Zen Grisdale
Perth, 29 April 2008 Om, Brahmananadam Parama Sukadham, Kevalam JnaanamoorthimDvandhvaatheetam Gagana Sadhrisham, Tatvamasyaadhi LakshyamEkam Nithyam Vimalamachalam, Sarvaadhee SaakshibhootamBhavaatheetham Trigunarahitham, Sadgurum Tvam Namaamee. Offering my unconditional surrender at the Lotus Feet of my beloved Master, I greet you all with my love and blessings this evening. This year it is our fourteenth visit. Every year I … Read more
Pious they were. Very devotional and God-fearing. The following is an account of the history based on a personal diary of Kashipatayya. He is our Babaji’s grand father’s great-grandfather. Baba is a seventh generation child of this Gentleman. Kashipatayya lived during the period of 1784 to 1856, nearly two hundred years ago. They preferred poverty … Read more
IS BABAJI’S INNER EXPERIENCE OF THESE CELEBRATIONS THE SAME AS PRIOR TO TAPAS ? Actually Yogis do not have emotional feelings like “thrill”, “joy”, etc. Their mind has become one with the Self, the Supreme Consciousness. They watch as a witness and do it as a duty to inspire others, to give joy and thrill … Read more
Babaji answers the concern of a devotee regarding an individual reputed to be using occult powers to control his followers. “Fear has no place on the Spiritual Path of Sincere Devotion.” I promise, really, there is no such thing as occult power. What is required of any human being is a strong will power. Also … Read more
A Yogi is one who has achieved Union by doing Tapas. DEVOTEES HAVE OFTEN approached me with this question, “Who is a Yogi ?”. You may come across saints, philosophers, spiritual leaders, the kindhearted and compassionate, but very rarely and only if you are destined that you come across a YOGI. ‘Yoga ‘means, ‘In Union’. … Read more
Swamiji used to tell this story to show the power of the Guru’s name. So easily, for small things, people discard their Guru. Whenever Swamiji used to get tough and scold and insult us in the midst of the public, that was to test us and remove the ego to give the highest things of … Read more
By Sri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj The fortieth anniversary of the completion of Tapas by Swamiji occurred on August 7, 2001. To celebrate the occasion, Babaji recalled Swamiji’s childhood and how He was chosen by the Divine to teach and guide the world. On the auspicious occasion of our beloved Parama Pujya Shri Guru Maharaj’s fortieth … Read more
by Shri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj At a recent Sunday teaching, Babaji retold this story which he heard from his Guru, Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj. Babaji began the story with a short introduction. WHEN YOU MEDITATE, you become more broad-minded. You cannot hate; Ultimate Truth is one and is all-pervading. You will love; you will … Read more
Babaji has written this prayer to his Master, Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj, in celebration of Guru Purnima 2001. Devotees in Australia have donated a computer for Babaji’s mission work and this is his first unassisted e-mail. TODAY, AS WE REMEMBER Your Sweet Holy name SHIVABALAYOGI,it’s going to be a very very auspicious moment for … Read more
My first meeting with the Guru Babaji wrote this description of his first meeting with his Guru, Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj, to celebrate Guru Purnima 2001. CROWDS WERE WAITING impatiently with all their devotion and enthusiasm. I was also waiting anxiously to meet, rather I would say, to have Darshan. SHIVABALAYOGI (to Whom I … Read more
by Shri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj Deep in the heartand the consciousness beyond!You are the dwellerin Non-duality. If I am thereYou are my GOD!When there was ego,You protected with all the care. When I travelled beyond,I vanished without a trace!Give me the ego to love You!for the mission work here. I cannot take credit for anything,When … Read more
As a student it is your duty to acquire knowledge and wisdom. It’s your duty to do sadhana. It is your duty to undertake meditation. Because when you become masters, when you have become well-educated, you can educate others also. You can definitely help others. That is the path of the dharma, your duty. So … Read more
Day 4 – Perth October Tour 2005 Baba entered the hall, performed aarati to Swamiji and offered His pranams, and began His talk by reciting the Guru Pranam Sloka from the Guru Gita, which can be approximately translated by; “That enjoyer of the bliss of Brahman, beyond all imaginations, in supreme happiness, that personification of … Read more
A Second talk given by Babaji in London, June 2005 Spirituality alerts us to the fact that happiness and peace are elusive in this world and should not be sought there. It does not impose on anyone that you don’t do this or that. You can do anything – if you want to earn a billion dollars … Read more
London 30th June 2007 When I discovered, I found God within me. That does not mean that I am the only God, that you are all not God. I know that the same God is in you also. You discover this and you can also become like God one day. You can have that Supreme … Read more
Conclusion Later Mother became a great source of strength for Baba when He went to join the Mission of Guru Maharaj. She was gracious and humble. She wanted Baba to serve the Great Guru and His Mission till the last breath of His life. She took a promise for that and sent Baba to serve … Read more
Part 4 – God’s Grace Due to her deep devotion to God, Mother never felt any fear at all. Simply she used to keep singing the glory of God whether she was working with her husband or at home alone. Once during war time when Father was posted in a place called Tounjee, his piles … Read more
Part 3 When my father was doing his intermediate course in medical school, he had an opportunity to visit Burma, having gone there to escort a relative boy around 1924-25. He found Burma prosperous and developed a desire to go there for his livelihood. He married my mother, Sharadamba, around the year 1926, completed medical … Read more
Part Two As a child Father worked at the homes of his relatives to earn fees for his studies. He used to help by washing and pressing of clothes. Was this a destiny? To be honest in this world you have to pay a heavy price. But Father used to say that Determination and Character … Read more
Part One When my father was doing his intermediate course, he had an opportunity to visit Burma with a relative around 1924-25. He found Burma prosperous and developed a desire to go there for his livelihood. By 1932 when he completed medical school, he was already married to my mother Sharada, a pious, God-loving lady, … Read more
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