Dear Friends,
Today is the lunar calendar date of Shri Babaji’s Mahasamadhi. There are many ceremonies going on around India and other places to commemorate this day and to bring Baba’s Presence more into the forefront of our consciousness.
For many of us, the weekly satsangs we have been having with devotees has achieved a similar thing. We have heard from several people how much these mean to them. They find that Shri Babaji is more alive than ever in their hearts after partaking.
This week’s Satsang will again be at 11am MST (6pm UTC). The time changes according to where the participants live, but the Zoom link remains the same. (See below.) So therefore, next week since we will be having Kharku and Jamuna from Thailand, it will be in the evening.
Here is the link for all of the Zoom Satsangs:
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84820406020?pwd=RXRKYnJYSDFKYmhxYVMrNXBOVGo4UT09
Meeting ID: 848 2040 6020 Passcode: 474473
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So here is a short introduction to the folks that will be highlighted this Sunday.
Sundar Singh Baba
I am Robert Dreyfus from Switzerland. I met Babaji in Spring/Navaratri 1979 in Haidakhan and became after a week or so Sundar Singh and in ‘81 or ‘82 Sundar Baba when taking Yog from Babaji.
I spent the past 41 years as Babaji’s devotee mainly at the Center of Unity, Schweibenalp. In 1981 Babaji told me to establish that place and confirmed it to be the right one. The work of establishing and evolving endlessly and holding alive this project has been a very central focus and task, yes, duty in my life with many lilas, challenges and gifts.
I am a father of four and grandfather of six. All of it is a big blessing and life as it is a big Prasad by the Lord.
JaiAnand
I arrived in Haidakhan in February 1982. Already in 1975 I had undertaken the journey by land to go to Haidakhan with a friend, who unfortunately fell ill along the way and I had to take him back to Italy. How I got to Baba is a very special story, maybe if it is the case I will tell it during the Satsang. I live in Switzerland since 1989, married to Daniela, we have three children. We tried to go as often as possible to Villa San Secondo (the Ashram in Piedmont, Italy). As the children got a little older, I began to get interested in the management of the Ashram in Villa, of which I have been the Chairman of the Executive Board for five years, and of the Italian Samaj, of which I was president for four years. For about eight years I have been a adviser of the Bhole Baba Foundation, which owns the Ashram in Cisternino and Villa San Secondo. I live in Switzerland as I said, in a small town near Bern. I’m retired since three years, so I have a lot of time to devote to Babaji.
Peggy Thompson
Many of you have noticed Peggy in a hospital bed and with a bald head on the Satsangs. I wanted to give you a little information about this dear woman who has served steadfastly the American Haidakhan Samaj and before that at the Hawaiian Ashram on the Big Island. She was a regular visitor to the Ashram and always a generous and energetic karma yogi. She has a rare and aggressive brain cancer and is on hospice. She lives in Oregon, worked as a councilor, and has two lovely young adult children. Noah, her son has been with her since the diagnosis and initial surgery in late October of 2020. Her daughter, Joya, lives in Italy and was with her for three months and is trying to get back to be with her mom. She told me that she has really been enjoying the satsangs, when she has enough energy to be on them. Fortunately we have some of her experiences recorded on Youtube since she does not feel she could share them now. The link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U3boJHRe2U&list=PLcCFjZ8Kl0OI45xLvHoqcGRo-ArnrnFPD&index=6
We will spend a few minutes at the beginning of the satsang in silent prayer and meditation sending her our love and support. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. Bhole Baba Ki Jai!
Gratitude and Maha Lakshmi Shop
Once again, I want to thank you for such a warm and loving birthday. Also the generosity shown for my birthday fundraiser for the Ashram was astounding. We also want to say 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!