BABAJI - The Lord Shiva ॐ
                   

               Truth ¸.•*´Simplicity ¸.•*´Love

                           In Truth it is simply Love

                     Follow the religion of your heart

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Babaji said of himself „I AM BHOLE BABA“, the simple father. And that was the way he lived.
Although the message of Babaji is of profound depth and enormous power it is basically very “simple” and can be put into simple words.

- TRUTH – SIMPLICITY - LOVE  ... just live it!
- KARMA YOGA ... Work – and do your work with dedication, in peace and love and for the good of all
- JAPA ... Always have the name of GOD on your lips and as deepest sound in your heart.
- "OM NAMAH SHIVAY" ... Babaji taught his disciples the continuous repetion of the ancient Sanskrit   Mantra "Om Namah Shivay" - I surrender to God - to the deepest Divine Source.

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Shri Babaji appeared in June 1970 in a cave that has been holy for thousands of years at the foot of the Kumaon Mount Kailash, across the sacred river Gautama Ganga from a remote village called Haidakhan.
Yogananda wrote of his and other people’s experiences with this immortal Babaji in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The main purpose of Shri Babaji’s coming in a human manifestation at this time was to reform the hearts and minds of men. He came to remove confusion and evil from mankind. Babaji once said, “The mind can be purified only by JAPA (repetition of God's name). This is the only medicine for the disease of the mind. While your mind and heart are impure, how can God live in your heart? The water to clean your heart is the Name of God. So teach everyone to repeat the name of God everywhere.”

In order to focus people’s minds on God, Babaji taught people to repeat the ancient mantra OM NAMAH SHIVAYA. It is a Sanskrit phrase, which means something like, “I surrender to / bow down to / take refuge in God. Repetition of Om Namah Shivaya is a pathway to unity with the Supreme God, known as Shiva in the ancient tradition of the Sanatan Dharma or Eternal Religion. This mantra has been used for millenia and taught by saints and gurus throughout India and the west. The practice of Japa or the constant repetition of a mantra focuses the mind on God, opens one’s heart and mind to God, and stops or reduces the inherent tendency of one’s mind to constantly plan, worry or daydream.

Although Shri Babaji lived in a Hindu culture and was worshipped through Hindu rituals daily, he was not attached to any particular religion. He stated that all religions can lead the sincere devotee to God. At Haidakhan, Shri Babaji was worshipped by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jews, Sikhs, Moslems - even atheists found themselves bowing to him. He often reminded devotees that all mankind is one family - the Family of God. For those who asked about religion, he answered, “Follow the religion that is in your heart.”

To all who came to see him he told over and over again that KARMA YOGA - unselfish work - dedicated to God, is the best, easiest, most rewarding, fastest way to God in this chaotic, confused era of change.

“To follow and demonstrate the path of Truth, Simplicity and Love is man’s supreme duty and the highest yoga. Diligent work is a quality of this path, for laziness is death on earth. Only by work can one claim victory over karma. All must strive to do their duty in the best way possible and not wander from that duty. During these times, inhumanity and laziness have increased, so it is important that you work hard and not lose heart. Be brave, be industrious: work hard and have courage.”

Although Babaji called many westerners to him in dreams, visions or simply by word of mouth, he did not seek to establish a great personal following. His small ashram, four miles up a winding riverbed from the end of the nearest country road, could not accomodate the thousands who have flocked to other saints and gurus. But, though he made no general call for people to come to see him, he did want all the world to hear his message.

Babaji had no known parents or family, he appeared as a youth of 18 or so, yet he displayed great wisdom and power - divine powers - from the start. Some Haidakhan villagers saw him as an old man with a long white beard, others as a beautiful young man with no beard. He was seen in different places at the same time. He knew the Scriptures and could quote them in Sanskrit as well as in Hindi, yet there was no evidence of his having been educated. He ate almost nothing for months on end for two or three years - yet his energy was boundless.

His coming had been foretold - both by ancient scriptures and the preaching and prophesying of a 20th century Indian saint called Mahendra Baba. Mahendra Maharaj told his followers that Shri Babaji has been a human manifestation of God since man first learned about religion. Babaji has taught gurus and other religious teachers throughout history, always trying to turn man toward God and spiritual values.

Most of Shri Babaji’s followers experience and worship him as a true, ageless manifestation of the Divine. The big and little miracles he performed daily in the lives of his devotees, his responding to their thoughts before they were uttered, his healing, his guidance, and his teachings are at a level beyond even advanced human ability. The dramatic, external miracles were infrequent; most of his miracles occurred in the minds, hearts and lives of his devotees - miracles of understanding, guidance, teaching and support when, where and as needed.

Although Babaji called many westerners to him in dreams, visions or simply by word of mouth, he did not seek to establish a great personal following. His small ashram, four miles up a winding riverbed from the end of the nearest country road, could not accomodate the thousands who have flocked to other saints and gurus. But, though he made no general call for people to come to see him, he did want all the world to hear his message.
He himself said of his human form, “This body is nothing, it is here only to serve people.

Shri Babaji left his mortal body on Saint Valentine’s Day - February 14, 1984. Early in his mission, he had told two or three devotees that he would leave his body in 1984. Before he came he told Mahendra Maharaj that he would come to give a messae to mankind. He came; he lived his message; his message was published; and having completed his mission, he left.

You can find similar teachings in the old Vedic scriptures, the Bible, the Koran, the Guru Granth Sahib or Zoroastrian scriptures. But in a world that is focused almost entirely on material values and goals, Babaji’s message with its strong humanistic and spritual emphasis, is a message of revolution.
Babaji came to show mankind how to live and to serve mankind on the highest level.

 BABAJI

SRI HERAKHAN BABAJI gilt als eine der großen Manifestationen des Göttlichen in menschlicher Form. Seine Schüler verehren in ihm eine Verkörperung SHIVAS, nach indischer Philosophie die ewige Kraft der Veränderung. Er lehrte von 1970 bis 1984 in seinem Ashram im nordindischen Herakhan am Fuß des Himalaya die zeitlose Botschaft von WAHRHEIT, EINFACHHEIT und LIEBE und wies seine Schüler an, der Religion ihres Herzens zu folgen.

"Alle Religionen führen zum Ziel, deshalb sollten alle Heiligen und Lehrer der entsprechenden Religionen respektiert werden. Folgt ihren Lehren. So wie die Sonne und der Mond oder der Himmel nicht für die Menschen einer Rasse oder Religion bestimmt sind, so sind die Lehren erleuchteter Meister für alle Menschen offen. Steht zu euren Religionen und folgt den uralten Lehren der Weisen."

Um Selbstlosigkeit und Liebe für alle Lebewesen zu entwickeln fordert Babaji seine Schüler auf KARMA YOGA, (Yoga des Handelns) zu verrichten, sich ständig ihrer Verbindung mit dem Göttlichen bewußt zu sein und dazu das Mantra OM NAMAH SHIVAY oder einen anderen göttlichen Namen zu wiederholen (JAPA YOGA).

„Laßt Menschlichkeit in Euch regieren! Verbrüdert Euch mit allen Menschen der Welt. Seid glücklich und gesund und bejaht die Freuden des Lebens. Das Höchste auf dieser Welt ist Karma-Yoga, Arbeit ohne persönliche Anhaftung. Faulheit macht die Menschen leblos. Verbreitet diese Botschaft in Euren Ländern und entzündet das Licht der Gerechtigkeit in allen Herzen. Laßt den Samen der LIEBE und MENSCHLICHKEIT in Euch aufgehen und Früchte tragen.

 Nicht ich bin es, der zu Euch spricht, sondern die Zeit ist es, die durch mich spricht, die Zeit, die mit großer Geschwindigkeit ihren Lauf nimmt. Alle Länder haben sich aufgerichtet wie Kobras mit aufgerissenen Mäulern und warten nur darauf, sich gegenseitig zu verschlingen. Diese kritische Zeit braucht Menschen, die tapfer sind: während ihr arbeitet, was immer ihr tut, müßt ihr mit Euren Lippen den Namen Gottes ohne Unterlaß anrufen“.

Text von Babaji-Haus Graz: http://www.babaji-haus-graz.net