Babaji Ashram MahaSamadhi Update – February 10, 2021
Dear Friends,
As we move toward Shri Babaji’s Mahasamadhi on Valentine’s Day, the Ashram has some live-stream offerings coming up at: https://www.facebook.com/HaidakhandiUniversalAshram. The New Moon Fire Ceremony will be at 11am MST tomorrow, Thursday, beginning with a Pitri Puja. We will live-stream the evening aarati at 6pm MST on Friday, February 12.
On Mahasamadhi weekend we will have special Zoom virtual gatherings to commemorate this sacred time. The link for both of these events is the same at:
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We will have a Zoom Paduka Puja at 7pm MST on Saturday, February 13 followed by chanting. During this time we also hope to hear the story of Dibya Mani Rajbhandari from Katmandu, Nepal whose home was visited by Shri Babaji in 1976 on His only trip outside of India. He is the cousin of Sabina Pradhan, who also met Shri Babaji at that time and will be hosting the evening with her husband Ajay, who serves on the Ashram Board of directors. They will also lead a bhajan or two. Zoom link is above.
The next day, Sunday, at 11am MST on Zoom, some of the devotees that have shared the last few weeks on Satsangs will gather for a special Mahasamadhi Remembrance Satsang to share another story and answer questions. Ramlota from Italy, Ramloti from the Ashram, Pujari from Russia, and Hiroman from Washington will join us that morning. The Zoom link is above.
It may be helpful for you to watch the three satsangs on YouTube from these folks if you have not seen them before. This way you will have their background and how they got to Babaji, as we will not be including these stories.
The links are:
Hiraman – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtqSXWb1GjQ&t=43s
Pujari – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW1I6R5O0iM&t=6s&ab_channel=RamlotiWood
Ramlota and Ramloti - https://youtu.be/V6pGblej8-4
The messages we received from the last satsang were very inspiring. Some follow::
“Thank you for the great Satsang again, Baba is so alive for all of us, He must be just around the corner. The story of Ramlota massaging Baba’s back is magical and a jewel for all of us.” Pujari in Russia
“This Satsang was incredibly beautiful and touched me deeply. I got very emotional. To hear the stories of Ramlota and Ramloti was so precious. Ramlota said, that he could not stop watching Baba, but for me it is the same, and I didn’t even meet Him ever in person. I need to relate to His form and that’s the reason I created my photo book. But I feel him in my heart, exactly the way Ramloti described it. Thank you both again for this beautiful gift to us all today.” Brigette, France
“The Satsang was beautiful, I started to feel Babaji's presence and kept crying, still today I feel Him, thank you, love you all, Bhole Baba ki jai, Om Namah Shivaya, thank you for sharing so consistently.” Jessie
“Lovely Satsang. BHOLE BABA KI JAI!” Kashyap, Nevada
“Wow, beautiful. I was so blissed out that I am still coming to my senses.” Ramloti, Colorado
“Yes, for a moment it felt as Baba was there between us all.” Ramlota, Italy
108000 Mantras
I know many of us are increasing our japa calling in the presence of Shri Babaji as we approach Mahasamadhi. This practice is so helpful for us in whatever capacity we are able to participate.
Here is what Rhaguvir, who initiated this idea wrote:
“I cannot describe the enormous stimulus that meeting Babaji has made on my life. The more I discover the Divine, the more grateful I feel about it. From what I have understood it is because of the intense Sadhana of Shri Mahendra Maharaj that Babaji has manifested a body for 14 years. Babaji does not need to manifest a body to do His work. I suspect it would be an enormous bother for Him now since social media, e-mail, and phone connections are instant and travel is so easy and fast. On the other hand, God has no limits and has unconditional love for His devotees. There is now not even a shadow of a great saint like Mahendra Maharaj amongst us who can seduce our beloved Babaji into a human form again. But perhaps we are in many now that have a sincere hunger for His manifestation in these troubled times. Perhaps not even for you and me, but for the thousands that would come and have His darshan, for all those who will have a change of heart after beholding His Divine presence with their eyes.
“Surely The great Babaji will not react to whimsical wishes but how could He not respond to the deep yearning from His earnest devotees? How could He not respond to the cry of many of His earnest devotees calling Him out of the Himalaya to His Assan in Herakhan. With this in my mind I came up with a plan that I will personally do and call on any yogi and yogini, wanne be yogi and devotee to take part in enticing the Lord to walk amongst us once again.
On Sunday 14th of February, it will be 37 years that Babaji has left His physical form. I will start on Friday 12 February reducing food to a bare minimum and offer 108000 mantras at His lotus feet with the earnest request in mind to take physical presence amongst us again. I am calling on you who read this to do the same. For offering such an amount of Om Namah Shivaya or Om Haidiyakhandi mantra’s you will need to do a lot of Japa to complete it. Start earlier if you cannot take 3 days out of your life. See how you can participate in calling Babaji. Be a part of it, if not for you, do it for the benefit of humanity. Let us try together to let unconditional Love manifest in a body. It has taken Mahendra Baba years, so we will need to do this a lot more but let us start it now that the kranti is taking shape.
Let His Love will engulf you with your focus and, who knows, perhaps we will be part of something bigger than life itself.”
Ao-Ao Bhole Baba, Himalaya se ao, Kripa caro tumare bhakton pe.
Come come Bhole Baba, come from the Himalaya have compassion on your devotees.
Bhole Baba ki Jai! Shri Haidakhandi Bhagwan ki Jai!
To read more go to Rhaguvir’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/raghuvir.boll.
Gratitude and Maha Lakshmi Shop
Once again, thank you to all who have been donating to the Ashram and purchasing from the Maha Lakshmi Shop. Both are a big help in keeping everything going at the Ashram. Please know we always remember you in the Temple at Baba’s and Mother’s feet and at our Fire Ceremonies. Perhaps the easiest place to get information about donations and to make one is at: https://www.babajiashram.org/donate. And to see our Maha Lakshmi Shop catalogue of devotional items and to purchase on line, go to: https://mahalakshmishop.wazala.com. Bhole Baba Ki Jai! Jai Ma!