level, and saw also that Everyone who Repeats the Name of God with Devotion, for instance in the Form OM NAMAH SHIVAY, is Immediately in the Highest Level. That means that every ordinary person who ploughs the earth lovingly in the Name of God is already in the Supreme.

What a Teaching!

How Deep Must God’s Love Be that he makes it So Simple. In this way it was Shown to Me that the Highest Divine Region cannot be Reached by one’s own efforts but Only through the Repetition of God’s Name.
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OM NAMAH SHIVAY ॐ

~ From Book: Encounters with Babaji by Renata Caddy

Haidhakan Vishva Mahadham \ Christmas 1983

Haidhakan Vishva Mahadham \ Christmas 1983

excpert from Raghuvir`s narration about Christmas with Babaji

Christmas 1983 was the most marvellous Christmas with Babaji in Herakhan . Babaji was already celebrating it for several years in a big way with a Christmas play, Christian singing, gifts and food for the poor villagers etc. Many of the spiritual seekers who made it to Babaji’s lotus feet had a Christian upbringing so with Babaji embracing it all it created a wonderful sensation of Divine harmony in heart and mind particularly for the westerners. At a certain point Babaji started a speech on Christmas evening saying " Jezus made only one mistake”. There was a total shock and for many even breathing stopped, was this the end of this wonderful harmony ??? Babaji continued saying : "He took birth in the middle of the cold season and now we are celebrating this glorious fact in these challenging circumstances”, laughter and sighs of relieve could be heard as everybody could relate to that.

Babaji ended the evening on that Christmas by promising that anybody who will be meditating with open heart on Christmas night, the Christ will come !
I believe it is still valid in 2015.

Merry Christmass to You !

*** Jezus Christ ki Jai ! ***

*** Bhole Baba ki Jai ! ***