Shdema Goodman - Babaji - Meeting with Truth

Shri Babaji

Hail, hail to Lord Haidakhan, who incarnated for the liberation of the world!

Haidakhan Aarati

Karma is an inevitable law of cause and effect, by which all living beings reap the fruits of their actions and thoughts. Jesus stated the law of Karma in the words "as ye sow, so shall ye reap." The law of Karma is above all things. Karma starts when movement starts in the mind. To stop Karma we must bring the mind to that state of silence and voidness beyond which God can be known. Only a Yogi knows how to do this. Otherwise, as long as a man breathes, he is creating Karma. No one can remain without action, even for a minute. Therefore, learn how to dedicate your every action to the Lord.

Shri Babaji

Love and serve everyone the way you love and serve me.

Shri Babaji

"Love and serve all humanity. Help everyone. Be happy. Be courteous. Be a dynamo of irrepressible joy. Recognize God and goodness in every face. There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future. Praise everyone. If you cannot praise someone ... let him go out of your life. Be original. Be inventive. Be courageous. Take courage again and again. Do no imitate. Be strong. Be upright. Think with your own head. Be yourself. Do not lean on the crutches of others. All perfection and every divine virtue are hidden within you, reveal them to the world. Wisdom too, is already within you - let it shine forth. Let the Lord's grace make you free. Let your life be that of the rose - in silence it speaks the language of fragrance."

Shri Babaji (February 1984)

New hospital. New Quarters.

Haidakhan is a village about 17 km. from Ranibagh, Kathgodam, District Nainital. The Shiv temple at Haidakhan is an octagonal temple. It was built in 1840. It is highly sacred. The divine cave is in existence since the creation of the world. AT this place Param Guru Mahendra Maharaj received Nine Shlokas called `Munindra Sukta' The cave is located opposite the temple at the foot-hill of the Kurumanchal Kailash. Between the cave and the temple flows the Gautam Ganga. The source of Gautam Ganga is about one km. from the temple and is called Hanuman Kund. The Gautam Ganga was brought to this point as a part of the river Ganga and is linked with Mansarovar lake. The source was created by Tripurari Bhagwan Haidakhan Bihari for Gautam Rishi who was doing tapashya at Siddheshwar hills. The water of the Gautam Ganga is just like the water of Ganga, clean and sacred. Anyone who makes a pilgrimage to this place with a clean heart becomes entitled to `Moksha'.

Muni Raj (Shri Tarlok Singhji)

Muni Raj (Shri Tralok Singh Ji) of Haldwani is a great devotee of Shri Babaji Haidakhan. He is known to be a reincarnation of Dutt Muni in direct line with Dattatray. Devotees worship and regard him very highly. He alone is responsible for keeping constant contact, maintaining supplies and helping devotees to reach Haidakhan Vishwa Mahadham. His services to Bhagwan and to the devotees in general are unequaled.

Shri V. D. Shastri

Sardar Shri Vishnu Dutt Ji Shastri (also known as Kamalo Ji) is a great Sanskrit Scholar from Alwar. He was specially blessed by Brahmchari Param Guru Mahendra Maharaj to recognize Babaji when He came to materialize Himself to be among the mortals. Shastri Ji is in possession of a crystal gazer and knows about Babaji. Haidakhan and His miracles and leelas in depth. Devotees generally consult him to know about the significance of Baba's actions and His directions. Shastri Ji is a recognized Acharya of Haidakhandi institution.

As we were climbing up the 108 steps, Babaji told me, "You write book."

I asked, "What is the name?"

"Haidakhan Vishwa Mahadham (The greatest place in the Universe)."

"Yes," I replied, not really believing that he was serious, wondering whether he is playing with my ego.

"It is an order," he said. "You, you, you."

"Me, me, me," I repeated, feeling puzzled. That was in 1980. Looking back now, I understand that he meant that I should write about my experiences on the three levels: physical, mental / emotional and spiritual - body / mind / spirit. I liked the idea at the time but I didn't really believe that I could do it.

I now feel ready to tackle such a project, five years later. I took notes of my experiences from time to time. Most of the time, however, making notes was a burden. I didn't want it to interfere with my experiences. So, I will reconstruct some of my most powerful experiences, hoping to remember them as accurately as possible.

I understood from `Autobiography of a Yogi' that when you make contact with Babaji, he can fulfill all your desires. That was one of the reasons I felt drawn to Babaji - wondering whether that was possible. That was in 1976. Since I met Babaji in 1978, many of the desires I had at that time were fulfilled within a few years.

However, new desires started popping up; as they are being fulfilled new ones are arising. Desires are like a bottomless pit - nonetheless to reach inner peace it may be necessary to first fulfill one's desires so that one can then experience their meaninglessness and move on to the next level of growth. This is a revised edition as I have gained more clarity on some of the teachings.

After three years and four prolonged visits to Babaji, I was finally convinced that my experiences in the search for a harmonious self were true, valid and reliable. I was at first suspicious, skeptical, and I found as many rational explanations as I could for my experiences, to the point that nearly destroyed the beautiful exchanges of thought, feelings and uplifts. I feared what others would think. If others ridiculed or put down what I saw, then I would become anxious and embarrassed and I would begin to doubt my own experience. I wasn't even aware of the degree to which others affected me.

Such behavior seemed out of character, since I thought I was considered to be an open and "together" person, one who is very aware. I have worked as a staff psychologist in mental health clinics and taught psychology at the college level. I have also helped many people straighten up their lives, and I have done a pretty good job at that. Further, I have thoroughly explored numerous psychological schools of thought and successful therapeutic techniques. My life has been devoted to this field - to finding the quickest, the best and the most effective methods. I have been well trained in such methods as Gestalt therapy, psycho-dynamic therapy, group therapy, family therapy, Transactional Analysis, and others. In all methods, I have always experimented on my own life first. What I have experienced as pro­found in my own life has been passed on to others. What seemed to make good movement in my own life has been explored as fully as possible.