"Divine Initiations Required Of Your Soul!" ~Victor
Babaji's mission in India has been to assist prophets in carrying
out their special dispensations. He thus qualifies for the scriptural
classification of Mahavatar (Great Avatar). He has stated that he
gave yoga initiation to Shankara, ancient founder of the Swami Order,
and to Kabir, famous medieval saint. His chief nineteenth-century
disciple was, as we know, Lahiri Mahasaya, revivalist of the lost
Kriya art. The Mahavatar is in constant communion with Christ; together they
send out vibrations of redemption, and have planned the spiritual
technique of salvation for this age. The work of these two fully-illumined
mastersone with the body, and one without itis to inspire
the nations to forsake suicidal wars, race hatreds, religious sectarianism,
and the boomerang-evils of materialism. Babaji is well aware of
the trend of modern times, especially of the influence and complexities
of Western civilization, and realizes the necessity of spreading
the self-liberations of yoga equally in the West and in the East.
That there is no historical reference to Babaji need not surprise
us. The great guru has never openly appeared in any century; the
misinterpreting glare of publicity has no place in his millennial
plans. Like the Creator, the sole but silent Power, Babaji works
in a humble obscurity. Swami Kebalananda, my saintly Sanskrit tutor, spent some time with
Babaji in the Himalayas. "The peerless master moves with his group from place to place
in the mountains," Kebalananda told me. "His small band
contains two highly advanced American disciples. After Babaji has
been in one locality for some time, he says: 'Dera danda uthao.'
('Let us lift our camp and staff.') He carries a symbolic danda
(bamboo staff). His words are the signal for moving with his group
instantaneously to another place. He does not always employ this
method of astral travel; sometimes he goes on foot from peak to
peak. "Babaji can be seen or recognized by others only when he so
desires. He is known to have appeared in many slightly different
forms to various devoteessometimes without beard and moustache,
and sometimes with them. As his undecaying body requires no food,
the master seldom eats. As a social courtesy to visiting disciples,
he occasionally accepts fruits, or rice cooked in milk and clarified
butter. "Two amazing incidents of Babaji's life are known to me,"
Kebalananda went on. "His disciples were sitting one night
around a huge fire which was blazing for a sacred Vedic ceremony.
The master suddenly seized a burning log and lightly struck the
bare shoulder of a chela who was close to the fire. "'Sir, how cruel!' Lahiri Mahasaya, who was present, made
this remonstrance. "'Would you rather have seen him burned to ashes before your
eyes, according to the decree of his past karma?' "With these words Babaji placed his healing hand on the chela's
disfigured shoulder. 'I have freed you tonight from painful death.
The karmic law has been satisfied through your slight suffering
by fire.' "On another occasion Babaji's sacred circle was disturbed
by the arrival of a stranger. He had climbed with astonishing skill
to the nearly inaccessible ledge near the camp of the master. "'Sir, you must be the great Babaji.' The man's face was lit
with inexpressible reverence. 'For months I have pursued a ceaseless
search for you among these forbidding crags. I implore you to accept
me as a disciple.' "When the great guru made no response, the man pointed to
the rocky chasm at his feet. "'If you refuse me, I will jump from this mountain. Life has
no further value if I cannot win your guidance to the Divine.' "'Jump then,' Babaji said unemotionally. 'I cannot accept
you in your present state of development.' "The man immediately hurled himself over the cliff. Babaji
instructed the shocked disciples to fetch the stranger's body. When
they returned with the mangled form, the master placed his divine
hand on the dead man. Lo! he opened his eyes and prostrated himself
humbly before the omnipotent one. "'You are now ready for discipleship.' Babaji beamed lovingly
on his resurrected chela. 'You have courageously passed a difficult
test. Death shall not touch you again; now you are one of our immortal
flock.' Then he spoke his usual words of departure, 'Dera danda
uthao'; the whole group vanished from the mountain." *Note :
From the book "Autobiography of a Yogi" By Paramahansa
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