The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy On Kriya Yoga
Quotes for Nama Mantra
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..Faith works wonders. There is a great power in the divine name. The real healer, the help and guide is the Lord and Master. There is no doubt about it. Look at the mercy of the Master. How powerful is his name. How kind he is to his devotees. It was Master’s name (Kriya Babaji) that saved the family of five persons (besides the writer).
Sri Babaji, Jaya Babaji, Jaya Jaya Babaji!
We should have faith in the Master and his name. This is the remedy for prosperity, happiness, aishvarya here and moksha, hereafter. Therefore friends, have faith in the name of the Master. Be attached to him alone. All your difficulties will come to an end. I am writing and speaking from my oun experience.
The glory of the name of Babaji cannot be established through reasoning. It can certainly be experienced through faith, devotion and constant repetition. Have reverence and faith for the name of Babaji. Do not argue. His name is filled with countless powers. Just as fire has the natural property of burning things, so also the name of Kriya Mulaguru Babaji has the power of burning the sins and desires. O Man! Take refuge in his name and cross this formidable ocean of birth and death. Name and nami are inseparable. Glory to the Lord and Master Babaji, glory to his name. In this kaly yuga (Iron Age), japa alone is the easiest way to the realization of God. Yojñanam Japa Yagnosmi (Bhagavad Gita). This declaration emphasizes the distinct place of japa as an important sadhana for Self-realization.
…Our heritage consists in great part of numerous well-defined, scientifically conceived and systematic practical methods of attainment. Japa Yoga is one special method of God-realization. It has been given to us as a special method of attainment for the present age, through japa perfection, japa siddhi, is attained. Such is the bold declaration of the shastras. JapaYoga is therefore a complete Yoga by itself, being the easiest, quickest, safest and surest way of attaining the goal in this present age.
A mantra has a rishi who gave it to the world, a metre, which governs the inflection off the voice and a devata or a supernatural being higher or lower, as its informing power. The bija, seed, is a significant word, or series of words, which gives it a special power. Sometimes this word is a source, which harmonizes with the keynote of the individual using it and varies with individuals. Sometimes this word express the essence of the mantra and the result of the mantra is the flower springing from this seed. The shakti is the energy of the form of the mantra, i.e. the vibration forms, set up by its sounds. These carry the man to that devata that is worshiped. The kilaka, the pillar, is that which supports and makes strong the mantra. It is the pin which fastens the mantra together. This is the ceasing of sorrow by the freeing of oneself from imperfections.
Do not bother yourself about mantra, para and pasyanti etc. Do japa of your ishta devata mentally with its meaning and right bhava. You will realize the spiritual benefits. Why do you waste your time in counting the pebbles on the bank? Take a dip immediately in the Ganges of Babaji and enjoy the purashcaranam. Become wise. All mantras have equal potency or power. You can attain God-realization by doing japa of any mantra. Valmiki attained God consciousness by repeating even “Mara Mara.” Some people think that Aum or Soham or Shivoham is superior. This is wrong, the state gained by doing japa of Aum or Soham or Shivoham can be attained by doing japa of Sri Ram or Babaji.
You should not doubt the teachings of the scriptures. Flickering or wavering faith will lead to downfall. A man of weak will, who has no faith in japa cannot expect to make progress in the spiritual path. If he says, “I am practicing ‘Who am I’ enquiry,”this is all wild imagination. Few are fit for ‘Who am I’ enquiry. You must have the bhava, that Atma, Ishvara, Devata, mantra and the Satguru Deva are one. With this bhava you will have to repeat your guru mantra..
/The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga/
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The japa of a mantra can bring to the practitioner realization of his highest goal, though he may not possess knowledge of the meaning of the mantra. Such mechanical japa may take a little more time in realization than when it is practiced with a knowledge of the meaning. There is an indescribable power or achintya shakti in the mantras. If you repeat the mantra with concentration on its meaning, you will attain God consciousness quickly. Form a strong habit of repeating the name of Babaji – it will take you up to the Himalayan heights. You can conquer Mt. Everest, though the expeditioners are constrained to return every time by the insurmountable peak.
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Pray and meditate daily. If in group, the better, even two can make a group and you can include many others (mentally). Prayer elevates the mind, fills it with purity and is associated with praise of God. It keeps the mind in tune with the Master. Prayer can reach a realm where reason does not dare enter. It can move mountains, work miracles, free the devotee from fear of death, bring him nearer to God, and make him feel the Divine consciousness and his essential, immortal and blissful nature. Surrender everything unto Babaji. Place your ego at His Lotus Feet and be at easy. He will take complete charge of you and your “unwanted baggage.” Let him mold you anyway he likes. Let him do exactly as he wills. He will remove all defects and weaknesses. He will play beautifully on this body flute. Hear this marvelous music of his flute, the mysterious music of the soul and rejoice. Make your offerings to the Lord with the same mental attitude as that of Bhilini Sabari. Call the Lord with the same bhava of Draupadi or with the bhava, which Gajendra had when he called Lord Hari. You will surely meet your ‘Beloved’. Develop this bhava. You will have the darshan of Lord immediately. Feel his presence everywhere. Strive ceaselessly to fix your mind on the Lord. Try to constantly behold your beloved in all these forms. Silently repeat his names and sometimes sing his names. Silently do kirtan. Melt the mind in him. Rejoice in silence in him.
/The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga/
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When you enter the silence through deep meditation, the world outside and all your troubles will drop away. You will experience undenying bliss and it is in this silence that one acquires real strength and finds perennial joy. Shut out the doors of the senses. Still the thoughts, emotions and feelings. Sit motionless and calm in the early morning hours, ignore the visions and colored lights. Have a receptive attitude and go alone with God, commune with Him and enjoy the abiding peace in silence.
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Satsanga or association with the sages, removes the darkness of the heart. It is a safe boat to cross the Ocean of Samsara. Satsanga elevates the mind and fills it with sattva or purity. It eradicates visions thoughts and impressions in the heart. It leads one to the right path and causes the sun of wisdom to shine upon one’s mind. You may do japa of ‘Om Kriya Babaji Nama Aum.’ That is very powerful mantra. None can explain the benefits of japa, sadhana and satsanga. Japa is the rod in the hands of the blind sadhakas to plod on the road to realization. Japa is the philosopher’s stone or divine elixir that makes one god-like. Through japa alone one can realize God in this life.
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Japa is repetition of any mantra or Name of the Lord or the Satguru Deva. In this kali yuga or Iron Age, when the physique of the vast majority of persons is not good, rigid hatha yogic practices are very difficult. Kriya japa is an easy way to God-realization. Tukaram Deva, a Maharashtra saint, Dhruva, Prahlada, Valmiki Rishi, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, all attained salvation by uttering the name of God or Goddess. You can attain salvation bu uttering the sacred name of Kriya Babaji (the Godhead). Japa is an important anga of Yoga. In the Gita you will find, ‘yagnanam japa yajñosmi,”– ‘among yajñas I am japa yajña.’ In the kali yuga the practice of japa alone can give eternal Peace, Bliss and Immortality. It ultimately results in samadhi or communion with the Lord. Japa must become habitual and must be attended with sattvic or divine bhava, purity, prem and shraddha. It can give all ishta siddhis, whatever you want, bhakti and mukti.
Hari Aum, Hari Aum, Hari Hari Aum.
/The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga/
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The Science of Mantra Yoga
Japa is repetition of the mantra. Dhyana is meditation on the form of the Lord with His attributes. This is the difference between japa and dhyana. There is meditation or dhyana with japa (japa sahita). There is meditation or dhyana without japa (japa rahita). In the beginnig you should combine dhyana with japa. As you advance the japa drops by itself. Meditation only remain. It is an advanced stage. You can then practice concentration separately. While you are doing the japa of any mantra, think that you are really praying to your ishta devata, that your ishta devata is really listening to you, that He is looking at you with merciful and graceful eyes and that He with open hands is giving you full abhayadana (asking you to be free from all fears whatsoever with a view to give you your desired object (moksha). Entertain this bhava. Do the japa with feeling. Know the meaning of the mantra. Feel His presence in everything and everywhere. Draw closer and nearer to Him when you repeat the japa. Think He is shining in the chambers of your heart. He is witnessing your repetition of the mantra, as He is witness of your mind.
Mantra Yoga is an exact science. “Mananat trayate iti mantrah” – by mananam (constant thinking or recollection) of mantram, one is protected or released from the rounds of births and deaths. Mananam is called mantra meditation, from which the jiva or the individual soul attains freedom from sin, enjoyment in heaven and final liberation, and by the aid of which, it attains in full, the four-fold fruit chaturvarga, i.e. dharma, artha, kama and moksha. A mantra is so called because it is achieved by the mental process. The root MAN in the word mantra comes from the first syllable of that word, meaning to think, and TRA from trai meaning to protect or free from the bondage of samsara or the phenomenal world. By the combination of MAN and TRA comes mantra, which calls forth the four aims of being, chaturvarga, i.e. righteous virtue, material welfare, pleasure and liberation. A mantra is diivinity. It is divine power or daiva shakti manifesting in a sound body. The mantra itself is devata. The aspirant should try his level best to realize his unity with the mantra of divinity and to the extent he does so the mantra power or the mantra shakti supplements his worship power (sadhana shakti). Just as a flame is strengthened by winds, so also the aspirant’s individual shakti is strengthened by mantra shakti, and then the individual shakti joins with the mantra shakti to make it more powerful.
The mantra is awakened from its sleep through the sadhana shakti of the aspirant. The mantra of the devata is that letter or combination of letters which reveals the diety to the consciousness of the aspirant, who has evoked it by sadhana shakti. The mantra is a mass radiant tejas or energy. Mantras awaken supernatural powers. A mantra accelerates and generates creative force. Spiritual life needs harmony in all parts of our being. The whole being must be in perfect ease and true with the Divine. Then only the spiritual Truth can be realized. Mantras produce harmony. A mantra has the power of releasing the cosmic and the supra-cosmic consciousness. It bestows on the sadhaka illumination, freedom, supreme peace, eternal bliss and immortality. A mantra when constantly repeated awakens the consciousness (chit or chaitanya). Consciousness or chaitanya is latent in mantra.
/The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga/
/The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy On Kriya Yoga/
