Babaji - Message from the Himalayas. Maria-Gabriele Wosien

      The book

      Now, as at all crucial turning points in history, when this planet and all its living forms faces total destruction, help arrives from higher sources of consciousness. Many great beings incarnate into human form to show humankind, at present lost and bewildered, the way out of the threatening chaos.

       Babaji reappeared in 1970 at the foot of Mount Kailash in the Himalayas - the area worshipped since time immemorial as the axis of the earth and dwelling place of the gods.

       In his book, Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda refers to Babaji as Mahaavatar, the great immortal Being, embodiment of the highest consciousness, the one who has forever acted as spiritual guide for human beings and who appears more publicly at critical moments in history, when only the direct intervention of the divine can alter its course.

       Like Christ two thousand years ago, Babaji came recently in a human body and lived among the people 1970 - 84), teaching them by example the timeless message of the universal divine laws, based on truth, simplicity and love.

       According to Babaji's prophecies our planet is undergoing a total transformation to the point of the collapse of our civilizations and the decimation of the human race through a series of cataclysmic events. Following this a new age of peace would begin. Babaji taught that the way to live happily and successfully and not waste the opportunity of this lifetime was to be continuously mindful of the divine, to surrender the fruits of one's actions to the divine and to work in service to humanity and to creation as a whole. He taught that this was the relevant and true yoga of the times.

       He recommended the repetition of the mantra Om namaha Shivaya, which means "I take refuge in God" or "Thy will be done, O Lord".This mantra has the power to awaken the innate potential present in each human being to come to know his/her true divine nature, of which Babaji is the pure example.

      The author

      Dr. Maria-Gabriele Wosien studied Slavic Studies at the Universities of London and St. Petersburg, with a doctorate on the Russian fairy tale. She studied Western and Eastern sacred traditions and developed numerous dance choreographies. Her particular interest is the religious-ritual origin of the dancefolklore. Her work is focused on the conscious experience of mythical images and symbols that can unfold their healing power. Her dance productions are based on traditionally handed out movementarchetypes, based on sacred, classical and folklore music.

      Maria-Gabriele Wosien

      Babaji

       Message from the Himalayas

      Table of Content

       Cover

       The book / The author

       Title

       Table of Content

       I SADASHIVA AVATAR

       1) Encounter

       2) About Hindu Philosophy

       3) The Avatar as divine incarnation

       4) The Avatar in Shaivism

       5) Haidakhan Vishwamahadham - centre of the mythology around Babaji as Shivaavatar

       6) Haidakhan Baba - historical review

       II BABAJI'S LILAS

       1) Experiences of devotees: 1800-1922

       2) Experiences: 1922-1970

       3) Mahendra Baba

       4) Experiences after 1970

       III Sadhana (Spiritual Practice)

       1) Puja (Ritual Worship) and Yagna (Sacrificial Fire)

       2) Master and disciple. Sadhana

       3) Babaji and the sanatana dharma

       EPILOGUE

       PHOTOS

       GLOSSARY

       NOTES

       I SADASHIVA AVATAR

       II BABAJI'S LILAS

       III SADHANA [Spiritual Practice]

       EPILOGUE

       IMPRINT

      The author wishes to express her gratitude to the ashram of Haidakhan Vishwamahadham for kindly making available the accounts of devotees' experiences, and to Swami Fakiranand and Dr V V S Rao for their help in collecting the material for this publication.

      M. G. Wosien

      I SADASHIVA AVATAR

      1) ENCOUNTER

      Bhole Baba ki jai! ..... Bhole Baba ki jai! ..... Bhole Baba ki jai! These shouts of joy can be heard from the direction of the river ..... becoming more and more distinct now. In a few minutes Babaji will come into view as the thick line of bushes along the dusty village track turns wispy and comes to an end. Every afternoon, after bathing in the river, he returns to the temple on the hill, always pursued by a motley group of people - a mixture of devotees, curious onlookers and a straggle of children.

      It is about five o'clock. The intense heat of the day has passed and it feels good to be outside again, beyond the dormitory'; cool and shady shelter so eagerly sought a few hours ago. I feel refreshed after taking a bath in the pleasant late afternoon sunshine and relieved that it's over and done with, happy at the sight of the washing completed - metres and metres of colourful, dripping wet saris and other garments hanging out on a line strung between two trees near our room.

      Accustomed