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IMMORTALrrY
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The cover is a painting by Babji and reflects the reality of the universe
as he sees it. When he gave it to me he said that meditating on this
painting will raise you to heaven.
—Leonard Orr
Orr, Leonard.
Physical Immortality.
1. Immortalism. I. Title
BF1999.075 001.9 81-17012
ISBN 0- 89087-325-9 AACR2
Table of Contents
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1980 Preface
The idea of physical immortality gives people an opportunity to unravel their death
urge and free themselves from the tyranny of deathist mentality. The ignorance of physical
immortality leaves people in the prison of misery, self-destructiveness, fear, failure, and
insecurity that causes illness and pain, violence and war, power struggles, impotence and
cruelty, human degradation and death itself. The philosophy of physical immortality
unshackles the human imagination, gives access to enormous reserves of energy and crea-
tivity, creates a motive for patience and simplicity and is itself a test of love and
intelligence.
Conquering death is the basic intelligence test in the physical universe. Physical
immortality is the first step in any practical spiritual enlightenment.
The study of physical immortality is nonsense without spiritual purification that
produces body mastery and happiness. From my experience, freedom of thinking and feel-
ing, intuitive breathing, bathing, exercises, nature and material things are the ultimate and
basic techniques of spiritual purification. Relationships with other people based on truth,
simplicity and love are the substance of spiritual community.
The easiest and most neglected spiritual purification technique is breathing. Since it is
so neglected in the Western world especially, it delivers tremendous power in the begin-
ning of its practice.
Spiritual breathing is real and decided to put the chapter on
physical. Because of this, I
breathing at the front of the book. Spiritual scientific breathing is a simple intuitive
breathing rhythm in which the inhale is connected to the exhale in a relaxed continuous
circle. This circle of breath brings about a physiological experience of infinite being.
Merging the inhale with the exhale fills the human body with pure life energy which cleans
the body systems and nourishes the body with health and vitality.
Most of my ideas about the philosophy of physical immortality and the psychology of
unraveling the death urge, I received directly from the spirit. My basic concepts about body
mastery also came from the spirit, but most of my ideas about body mastery came from
Babaji. He has also probably influenced all my ideas in this life, as well as previous lives
more than I realize. To meet Babaji and be taught by him is the direct route. Even simply
fasting didn't appeal to me until I met him. Since, I've tried many ideas that he suggested
and have been rewarded with immense spiritual and material riches.
The book was written over a period of thirteen years, and you will be able to trace the
historical development of my thinking. Have fun! If you get the message, it will produce
value for you now and for a long, long time.
Leonard Orr
PS. If thisbook seems too serious to you, it is because you are too serious about the
subject. The purpose is to expand your truth, simplicty and love.
Introduction
This book is not for weak- your next lifetime. On the mind based upon falsehood Physical immortality as a
minded people. It is for other hand, even if it produces can never have deep abiding conscious connection to the
brave-minded people who body and mind mastery in your peace. These ideas can only free of Life is natural. Maha
love themselves, who love life, tenth lifetime after this one, upset you if you have not samadhi as a doctrine is
and who love other people. it may be worthwhile to work mastered them akeady an evil form of deathist
This book is for good people on in this one. There is no This book is a list for mentality Physical
who are willing to purify body mastery without healthy you. It is a real test. The immortality as a living
themselves and keep purifying emotions. Perhaps you have teacher and judge is life philosophy is the only cause
themselves. To purify yourself already been working toward itself. The teacher and judge you can't die for Physical
means to keep your love so physical immortality in is you. There is no escape. immortality as a belief
pure that it keeps you several previous Ufetimes You cannot escape your own system could cause one
practicing the truth in aU your already Perhaps you will thoughts about yourself, but person to murder another
relationships. The love that achieve it in this Ufe easily It you can change them. If God out of fear and false
produces physical is worth a try and the universe did not love righteousness.
immortality is eternal Your physical body is you more than you love You can never achieve
patience. This love has infinite your most valuable material yourself, you probably would immortality, you can only
kindness. This love must possession. Your body is not be here. The fact that practice it. You can only be it
include infinite mercy and more valuable than money you are here and reading and live it.
forgiveness. This love must gold, businesses, real estate this now is overwhelming Physical immortality is
also contain an intelligent or stocks. Without a body, proof that God and the not something you get or
discipline and much wisdom. everything material becomes universe love you. It is keep, or defend or protect, it
Physical immortality is a instantly valueless, except to time to face reality — reality is something that you can
social experience that your friends and relatives. I loves you! only enjoy as long as you hve
includes everyone on earth. have wondered, in the light The philosophy of it. But eternal life is natural.
Loving your neighbor cannot of this obvious, simple fact, physical immortality believed Physical death is not
be a superficial thing. It has to why people treat their bodies will produce death. That virtuous. Death is not
be more than words. Love with less respect than they is, believed rather than beautiful. Eternal life is
is a gentle power, but it is do their money and even practiced. Believed is past; beautiful and body mastery
very powerful. their clothes. Most people everlasting Ufe is an eternal is virtuous. Immortalist
Life on earth is not for spend more money, time and daily consciousness. It is philosophy must be living
weak-minded people. Let's work cleaning their clothes not something you did, but dynamic, flexible and
face it. All weak-minded than they do on cleaning something you do. As a behef growing in order to work.
people in the past have died. mind and body It
their is no system, it is the fruit of the Eternal life lasts forever; it
And all people who thought wonder why death has Tree of Knowledge, like all can never be achieved. It
they were strong-minded, become so popular. beliefe. It is not to be eaten. always was, is now, and ever
but weren't, also died. But This book will But it is to be thought shall be. You can only be in
many people have acquired enlighten you. The truth can about to free the mind from harmony with it. The truth is
enough integrity to achieve cause temporary disturbance. deathist beliefs. The mind is you are always in harmony
the eternal life of their spirit, It is the disturbance and not alive and free as long as with it. But you can think
mind and body confusion of giving up your it is imprisoned by one belief you are not and this thought
The truth is that physical false beliefs and lies about or another One belief helps can cause you to destroy
immortality without body how life works. It is the free the mind from another your body
mastery is just foolishness — disturbance that heals. Once Eternal life is a mind that is Nothing is more
almost. I say almost because it your mind and body is beyond beliefs and is fed by pathetic than people who
is as valuable to talk about as centered on the truth, you an ever-present intuitive, believe in physical
any other idea. But obviously, have permanent peace and divine connection to the immortality and their
talk without spiritual integrity health. The universe is full of common sense wisdom of aging and dying body
is cheap. Without body serenity If you have not seen life itself reveals that they are
mastery this talk may lead it, it is because you have Physical immortality as kidding themselves.
to physical immortality in always been disturbed. A a doctrine can never work. Either your body is
dying or it is living and it or not. You can forget with you, I am declaring my
getting healthier. Or it is about it and if you get off willingness to Uve forever on
doing both in the process of course, the physical universe this planet with you. This is
cleansing and purification. will wake you up. the highest honor and
When you release your aging The philosophy of commitment of love that I
programs that you absorbed physical immortality strips can give to you. I am willing
from parents, it feels and the mind of all kinds of fears to share all I know that will
looks like you are dying, but and miseries. It permits love help you to achieve body and
the opposite is true. It is and divine energy to express mind mastery This offer is
only an appearance. The themselves more fully in your good until one of us, you or
truth is you are letting go personality Therefore, even I, learns the art of
of decay and death. Let if you don't realize physical transfiguration, the ability to
aging programs manifest, immortality, the philosophy dematerialize and
know they can't hurt or is a wholesome group of rematerialize.
kill you and youthing ideas to work with and think Our bodies, like Jesus
proceeds naturally and about. and Babaji, can do it. May
spontaneously You feel great. To have a spirit, mind hfe become more popular
The decrepitude washes and body is as good as you than death in the 1980s.
out; health, aliveness can get. The difference
In truth, simplicity and
and youthfulness spring between one person and
love.
up on the middle of another is primarily in the
aging symptoms. quality of ideas they have
human race for a long time it practical resuhs. I do gives you time to succeed in
seems to be passing away. In personal consulting with life and achieve health and
fact, fifty percent of everyone businessmen. When you happiness. It allows Ufe to
who is alive today in 1975 release your loyalty to death, support you and love you.
may Uve forever in success becomes more Dying may be popular
ever-increasing health, effortless. I've had many today but it might be
youthfulness and full self- clients double their income unpopular tomorrow. You
expression and mastery because of the ideas in this may feel funny or strange
through the physical body book. Others have healed thinking that you are
You and I may achieve chronic illnessess — all immortal or fear that other
physical immortality Maybe heahng is temporary until people will think you are
we already have, but you just you heal death. Other clients weird. But you'll feel worse if
don't know it yet. were pleased to discover that your immortal friends say
These high hopes have giving and receiving love is goodbye to you at your
traditionally been reserved easier when they stopped funeral and think of you as
for spiritual masters, but kiUing themselves and each an ignorant fool because you
today everyone is becoming a other If you are dying — didn't make it. You now have
spiritual master You may you are unconsciously more immortal friends than
have several neighbors who contributing to the death of you realize. I book
think this
are already immortal everyone around you. will make you conscious
masters, but you just haven't Somewhere in this enough to recognize them.
noticed. If you don't watch book you will be
Your friend for life.
out, you might become a transformed by it, if you have
master before you are ready not already been by your
or wiUing to give yourself friends who have read it. The
credit for it. transformation from
It is obvious to me mortality to immortality is
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Chapter I
Physical Immortality
The Science of Everlasting Life
When I started thinking about physical feels much better than revenge . Spiritual vic- immortality must be complemented with
immortality in the early sixties, it was not tory the only revenge against evil that
i s a personal technology of spiritual purification.
socially acceptable. But today 20 years later works.^ Spiritual victory is the personal mas- • There are three steps to the science of
in the 1980's, some people are more willing t ery of truth, simplicity and love. everlasting life.
to listen, some people are even interested in 3. Religious inferiority complex objec- 1.The philosophy of physical immor-
such a weird idea, and some people are not tion: "I'mnot good enough. To achieve eter- tality. The belief that death is in evitable will "
only ready for the idea, but have been wait- nal have to be as good as Jesus Christ
life, I'd kill you if nothing else does. Bul tthe truithir\
ing for it and looking for it. This change in and I can never make it." The idea that Jesus that your spirit is already eternal, you otUy I
human consciousness is a manifestation of was the only person who conquered death have to move your mind and body into bar- \
"
what I believe is the strength and wisdom of and that no one else can is a lie. He was not mony with your eternal spirit./
the average human soul. even the first one in the Bible to conquer 2. The psychology of physical immor-
The average person has evolved con- death. Enoch and Elijah in the Old Testa- tality. Unless your parents are already im-
sciously or unconsciously to the point ment did. Thousands of others not men- mortal, you have probably inherited a death
where they are no longer willing to allow tioned did. And sad, but true for the superi- urge. This personal death urge will kill you if
their divinity to be suppressed by a religious ority of Christianity, in India, conquer- you don't kill it. You kill it by unraveling your
inferiority complex that is founded in ing death has been done in every century negative thoughts and feelings about life one
deathist mentality. People are realizing in since before the Bible was written until at a time. Death has no power except what
larger and larger numbers that the purpose today. India has many thousands, if not mil- you give to it in your own mind. Nobody can
of all scriptures is how death was
to teach us lions of simple yogi masters who did every- kill you but you. No one can kill you without
created in human history, how to get rid of it, thing Jesus did, including the victory over your consent. Life is stronger than death.
and the practical realization of eternal life. death. These facts will be explored in Your love is stronger than evil.
The Bible says, "God hath put eternity greater detail in later chapters. 3. The physiology of physical immor-
into the heart of man." It is springing up all 4. The overpopulation objection. "If tality. It is obviously necessary to have a
over The self-esteem of the average person everyone lives forever, where will we put practical mastery of thephysical body. In the
in the masses of humanity is no longer to them?" Obviously, there is room for every- West, a wonderful series of body techniques
be subjected by a theolog>' that makes them one now, but we will have to start using has evolved to make body mastery easy.
into worms.j The grave is losing its popu-l our reproductive powers more responsi- Th ese will be discussed in later chap -
larity as an object of worship. "Death is a I bly. Death, plagues, wars, natural disasters ters^ Breath mastery, mastery of food, sleep
grave mistake!" 1
"^
have not solved the population problem and physical pleasure are basic common
People who embrace the philosophy and never will without consciousness and denominators. But the truth is, it is easier
of physical immortality readily and are spiritual enlightenment. The widespread than you think. "People have made spiritual
attracted by eternal life wonder why every- acceptance of the idea of physical immor- master^' so difficult, even God couldn't make
one doesn't like the idea. There are a few very strong motivation to control
tality is a it" But God has constructed man and woman
but the present time quality of personal the beginning of genuine religion, not the materialize and rematerialize the human
existence in spirit, mind and body. "Ahveness reward. Religions selling death and "pie in form by mastering the nature of the body as
produces more aliveness, death produces the sky by and by" have not created heaven light It is possible to go to heaven and back
.
more death and misgry."] To the extent that on earth. They probably never will. War is and take your body with you. Analee Skarin
people realize their personal divine energy caused by mortals, not immortals. Sickness says, "Death is the dreary back door into the
and love, everlasting hfe becomes more at- and disaster are caused by mortal mentality. other world, but there is a great front door of
tractive than personal extinction. J 1Finding eternal life in the human heart is the glory for those who overcome." The door
"
2. The anger objection: The anger ob- [source of health in the mind and body./ between heaven and earth can swing both
jection is really a part of misery. "I'd rather It obviously takes more than a super- ways for people who are realizing their di-
killmyself to get even with all the people ficial belief system in physical immortality vine potential. It is becoming more common
who have mistreated me than live forever." to achieve it. Believing it has been rare in to achieve this level of humanity It may even
This is obviously a self-defeating attitude. "I human history and some of the people who happen to you without you realizing it, but a
now experience so much success and satis- believed in it and even wrote books about I little help from you doesn't hurt.
faction that I no longer care about getting "How to live forever," didn't make it. They You are already immortal, until you
even," is the cure. And, "I now receive so died and are buried. Believing simply is not prove otherwise. Dying is more difficult than
much love that it is O.K. with me if everyone enough, but it is essential "Faith without
.
living. T he following affirmation has saved
on earth gets enough love" Spiritual victory works is dead." Your philosophy of physical thousands of people from death. I recom-
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10 Om Namaha Shivai
Chapter n
Rebirthing — Maha Yog^
spiritual Breathing (1977-1980)
Rebirthing as the Maha Yoga is the di- made it easy, no one would ever make it. Some people might think that one ses-
rect intuitive experience of God through The Breath of Life can send mind and sion will do
Unraveling the birth death
it.
the human breath. Connecting the inhale to body on a trip through the Cosmos. Rebirth- cycle through total breath mastery has the
the exhale in a relaxed rhythm brings about ing has been called instant spiritual enlight- power to produce mahamritenjaya (su-
an awareness of a direct mental perception enment and cosmic consciousness. preme victory over death).
of spirit, and emotional feeling of spirit, and Before I met Babaji in the flesh, I had me anything about the
Baba never told
a physical sensation of the actual life energy, figured out that breathing, in cooperation how of rebirthing, or where 1 learned it, or
which is Almighty God flowing through with the mind, was the key to the health of anything. Probably because he did not want
the flesh. the body and mind. I had concluded that the to destroy the fun of my delusion that I dis-
As new yoga, rebirthing is not a disci- Breath of Life could be the "Fountain of covered it myself.
pline, it is an inspiration. not teaching a
It is Youth" and, therefore, the key to the eternal Rebirthing is To discover re-
intuitive.
person how to breathe, it is the intuitive and life of the body as well as the mind. Since birthing is to discover God. But since God is
gentle act of learning how to breathe from Babaji has mastered the eternal life of the one, it is possible for one person to lead
the breath itself It is connecting the inhale spirit, mind and body, his body, though thou- another into the intuitive perception of God
with the exhale in a relaxed, intuitive sands of years old, has the appearance and in the breath. Perceiving God in our own
rhythm until the inner breath, which is the integrity of a young man. breath makes it easy to see God everywhere,
Spirit and source of breath itself is merged So, one day in January, 1978, 1 mustered and all the time, since we breathe most of the
with air —
the outer breath. Rebirthing enough courage to test my conclusions with time, it is easy to see God in other people's
merges spirit and matter in a simple, scien- Babaji. It tookjcourage on my part, because
breath and to help them perceive God in
tific method of spiritual breathing that is if anyone on earth could invalidate my
their own breath.
definitely one of the highest and most direct cherished logic, it would be him. I had tested
But rebirthing also involves being the
forms of Yoga-scicncc of life or union with my ideas upon thousands of the world's master of your total consciousness, and fill-
God. greatest minds, but he was the first genuine
ing total mind and body with light and
A rebirther is a breathing guide who has immortal I had met.
aliveness— new life. It involves unraveling
practiced enough to initiate another per- To me, the confirmation of my ideas,
the birth-death cycle, which includes free-
son into this awareness. It normally takes from an actual immortal, was a big deal. But
dom from the parental disapproval syn-
a rebirther about five or ten minutes to guide
to him, I concluded, it has been simple and
drome, unpleasant emotions from this, and
a person into a rhythm that is free and relaxed
obvious for thousands of years. To him, it was
previous lives. It involves the conscious use of
enough to perceive God in mind and body, a stupid question.
the powerful human breath, for the eternal
but once this connection is made, it is desir- In calling rebirthing the New Yoga,
aliveness, health, and success of spirit, mind
able to surrender to the Spirit of the human Babaji honored an American as the discov-
and body. Therefore, rebirthing involves all
breath until a completed energy cycle is ex- erer and teacher of the spirit and simplicity of
the methods of spiritual purification.
perienced which normally takes approxi- Indian tradition and culture. This acknowl-
Rebirthing is an American form of prana
mately one hour or more for beginners. edgment at once pleased and humbled yoga that is closest to Kriya Yoga. It may be
This rebirthing session may contain me. I had hunted the world over for a per- rhythm or
called scientific breathing spirit-
son who understood what I was doing. Here,
dramatic emotional or physical changes that ual breathing.Simply described, it is a
in Babaji, finally found a man who appre-
I
may frighten the beginner. These changes relaxed, intuitive, connected breathing
ciated my work. But, in so seeing me, he
are sometimes labeled by the medical com- rhythm, in which the inhale is connected to
demonstrated himself to be so much greater
munity as the hyperventilation syndrome. the exhale, and the inner breath is merged
than I, that I felt honored and insignificant
Actually, spirit is cleaning, balancing, and with the outer breath. This merging of pure
at the same time.
nourishing the human mind and body. These life energy with air sends vibrations through
The paradox of spiritual wisdom is that,
changes in the human aura the mind — — the nervous system and circulatory system
while it is self validating, it is irrelevant, unless
can be photographed by Kirlian photog- cleaning the body, the human aura, and nour-
it shared with the masses of man-
is.
raphy. The physical changes can be mea- ishes and balances human mind and body.
kind. The highest of wisdom and power is
sured by the analysis of the air in the breath Rebirthing is something special. It is the
and the blood chemistry. The rebirthee
insignificant, unless it is also common and
power of God for the salvation of the body
normally experiences a profound sense of
ordinary. God is so ordinary that nobody
and cleaning of the mind. Rebirthing is a
notices Him.
inner cleanliness and divine feelings of love method of spiritual breathing which in just a
and serenity. few minutes produces the most profound
Rebirthing is very fast and very deep. religious experience.
The Breath of Life is, always will be, and
always has been, one of the simplest, most
direct and powerful methods of spiritual
purification. Merely connecting the inhale
to the exhale in a relaxed rhythm is the great
secret to appropriating the Almighty Breath
of Life, in a practical way. If God had not
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Kriya yoga was a 19th century form,
dispensing this power of breath in a tight set
of disciplinary practices, for the purposes of
protecting people from the dramatic phys-
iological and emotional changes that the
power produces in human personalities, as it
purities.But today, these elaborate protec-
tions and disciplines areno longer appropri-
Spiritual Breathing
ate. Today in the United States, average
people go to the hospital daily, in the middle
Also Known as Rebirthing
of these physical and emotional changes. and as Conscious Breathing
These changes are generally called the
hyperventilation syndrome. I believe that
the increase in spontaneous hyperventila- Rebirth America is the project of having have great difficulty. It is common for some
tion cases is caused by the intensity of truth one week of rebirther training every week in people to experience what is called hyper-
and light, of the widespread spiritual evolu- every state during 1979. ventilation symptoms during one or a few
tion and enlightenment of our culture. The Rebirth America Porject is a con- early rebirthing sessions. The basic differ-
When
aware, nothing can happen to tinuous festival of Infinite Being, Infinite ence seems to be the quantity and quality of
you but healings, and development of Intelligence and Infinite Manifestation. psychoanalytical trauma that a person has
strengths. Thought, Breath, Body, Universe. accumulated before they begin learning this
Physical immortality and total libera- Dedicated to the awareness of ordinary simple breathing lesson. This trauma might
tion. Physical immortality is necessary for people as spiritual masters and expanding be categorized into four or five basic cate-
modern sanity and divinity. the quality of truth, simplicity and love in gories: birth, parental conditioning, death
The doctrine of Physical Immortality every segment of American life. urge, and misuse of the power of the human
is the perfect religion, because it permits mind. Some people would add karma from
no hypocrisy. If you die, you are a hypo- previous lives. This simple breathing prac-
crite, if you live forever, you can never boast
Basic Definition of tice of connecting the inhale to the exhale
that "I have made it," because forever never Rebirthing one hour a day seems to dissolve the eflfects
comes. It is an eternal religion of a living of all kinds of psychoanalytical causes. How-
God. Conscious breathing is a simple breath- ever, the accumulation of trauma and ten-
A God who loves his physical creation and ing lesson. The lesson is to connect the in- sion since birth gives some people difficulty
its beauty. hale to the exhale in a relaxed continuous in mastering this simple breathing lesson.
Birth and early childhood frustrations, rhythm for at least one hour per day. It Is After teaching this simple breathing lesson
hostilities and anger can rise to conscious- recommended that people who begin this to over 100,000 people, we have observed
'
ness. It is important to realize that these are practice without the personal instruction of that most people need 5 to 20 two-hour les-
psychoanalytical feelings that can be re- 20 connected
a rebirther limit themselves to sons to clear the gross accumulated trauma
leased without violence to oneself, friends, breaths once or twice per day. This recom- and tension out of their minds and bodies
or damage to the environment. mendation is based upon the possibility before they can maintain this simple breath-
Frustrations are sometimes felt as anger of experiencing the hyperventilation syn- ing rhythm for one hour without dramatic
sometimes hopelessness, helplessness, de- drome without proper preparation. physiological or emotional changes. Going
pression, etc. Sometimes boredom, some- Connecting the inhale to the exhale in through what is called the hyperventila-
times weakness or tiredness. a relaxed breathing rhythm causes the tion syndrome in one or two sessions is a
"Immortality is given to him or her who inner breath to be connected to the outer natural part of the rebirthing process.
unravels the ignorance of their youth." breath. The inner breath also may be called The recommended procedure for mas-
pure life, spirit, God or infinite being. The to have from
*** outer breath is air and respiratory system.
tering this breathing lesson
one to twenty sessions with
is
a well-trained
The Rebirthing Movement has been Consciousness of the inner breath is intu- rebirther. A well-trained rebirther is a per- i
built upon a solid foundation of self- ition. People who have mastered this sim- son who
has had at least ten to twenty
sufficient, highly competent, professionals. ple breathing lesson to the extent of main- rebirthing sessions and has completed the
But now that the foundation is present, it taining the connected breathing for an hour thirty days of maintaining a connected
is important that this wonderful,
vitally a day for 30 consecutive days report that breathing rhythm at least one hour per day
scientific, spiritual, breathing method they experience their physical body as a It is also recommended that this person
gets integrated into as many institutions metaphysical body. That is, the human body have completed at least four weeks of train-
as possible. is felt as an energy system as much as a sys- ing under the auspices of Rebirth Interna-
Although controversial and divisive tem of bones and organs. tional or the Rebirth America Project.
religious theologies and rituals sometimes People who go this far withrrfebirthing Among other things too numerous to men-
have trouble in schools and colleges, spirit- have found that they can heal their organs tion here, they will be trained in warm and
ual purification practices basic to human and their emotions with their minds and cold water rebirthing.
existence like the value of learning how to their breath easily and efficiently. They Valuable preparation and understand-
breathe (which is self evident); watching report that they have cleared up all or most ing for the rebirth process can be acquired
the sunrise and sunset; moderate simple of their personal symptoms and can pre- by reading the books Rebirthing in the
fasts: daily bathing; talking about practical vent illness on the energy level or the men- New Age by Ray and Ott, Autobiography of
application of life; thesimplicity of survival; tal level before it becomes physical. They a Yogi by Yogananda, and Taoist Yoga by Lu
health of the body; and singing the Name of also report that they can energize their K'uan Yu. These books as well as excellent
God are not controversial practices. Com- body at will and perform what they used to cassette tapes about rebirthing arc avail-
call super-human feats with ease as their able from local bookstores or rebirthcrs.
posing a chant that includes all religions rep-
resented in the class would be a wonderful natural birthright.
exercise in religious culture as well as music. Some people master this simple breath-
ing lesson quite easily; other people seem to
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It is common for people learning this pitals treat spontaneous hyperventila- breathe into a bag which only inhibits the
simple breathing lesson to experience in the tions almost every day. So we realized that natural healing process and causes the
first few rebirthing sessions what is known as if doctors, emergency personnel, first aid patient to become afraid of his or her own
the hyperventilation syndrome. Hyperven- and other people
trainers, airline personnel, breath. It is advisable for the doctor or ther-
tilation only happens during a few early ses- who deal with spontaneous cases of hyper- apist tosit with the person and to encour-
sions unitl the basic accumulated psycho- ventilation were taught the truth about age him or her to relax and breathe until the
analytical trauma is cleared out of the it through their profession, there would dramatic phenomenon of the hyperventila-
mind and body by the divine energy. instantly be twice as many rebirthers tion syndrome has subsided naturally and
When basic psychophysiological trauma is even though they haven't had proper has completed itself. Rebirthing is based on
dissolved in one to ten rebirthing sessions, training. However, they treated hyperven-
if the premise that breathing is totally harm -
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intelligence and infinite manifestation are drugs, drunkermess, and orthodox religious 17. Increased comfort and joy during
of irreparable damage. 3) Fear of pleasure. them in five to ten sessions with a trained re- of attacks has been reported by people
ity
4) Holding out the healing power. 5) Fear birther, but birth trauma insights may occur with the conditions called asthma, epilepsy,
of change or loss. Completing the rcbirth- for many years. migraines, common cold and many other
ing process seems to give people total power wise to accompany breathing
5. It is illnesses considered persistent or difficult.
over pain and illness. mastery with a wholesome philosophy of life 19. After completing the basic rebirth-
The cure for pain is to relax into it, tell and the support of friends who are involved ing process, it is recommended to experi-
the truth about it, and breathe it out. Relaxa- in the same process. ence a rebirthing session with a certified re-
tion and pain cannot both exist in the same 6. After the basic thirty hours of daily birther or a rebirther who has completed at
space and time; therefore, relaxation and breathing mastery has been achieved in a safe lea st one hundred sessions.
breathing always cure pain. reclining position, great value can be achieved >«— —' experience of the body as
20. After the
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A rebirthing session may be defined as a by practicing connected breathing rhythm in an energy system becomes a normal part of
person maintaining a connected breathing a bath tub filled with warm water as well as a the physical senses, teleportation, biloca- I
rhythm for one to three hours in the pres- cold mountain stream and other activities like tion, and transfiguration (the ability to de-
ence of a rebirther until a natural energy jogging. materialize the physical body into light and
cy cle is completed.^ During this session a" 7.Mastering the breath of life is the key to rematerialize it at will with full conscious-
tingling or vibrating sensation will begin spiritual, mental, and physical health. Breath ness) become a simple matter of meditation
after five to ten minutes of continued mastery is the ultimate spiritual mastery. In the and practice. 5~
breathing rhythm and continue for one to Bible, breath mastery is called "eating the Ttee 21'. Ihe conscious physiological expe
two hours. Tliis vibrating sensation usually of Life." In Yoga breath mastery is called Maha rience of the human aura is sometimes
gets stronger and stronger until the body is Yoga —
the supreme science of life. In the called the "rainbow bridge" between spirit
immersed in it and it climaxes in the middle Bible meditation is called "the Tree of and matter "And God breathed into man's
of a session. After this climax or turning Knowledge -Thought" —
that can produce nostrils the Breath of Life and man became a
point the energy or tingling sensation re- good or evil
either —
the mind. The Tree of living soul." Without the mastery of the
cedes naturally, and the person being re- Life is Life itself or the Breath of Life. Life breath of life, man is just a hunk of flesh an —
birthed feels deep abiding waves of serenity, the source of all thought. Therefore,
itself is animal — totally run and controlled by fam-
calmness, and a feeling of inner physical breath is the source of the mind breathing — ily traditions like a machine, to be thrown
cleanliness that is beyond description. This isinspiration in every sense. out when it wears out. The original sin is be-
is the completion of a natural energy cycle. 8. The most advanced medical science is liev ing that you are separated from God.
The energy flowing during this rebirthing like kindergarten compared with the great 22. The death urge can be dissolved
session frees the body from tensions that yogi masters, like Herakhan Baba, who have ^forever by consciously choosing the life ot
were held since birth. Since a person has the ability to manufacture a human body ^
spirit, mind, and body and the practical mas-
never before known what it was like to expe- directly out of spirit with their minds. tery of one's personal reality.
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rience his/her mind and body without the Herakhan Baba's location in India can be 23. Consciousness of the connection ot
familiar tensions and inhibitions caused by reached through a map and directions ob- inner breath and outer breath i.^
Ithe
intuition — the source of psychic talents a^
birth trauma, releasing the birth trauma tainable by contacting the centers listed in
creates a state of being that cannot be known this article. well as practical wisdom. \
through any other means. Rebirthing is not a Relaxing on the inhale is the key to re-
9.
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24. Rebirthing produces a glorious re-
religion nor an organization it is a simple
; laxing on the exhale. Relaxing so that gravity lationship to the physical universe.
breathing lesson that is instantly available to does the exhaling preserves twice as much 25. The Rebirth America Project may
everyone by connecting the inhale to the energy for the next inhale. be called the Heaven on Earth Project. It
also
exhale in a relaxed rhythm . 10. Unity of inhale and exhale is the physi- is an idea whose time has come.
V The purpose of having a rebirther is to cal experience of the unity ofbeing — oneness ^^P The reason religions have failed is be-
maintain a safe, supportive environment and with God. /cause their goal has been to reach fulfillment
a guide for the person's breathing rhythm 1 1. Inhale — inspiration — is the secret to outside the body — through death. They
until the session is complete. As a result of a personal connection to infinite intelligence. have achieved their goal. The Scriptures call
their experience, rebirthers are also some- 12. Breathing causes aliveness; holding is the human body the temple of God. If we
times able to give understanding and intui- tension causing death. don't find God here and now, death won't
tive assistance in many valuable forms. 13. A paradox; the more efficiently you help! This means that the human body is
The following suggestions and insights breathe, the less you have to breathe. When the only true church. It is only by listening to
were accumulated by teaching this simple the body is filled with life energy, you no the sermons in our own body that we can
breathing lesson to over 100,000 people. longer have to work at filling it. achieve eternal life. In the center of our own
1. Most people find rebirthing to be 14. The breath of life can heal all diseases consciousness is the spring of life the —
loving, interesting, exciting, pleasurable and and has. New rebirthers are surprised and fountain of youth. Life is the source of our
highly valuable from the very first session. pleased when clients heal themselves of "in- mind and our mind is the source of our body
"
2. Do twenty connected breaths at least curable" diseases. Experienced rebirthers Evil is live spelled backwards. This
once each day — forever. have seen so many healings they think of the means that parental conditioning or reli-
3. It is amazing that people in our soci- miraculous as ordinary. gious traditions that don't serve our per-
ety can get a college degree and a Ph.D. 15. Any negative thought can inhibit the sonal aliveness are evil. Only by cleansing
without learning how to breathe. The breath of life, but negative thoughts about our temple of deathist tendencies with the
rebirthing movement is dedicated to making breathing itself inhibit it the most. breath of life and filling our minds with
breath mastery as common as eating and 16. Increased comfort and joy during wholesome thoughts can we save ourselves.
sleeping. Experienced rebirthees report labor and delivery is reported by physicians The health of the body is the health of the
that this simple breathing lesson can bring and midwives who have completed the soul. When our blood and thoughts are pure,
as much, if not more, pleasure than sex. rebirthing process. we have been saved by the blood of Christ.
first Week of training is 1200. To review the and they are unable to maintain the con- an angry or hostile personality, you should
trainings costs a $100 reviewing fee. Trainers nected breathing rhythm without drama for do your rebirthing sessions with a pen, pen-
are willing to give full or partial scholarship one hour. With regular practice of the cil or toothbrush handle between your
and work exchanges generously to people breathing rhythm over a long period, re- teeth. This bit between your teeth technique
who think money is an obstacle. It is best birthing produces less and less eventful ses- permits spirit to dissolve your anger. This
to have one or more rebirthing sessions sions. Breath mastery produces the experi- also will cure you from grinding your teeth
with a competent rebirther before doing a ence of the body as an energy system that during sleep, which is bad on teeth as well as
rebirther training, but not necessary. can be healthy and a calm, blissful state of rest. Anger is defined as misdirected energy.
Everyone who has started his/her rebirthing mind that becomes ordinary. After ten to If you experience anger often, I recommend
process in the context of a training has re- twenty sessions, the accumulated tension of that you use it for accomplishment instead of
ported that it is a wonderful way to begin. a lifetime gets dissolved and daily practice destruction, which may be your own and ul-
Additional books are: Rebirthing in the maintains a wonderful state of spiritual timately will be your own.
New Age by Leonard Orr and Sondra Ray, / purification with a sense of mental and Step 6: Anytime after ten dry breathing
Deserve Love by Sondra Ray, znd Birth with- physical cleanliness that gets taken for sessions when you feel like it, you should
out Violence by LeBoyer These books and granted probably too soon and too easily. start wet rebirthing. A pretty complete guide
additional tapes and articles are available Going for the drama and "acting out" instead on warm water rebirthings is included in the
from: Rebirth America, PO. Box 234, Sierra- of going for the release through breathing book Rebirthing in the New Age. Basically
ville, CA 96126. can make this level of clarity take dozens or you should maintain the breathing rhythm
hundreds of sessions to get to the same that you've mastered both in warm water or
point. Relaxed, intuitive breathing rhythm is cold until you no longer have any emotional
The Rebirthing Profession the key. or physical drama. It is recommended that
Step 2: Making your overall transforma- you do your first sessions with a trained re-
Some people who have independent tion easy on you and everyone else, (a) By birther in a hot tub until you feel comfort-
sources of income do their rebirther work the tenth session you should have thor- able doing them alone.
without fees. Some rebirthers just do the oughly exposed yourself to the philosophy Step 7: The basic cold water rebirthing
work and are cared for by the donations of of physical immortality, the psychology of technique is to get into the connected bre-
their clients. Some rebirthers charge fees, unraveling the personal death urge, and thing rhythm. While maintaining a con-
usually $35.00 to $50.00 for a one to three some basic principles of body mastery, (b) nected rhythm, put one inch of one foot into
hour session. All rebirthers trained by You should have developed the habit of at- the cold water When your foot becomes
Rebirth America or Rebirth International tending seminars regularly to widen your comfortable, move in an inch at a time until
are willing to negotiate an individualized perspective on rebirthing and related self- your whole body is submerged. If at any time
fee structure when appropriate so that improverpent topics, (c) You should know you lose the breathing rhythm, you should
everyone can complete his/her mastery of what supportive spiritual family and com- stop, back out and start over again. Some
this simple breathing lesson. These rebir- munity means, (d) You should have plenty of people take weeks of practice before they
thers have also been trained to give away experience practicing with affirmation, (e) are masters of cold water rebirthing. You
10% of their work to people who think You should be familiar with the spiritual may want to wear a jacket or other clothing
money is an obstacle. Rebirthing is primarily purification exercises list, with Excellence on the top half of your body while you're
a high spiritual work of love; it is not primar- in Rebirthing statement, and with rebirthing working on the lower half The object is not
ily a business. organizations like Rebirth International. discomfort or pain but rather increasing the
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Om Namaha Shivai
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margins of comfort and pleasure. Rebirthing ever been written about rebirthing; and I South New York. Walton is
Street. In Walton,
isthe New Yoga of comfort and pleasure. If doubted if a better one ever could be writ- home town and East Coast G.H.Q. for
God had wanted you to be cold, he would ten. Keith unwraps the heart of the matter Leonard Orr, genius. Some very few years
have formed you in an ice cube instead of a and does it with a sense of humor Humor is ago, Orr (eureka!) discovered rebirthing in
warm womb. Warm and cold water rebirth- essential to understanding the nature of his own tub. He didn't throw that baby out
ing releases basic temperature trauma and rebirthing. Don't trust people who claim to with the bath water: a genius; also a slick
makes your physical body more pleasurable be rebirthers unless they have a sense of entrepreneur Since 1974, Orr's movement
all the time. humor. has grossed more than $1,600,000. Midwife
Step 8: Spiritual Healing. The breath of I have just one reservation about the ar- to the nation's psyche. My own rebirth is
Genesis is the source of which thatit makes me look like I am tubless, dry. But I spot two unfilled metal
life as mentioned in ticle, is
every person's breath and is the source of all more interested in money than I am. I have tanks — cattle troughs, really — in the dim
healing. If you stop breathing, you will get no interest in editing whatever may be inac- basement corner. They remind me of
very, very sick. So sick, in fact, that your body way Keith puts it is so en-
curate because the Dracula's travel luggage: of coffins. Of my
I would like
tertaining. Just for the record, death.
will return to the dust and you will prove the
Bible right. The body is created out of the everyone to know that I give away most of H'ah, h'ah, h'ah, h'ah, h'ah, h'ah
breath by the mind. my income, that money is a game not to be He's got me down to l6th-of-an-inch-
Therefore, the breath is the source of taken seriously and that I have always been long breaths: Small lizards breathe thus.
the body and simple breathing and upgrad- willing to give rebirthing away for free to David, meanwhile, has been touching me: at
ing the quality of your thoughts about your people unless I felt that they were trying to eyes, forehead, neck, in an elbow pit. My
body can heal everything. The touch of lov- rip me off. hands buzz, some pins, some needles — not
ing massage will obviously accelerate the The rebirthing business is primarily much, not exactly a Magic Fingers bed
healing process. The truth is there are no spiritual work and not primarily a business. effect. The oral juice is blown dry. I have
illnesses, only healings. What is called sick- The business part is merely for the purpose morning mouth at eight P.M. My tongue is
ness is only a healing in progress. All illnesses of enabling rebirthers to support themselves shod; my throat is a cement-lined pipe. I
and accidents are either the spirit and body so they can do it full time. I think it is appro- can't get David's breath meter right: Now
attempting to heal the mind or the spirit and priate for ethical rebirthers who are doing and again I inhale twice. I'm bad at rhythm
mind attempting to heal the body All nega- good work to prosper from their work. gigs. Once, doing the lindy, I lost a woman.
thinking enough. It is obviously necessary to to determine whether or not the session was can intellectualize being a five-foot-four-
give up your negative belief system about worth the price at the end of the session, 3) inch, 180-pound fetus. My bent-in-half dia-
your symptoms even if they have been given rebirthers should give a full money-back phragm could be a jew's-harp, spronggging.
to you by an authority that you respect. guarantee to their clients, 4) rebirthers I'm just naked organ. The lungs alive, alone. I
Common sense leads us to the conclusion should give free sessions to clients when hurt; I'd like this to stop, please.
that we ourselves have had the most training they are needed, 5) rebirthers should give H'eee-ccc'h-h'eee-ccc'h-h'ccc-eee'h.
in living in our body and mind and are away a certain percentage of their work. You couldn't
"That's a breakthrough."
therefore the best authority for them. We are It was first published in Out Magazine tell by me. But David pleased. I've
is
all physicians who must heal ourselves. October 1977 carbon-copied his breath rhythms exactly
More details on these levels of comple- for the first time. As for my birth trauma,
tion will be added in another chapter It is though, there has been no instant replay. In
recommended that you complete your own fact, I relate more easily to my father. My
breath mastery, that you become a compe- father, oxygen-tented, one lung cut away,
Tense? Anxious? casting out for breath; each gasp a slippery,
tent rebirther, thatyou learn how to train re-
birthers and, if you so desire, go on to train hard-to-land trout in the hurtful! pool of air
rebirther trainers. If every breather shares
Birth 1]rauma Got You around him. Or is that so far off? The first
breath mastery with at least ten to one Down? breath and the last: They recall each other
hundred other people, it won't take long for and are both terrible.
everybody in the world to enjoy the benefits Claim that Leonard Orr's Theta
Critics Uhhhhh-ahhhhh.
of breath mastery. Rebirthing is theDunkin Donuts of Aware- "AH right." David has tucked me in: a
For additional information, you may ness Therapies; our Reporter Tubs Down blanket suddenly there. "How do you feel?"
contact: Leonard Orr, or California Rcbirth- with the Founder and Makes his Pitch for My tongue is an old brake shoe: worn down,
crs Association, or Rebirth America Project, the Towel Franchise. An article by.D. Keith corroded. Otherwise, pretty comfortable.
P.O. Box 234, Sierraville, California 96126. Mano. Hell, for hyperthyroid me to be still this long
Huh-aaaaah, huh-aaaaah, huh-aaaaah. is in itself a furlough from civilization and
I'm getting rebirthed. It's a tough delivery. my discontents. I swallow. Crack— the
Huh-ah, huh-ah, huh-ah, huh-ah. David pants tenement roof of my mouth chips red-lead
against my ear: a German shepherd making paint off.
*^* obscene phone calls. David is my rebirther. I "You mean — am I going to sue for
try to plagiarize his breath rhythms. Breath malpractice?"
rhythms are what rebirthing is all about. David laughs. But I'm handsomely
Breath can cause some bizarre reactions. skeptical. My rebirth, I think, has been a dull
When I had an opportunity to read an This is not, I think, the line of work for miscarriage.
advance copy of Keith Mano's article about someone with halitosis. Huh-ah-huh-ah- That was Monday night: am to spend a I
rebirthing during the summer of 1977, I huh-ah-huh-ah. I lie, fully dressed, on a week with the Leonard Orr Traveling Re-
stated that it was the best article that had stark-nude mattress. In the basement of 2 birth Roadshow. They're just in from New
16 BholeBabaKiJai
Orleans. The rebirthers are happy and at- can laugh at himself He is, no competition, "Anyhow, I decided that I wasn't going
tractive.They speak an optimistic, special the most unpretentious major guru around: to be successful unless it felt good to be suc-
vocabulary. Get accustomed to it. They so laid-back that standing he seems to be cessful. So 1 decided to hang out in my
never eftort things. They put out good vibes. supine. The hesitant and wind-blown voice apartment until I felt good. I didn't care if I
They're in a safe space. The universe will will keep everyone leaning forward; surface was the first human being in history who
support them totally; will validate them. noise on my tape often edges it out. His smile ever felt good, I was going to feel good — I
And, you know, it seems to do that. I approve is wild, inclusive; just between you and me, didn't give a shit if anyone else ever achieved
of rebirthers. At first, I had only one reserva- Orr looks very, very much like Jack Nichol- it.
tion: They go hahhhhh an awful lot. son: Nicholson buzzing the cuckoo's nest, my bathtub for what seemed
"I'd lie in
Hahhhhh. What it is: a reborn person, roof level, flaps down. Yet he can appear like forever,and I'd have a sudden urge to get
one who has achieved the breath release, inoffensive, pliant, relaxed; une bombe plas- out and do something. There was a terrible
lets go of his bad stuff (his shit, they say: ten- tique can appear inoffensive, pliant, relaxed. urgency: Something awful would happen if I
sion, irritability, psychic gas) in whopping "I love business," Orr says to me over lunch. I didn't get out. I'd be evicted from my apart-
great exhales. For the uninitiated, however, don't doubt. By going into people, by D- ment or I'd lose some business opportunity.
this habit can be distressful. Those first few and-Cing their birth traumas out. he has But what I would say is: Why don't I just stay
Walton days, I thought my conversation had scored $1,300,000 worth of real estate. No here and miss the opportunity, or not pay my
bombed out. I'd get into one of my favorite embarrassment there: Orr maintains a Cal- rent and see what happens? So I just sat
stories and three people would go oft — vinist P.O.V Success doesn't cheapen your through all that urgency. And every time I sat
hahhhh! — as if they were bored to cinder spiritual clout: It verifies (validates) that in the bathtub longer than I was supposed
block. A pod of sperm whale for an audience. clout. The elect prosper: That's why they got to, I got some fantastic revelation about
It disconcerted me. I felt like Shecky Greene elected. Leonard Orr: He's American.
I like something. I did that hundreds of times. I
playing the Damascus night-club circuit: not It's nice to know that the same ambitious even slept in my bathtub. I developed the
well received. But by Friday, was right up
I vision that brought you nylon and pop-up ability to put my head back and sleep with
there, a first-rate hahhhhher. Converts are toasters will be bringing you a breath re- my eyes under and my nose and mouth out.
always the worst. In fact, two hours after I lease. So, when the water got cold, I'd just turn
got home, my wife threw a Melmac dish at Mind now, Orr has paid his dues. "What on the tap with my foot without even mov-
me and said, "If you exhale once more, I'll di- I did,devoted several years to being emo-
I ing and go back to sleep. And that's how
vorce you." Which I thought rather unrea- tionally disturbed." Orr had a crush on rebirthing was invented." I wonder that
sonable. In sickness and in health, 'til breath death: Suicide spread its legs for him. It Leonard Orr isn't all wrinkles —
like a chunk
backup technique. Here and there, under Leonard Orr is auteur of his own personality. reading — aloud — from Dr. Frederick
the sofa or the kitchen table, I'd come across Orr is candid: At 2 South Street, he will Leboyer's Birth Without Violence. Dr.
written-over pieces of lined paper. For in- sermonize on the fortuitous and extremely Leboyer and Orr came to roughly the same
stance, "I'm glad I, Claudia, was born: I have damp origins of rebirthing. "I lived in an conclusions about trauma number one at
the right to be here (five times). You are glad apartment house that had a sauna in it. I used roughly the same time: Birth is a bummer
you, Claudia, were born; I have the right to to go down and sit in the sauna. I didn't know No fetus wants to give up that Holiday Inn
be here (five more). She's glad she, Claudia, why people sat in saunas. It was supposed to living, the womb. Then, tharump: Uterine
was born; she has the right to be here (five be enjoyable, though it didn't really grab me. walls start to disgorge. You get extruded:
again).' Me, I'm very glad Caludia got born. So I was sitting there one day and the sign on salad dressing from one of those squeegy
Claudia is tall (I see her eye to bra; worse the door said It's recommended that you sit airline containers. Into thunderous noise,
outlooks there could be, believe me), blond, in here no more than 15 minutes. I won- acrid light, mean Up to now, you can
gravity.
tan, lovely. Vivid. I can't figure why she needs dered why it said that. I figured there must still breathe through the old navel plumb-
affirmation.I don't look half that good and, be a reason. And so 1 thought that, being a ing; but, so mother should know he's worth
brother, I'm not about to let some clown scientist, I'd stay in there longer than 15 S200 a visit, some dingbat obstetrician cuts
stamp VOID on my birth certificate. minutes and find out why. What would hap- it first thing, and, baby, if you don't inhale
Mind is foreman for its crew, the body. pen. So I stayed in there — I don't know — quick, you die. That initial breath is razors
One young rebirther told me she didn't probably an hour, and ended up crawling going down: bitter, desperate, terrorizing.
swallow contraceptives anymore: No, she out, pushing the door open, lying on the Then, just to make you feel greeted, Dr.Jekyll
was keeping herself sterile by affirmation, floor and fighting oft unconsciousness. But will hang you upside down like an entree at
affirmation, affirmation. Uh-huh: I don't that gave me another problem, which was: Zum Zum and give you three of his best on
know about her, but I've met some pretty Why did this happen? Why did the sauna in- the tookus. By contrast, Leboyer (who has
positive-thinking sperm in my time. Orr's duce unconsciousness? I thought about it, since been rebirthed by Orr) slides the in-
Theta community, understand, is more than and the only reason I could give myself was fants he delivers out into semi dark and quiet.
just rebirthers. Orr has extended his mind- that it had plugged me into the memory of He doesn't attack the cord. Later he "re-
over-you-name-it program to spiritual psy- being in the womb so strongly — that is, the births" each infant in a warm bath. The book
chology, prosperity (bucks), loving relation- heat — that it blocked out my consciousness is very convincing, but somehow I didn't
ships and — oh, why not? — physical immor- between now and then. think it applied to me. I mean, I'm all here;
tality. This every-day-in-every-way thinking "In the previous sales job I had, I had a Birth trauma is for people who bed-wet and
can other people, even animals. Deni,
afiFect boss who had certain restrictions, certain drool on their lapels. 1 wasn't in Walton be-
the cutest rebirther north of Conshohocken, times when I was supposed to be at work and cause I had more hang-ups than a moth
told me about a Theta friend who regrew such. I'd Usually manage to get out of bed at 7 closet. I was there to write forOMj magazine.
testicles on her neutered dog by sheer or 7:30 in the morning and get to work on
have balls.
affirmation. (I, Rover, deserve to time. I'd make maybe one or two appoint-
He, Rover, deserves to have balls.) "Then," ments, then I'd lie down on the front seat of
Deni went on, "she gave her dog to a very the car and just sleep. that went on for
And
negative person. And they shrank off" And I months. In spite of doubled the sales in
it, I
laugh; easy come, easy go. my territory. Imagine what I could have
But I don't laugh at Leonard Orr. Orr done if I hadn't gone to sleep on the job.
Om Namaha Shivai 17
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"The real function of rebirthing is to Thursday, Orr will personally rebirth four And I scream: I murmur a scream.
dissolve the substance of the birth trauma. people. Two staff members. One rookie. And, "God, for God's sake. Please help my
We learned to breathe in the middle of pain his forefinger speculates, catches a tiger by hands."
and we made the conclusion foolishly and the toe, and — "Breathe the pain out. Let it go on the
ignorantly that breathing is painful. Basically "What's your name again?" exhale."
rebirthing is healing the breath. The thing "Keith." They are fetuses; I have two fetuses,
about rebirthing is: You can drop stufi. You hands. They are simulates of the child. I con-
can pump emotional problems and physical Orr shapely March day,
lies near. It's a centrate on my left:exhale and exhale and
illnesses out of your body with your breath false spring, nubile sunlight displays on our exhale. In all, I can pry perhaps one-quarter
in just a few minutes. The key to it is to re- queen-sized mattress. In the next hour, hour inch apart. My arms edge out, yes I know —
ceive pleasure from breathing. If you can get and 30, Orr will yawn and sneeze and honk this is impossible; know intellectually I —
pleasure from breathing, it's real easy to be his nose. Yet there's this casual intensity in feel the skin of my throat pinched, stretched
in constant pleasure. Rebirthing is a physical him: Held tight, a thin sheet of paper can by rigid thumb and forefinger I'm ripping
experience. You experience the birth dice skin. I am reassured. Hell, it's like get- myself open. Chest membrane has torn off.
trauma, but it's so fast that it bypasses your ting a verruca burned off by Christian Bar- And I guess at the prenatal communion that
observation. It's more observable to the re- nard. David rolls on the floor: He will co- must exist between hand and chest: They
birther than it is to the rebirthee. You aren't pilot for Len. I am totally committed to the must think themselves one body part. I
observing the trauma, you're creating it — or event, whatever that event may be. I read choke; I bring up throat. Breathing is a
uncreating it. See, it's bullshit. The birth aloud — in my best Actor's Equity tone — foolhardy chance. It won't work again, this
trauma isn't there. That's the paradox: You from Birth Without Violence. A full 15 min- contraption of mine.
say, if only I could experience something utes of it. How they must want, those re- "Do you feel afraid?" Orr is close to my,
painful enough, bad enough, then I'd be free. birthers, to do Leboyer violence. Orr has ear."Do you feel sorrow?" \
You're going back to the trauma and finding heard him read aloud a dozen thousand times And, no, 1 don't. Something has broken
nothing there." Orr laughs. "There's no way by stutterers, monotones, illiterates, even by off/loose. Man, I'm christened with cham-
you can experience enough pain to earn baboo-English Indians. But, as he will tell me pagne; I'm down the big slipway, rushing. I
bliss. So you might as well just be blissful. later, "I hit on the technique by chance. I like sense light and possibility. Pain is still ham-
"The first person I ever rebirthed was the idea of using a totally unrelated docu- mered in, but now there are new surfaces. I
totally regressed to infancy in 15 minutes. ment. But also it distracts people with heavy have 1000 surfaces. Though crabbed up, my
Now, I didn't know was my presence
that it defense mechanisms and their act finger tips spatter; shorted wire. The body
that caused it. I it was the water
thought that crumbles — and it gets the breathing going, electric, I sing it. Not fear, power. I can feel
And that's why we got hooked into hot tubs. because you can't read aloud without power between my legs. I get it: I wanted to
Until we finally realized — after rebirthing You have to be aware of the full
breathing. be born. came out doing a buck and wing.
I
2000 or 3000 people — that the water breath you'll need to finish a sentence." Watch it, you buggers, cope with me. I puke
wasn't necessary. You, as a rebirther, have to I recline, no pillow; lids shut down. Orr up laughter; I'm goddamn hysterical. If it's
develop rapport. That's why some people has started me on full breaths. Now and then trauma (and surely it is) to find five clean
take 50 or 100 experiences. Because they he will fine-tune my lungs; a medium-sized senses where once there were only stomach
distrust. Others, who have normal trust and pant, a curt pant, large breath again. "Up in rumbling and red blindness and clothes-over
function successfully in the world, can get the chest." "Don't grab your exhale" He leans touch — then this is the trauma of pioneers;
through it in five sessions. over to gape my mouth. "Perfect." "That's it." a fearful adacity. begin to shiver it. It's ma-
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"After I watched all those people go "Good." I sense validation. I've always been larial; it dashes me against the mattress.
through the breathing release, I began to achievement-oriented. I'd like to get an A in David has a blanket. Guffaws chatter through
wonder if I had. So then I decided to be re- Breath. where they can. My surmise was accurate; I
birthed. And it's taken me over a year to Tingling has arrived in my hands. I don't had no trauma to speak of I'm hungry. I'm
learn to be a good rebirthee. The first time I give it much been too conscien-
regard. I've raunchy. And I need to write all this down.
ever had tingling in my body was a year ago tious: downshifting, upshifting on the But it will be almost three hours before
last November. The first time I got paralyzed breath. But now my hands insist. A thuggish, my hand can hold a pen.
was last summer, while rebirthing myself. To callous ache has come into each palm's
me, going through the paralysis was back- heart. It's as if my hands were nailed againt
*^ If:
ward from everybody else, because I'd expe- rough wood. The fingers curl: a dumb Leonard Orr is a bril-
rienced all the trauma before. And I'd gotten reflex — like erections on hanged men. Pain liant intuiter. Even the Idi Amin of est,
it all out in bits and pieces, and there was just dismays me. 1 can't credit the savagery of it: Werner Erhard, had to recognize his insight.
that physiological phenomenon. And so, my I'm innocent, why has this happened to me? A swift trick, since est/Erhard will tell you
sensation was, 'Oh, rebirthing works. It even My hands are in paralysis, held under a gla- that all men are created equal: equal
works on me, too.' cial pond, held to drowning. They can regis- as,sholes — and since Erhard considers him-
"My conclusion about the whole thing ter affliction, only that. I break out in pain self chiefsuppository to the world. "When I
is: You're better being a rebirther if you
off sweat. Once, 25 years ago, I slugged my left first came
across Erhard, I was impressed by
start out being a good rebirthee. Because the hand with the side of an axhead: This is that him and by his willingness to tell the truth in
way I did it — all those six or eight years — same pain-beyond-pain, pain that implies public. (Orr Jack Nicholsons a grin for me.)
it's too slow. And lonely. Lonely. In the proc- nerve destruction. The hands will pull Which was just before he stopped telling the
ess of all those experiences 1 had, 1 worked up — gradually, through eight or ten truth, actually some of his people
1 talked to
all the items one at a time, instead of letting minutes — pull up/over/onto my chest. In and managed to get scholarship to go a
go all at once. I remember the first person I fetal pose. It's necessary, you see, they can't through the est training. I thought it was a
rebirthed —
I couldn't help but laugh or cry not do it. They prospect for relief against my very entertaining experience. I was amazed
he was help-
for joy in spite of the fact that body; yet there is no relief I've lost my hands that people were willing to take that much
Because here was one person in the
less. for good. And my shins, too. have grabbed. bullshit. Then I reported back. His people
world whom I could talk to. I had a water Numbness worries them, picks the bone. said that my feedback was the most signifi-
brother." They try to jerk up, and David, ready, will cant experience they'd ever had next to the
There is silence. has been, after all,
It givethem a boost. Look, want to be cool,
1 training. So they made an appointment for
a rather moving confession. Tomorrow, want to see this thing through. But I can't. me with Erhard. He was fascinated; he'd
cided to buy 50 hours of my time a month of the image, you know. Early risers are turn-on, ever since that moment.
and turn me loose on the trainees and the somehow more, well, ecological: like or- "That's it." Orr yawns. "You've got the
staft. So 1 did that for three and a half months. ganic zucchini. Not Orr: Orr usually sleeps breath release. I'm going to get dressed. Play
Then some of the staff got uptight: They late.Ren, a precocious young trainee, is with your breath for a while."
thought I was having too good a time." Orr along for my ride. Ren will tank-rebirth me I play; My workman lungs can, it's
laughs. I take it he was having a good time. on Wednesday: Orr figures he should have strange, they can play.
"Anyhow, they made me an offer I couldn't working knowledge of my breath. I read
afford to accept. I haven't seen Erhard since." Leboyer: Lips and tongue are blown up, un-
You can picture it. Est staff people love gainly with sleep. One good thing: I'm de- Now a month has passed. I no longer
to volunteer their time; It makes Erhard feel fenseless. In fact, I'm barely conscious. breathe. Instead, to crib from Hamlet, I eat
cared for. But Leonard Orr doesn't volunteer I breathe. We play a few scales with my the air promise-crammed. My breaths are so
anything. ( Dinner at 2 South Street will cost breath. And, uh-oh, tinglesville. Right hand. lush/dense they have a caloric content; They
me five bucks.) There was safe space enough Left hand. 1 get gas-nervous: What I don't are things. I haven't smoked since nine A.M.
for only one businessman in est. Might as want is to end up like the incredible stone that Saturday in Walton. I couldn't; it'd be like
well try to set up a Carvel franchise across man again. I make myself remember what lighting up under an oxygen tent. Breath,
from the Kremlin. Now, several Walton Orr has said: "There is no birth trauma. It's you see, is circles. There should be no
trainees told me, no est official, by Erhard just a matter of giving up your fear of the differentiation between exhale and inhale;
ukase, is permitted to sign up for rebirth. pain when you're in the middle of it. The They segue together, spectrum colors over-
More than that: Snatches of Theta philoso- paradox is: The desire to not make pain hap- lapping. Or think of a mobius's strip; Breath
phy have begun surfacing in the est program. pen solidifies the fear and makes it happen. turns over at inhale, at exhale, but the circu-
Werner Erhard, of course, insists that you There is ultimately nothing physiological lar continuity is never compromised. We
make an agreement with him, an agreement about the condition. It's totally mental. perceive breathing to be a linear event: up-
more binding than Kaopectate. There is one Relaxation and pain cannot exist at the same down, piston-action. But breath is, in effect,
God. Orr, by contrast, will exhale and say, time in the same body. Tingling is your the rotating flywheel that will raise, then
"It's important to know how to break friend. Tingling is energy and pain is resist- drop, each stroke. And this mechanism gen-
agreements. With any technique, people get ance to it. So when you get that attitude — erates rich, efficient energy: It is electrons
into heavy loyalty numbers. We've had that you don't care what happens, because orbiting to keep a nucleus in power and in
people for whom rebirthing was their first the divine energy and your own life force are integrity. With my release, the breath
significant experience; when they came taking care, of you — then you move right dynamic became normal, pretty much un-
across other movements that had value, they through it." conscious. Since being rebirthed, I have had,
went into all kinds of anxiety. One doesn't And that's just what I do. I move, finger continually, such breaths as 1 have known
invalidate the other" pop, right through it. Suddenly I can adjust just once or twice before; when, in lenient
Orr does have problem: supply of
a the tingling: vertical and horizontal and April, years ago, I was astonished by the love
competent rebirthers to meet the demand. channel change. I'm a virtuoso; I can spot it of a beautiful woman.
"We've found people who've had one rebirth anywhere I want. Behind my neck, in a U, the My tank-rebirth session was, ah, volup-
experience putting on rebirthing sessions. way barbershop shampoo basins feel against tuous. I buzzed energy, and water italicizes
We realized that we somehow had to set a your head. French kisses of tingling in my your charge and returns it, charged. I hung
standard of quality — and we did that last mouth. A cummerbund across the solar nude under the cattle-trough surface for al-
summer by starting the certification proc- plexus. It's extraordinarily pleasureful. So most two hours; a soft mess of frog-egg jelly,
ess. We had ''0 people in this room We much for the skeptical belief that rebirthing shapable, gravid, kinetic. Orr had told me
made up a list of qualifications for a certified paralysis is caused by hyperventilation. that I might have to recapitulate my
rebirther And then we asked everyone who Hyperventilation doesn't exist. It's just that paralysis,my release. I didn't. But there are
felt he measured up to the list to stand. we underventilate through life; niggards inconveniences. Your snorkel tube tends to
Twenty-five people stood up. Then we asked with breath. Better still, each inhale will go blow spittle: I sounded like some kid sucking
if anybody in the room had any reservations down like a perfect baseline jump shot — at the memory of an ice-cream soda. I can
about any of the people who were standing. swish, yesssss! Inhales don't touch the rim; understand how tub rebirthing would re-
One reservation from one person was that is, my mouth, or my throat, or my tard, not accelerate, the breath release. By
enough for a blackball. At the end, there windpiping. And they go down to someplace now, after six sessions, I'm more or less able
were only five people left standing. So there else. To someplace beyond the lungs: to to rebirth myself. Home delivery, believe
are just five certificated rebirthers in the what I can only call my center. me, is a lot No birth Xeroxes
cheaper.
world and everyone else is a trainee." Breath bounces in me. I don't breathe; I another. It process isn't static.
can't: the
And, despite all the tubtime he had am breathed. Graceful inertia there. Imagine "Even though one breathing pattern will
waterlogged, Orr didn't pull rank. He stood a gravityless handball court. I don't have to work and will feel good — if you keep doing
up with those other 24. One reservation — pull inhales; They carom up. I'm inspired: I it, it won't. You have to play with it." And on
one grudge "No" from somebody he'd over- know, in my thorax, the derivation of that it, on you. Lungs are a wind instrument to be
charged for dinner at 2 South Street — and word. Then, abruptly, I want shorter and tuned. Each breath length and depth has
Orr would have been a trainee. That sort of shorter breath lengths. An inch, a half, a peculiar tonal values, cadenzas improvised
democratic perspective is not, shall we say quarter, an eight, a I6th, a 32nd, a 60th. I'm for the body.There are more variations in
endemic among the Maharishis of mind- inaudible to myself. I'm not breathing at all. your chest than there are in a contra bas-
blow. Fancy that; No breath at all. I fancy it for soon.
*^* a while^There isn't any discomfort, or My experience, I'm ashamed to admit,
urgency. I must be dead. How interesting. was rather commonplace; a textbook
Saturday It's nine, God, A.M. At this sor- No, not dead. I'm that child at birth again, write-up. It doesn't always happen that way.
did hour, I don't need breath release; I need wanting to connect himself with humanness Some get stuck in paralysis rebirth after re-
artificial respiration. Orr next to me.
loiters through the circumambient air. And in birth;some (usually those who made their
He doesn't seem awake, either. That's time — I'm not sure how long — do inhale. I debut garroted by the umbilical cord) choke
another attractive quality: Your average That primal breath retaken, but without and turn, de-dum, as misty blue; others go
Oriental-guru type would feel constrained agony or trepidation; in ease, when I damn Karen Quinlan comatose. Or take my wife.
20 Om Namaha Shivai
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Om Namaha Shivai mostly 24 hours per day 5. Develop a philosophy of physical immortal. Elijah of the Old Testament con-
and have taught many thousands of Ameri-
I immortality: eternal life of spirit, mind and quered death. Enoch dematerialized his
cans to do the same. >. body personally. body. Babaji who has never known birth nor
"Maha Avatar Babaji is presently better^ Unravel your personal death urge ab-
6. death. Tralanga. 300-ycars-old who was
known as Hcrakhan Baba who dwells in I sorbed from family tradition, past lives, and poisoned by other saints who were not wil-
Himalayas near Haldwani and Nainital. — culture, etc. ling to give up death: killing this saint did not
"I have visited Babaji 3 times for 1 7. Practice three day fasts a few times save them from death.
month each: January '78, April '79, and each year and realize the truth about food This subject is now easy for the masses
January '80. and diets. to accept: there arc still scofiers, ignorant
"I have met hundreds of his devotees 8. Experiment with sleeping and not people who would rather be dead right and
around the world and compared their expe- sleeping. cling to their habits;and worship — the god
rience with him to mine. I am totally con- 9. Participate in spiritual community of their But physical immortality is for
belly.
vinced that Herakhan Baba new and old is that practices all these ideas. people who are truly pleasure oriented.
the eternal Babaji known as the Yogi Christ Be open to trying other yogic and
10. Food tastes better after a fast. Sex feels better
of India in the Autobiography of a Yogi by Western techniques for body mastery such after a little abstinence.
Paramahansa Yogananda. It is my great as shaving the head and Rolfing. To be immortal you only have to give up
privilegeand blessing to meet him in physi- 1 1. Learn to read emotional messages in your fear of hunger. You do this by giving up
cal form and to be taught by him. He has body symptoms and how to process them food until you have certain knowledge that
come to help India and the world through with affirmations, breathing and healthy you can live without it. Don't try it all at
these trying times. 1 believe the salvation of practices. once — only one day at a time. The yoga of
India, its people, its economy, its govern- 12. Learn the role of exercise, physical austerities must be combined with the yoga
ment and its religion is through its saints: be health conscious, and practice
activities, of comfort and pleasure.
now as always. India's saints are the source the yoga of comfort and pleasure. Why weren't we told before? You were.
of its aliveness and integrity. India currently Study Herakhan Baba and other im-
13. The scriptures of all the religions have been
has the greatest participation in your democ- mortal masters. Meeting Babaji is like telling you since death was invented. Why
racy of any country in the world. Looking to graduating. He gives complete grace and didn't you listen before?
your saints for leadership will put such great knowledge. Obviously, the heart of the middle class
quality in your nation that it will be the 14. Healing bones, flesh, teeth and or- masses are now open to receive it. The soul
greatest nation in the world. feel India is 1
gans. energy of the masses has naturally evolved to
currently the best democracy because of 15. Neighborhood democracy and grass receive it. There are so many healthy souls
roots politics, a town meeting on every and bodies alive today that physical immor-
1 your deep spiritual heritage. Only through
block. An elected representative for every tality is becoming the norm. If you are alive
I seeking out and glorifying your genuine
100 to 1000 people. and reading this, all you need to do is to prac-
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saints can bring your country to honor; to
The philosophy of physical immortality tice the simple exercises mentioned to
ignore them and go after materialism will
is fun and produces a more fun life even if it complete your perfection in this life. Even if
take your country to ruin and chaos.
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does not work. Indulging these ideas is to- you have already damaged your body —
"The goodness and virtue and intelli-
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tally innocent and harmless, except that there is healing. There are spiritual healers
gence of the ordinary people is the founda-
they may put a hope in your soul that causes alive today who can heal anything. You just
tion of good democracy'.'
you to face all your fears. The Bible says have to search them out.
"perfect love casts out all fear" How can you The spiritual healers of today are not
have perfect love for your spirit mind and like the medical doctors who take your
Physical Immortality body while planning to kill yourself? money, cut up your body, and leave you with
The prize of physical immortality your sickness to die in poverty.
The Science of Everlasting life. A begin- supplies the motive power and energy for Genuine spiritual healers are willing to
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iiing Statement: You can only begin, there is austerities. work for free. They are willing to heal you
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no end. No one can make you immortal but first, in most cases and then let you set the
The following simple steps can easily yourself, but thisis the age for it. Humanity is price. TTiey are willing to teach you how to
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double or triple your personal life span and today overdue for it as a mass movement. become a healer.
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enable you to maintain youthfulness, good \Xar can no longer be prevented without it. It I am a spiritual healer. I would rather
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health, intelligence for over 200 years. Then seems that our human evolution is forcing us teach you the science so that you can heal
you can decide to make it forever, if you like. to be divine. It has always been: believe or yourself and everyone around you. I already
1. To master the practice of processing die, but most people through the ages have have enough work to do. I already have a few
your thought and feelings with the affirma- overlooked how practical this advice was. hundred thousand students. Why do I need
tion emotional response technique. Why is physical immortality coming to more? But I intend to go on teaching until
2. To master the practice of spiritual light now? Where has it been hiding? It hasn't the whole world is healed of illness and
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breathing and practice it daily at least 20 been. Jesus Christ, the whole calendar is of death.
breaths connecting the inhale to the exhale measured by advertisement for our
a blazing Perhaps you have practiced death long
in a relaxed rhythm. This includes a con- immortality. Jesus did not stand for a pie in enough. You may have died a thousand
sciousness of the energy body. the sky immortality, but for a physical im- times. Death is an austerity too. Why not
Learn water purification by daily
3. mortality that you can enjoy in your body. abstain from death for a few centuries? It
bathing in warm or cold water and its sig- \X'here is he? His physical body is most of the probably won't hurt you.
nificance in cleaning the energy body and time in the Himalayas. He has the ability to If these ideas appeal to you, it is because
unraveling birth trauma and womb con- appear to anyone in the world. He has been you have grown up spiritually. You are ready
sciousness. The womb is the bridge between seeking students since the year 1 A.D.: those for them. Take the exercises one at a time
birth and death, death and birth. Meditating who are sincere seekers have made it. Many and you will find that they are easy for you.
one hour per day in hot water can make any- thousands have made it; the evidence is There is no hurry. Five to ten years is
one a spiritual master available for anyone who looks. enough to master each of them sufficiently
4. Sing the name of God daily, Om St. Germaine is a Western immortal. to achieve certainty about your immortality.
Namaha Shivai orjesus Christjehovah, etc. Sam, Flori's grandfather, is a little known It takes four years of college to get a worldly
BhoieBabaKiJai 21
degree.
Why not spend five to ten years to get a
teaching and grace.It is up to us to teach our
been waiting around for God to destroy the prevent the destructive forces of nature and Premise — If the intent to use weapons
ignorant overpopulated people so they can atomic bombs from being used on people. is strong enough they are used on the man-
enjoy heaven on earth. But what if he doesn't The people producing the bombs have to ufacturer because of the boomerang effect
plicity. Cars, trains and planes unravel the The human condition is to learn self in- The only white man who can save the
birth-death cycle. Friendship, eternal peace validation from our parents. Then to live people is the man of white light within us all.
on earth, riches that produce time for God is one's life as if God were hard to find. If one The rainbow hat saves us from the flood
eternal life. Time for God in the heart is non- finds a guru, the common practice is to love ofhuman ignorance is the rainbow of light
the guru who embodies the beauty of God. which is the human aura. The flood is the
attachment regardless of surroundings.
Peter loved Jesus but since Peter did not love confusion that comes from a major emo-
International Exchange himself, as soon as he was out of Jesus' pres- tional change, the ark is the faith that carries
ence he denied Jesus. If he was not believing us through the confusion. The animals that
1. An American in every village in India. that he himself was the upright man, then he Noah carried with him on the ark symbolize
America's greatness is because we
2. could not believe that Jesus was an upright the belieft that survived that change. To see
have a foreigner from every nation in every man. Therefore it is impossible to love a guru this rainbow is to be saved from the darkness
village. when you are out of the guru's presence un- of the human mind which is our own condi-
3. The melting pot concept. less you yourself are truly a guru also. The tioning. The rainbow bridge, as it is called,
4. Tension, communication, peace. guru or priest is the mediator between God is the human aura or energy system which
One of the purposes of Jesus Christ was and man. The only guru you can depend is the bridge between the visible and invis-
to free people from death producing reli- upon is your own thought. Thought is the ible worlds.
gious traditions. mediator that intercedes for us. The Garden of Eden symbolizes con-
Democracy works by monthly meet- Peter denied the Christ within himself sciousness.The tree of life in the middle of
ings in every neighborhood. For democracy and therefore his guru Jesus. He felt so much the garden symbolizes infinite being which
\ to work in any nation we must have an guilt that he had himself crucified upside can be seen in the space between our
( elected leader for every 100 to 1000 peo- down. This is the symbol that he held his up- thoughts and in the middle of our thoughts
pie in each neighborhood. Otherwise right man upside down all along. Savior and cells and atoms. The tree of knowledge is
misunderstanding fear and ignorance means Save I — I am that I am —Jehovah. thought, the source of all knowledge. The
grow strong enough to produce violence Jesus went through the death of fruit of the tree of knowledge is the result of
and death. crucifixion for the purpose of conquering our knowledge, which is our personal real-
death to establish oneness and harmony of ity and the physical universe. Adam or man
Lessons India Can Hear God and Man. Harmony is the principle of means to measure or limit infinite being. The
honoring every man for the cross he bears. unlimited Eve or woman, the mother of all
from U.S. This means to respect the power of every living, means that man's creative power is
1. Ratio of representation, neighbor- person's thought. The way people use their greater than his mind or measure. The
hood town meetings and elected leaders for thought is their cross. The cross looks the source of the mind is also the source of
every one hundred people is more impor- same from the front or back. Thought can things. The mind supplies the direction
tant than national representatives. build or destroy. It can improve or repair. or form for the power but does not supply
2. Trains are better than cars, less ex- There is only one thing that thought can substance. The breath of life supplies the
pensive for everyone, more fun and leisurely not create. You can think that you are sepa- substance. The breath of life can be expe-
ti1ride in. Safer, less strain on mind and body. rated from God but this thought too is God rienced physically by connecting the inhale
3. Solar energy, solar electricity and thinking. to the exhale in a relaxed rhythm. The ser-
swlar heated hot water are the boons to Therefore to think that you are separate pent symbolizes knowledge that goes in only
the yoga of comfort and pleasure and intelli- from God is the original sin. This thought is a one direction and cannot be reversed. It
gent living. lie and the father of all lies. As long as you symbolizes the tradition that is not ques-
4. Comfort produces as much if not live you are God. Evil is live spelled back- tioned —like the idea that death is inevi-
more intelligence than austerities. Comfort in- wards. Devil is lived spelled backwards. To table. The clothes —
fig leaf —
are the excuse
duces relaxation and divine consciousness. trust in past wisdom or
teachings, condi- or covers for one's doubt. To be thrown
tioning from parents, culture or religious out of the garden is to pretend that one's
The Gospel of Jesus Christ tradition more than present aliveness and consciousness is outside of God. The way
According to White Feather oneness with God is to have one's life ruled back into the garden is past the flaming
by the devil. sword that turns every way. The fire is the
The cross is the symbol for the upright To deny the Christ in oneself or others cleansing power of the breath of life. The
man; the man who has the vertical relation- is to make oneself the anti-Christ. To deny sword that turns every way is thought or the
ship with God in his own mind and the hori- the Christ in the anti-Christ is evil also. creative and destructive power of our
zontal relationship with the universe and Christ is the light that lights every man that words — the human voice. The cherubim
people in perfect harmony. Jesus is the sym- comes into the world. and angels symbolize our behefs or feelings
bol for God within which is infinite being, To deny that you have power over your that either help or hinder us.
Please copy and sow freely!
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Har Har Bum Bum
Introduction to Chapter in |
(1980)
Many people ask, "Well, if physical im- every kind of body parts in his students. To and evolved to the point where they could
mortality is how come there aren't
possible, achieve his level of attainment it is not dematerialize and rematerialize their
more immortals around and how come I necessary to be physically immortal. It is bodies. They entered the other world with-
don't know any?" only necessary to be enough in touch with out death. There is a way to get out of this
Obviously, if you have never asked this your body to heal it when it needs repair. universe alive.
question before, you have never looked for 3. The ability to dematerialize and re- Many Western saints evolved to this
the answer; and if you have never looked, materialize the body becomes a natural tal- ability. St. Germain of France is the most
you couldn't find it. I have referred to Elijah, ent that you can use or not use at a certain famous. Analee Skarin of the United States
Jesus and others who have conquered death, point in your development. Although this did it in the 1960's. I am enclosing a letter
but there are thousands of people, perhaps has been popular in the tradition of spiritual from Gayle who describes her experience iti
even millions of people who have con- masters, historically, it seems to be the most 1979. Other rebirthers have also done it.
quered death. They have done it in many popular end of spiritual masters. This is a neglected phenomenon in the
styles. Native American Indians like the 4. 1 feel that the masses of people today West, except for T V. shows. It is time to put
Hopis have a style. In Western Europe, there are evolving into a more ordinary kind of it into our universities.
is the style of the Alchemists. In India, there physical immortality in which death and
are many styles. Most religions are built sickness are just becoming obsolete. It is
around one or more immortal masters like necessary for the ideas to become popular
Jesus of the Christian faith. because it can be unhealthy for immortals to
I used to believe that Jesus was the only live in the presence of mortals. The two
one, but when I studied facts, I was forced to points of view create tension on both sides
change my position.
Since meeting Babaji, I and one of them has a tendency to dominate
have come to realize that Babaji was an im- the other. One of the great tests of this age is
mortal long before Jesus and that he was a our ability to permit the two mentalities to
teacher and guide to Jesus. They are still live peacefully together.
close personal friends. I believe that Babaji has participated
a woman, you can keep it healthy indefin- and this is what a book is for in my opinion.
itely. Babaji has demonstrated this by per- After the discussion on Babaji, the King
mitting his body to age like his students and of Yogis, I have enclosed the biographies of
then rejuvenating it. He also has used his two other Indian saints whose lives are
understanding and yogic powers to heal similar to Jesus. They both conquered death
24 Om Namaha Shivai
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1970
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Chapter m
Babaji
Immortal Yogi Master
(1979-1980)
I have been working on a book about It is my experience that he loves ad- God and the fullness of God's presence and
Babaji for the English-speaking world. I col- vanced students. He is willing to teach me as blessings in my mind, my body and my envi-
lected over 200 pages and had it typeset into fast as I can learn. He is the embodiment of ronment and circumstances. The consta nt
less than 100; then it started growing again. I truth, simphcity and love. Jesus Christ was singing of Om Namaha Shivai works, hor the
decided to summarize the things I knew one of his students Babaji has saved the
. past two years that I have been doing it hap-
about Babaji and that I have learned from world whenever it needed saving and he has piness, health, love, peace, wisdom and
hira in as concise a statement as possible. My trained many world saviors. Babaji works si- prosperity grow stronger in my daily life,
larger manuscript is from me for
available lently most of the time. The fact that he is every day. It can be translated into English in
people who are interested. To meet Babaji in now willing to be visible and speak to the na- a million ways. My favorite translation of Om
person in the flesh is to answer all questions. tions is a sign that people may be reaching Namaha Shivai is — Infinite Being;
Om
He is the most intelligent and divine person spiritual maturity. I have watched him call Shivai — Infinite Intelligence; and/
I have ever met. In his ordinary looking me and other devotees from all over the Namaha — Infinite Manifestation. C.
human form dwells the fullness of God in world to himself for final grace and instruc- 2. Thinking. Babaji constantly encour-
wisdom, power and love. To read or hear tion. He has guided our development ages me more time to think —
to take
about him is life's greatest blessing. To be in through many lifetimes and has planted us as meditation.He recommends that we devote
his physical presence can fulfill all of life's seeds of truth, simplicity and love all over several hours per day to pure thought.
desires. is the embodiment of divine
He this planet. We are giving enlightenment, Clearing the mind and raising the quality of
human perfection. He promises nothing love and practical purification to all around our thoughts is more urgent than eating or
but he delivers as much as a soul can receive us. We are his representatives in the spiritual making money, to say the least about it. The
and hold. government of the world that leaven the mind is the source of the good life, thought
Babaji appeared to Diane Hintermann, a peace, love and wisdom in the city of God isthe source of a healthy body and a suc-
close friend of mine, twice in 1976. Babaji on earth. cessful life. This seems simple and obvious, I
appeared and disappeared to her in the but how many people do you know who
U.SA. This caused us to go to India in Spring practice it??? Do you? Is your conscious
1977. We got separated. She found Babaji in Infinite Being, Infinite thought the source of your emotions and
Herakhan, which is near Haldwani north of behavior? Or are your feelings and environ-
Delhi, and stayed with him for seven
Intelligence, Infinite ment the source of your mind? A person
months. During November '77, Babaji ap- with a clear mind has harmonious and loving
Manifestation
peared to me in the U.S.A. for about three relationships.
minutes which caused me to visit him for the 3. Breathing. Babaji calls breath mastery
first time in this body in January 1978. His and practices are
Babaji's principles mahayoga. Maha means supreme or greatest.
appearance to me gave my body a warm simple and eflective. If you start now and Yoga means science of life or union with
glow that lasted a week. work with them one at a time until it be- God. The basic breathing lesson is to con-
I visited him in January 1978, April 1979 comes easy, then go on to the next one and nect the inhale to the exhale in a relaxed
and I intend to visit him at least once each master it, a happy productive life is guaran- ,
continuous rhythm. Connecting the inhale
year as long as he dwells in Herakhan. .teed. Startwith singing the name of God and i to the exhale merges spirit with air. It
Babaji had no birth and many mate- [make your plans to visit Babaji. ^^ merges the energy body with the physical
rializations. He never lost his divinity; he ^^ 1. Sing the name of God. He recomN body in a way that nourishes the nervous
was a yogi master in his first lifetime and mends Om Namaha Shivai as the eternal system; it cleans blood and relaxes the or-
conquered death. Therefore, his physical afiimation of your divinity. It evokes all di- gans as well as the mind. Spiritual breathing
body has never "returned to dust." His body vine powers, wisdom and divine emotions. is to experience inspiration and intuition
ter, he has the ability to turn his body into mind 24 hours per day until it is remem- biological experience of God. Breathing is
where in the universe at the speed o f thought. Om Namaha Shivai a lso fills the 4. Community. Babaji practices singing
thought and rematerialize his physical body space between thoughts —
Babaji calls it the the name of God in community every day.
again wherever he ch ooses. H e can direct supreme name of God —
the maha mantra. I He participates in spiritual community at
the aging or youthing process in either di- have found from the experience of experi- least twice per day.
rection. He has achieved the eternal life of menting with Om Namaha ShivgL that the 5. Spiritual purification. Babaji recom-
his spirit, mind and body. He is thousands of constant repetition of Om Namaha Shiva i mends several simple practices of spiritual
years old; yet his body stays young. brings with it the constant remembrance of purification:
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Om Namaha Shivai
a. Water. Babaji bathes twice per day in
shave my head Sunday, Wednesday or both, turned into liRht like Jesus did at His asce n-
for nine months to get the full value. He said sion after the resurrection During his pre-
that shaving my head with a straight razor vious stay on earth, he became known as
against the scalp would heal 108 diseases Herakhan Baba and it was while in this body
and reverse the aging process. Now, at this that he initiated Lahiri Mahasaya into kriya
writing, it is September '79. When I return to yoga and therefore was made known to the
see Babaji in Herakhan during December Western world as Babaji, the Yogi Christ of
'79, I will have completed this technique of India, of the book by Paramahansa
spiritual purification. I know already that it ^ogananda titled Autobiography of a Yogi.
has transformed my mind and my
my body, Babaji's mailing address is: Shi
iri Shri \
relationship to light — the colors of my aura. 1008 Shri Bhagwan Herakhan Walee Baba, I
Babaji is the source or inspiration for all tent that we limit ourselves to the knowl- the universe, the thoughts that stay there
religions. All religions are attempts to under- edge of the Biblical saints. Yet, if only the whether we are thinking them or not. Earth,
stand him and to raise our consciousness to
I simple yoga principles that revealed in the air, light, water and fire, the Holy Spirit of
be like him. God in human form is more life and teachings of Jesus are practiced, they the Trinity (Holy means to set apart), God in
common in India than in the West, evidently are enough to make everyone a great saint, action, the human body, the form of thought
because God took human form several times and perhaps immortal like Jesus himself. and b dng.
;in India for thousands of years before the The spiritual heritage of India is so rich ,— j\Il people, you and me, are nothing but
leverything including sex in abundance at The India Scriptures not only have more in- ernments and world events. He can and does
was sit-
iimcs, but his predominate lifestyle formation about life before human history, change the weather to suit himself. He can
ting alone in nature meditating, which he but tell about human history a hundred thou- do any miracle and regularly does. They are
bften did for centuries, mount Kailash and sand years before the Bible was written. witnessed daily by people who can stay con-
Herakhan have always been his favorite scious in his presence and observe them.
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The Aarati which is a Hacec chapter Babaji had such great delight in his form you are being called to the feet of your heav-
says, "You are omnipresent and yet you as Ram that he also took his form as the Shiva enly Father To see him in human form is to
have assumed form. You are unperishable yogi to see himself as Ram. After Ram, Babaji accelerate your own experience of heaven
and omnipotent. You are the embodiment of came as Krishna. Krishna was a most power- on earth. To be in the physical presence of
all compassion." And, "The visible form of ful world Saviour It would take over a thou- Babaji is the main thing. Of course, it ispossi-
"His form assumes the shape of one continu- Krishna lived before Moses and Abraham. not separate us from Him. Since Babaji is the
ous whole, encircling all, without division." The most noted form of Babaji that 1 physical body of God we can practice the
,
Babaji is spirit, mind and body in oneness. know of was known as Goraknath who presence of God everywhere. Practicing the
Babaji maintains a very simple lifestyle. played in human history for a few hundred presence of God is one of the basic things
As the e ternal Shiva yogj master, he needs years before Christ. As Goraknath, Babaji which He teaches.
nothin^.^ He can satisfy himself out of his gave physical immortality to two Kings in 57 My point is that spiritual purification
own inner resources. He can manifest any B.C. They are both alive and active in human practices are important, but even these can
thing: food, earth, air, water, light of the history today. One is Gopchand, a king in get in the way of sitting quietly in his
warmth of fire directly out of infinite being Nepal who still has an ashram there. The presence, loving Him and receiving His love.
with his thoughts. He doesn't need our gifts other is Bhartraji who maintains a simple His presence is the ultimate self-improve-
to him; our gifts to him are for our benefit temple and ashram in Bhartara which is be- ment technique. His physical presence is the
He d oesn't need an ashram; it is for us. i tween Alwar and Jaipur in Rajisthan. When best road to spiritual enlightenment, salva-
As Bhole Baba, simple bather, he Jesus visited Babaji, he was known as Munin- tion, total liberation, peace, as well as wori
doesn't interfere. He waits for us to evolve dra in Banares. Jesus immediately recog- ly success and health.
our enlightenment enough to see him. He nized his Eternal Father in human form. We are so fortunate to be aware of him!
protects us with the minimum of interven- Babaji gave Jesus a mundun, which means Babaji has built nine temples at the foot
tion. He likes to see our responsibility and that he shaved his head before Jesus started of Mount Kailash over his care and filled
self-sufficiency. He rejoices in our virtue and his ministry. them with his personal history in mar*"'-
our love, and our beautiful humanity. We Moses and Elijah also came to see Babaji statues. Each of these temples is also fil
can only see God in him as we see it in our- in Banares. Babaji is the Father of all world with very powerful life energy. If you si.
selves. He loves us so much and he is so Saviors. At a certain level of spiritual devel- in front of the door of each of these temi
worthy of our love. It is great to love some- opment, people became aware of Babaji's you can feel clean life energy fill and ^
one who needs our love, but the satisfaction physical body when he is in the world and iround your mind and body.
of loving a real person who is totally worthy are naturally attracted to him. To visit him in ^^ The truth about Babaji is also told ck
of love is inexhaustible. physical form is the ultimate pilgrimage. ly in the Aarti which is sung twice each da'
This is Babaji! The perfect eternal During the 1800's and 1900's Babaji has all of His temples, ashrams and in the hor
human being in a physical body playing in been called principally by the names of of his devotees around the world. It is
the human drama. Kind and tender without Herakhan Baba and Brahmachari Baba. closed in this book because it probabaly t
losing poise. Compassionate and patient From the early 1800's until 1922, he spent you you need to know about Him. If you.;.J
all
without losing self-esteem nor power. His most of his time in and around Herakhan sing it once per month, you will be blessed"^
discipline sometimes stings, but it is fast and which is on the Guatama Ganga River
village by His energy. If you sing it once per wc
soft and his healings last forever. at the foot of Mount Kailash. This is known you will notice that your mind and y
Babaji played in the human drama as as the holiest place on earth. It is the place worldly, burdens get lighter Of course, \
Shiva, the yogi, for a few hundred thousand where Babaji has made his earthly home for can also sing it once or twice each day
years. Afater Shiva, Babaji came as Ram. The hundreds of thousands of years since he experience very rapid spiritual progress
Ram lila is one of the most beautiful of all created this planet. Ji The Aarti service in Herakhan has b
divine Scriptures. It is a shame that so many From 1924 to 1998, he lived as a simple recorded and is available on cassette tape
Westerners are ignorant of the Bible stories yogi in Dhanyon Village near Almora, U.P. In you didn't receive a tape with this book
as well as the stories of God the Father in he also lived part of his time as
this locality it not available to you locally, you
is i
human form that dwell in Indian Scriptures. Goraknath. Goraknath is thought of as the order it from: Bhole Baba Herakhan Uni\
principal God of the villagers in this area. sal Trust, PO Box 234, Sicrravillc, Call!
The significance of Babaji, of God the nia, USA 96126.
Father in human form throughout all history wj Please send 810 or its equivalent
is overwhelming for the enlightenment and each tape. If it is not possible for you to !-.
much faster I am able to work more with less and mysterious. Babaji the ruler of the uni- richly human than any other person I have
tension. To find Babaji in Herakhan is my verse, the creator of all life, each day gives ever met. And experience his divinity as be-
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greatest delight; to share him with my fellow me the feeling of home, his presence creates ing in a class by himself although still know 1
humans is my greatest glor>'! the warmest family love and harmony that he is only spirit, mind and body like 1
To write about Babaji. however, feels among the people at the ashram even though am. I might say that his pure divinity makes
like an impossible task! The pages come out they are strangers from all over the world. him able to be human the way humans are
of me like the labor of childbirth. A passage Although they speak many different lan- really supposed to be. It is also true that I
comes out and looks so beautiful and right, guages with the tongue, he has given us all don't have a fully conscious personal identi-
and then 1 realize how unbalanced and in- the experience of total unity through the lan- ty back to the beginning of time like he does.
adequate it is. guage of the heart. And when we sing the It is expanding rapdily, however, and accel-
Aarali together we also unite our tongues in erating as a result of Babaji's presence and
the primal language of all humans — Sanskrit. inspiration in my life.
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Har Har Bum Bum
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ji's
I'd like to
ordinariness.
say another thing about Baba-
Ordinariness has always
This is a very concise history and inade-
quate picture of Babaji. Millions of books
A Few of
been my favorite word for spiritual enlight- have and will be published about Him. He is Babaji's Miracles
enment because I have always said, "God is the eternal manifestation of our eternal
so ordinary that nobody notices him!" So glory. He is our Father in heaven and on The Aarati says, "God became man."
whoever is enlightened and im-
totally earth who has not deserted us, but who in his This miracle defies intellectual meas-
mersed in God looks and acts as ordinary as a infinite love not only sends his sons and urement and the scientific investigation of itj
tree, a dog, a car, a flower, a rock, a piece of angels, but comes
himself. The reality of iseternal. The merging of Babaji's humanir
grass, a chair, or a coat. God looks perfectly Babaji is so outrageous it fractures our credu- and divinity constantly stops the mind
natural. lity. He Is so real, he destroys our separation. infinity. This fact is either a fun experieno
Babaji doesn't interfere in the spiritual His presence makes all books and pictures or a frustrating one depending upon wheth-
evolution or degeneration of the individual, irrelevant. er or not one's mind is ruled by pigeon-holi
usually, unless invited. He wouldn't bother consciousness.
me as much if I didn't go to herakhan at least
OM NAMAHA SHIVAIYA When I am around Babaji with an open
BHOLE BABA Kl JAl
once and bother him. My point is that
a year mind, it snaps pictures of miracles 24 hours
SHIVA HARA HARA BUM BUM
Babaji has known us for hundreds and per- per day. But some people claim to see noth-
haps millions of thousands of
JAI MAHA MAYAKI
lifetimes, for ing unusual when they visit him except his
years. He is patient with us and is willing for human beauty and some people even miss
What else can I say? Go and see for
us to make enough mistakes to kill ourselves this. I am not recording this list to convince
yourself! Herakhan Village is near Haldwani,
over and over and over. His relationship to anybody of anything. They mean something
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northeast of Delhi in India. Your Heavenly
us survives death. His survival and ultimately different to each person who reads the list.
Father is now available on Earth to all his
his happiness is not influenced by our indi- Here are a few miracles; figure them out for
children in a human physical body. You
vidual success or failure. In fact, his has put yourself.
don't even have to believe to see him. Some-
together this planet earth so that even the 1 Babaji materialized in full body form
times, the most ignorant and skeptical peo-
most diabolical and destructive maniac can't twice in the U.S. in 1976 to my friend, Diane
ple have the most beautiful experiences with
destroy it. Whole nations with their insane Hintermann, out of a ball of light. On one
billions of dollar defense budgets can't des-
him.
occasion he touched her and talked to her.
{
troy it. Instead, they can only destroy them-
Ql/ZC PR-iBS/o, On both occasions he dematerialized while
selves. Regardless of how big or fast their she was looking at him.
'SpQOK.j" C^Ul-D
machines or their budgets, without doing OO -TH/S. 2.During 1977, while Diane was in
the simple spiritual practices which Babaji Herakhan for seven months. Babaji raised
recommends nor remembering OM NAMA- her body off the ground in the manner
HA SHIVAIYA that cannot even protect known as levitation and moved her at least
themselves, nor their own families. The 100 yards without touching the ground
presidents of all the nations of the world are across the Ganga River bed and set her down
powerless without the first most elementary again.
teaching of Babaji. 3. During November 1977 in Houston,
of Babaji, there are
In spite of the glory Texas, Babaji appeared tomy physical vision
people in Herakhan Village who have no while was fully awake with my eyes closed
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concept of who he is. There also may be peo- without .any expectation on my part for
ple who are born, live and die within a mile three minutes. couldn't figure out how he
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of Babaji's residence and temple who have got his whole body inside my eyeballs. The
never seen him. Babaji can evidently put up fact that had my eyes closed and yet saw his
I
In April 1981, I met a man who know er miracle than if I had my eyes open and he
Babaji as the 'Old '
Herakhan Baba' as he ap-
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materialized in front of me. I did a "double-
peared in 1900 to 1922. Although, this man take," as I couldn't believe my eyes, and I
believed that the "new Herakhan Baba" was didn't realize that my eyes were closed until
the same person, it was obvious to me that after the experience was over. He gave my
he was still almost totally perceiving Babaji body a beautiful warm glow that lasted for
emotionally through his old form and had one week, a most wonderful unique feeling.
little interest in Babaji as he is today. His
4 In 1978, Babaji and Ro Rigney were There are millions of volumes that can your thoughts, but the messages are the same
aught in an excessive downpour of rain. be with reports of the miracles of Baba-
filled in all Scriptures and by all world Saviours.
JChcn they reached shelter, she noticed that ji's devotees. It is a miracle that it is possible When Babaji said, "The only people who
ler clothes were soaked to the skin and to be a devotee of the Infinite, eternal living will be saved are those who do spiritual prac-
Sabaji's clothes did not have a drop of water God uman tices,' he was not making a profound proph-
'
iij^ flesh.
on them, although he was beside her in the ^^''^^Jabaji an overflowing source of alivc-
is esy. He was declaring the simplicity of the
same downpour. ness. The purpose of miracles is to increase way it has always been.
5. In May 1979 and again in March people's personal energy, to make us more Each person must think, breathe, serve,
1981, Babaji caused my body
have no to alive and more divine. Some people move remember OM NAMAHA SHIVAIYA, and do
"
ibowel movements for over seven days with- and look as if they are warmed-over death"
enough practical, spiritual purification to let
out any constipation. The first time ate only I waiting to fall into a cold grave. Divine this divine energy into our body as well as
fruit. The second time on some days I ate miracles, power, grace, mercy and spiritual our mind. The earth really is heaven and
also nuts and all kinds of Indian food. Some- practices exist for the purpose of filling our everybody who doesn't figure this out will
how he caused all my food to disappear from mind and bodv with abundant jr
life have to leave. If we practice enough yoga to
inside my body and a profound feeling of Often while writing this book get so I realized physical immortality, we will be
fiealing of my whole digestive system to oc- high, 1 have to stop. am receiving energy
1 around to welcome Babaji each time he
cur from which I continue to benefit in directly from Babaji that may have nothing comes in a physical body.
nany, many ways. At times I could feel the to do with what am writing about. You may
I The greatest miracle of Babaji is invisi-
food just dissolve. have this experience while reading it. If you ble. It is this subtle rai.se in our personal
i Each time myself and several of my
6. have taken the time and effort to read this aliveness that makes our participation in the
[friends who have gone to Herekhan with me far, Babaji may reward you beyond your ex- human drama worthwhile and satisf>ing. It
jnave the experience that Babaji knows ail the pectations, perhaps he already has. is subtle and invisible, yet we feel it and
Ithoughts of all of us all day long. Each time Babaji takes an active physi- benefit from it everyday. It is OK to notice it
7. In about 1964, Mrs. Vimla Lai of New cal part in thehuman drama, it is my under- and to praise and thank Babaji. You can do it
Delhi read the Autobiography of a Yogi by standing that the basis of his work is to crank right now in your heart and mind. You can
Paramahansa Yogananda while very ill in a up the energy in the human minds and bod- do it by singing the Aarati. You can do it by
hospital and had the experience of being ies. This power benefits everyone including sharing this book and pictures with people.
healed by Babaji. A few years later she met people who are ignorant of it. This energy You can do it by traveling to Herakhan, the
Babaji near Ranakhet where Babaji initiated and aliveness if invisible, but it is felt by holiest place on earth, to visit the holiest per-
Lehiri Mahasaya and Babaji took her to a everybody. Whether as Shiva, as Ram, son on earth.
temple in the wilderness where everything Krishna, Goraknath, Munindra, Lama Baba, My energy body and my psychic ability
was miraculously provided for a service to or any of his unrecognized millions of ap- has become immediately
so sensitive that I
the divine mother At the conclusion of the pearances, he uses the games of life to raise feel the emotions of another person in my
iservice she desired to ring the bell in the tem- our consciousness and our enjoyment of presence. On the one hand, this is a wonder-
ple but couldn't reachit. She was levitated spirit, mind and body. He uses religion, poli- ful talent. On the other hand, this talent can
by Babaji so she could ring the bell. After tics, TV. and movies, yoga teachers, educa- make me very uncomfortable when I am in a
Babaji took her and her husband back to tional systems, business people, rebirthers, crowd of people who haven't practiced
their taxi, he dematerialized. books, and self-improvement games. much spiritual purification and therefore
I 9. Study the pictures in this book close- If you watch Babaji when he is sitting in have lots of misery in their emotional body
lly. Many of them have balls of light, some are the temple in Herakhan or anywhere, you and pain in their physical body. Sometimes
double exposures on one shot, some have can see that while being totally present with when do I a long airplane flight, it has taken
beings and images that did not appear to the you and everyone around, he is also busy all me several days to clean and rebalance my
photographer when the picture was taken. over the world and the universe at the same energy body as a result of the crowded air-
f 10. In 1972 Babaji demonstrated to the time. Some of the results of this interaction plane cabin and the negative minds 1
(Satisfaction of an Indian court, that he was of his body with the world can be seen by contact.
iHerakhan Baba over a hundred years old viewing the changes in his body from 1970 In March 1981, when I visited Babaji, 1
although looking about 20 and therefore the to 1980, that are portrayed in the photo- began to complain in my own mind about
'legal owner of his property. His ability to graphs taken in these years. Obviously, excess people energy was processing. I I
ircverse the aging process is clearly seen in Babaji can control what happens in his body, decided that if it got too heavy 1 would cut
khe pictures. but he gives us glimpses through it and my visit to Babaji short and return to my
I
1 1 In 1980 Babaji gave me the ability to
. teaches us so much and so fast with his body. home in Sierraville, California, which is in
jtransfer his blessing. On some occasions These energy increases in the world ac- the country where
have plenty of privacy
1
when I have done this people have reported celerate healing on all levels, spiritual en- and space. Almost immediately after think-
seeing Babaji with their eyes open on the lightenment, the fullness of love, yoga ing this, Babaji altered my energy body so
fpalms of my hands. mastery, and the advent of heaven on earth that I felt was in a bubble each time was in
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12. During my talks and seminars or physical immortality. These energy in- the crowded temple with him so that it was
[around the world, at least once a week .some- creases also destroy evil and everybody who always a pleasurable experience for me no
one reports to me that Babaji has appeared to Moses said it, "This
clings to their negativity. matter how crowded it was. While we were
them. Sometimes Babaji appears to them day you must choose life or death." There in Vrindabhan Vindsbar the temple was usu-
with Christ, and sometimes with other may not be urgency, unless you create it with ally like a sardine can. At times he would
religion founders. release this protective energy so I could re-
13 Supertramp, the musical rock member what it was like without it. At other
group, has a beautiful song about Babaji on times he would heal someone in the temple
the album called "Even in the Quietest and throw their energy to me so could assist I
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Bhole Baba Ki Jai
:iZ OO/V -7" ^C^RJBE).
ing single spiritual purification exercises, much more efficient than breating through
til you have integrated the energy changes.
in schools and through governments, can be the mouth. Someone did a study and noticec
11. Put your forehead under the water,
the most effectivemeans to heaven on earth. that most of the people in mental hospital'
with only your nose and mouth out and con-
The only principle that Babaji teaches pub- were habitual non-breathers. 7. The value o
tinue breathing in this position until
you feel
lically to everyone is the remembrance of
totally relaxed and your energy body feels mouth breathing is that it releases certair
God through the repetition God's name OM feelings stuffed in the belly. But it usuall\
clear, clean and balanced. Notice where
NAMAHA SHIVAIYA. This name is Babajis
your energy center is. doesn't release them completely withoui
name. It is also your name and my name. The
12. Experiment by putting your feet out finishing the releasing process with nost
constant repetition of OM NAMAHA SHIVAI- of the water while maintaining the con- breathing. When your energy body
8. i;
YA evokes the presence, power, aliveness, emerged water the energy wheels of youi
in
nected breathing and notice the differences
and energy of God in human consciousness. aura are being cleaned by the water. Some
in the energy body.
) Although Babaji supports other prac- how, when you combine conscious breath
13. Reverse the procedure. Take your
tices of Yoga, I don't think there is any one
head out, sit up, stand up, step out of the ing with bathing it increases the efficiency oi
practice that he recommends to everyone, both. 9. Practicing this air, water purifica
water, one foot at a time, keep your breath-
but he recommends various things to indi- tion process in warm water produces com
ing connected. Repeat this 3 times.
I viduals
vidt who are willing to do them. pletely different results than in cold water
14. Notice if jaw is relaxed, shoulders,
legs, pelvis, etc? Have fun with the pro- Try different temperatures and see what yoi
cedure. Give yourself plenty of time! There learn. Warm means anything over 98.6 ° anc
is nothing like a clean and balanced energy cold means anything under 98.6°. 10. Onct
body. you've mastered the breathing rhythm ir
cold water you can go into water 30'
Fahrenheit, 10° Centigrade without experi
encing discomfort. 11. Water purificatior
gives you an opportunity to experience thi
physical universe directly instead of youi
thoughts and fears about it. 12. The key tc
water purification breathing is to relax or
the exhale. Another key is to take your timt
on the inhale and to relax on the inhale
told that he is the same old Baba Herakhan and others were chanting and doing arti to again started his meditation withoutcom-
who was in the public eye 54 years before, him. In the meantime Babaji arrived at 5:00 menting anything. More than 1,000 people
and he has rejuvenated his old body in a P.M. from his ashram Vishva Mahadham had dinner
young man's body. The people did not be- Herakhan which is about six miles (nine After dinner the chanting was again
lieve it and thousands of people have seen kilometers) from Surya Devi. The moment begun by the devotees. The editor of the
him, but the doubt still remains in their he arrived all the people started hailing him paper, Sandesagr, approached Baba
minds. and the chants became intensified. The mo- Herakhan and asked him when he was going
On the 12th of January, Shree Maharaj ment Baba passed by Nantin Maharaj he did to see Nantin Maharaj. Babaji said: "Nantin
came to Haldwani and expressed his desire not even glance at him and Shree Maharaj Maharaj is coming here." After an hour the
to go to Surya Devi on the I4th of Januar>' to kept on playing with flowers and turned his same question was raised. Babaji showed the
meet Bahaji. The public was surprised and back towards Babaji. This incident aroused garland of flowers and said that they should
happy. The news traveled like lightning curiosity in the people's minds. The moment be oSered to Nantin Maharaj. After this
throughout the whole city. With great ea- Babaji reached his asan the devotees started offering was done, Nantin Maharaj still did
gerness and curiosity people went to Surya his arti and the chants started (arti is wor- not come. Still more time passed and noth-
Devi from the neighboring cities. On the ship service). For about a couple of hours ing happened. Hence the editor asked
13th of January at 10:00 A.M. Shree Nantin this continued and people were mumbling Babaji:"When is Nantin Maharaj coming?"
Maharaj asked Maheshchandra Bhatt to ar- their doubts about what is going to happen. So Babaji replied: "Continue with the
range a meeting of journalists. Shree After this, Shree Nantin Maharaj left for chants and he will come." When some more
Maheshchandra told the editors of the his evening bath towards the river bank. time passed and no sign of Nantin Maharaj's
newspaper that Baba Herakhan has col- In Baba Herakhan's room, Babaji was sit- coming had occurred, Babaji told the de-
lected the complete cosmic energy within ting with a smile on his face and the prayers votees to retire to their respective rooms
himself, and thus he has appeared before the continued. After an hour Shree Nantin and come when Nantin Maharaj appeared.
world to give light. He told the editor that Maharaj returned to his meditation after his Afterwards, the editor, Shree Punt, went to
millions of people have visited him, hence I evening prayers. Nobody had the courage to Nantin Maharaj and offered his respects.
am also going to see him. He also asked for a ask anything. Shree Punt asked Nantin Maharaj when he
photograph of Baba Herakhan from the About 8:00 PM. Baba Herakhan was in- was going to meet Baba Herakhan. Shree
editors, San Deshsagr. formed that Shree Nantin Maharaj had also Nantin Maharaj replied: "I wish to go, but I
Shree Nantin Maharaj reached Surya come to Surya Devi. Without any reaction do not know where Babaji is." When Nantin
Devi at 1:00 PM. with Maheshchandra Bhatt Babaji said that dinner should be served to Maharaj was shown the room of Babaji,
and other devotees and about 10 feet away Shree Nantin Maharaj. When Babaji was told Shree Nantin Maharaj replied that the time
from Baba Herakhan's asan ( seat ) and sat in a that he eats only fruits, they were asked had not yet come. Every fifteen minutes Nan-
meditational position. Babaji had not ar- to serve fruits to him. Shree Maharaj was tin Maharaj was asked the same question,
rived. The devotees of Shree Nantin Maharaj served the fruits and he partook of it, and and suddenly he was ready to go. He col-
garland of flowers and got hold of Shree extraordinary. I don't mean his physical following precepts to underline y<
Punt's hand and started walking towards vision, that is not very good really. He has teaching work of Truth - Love - Simplia
Babaji's room. The whole atmosphere was been to the earth many times. He possesses In every field of our life of inquiry \\c
full of "hails" towards both the saints. an extraordinary auric radiation a radia- — should be alert to the creation of an atm')-.
Shree Maharaj offered his gifts at tion that in some cases literally forbids cer- phere of harmony and a search for its reuli-
Babaji's lotus feet and garlanded them with tain people to come near I see as it were zation: for instead of satisfaction in the en-
flowers. Babaji offered a seat opposite him spokes or rays emanating from him which joyment of the plenitude of worldly objects,
and both of the saints were lost in deep si- keeps the people (he doesn't want) away. every success brings about new desires,
lence and meditation. It was obvious that no Such a strong auric force that it's almost as if more and more discontent results, carrying
verbal exchange was necessary and still they he has an electric fence around him. It sends with it all men alike.
were in communication with each other AH people oft. One incarnation at least has been As soon as we are mentally connected
the people around were silently watching in the North Snow in a very cold climate far with the Supreme Power (Babaji) and our
the whole scene and a kind of spiritual aura North. He seems to know quite a lot about mind is absorbed in God, we are filled com-
was prevalent in the atmosphere. This con- literature. I don't say he has read but he pletely with divine glory; the great saints, ;
tinued for an hour and afterwards the whole knows. A lot of reciting is done where he is, seekers and teachers of all times were like
place was full of chanting of 0»i Namaha long long odes, all in verse. He has a mixture God Himself.
Shavai sounds. Somebody wanted to take a of temperaments and is very self analytical; What the mind conceives, the eye
photograph of the scene, but as there was no almost as if he feared doing the wrong thing should see, the ears should hear, the tongue
flashlight available, they tried to collect all the time. Nothing is sufficiently perfect should tell. Inner purification is necessary^j
enough gas lamps to take the picture. Nantin for he is such a perfectionist. In fact so self- like taking a bath, or sweeping our room. For f
Maharaj suddenly got up and expressed his critical, that the evolution of the soul could this the practice of endurance and patience,
desire not to be photographed and went be slowed down in amounts almost to self- as well as the constant mindfulness of God, is
back to his room. abnegation. He goes back to the time when necessary, whereby we may regard the vicis-
Shree Nantin Maharaj was asked by an the earth divided from another body get — I situdes of this world as a spontaneous ex-
old lady: "What did you see?" There were a picture of the earth pulling away pear- — pression of the Lord's divine performance.
thousands of people around so they all lis- shaped and then becoming round as it goes By constantly remembering God through
tened to the conversation and burst into on. He is now between two States of Con- his name {Om Namaha Shii'ai). our mind
loud laughter Shree Nantin Maharaj said he sciousness. He is not a true Indian. He is no will be directed more and more towards
saw Babgji, a very very old man. At this the race,he could be anything. He has no desire Him, and God will soon fulfill our needs,
peopla started laughing and they com- for fame —
is not materialistic, but can being bound by the string of sacred remem-
mented: "Why, you are an old man and Babaji clothe himself in a material vibration. I get brance. The psychological fact is that no
is a very young man." Shree Nantin Maharaj something to do with weavers. other mode of practice influences our mind
again replied: "I am but a child and Babaji is 2. He has tremendous power and influ- as quickly and perceptibly as the constant
an old man, and he has conquered nature ence. He does a lot of astral travels. His body pondering over a subject does in deepening
completely with his divine powers, and he is has disintegrated many times. I have a strong its impressions. Our hesitating and deluded
a manifestation of Shiva. He has rejuvenated impression that... it's funny. ..his face gives mind has to be surrendered to God. When
his old body into a young one and he is im- me the impression of not being ordinary the condition of the world is so uncertain,
mortal and the controller of the universe." flesh and blood —
he is not constructed the how much wisdom is there in frittering
After some years Babaji would take the form same as we he were a hollow statue
are; as if away this precious human life, in merely
of a five year old child's body. with no and blood inside but just a
real flesh collecting and preserving worldly material?
On the I4th of January after early form. Yes, I get a tremendous impression of Therefore first find some time for God,
morning bath, Babaji and Nantin Maharaj not flesh and blood; he is more or less an illu- making the mind devoted to His name (Om
met for an hour and again their silence was sion, a force, a vibratory force: very peculiar Namaha Shivai). Although mankind has
continued. Neither spoke to the other, and He has great concentration and it's almost as made wonderful discoveries, he has failed in
those there took in the whole scene while if he's come to life from what might have developing the truly human qualities within
lost in contemplation. been just a statue. He has seen the beginning him:
Afterwards Shree Nantin Maharaj came of creation but not in this form. There is an — Man is all mind and his form is in ac-
back to Haldwani. The people's doubts and old man with him, on the spirit plane, with a cordance with his mind. — Yours in devo-
curiosity about Baba Herakhan were re- long flowing pointed beard who helps him in tion to Babaji.
moved and a new chapter started for world the background. He too has tremendous
peace and tranquility. power and is not an Indian but comes from
further West... almost European, wears a
***
Statements by Mrs. sort of Church robe and a mitre on his head.
He (Babaji) knew Joseph of Arimathea. One
Patricia lilke of his incarnations traces back to (ilaston-
bury. He carried a censer at religious cere-
The following is what Patricia Tilke (she monies. He has great love of flowers and
doesn't mind her name being quoted) of birds. They come to him; he can tame ani-
Cranbrook, Kent, England, said in mals. He has knowledge of Shakespeare not
February/March 1977 on seeing three by reading, but in his brain. He is a great
photographs of Bhagwan Herakhand.
rebel, and is always against convention and
1. Very sensitive and very easily offen-
the accepted situation. Not orthodox, of no
ded, very musical. He is stepping from one
particular religion. He scatters many rays;
consciousness to another. He has exposed almost anybody who comes to him is healed.
many wrongdoers; he works in the back-
ground, through others. He knows a lot
about astronomy and the starry galaxies. All
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1
Conclusion
Babaji is as great as you can conceive,
which makes you the conceiver of Babaji.
Nevertheless, he still dwells in the fullness
of body, mind and spirit in his ashram in
Herakhan. Therefore, he must be greater
than you can conceive because he also has a
mind of his own and comes and goes as he
pleases. He materialized a body in 1970 so
we can visit him and learn from him. He has
predicted that he will dematerialize about
1990 and be gone, for 300 years. Time flies, if
you desire to see him, go now! Go while you
are thinking of it; if you have lost your ability
to dematerialize and rematerialize your
body you have forgotten God. If you don't go
see Babaji now and resurrect truth, simplic-
ity and love inside you now, you will forget
Babaji also.
It is OK for you to be another casualty in
the universe again. But it is also a waste. A
waste of divine of wisdom, of grace and
bliss,
Bible Quotes
i Psalm 68:1
"The Lord gave the word: great was the
1 company of those that published rt."
I Isaiah 52:7 & 9
7 "How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him that bringeth good tid-
ings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth
good tidings of good, that publisheth sal-
I
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BholeBabaKiJai
(A.D. 1063-11 12). Here the lives of the
sixty-three Saiva saints (nayanmars or
Adiyars) are given; the story of Tiru-Jnana-
sambandhar occurs in chapter six. Paying '
Tiru-Jnana
first
Sambandhar
Even among saints infant prodigies are (early seventh century a.d.) one of the four
From now on begins a life of ceaseless
spiritual ministrations for Tiru-Jfiana-
sambandhar. The name itself signifies the
spiritual illumination he had received as a
rare. God-love and God-vision usually come samayaacaryas (teachers of the Saiva faith) boy of three. The meaning is 'the one who
to one when one is mature. Although God of Southern Saivism. became related to divine wisdom.' Sarhban-
who is the ultimate spiritual value is eternal, The canonical works (Tiru-murai) of dhar also came to be called 'Aludaiya Pil-
it takes time to realize him. And with most
Southern Saivism are twelve in number, as laiyar; the son who had been saved. Accom-
people it takes a long time because the compiled and arranged by Nambiandar- panied by his father, the boy visited the sa-
method they adopt is that of trial-and-error nambi. who lived in the reign of Rajar'aja cred shrines of Siva in Tamil-nadu, singing
and the path itself is difficult to tread. In Cola I. The Tevaram hymns sung by Tiru- songs in praise of the Lord. Miracles hap-
some exceptional cases, however, there is a jana-sambandhar The twelfth Tiru-murai pened wherever he went. These were re-
direct hit at the target — and that at one is the Periolndm whose author was garded by him, not as manifestations of his
bound. We have an illustration of this rare Sekkilar, also known as Arul-moli-devar, powers, but as the signs of God's grace. Siva
event in the life of Tiru-Jnana-sambandhar prime minister to the Cola king, Anapaya bestowed upon the boy His blessings, and
with Tiru-navukkarasu,
Appar, another of the four
also known as
Samaya acaryas.
t»Ws
Tirunavukkarasu had heard about the boy-
saintof Sirkali. Wanting to meet him, he went was afflicted with a mysterious disease which thus: "Oh, ye who ever think in terms of
to that place. Hearing that the elder-saint was not yielding to any treatment. Being a de- Karma; is it not injurious to you not to seek
was coming, Sambandhar hastened to re- votee of Siva, he took his ailing daughter to to do that deed which will save you? Let us
They exchanged courtesies, and
ceive him. the temple and laid her before the image. devote ourselves to worship of His Feet in
began to like each other immensely. Together Presently, the news of Sarhbandhar's visit to humble ways. By His Blue Throat (then you
they traveled several times to the holy shrines the town reached him. He ran to the saint can be sure) no deed can have the power to
of Siva. The pious folk at each of these places and implored him to save his daughter. The bind us." Thereupon the fever disappeared
enjoyed their company and benefited greatly saint entered the temple, saw the pitiable from that region. Tlirning south, the saint
by their august presence. condition in which the girl lay, and sang a visited many a shrine, and when he reached
Starting out on another round of pil- padigam (a decade of verses) in which he Tiruppattisvaram it was hot summer time.
grimage, Sarhbandhar suggested to his father appealed to the Lord to come to the girl's Here as a protection against the sun a canopy
that he could stay at home. But the father succor. Lo! the miracle happened, and the of pearls arrived, miraculously sent by Siva.
would not consent to be left behind. The patient was made whole. The saint's attendants henceforth bore
saint had to take him along. After visiting The saint next proceeded to the Koiigu the canopy over him in order to afford him
several shrines, the party arrived at Tirup- region of the Kaveri. It was winter-time then, cool shade.
paccilasraman, where an act of miraculous and a type of malignant fever was raging in Sivapadahrdayar, the saint's father who
healing was performed by the saint. The that area. When the saint was informed of had been accompanying him so long, now
daughter of the local chief, Kollimalavan, this, he sang a sacred hymn which begins felt that the time had come for him to go
money that would be required to accom- Appar also was with Sambandhar The two stay. The Jainas got scent of the arrival of tl
plish his desire? Sariibandhar went to the saints were commanded by the Lord to go to Saiva saint; they reported to the king ai
temple and sang the song which begins thus: the temple every day to find enough money warned him. They also informed him that I
'In trouble and in weakness, to distribute to the famine-stricken people. their magic power they were going to set li \
and when pain This miracle went on till the rains came and to the building where the saint was staying.
Afflicts, I seek Thy Feet, and there was plenty in the land again. At But try as they might, they could not
worship Thee." Tirumaraikkadu the main door of the Siva accomplish their end by magic. So, they
A heavenly messenger brought and pre- temple had always remained closed. Re- lighted a fire in the ordinary way; and the
sented to the saint a thousand pieces of gold quested by Sariibandhar, Appar sang a hymn followers of the.saint put out the fire and told
which he gave to his father for the purpose tomake the door open. And as suggested by the saint what had happened. Sarhbandhar
of meeting the charges of the sacrifice. Appar, Sariibandhar prayed in a hymn so sang a hymn in which he prayed 'Let the fire
Many more miracles followed. A young that the door might close again. started by the Jainas slowly take hold of th
merchant who had died of snake-bite was About this time Sambandhar met a king!' In answer to this prayer, the Pand
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Om Namaha Shivai
)
glorious life.
m
mate service to God, such as those that a son
i may render to his sire; hence this is called
the path of the son {sat-putra-m'arga).
whose goal is said to be attaining the near-
ness of God (samipya); (i)yoga which
stands for contemplation and internal wor
ship; this is the path of the friend {sakha
marga), whose aim is gaining the form of
God {sarupya ); ind {4)Jnana which mean.s
knowledge or wisdom, the path of the
supreme good (sanmarga), whose fruit i>
the ultimate end which is the final union
with God {sayujya). Each of the four
samaya-acaryas is held to be an exemplar ( >i
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Truth, Simplicity and Love
Sundaramurti
I
Comparatively, it is easy to look upon
r 1 and master, adopting, respec-
as father
the attitudes of the good son and the
,
I
the unexcellablc divinity of the Lord. Siva
1was his friend, but at the same time his lord
Iand liege.
The hymns that constitute the seventh
iTirumurat are the compositions of Sundarar.
i
He was the first to sing the praise of the
Sixty-three Nayanmars, of whom he was
himself one. These songs of praise are called
\
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Har Har Bum Bum
The Angel of the Lord
Babaji is the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament. He is the Eternal Father in human form. He
appeared to Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others to guide them in the develop-
ment of the Western religions and cultures.
Babaji gave Jesus his seamless robe when He ordained Jesus in Benaras to be the Yogi king of the
Jews.
The Angel of the Lord can also be found in the Koran of Islam and the native American religions.
He is Lord of the vision quest.
the
The Bible history goes back only 6000
years. The Eastern scriptures the Ramayama and Shiva —
—
Purama cover millions of years of human history. The Sanskrit word for God is Shiva.
Orthodox Hinduism has canonized 28 human incarnations of God the Father in human history,
but Babaji has materialized a body for Himself millions of times to assist us in our salvation drama.
Babaji is often known as Shiva Yogi —
the Eternal Youth who appears in almost every century to uplift
humanity. The last page of this book has a picture of his immortal body.
Sometimes Babaji materializes as a women — the Divine Mother.
Babaji is the Infinite, Eternal Spirit. He is the Creator of the Universe. And He is not an absentee
landlord. He still appears to thousands of people every day all over the world. He can appear to you
when you meditate on Him in these pictures. He sometimes appears to me in animal bodies: birds, etc.
The NAME
The Supreme Eternal Name of God given to Moses by Babaji in the burning bush OM or AUM is
NAMAHA SHIVAIYA. In Hebrew history comes down to us as Yah Vah Shim OMEN.
it
AMEN in all Christian prayers was originally OM or AUM. Judaism and Christianity and Islam
are Hindu sects.
FIRE
The ceremony was the basic worship ceremony throughout the 4000 years of Bible history. The
fire
sacrifice of animals, however, was a perversion of the original ceremony established by Shiva Yogi.
The pure fire ceremony as still practiced today by Eastern and American Indians may be the only
thing that can save our industrial civilization from total destruction by fire through nuclear holocaust
and air pollution.
Fire is the power principle of the universe. Its misuse is destroying too many life support systems of
planet Earth.
We must resurrect the true spirit of the ancient spiritual practices and build them into our
civilization if we desire to survive and to save ourselves.
The Bible says, "God will destroy those who destroy nature." The gasoline engine has outlived its
The pictures of Babaji must be respected. They are divine gifts. They can speak to you ifyou meditate
on them.
Taduttatkonda-purariam. This is how the old Brahmin saying, 'Are you a mad man? Is it solute slaves. Sundarar alleged that it was a
divine intervention took place: Sundarar was possible that one Brahmin should become forged document, seized it from the old
about to be married; the preliminary cere- the slave of another Brahmin?' Those who Brahmin's hands, and tore it to pieces. The
monies were already afoot. At this crucial were then present at the marriage place old man would not leave the dispute at that;
moment Siva appeared in the guise of an old expressed their view that Sundarar's argu- he persisted in asserting his rights. The
Brahmin and announced that he had a suit ment was sound. Thereupon the old people who were assembled there wantir
against the bridegroom. His claim was that Brahmin produced a document purporting to know his whereabouts. The strange old
Sundarar was His slave, according to a deed to be the deed executed by Sundarar's man declared that he was a native of the
executed by the latter's granUiathcr. Sun- grandfather pledging himself and his nearby Nalliir Sundarar suggested that all of
darar disputed this claim, and rebuked the descendants to serve the Brahmin as his ab- them could go to Nalliir and have the case
44 BholeBabaKiJai
settled at at ameeting of the council of the At Cidambaram, the saint worshipped at the huge rice-heaps. The saint was over-
Brahmins of Nallur. Accordingly, led by the the temple and sang his hymns in praise of whelmed by feelings of devoted thankful-
old Brahmin, Sundarar and his men went to the Dancing Deity. Here he heard the voice ness. To whom, except Siva, could he appeal
Nallur. Before the assembled Brahmins, the of the Divine directing him to go to to complete the miracle by transporting the
old man repeated his case; he also said that Tiruvarur So, on to Tiruvarur he went. En grain to Tiruvarur? Overnight the heavenly
the document destroyed by Sundarar was route he visited several sacred places. At the messengers of Siva carried the grain to the
only a copy, and that he could produce the approach to SirkaM he saw the Lord in a holy city. Not only was the granary of
original to prove his case. He produced the vision. As this was the birth-place of Sam- Paravaiyar's house filled, but also that of
original deed; it was read out to the assem- bandhar, he went round, without walking every home in Tiruvariir
ibly. A close examination of the deed re- into it. At Tirunattiyathan-kudi there was a
vealed that it was a genuine one. There was The citizens of Tiruvarur accorded the Saiva saint by name Kotpuliyar He invited
no ground to doubt the genuineness of the saint a rousing reception. The name_given to Sundarar to visit his place. When Sundarar
signature of Sundarar's grandfather, and Sundarar by his parents, viz. NambiArurar, it went there, Kotpuliyar offered him his two
those of the witnesses. Sundarar lost his is to be noticed, is after the Lord of Tiru-Arur daughters — Singadi and Vanappagai — in
case. But before handing him over to the old Siva of Tiruvarur was the tutelary, Deity of marriage. Sundarar expressed his refusal po-
I man, the assembly wanted to know the lat- Sundarar's ancestors. Here, then, was to litely, by telling him that he regarded the
ter's residence. He said he was a native of occur a great event in the life of Sundarar two girls as his own daughters. In some of his
Nallur; but the people of Nallur did not seem One of the two heavenly damsels, Kamalini. hymns Sundarar styles himself as the father
toknow him. The old Brahmin asked the a,s- with whom Sundarar — before his of Singadi and Vanappagai.
sembly to follow him. He walked into the birth in the world — had fallen in love The time for the great festival at
temple called Tiru-arutturai, and disap- in Kailasa, had taken birth at Tiruvarur. Tiruvarur was nearing. Paravaiyar was in
peared. Leaving the others behind, Sundarar She bore the name Paravaiyar, and had need of money for providing hospitality to
entered the shrine, and saw in a vision there reached the age of marriage. One day, she the numerous devotees who would be tak-
. Siva and Parvati seated on the sacred bull. and Sundarar met in the temple. Sundarar ing part in the festival. Sundarar went to
' Addressing His devotee, the Lord said: 'You prayed to the Lord to unite him with Tiruppugalur to get the needed money. Into
have now been saved. Because you entered Paravaiyar in wedlock. Paravaiyar's thoughts the temple directly he went; there he
into a disputation with Me, you shall be were also constantly on the young saint expressed his prayer to the Lord in a
: called "Van-todar" (Tough Devotee). The whom she had seen in the temple. Siva ap- padigam. Thereafter, being tired, he
; words "O Mad One!," since you have already and the saint settled down to the routine of a to Tiruvarur he used it for entertaining the
domestic life. devotees that came for the festival.
, given Me that title,' said the Lord. Im-
One day, as usual Sundarar went to the After visiting many Siva shrines, Sun-
mediately, the inspiration to sing came to
Tiruvarur temple. There in the temple, at darar was spending a night at Tiruvalampolil.
Sundarar; he sang his decade of verses
first
the Devasiriya-mandapam, he saw groups of There Siva appeared to him in a vision and
commencing with the words 'O Mad One! O
the One wearing the crescent moon!' devotees. Seeing them, he prayed to the Lord remarked 'Have you forgotten Malapadi?'
What happened to the marriage? It had to make him a fit servant of those devotees. Thereupon Sundarar proceeded to that
to break. The bride would not think of any Lord Siva ordered him to compose a poem in place, and dwelt there for some days, wor-
other man; she remained a virgin and died. honor of the devotees. Sundarar asked Him shipping the Lord and singing His praise. At
I
Meanwhile, having become a saint. Sundarar how he should begin. The Lord dictated to Tiruppaccilasramam, he asked Siva for gold.
him the first line, meaning '1 am the servant It was not immediately forthcoming. Then
returned to Navalur There he engaged him-
' self in the worship of the Lord. After some ofthe servants of the Brahmins that reside in he sang a song and received the gold he had
days, he went to Tirutturaiyur. While Tillai (Cidambaram).' Sundarar took the cue asked for. At Tiruppainili, he beheld the
sojourning there, the idea of going on to and sang ofthe greatness ofthe sixty-three Bhiksbrtana (Beggar) form ofthe Lord, and
was lost in wonder as to what it all meant —
.
Cidambaram occurred to him. Accordingly, saints. It is this poem that is called the
he set out on this great journey. Tiruttondat-togai, which, we saw was the the King of Kings in the guise of a
On the way was Tiruvadigai, the sacred sourcebook for Sekkilar's Periyapuranam. mendicant-beggar! At Tiruppandik-
place where Tirunavukkarasu was recon- There was an ardent admirer of Sun- kodumudi, Sundarar composed a decade of
verted to Saivism. Sundarar did not want to darar in Kuridaiyiir, a cultivator of land who verses about the namahsivaya-mantra. At
spoil the sanctity of Tiruvadigai by treading used to supply to Sundarar's household rice Tirupperur he was blessed with a vision of
on its soil. So, as the evening came, he rested and other articles of food. Owing to the fail- the Dancing Lord of Tillai. Desiring to go to
in a nearby monastery. As he was lying down, ure of rains he found that there was not Cidambaram he traveled, stopping at sev-
he felt the feet of some one pressing on his enough rice to supply. He was quite sad, and eral places on the way. He came to the
head. He woke to find an old Brahmin even refused to eat. Siva appeared to him in a neighborhood of Tirukkudalaiyarrur, but
sleeping. When questioned, the old man said dream and said that He had arranged for an without going to that place, he was pro-
on account of old age he did not realize that adequate provision of rice. The next morn- ceeding to Tirumudukunru. He asked a
his feet were resting on the young saint's ing everywhere in the village big heaps of Brahmin whom he came acro.ss as to which
head. Sundarar shifted himself to some dis- rice were seen. The old peasant was ex- way he should go to reach Tirumudukunru.
tance, and lay down there. After some time tremely happy. But how was he to transport The Brahmin wantonly misled him to Tiruk-
he woke up to find the same feet touching his all the rice to Tiruvarur? He set out for kudalaiyarrur, and disappeared. It was. verily,
head. When the old man was questioned Tiruvarur, wanting to meet Sundarar and the Lord's wish that Sundarar should not
again, he replied 'Don't you know Me!" and convey the news to him. Meanwhile Sun- miss visiting this holy place. After worship-
disappeared. Sundarar at once knew that the darar, being informed of the miracle by the ping the Lord at Tirukkudalaiyarrur, Sun-
old Brahmin was no other than Lord Siva, Lord Himself, was on his way to Kundaiyiir darar went to Tirumudukunru.
who had now come to bless him, even un- The peasant and the saint met; both of them Sundarar prayed again for money, here,
asked, by placing His Feet on his head. went to Kundai\Tjrur and Sundarar saw there and was given 12.000 pieces of gold. He
wanted these gold-pieces to be miraculously Sangiliyar and immediately fell in love with Kalikkamar did not like this; and so, before
transported to Tiruvariir. God directed him her had by now become a habit with Sun-
It Sundarar arrived at his place, he committed
to throw them into the river Manimuttaru, darar to appeal to the Lord to grant him his suicide, cutting open his own bowels with a
and recover them from the tank in Tiruvariir desires. So, he prayed and asked Siva to ar- sword. The news of this was not disclosed to
Taking a small piece of gold with him for the range for his marriage with Sangiliyar The Sundarar when he reached there. On his in-
purpose of testing the genuineness of the Lord agreed; and He appeared to the lady in a sistence to be taken to Kalikkamar. he was led
gold he would be receiving at Tiruvariir, dream, conveyed to her Sundarar's wish, and into the room where the dead body lay. Sun-
Sundarar threw the god-given gold into the asked her to give her consent to the wed- darar was greatly moved; he took the sword
river Then he proceeded to Cidambaram, ding. Sangiliyar had no objection; but would that had killed Kalikkamar, and was about to
and thence to Tiruvarur not Sundarar go away to Tiruvarur to live put an end to his own life with it. By God's
At Tiruvariir, Sundarar informed his again with Paravaiyar? The Lord assured her grace Kalikkamar rose again, and averted the
wife Paravaiyar about the Tirumudukunru that He would make Sundarar take a vow not tragedy. Thus was revealed to Kalikkamar
miracle. She was not inclined to believe that to leave Tiruvorriyiir. When the Lord in- the genuineness of Sundarar's devotion.
the gold thrown into the Manimuttaru river formed Sundarar of this condition, Sundarar Another saint with whom Sundarar got
could be recovered from the Tiruvarur tank. said that he had no objection, provided the intimately acquainted was the chief of the
Sundarar took her to the tank. He went down Lord would leave the shrine at the time the Cera Ceramah Peruma'n. The royal
territory,
the steps and looked out for the gold, but vow was being made there, and stay for a saint made pilgrimage to Tiruvariir in
a
could not find it. Then he sang a hymn; and while under the sacred tree outside. Sun- order to meet and pay homage to Sundarar
the gold appeared. He took out the gold- darar's intention evidentlywas that the vow- The two together made a tour of all the
piece he had carried and compared with it should not be binding on him. What was God important shrines of Siva. At Madurai the
the recovered gold. The latter seemed to be to do? He would not be party to this deceit. Pandya and Cola Kings received and hon-
inferior in quality. Again, he sang, and now So He instructed Sangiliyar to ask Sundarar ored them. They traveled as far south as
the original quality was restored to the gold. to take the vow- beneath the sacred tree. The Ramesvaram; and on their return journey,
After a few days' rest at Tiruvariir, Sun- vow was taken; and the wedding took place. they visited, among other places, Tirucculi
Sundarar dwelt happily for some time with and Tirukkanapperiir, and then returned
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had received a pair of cymbals from the Lord. saint of the festival at Tiruvarur. The Sundarar agreed to go with him to his capi \
Then he was on his way to Tirukkurugaviir, memories of Paravaiyar's song and dance city on the west coast. Leaving Tiruvarij
when he and those who
followed him were also came to him. He could not stay at they went to Tirukkandiyiir. On the other
seized with hunger and thirst. The Lord ap- Tiruvorriyiir any longer. Notwithstanding side of the Kaviri was Tiruvaiyaru. Ceraraan '
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tity of food also miraculously increased to daunted, he walked on, receiving directions Sundarar sang zpadigam; and their follow- i
meet the demands of the entire party. After a from the passers-by. At Tiruvcnpakkam, the ers cross safely to the other bank.
sumptuous meal, Sundarar and his compan- Lord gave him a walking-stick. At Kan- The two saints then journeyed through )
ions rested for a while. When he woke up, he cipuram, his left eye got back its vision. At picturesque country to the west coast, j
found that the Brahmin had disappeared. He Tirutturitti, he was cured of a malady that There was a royal reception at Kodunkojiir,
then knew that it was Siva who had come to afflicted his body. At long last, he reached the Cera capital. After offering worship
their succor, and expressed his gratitude in Tiruvarur He went to the temple and prayed the Tiruvancikkalam temple, Sundarar wt;..
song. for the restoration of sight to the other eye. to the palace in procession. The king's
A happened again. This
similar miracle God granted him this also. caparisoned elephant bore him gracefully,
time was at a place called Tirukkacciir.
it The saint sent word
to Paravaiyar that while the king himself stood behind the
Sundarar came out of the temple after wor- he had arrived back. But the lady, in her visiting saint fanning him with a chowrie.
shipping the Lord. He was feeling hungry, righteous anger, refused to receive him. Sundarar enjoyed the hospitality of Ceraman
but no provision had yet been made for What man cannot do, God must achieve. and his subjects for a few days, and then !
cooking. Siva appeared disguised as a Sundarar implored the Lord to undertake started back on his homeward journey. The \
house that had suffered the loss of a son and cary'a, kriya, yoga, znd Jnctna, are found in parts of my body expanding and disinte-
met the parents; they were overjoyed at the Sundarar's songs. The saint is concerned not grating. I was aware also of babbling — a
unexpected visit of the saint. The saint, merely with his own salvation, but also with commentary. At one point my legs and feet
then, asked tobe led to the lake, and going the redemption of all. Although he was elected started leaving again and I said, "Here I go
there sang zpadigam praying to the Lord to by the Lord as His friend, he was quite humble again." I heard Howard's shaky voice, "There
restore the boy to his parents. The miracle and knew what his frailties were. He offered you go again."
happened. The crocodile gave the boy back. himself to the Lord with all his faults, and he And that time I went completely. I just
The news of the miracle spread far and was readily accepted. experienced every part of my body ex-
wide. The citizens of the Cera capital, who excerpt from Ten Saints of India panding until there was no definition of
had also heard of this, accorded a w arm re- by TM.P MAHA DEVAN bodily limitation. My spine separated. And
ception to Sundarar. Ceraman's happiness published by; BHARATIYA my mind did the same thing. It is difficult to
knew no bounds. This time he bore a white Bidya Bhavan describe what it was like and I don't really
umbrella over Sundarar, and conducted him Bombay 40007, India want toand it seemed that I could go and
to his palace. when Ceraman was
One day, never come back. And I chose to come back.
having his bath, Sundarar went to the llfr * *r I was aware of wanting to be with my daugh-
Tiruvancaikkajam temple. He worshipped Dear Leonard and Danny: ter and as soon as I thought that I .started to
the Lord and implored Him to take him back. would like to share with you the re-
I contract back.
The Lord sent the gods and other heavenly birth had two weeks ago. It was very pow-
I
messengers to lead Sundarar back to Kailasa. erful and many transformations seem to be
A white elephant arrived to carry him. Sun- coming into my life since that time. To Howard — I totally disappeared and
darar sat on it, and the aerial journey com- It was during a training with Lucy in then reappeared (I have to add this 'cause
menced. By this time Ceraman arrived at the which 1 was participating w ith my lover, the humor ofit is great — was sitting on the I
scene. He jumped on to the horse that was Howard. "A lot of stuff was coming up" for us toilet).
near hand and uttered ihe Sivamantra into
at and late one night after a "discussion," I was Sooo — next I got to see myself as
its The horse flew up. circumambulated
ears. experiencing a lot of fear of abandonment. a lovely network of tiny blue and white
the white elephant, and went ahead of it. The I started breathing through it and pretty lights within the outline of my body. I was
Cera warriors committed suicide and ac- soon I was in a rebirth which surprised me beautiful.
companied their master with their subtle 'cause I had just had pretty powerful one the At the same time that became aware of
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bodies. The two saints reached the gates of day before. a presence with us, Howard let out a startled
Kailasa. Sundarar was admitted while Cera- first part of the rebirth (which
In the noise. I could see "him" and Howard could
man was kept out. Sundarar was ushered into lateron seemed pretty inconsequential and feel "him." I saw down the hall a concentra-
the sacred prescence of He appealed to
Siva. mundane) I released a lot of fear and anaes- tion of light with a dark nucleus. It after a
the Lord to admit Ceraman also into His thesia relating to the first time I spent away while took the shape of an eye. I am always
presence. The chief of Siva's attendants, from home and went into the hospital at 14 doodling eyes and seeing them in the dark,
Nandi, was (irdered to bring Ceraman. The to have my tonsils out. I had forgotten how so it didn't surprise me as a form. It, he. the
two saints met again at the feet of Lord Siva; frightened I had been, especially when they presence communicated to me in a way I
they sang the Lord's praise and dedicated put the ether mask on my face. I don't know don't know how to describe — it wasn't
themselves to His service. By Parvati's grace, if 1 fought them, and I remember the feeling telepathy — it just was. He wanted me to
the two consorts of Sundarar were also as if the doctor was standing on my chest to come and with him; and although I was
to
called back from the earth. Paravaiyar and hold me down and pressing, pressing on the feeling very drawn, fear came up that I
Sangiliyar were transmorphosed into Kama- mask. The pressure on the bridge of my nose would never come back. After a space of
lini and Anindita again. was very real. time of this calling and not going, I tried to
It is the path of friendship (sakh'a- bring Howard with me. I grabbed his hand
Anyway, went through that whole
I
marga) that Sundarar exemplifies chiefly. thing and it was great and felt great and I I
and asked him to come too. As we ap-
His life illustrates the liberties that one nor- proached it, he receded and retreated into
decided to continue breathing for a while to
mally takes with a friend. But since in his case, my room. We crawled up on the bed and it
seal it or something. It is funny 'cause I
Sivais the friend and he is ever conscious of stayed in the room with us for a while gradu-
wanted to jump up and share it with Howard;
this fact, the friendship is rooted in the recog-
I was very excited and part of me very
ally getting fainter. At one point Howard
nition of the Lord's supremacy, and is not of the experienced it as a concentration of energy.
calmly said, "Later, keep breathing"
usual commonplace variety. The hymns com- Later, there seemed to be a bluish light
So... I suddenly had to pee and I asked
posed by Sundarar reveal a sense of friendly Howard to help me to the bathroom. I have radiating from inside my hands. I tingled for
femiliarity and at the same time they are in- hours. Neither of us could sleep and Howard
had many knee injuries from dancing and I
spired by a deep devotion. thought he was crazy. I had more certainty
was releasing some stuff there too. Halfway
Sundarar is said to have composed down the hall my knees gave out and he had because it was my body.
38,000 hymns, but of them only a hundred to support me to the bathroom. As we were One striking physical change was that I
padigams are now available. He refers in
almost there, I started to experience a beau- had a yellow spot in both my eyes from liver
these hymns, to many of the incidents in his
tiful light show, all around me. I expressed it stuff. They were both gone. Today, two
own life. He also speaks of the saints like
to him. And then I sat on the toilet and (this weeks later, one has come back. People
Sambandhar and Tirunavukkarusu who pre- seems so hidicrous) in the middle of a pee I commented on my glowing skin without any
ceded him. He does not hesitate to ask of the realized was seeing my own aura.
I
inkling of the rebirth.
Lord whatever he wants to enjoy in this world. It seems that's also what I said, "Howard,
Of course, there are many more subtle
It is asmoksa is
his strong conviction that just I'm having a pee and I'm seeing my own things I'm noticing in my mind and how that
the gift of God, bhoga, (pleasure) aura." As soon as I said it, everything changed is manifesting with people.
toois to be had through His grace. and took off. The colors expanded until they I don't know how to finish this so I will
Like his predecessors, Sundarar gives a vanished and everything was white lights just say see you in Montreal.
glowing account of the glorious majest)- of and then realized my legs and feet were
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Love.
Siva. Siva is both immanent and transcend- doing the same thing — expanding and dis- Gavle
Om Namaha Shivai 47
Chapter IV
Basic Philosophy
(1977-1980)
Babaji has mastered the eternal life of tical mastery of the physical body — the
physiology of physical immortality. The
The Common Sense of
his spirit,mind and body. He has the ability
to dematerialize and rematerialize his body. third step is where practical spiritual purifi- Physical Immortality
He can turn his physical body into a ball of cation exercises come in. Breath mastery
light and travel around the universe at the teaches the cleansing of the mind and body Authors Anonymous
speed of thought. in an easy practical way. Fasting from food
He does this through his personally de- further cleans the blood. Mastery of sleep Physical immortality is the only cause you
veloped technolog)' of spiritual purification. teaches, among other things, the mastery of can't die for
To ignorant, skeptical Westerners, this talent
may seem diflficult and complicated. All tal-
the astral world which most people think
the world of the dead. Water and fire purifi-
is
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ents once mastered are simple and easy. cation arc basic. Getting social support for These ideas will enrich your aliveness to
Obviously, you have to work out your the idea among your friends and neighbors no end.
fear of death and develop a high philosophy is important. Finally, educating the general
of physical immortality. This should be public and making the world safe for immor- As itinerant modern middle-class gurus,
one of the first steps of spiritual enlighten- tal human beings is also important. There is a we seek out and study people, lifestyles and
ment. Most people die before they question place for an immortalist campaign, but you movements and spread practical informa-
the idea that death is inevitable, even (must save yourself first. tion to people who are ready for it. Like bees
though they think that they are spiritually y However, the idea of physical immor- in a field of flowers, wc gather ideas and
enlightened. ' tality can be very seductive and fascinating share the nectar in abundance with the
The following essay called the Com- to the point of making people fanatics. It is community of the interested. A guru is an
mon Sense of Physical Immortality was writ- important to keep the idea in proper bal- ordinar y pe rson who reminds people of'
ten by me several years ago in an attempt to ance. Love is a supreme virtue. Obviously, their n atural d vinity
i .
open Westerners up to a greater view of physical immortality without love could There are many new ideas which are
death and immortality in a practical way. If breed violence and war In the Bhagavad valuable and which are based on common
you read the essay and memorize the key Gita, which is the most popular Indian Scrip- sense: harnessing tidal energy, windmills,!
affiirmations, it can save you from death. tures, is told the story of the war of the im- solar heating, consciousness consulting,
but it is necessary to combine it with prac- mortals. Love is more important than any new age business, to name just a few. We are
tical spiritual purification exercises to get kind of immortality and is the source of all particularly interested in an idea which
the full value. .kinds of immortality. we've been watching for about a decade —
When my understanding developed lo ^ Obviously, emotional health is a pre- "the idea of physical immortality. There
the point of realizing that the average per- requisite to physical immortality. exists S well-organized "Immortalist move-
son's deathisl mentality en w«sse could and Mritenjai means victory over death. ment" and an immortalist literature. \Xe've
does create huge natural and social disasters, Maha mritenjai means supreme victory collected over 20 new books on the subject.
I started to form a political campaign type of over death. Some of the organizations which are in-
movement to spread the idea of physical The following essay may raise your con- volved in this work are the Committee for
immortality for the purpose of preventing sciousness into an eternal self image. It may the Elimination of Death, Foundation of In-
the prophecies of doom. free your soul of deathist mentality and from finite Survival, Theta Seminars, War Against
At that time, I was warned by Babaji to death itself It has enriched the light and Death, Rebirth International, Reevaluation
wait and save the physical immortality cam- aliveness of thousands of people. After you Co-Counseling, among others.
paign until after spiritual breathing and have mastered it, go to the chapter on spiri- The basic idea of physical immortality
other techniques of spiritual purification tual purification exercises and master them is that you can take personal responsibility
were well known and practiced. Physical one at a time until all your questions cease. for the destiny of your physical body. Im-
immortality is foolishness and meaningless Obviously, I recommend that you visit mortalists reject the idea that death is in-
to people who are not spiritually enlight- the great immortal master himself— Babaji. evitable, and say that death is controlled by
ened nor have tasted the joy of life. If you are Herakhan Baba is a true Guru.-+f'e doesn't individual consciousness. They affirm the
miserable, why would you desire to be mis- talk a lot or make promises, he just delivers idea that the human body is able to last ast
erable longer? results. The grace of this guru is real and long as the rest of the physical universe. Im-
On the other hand, spiritual enlighten- powerful. To be in his physical presence is mortalists permit reincarnation in their
ment and the joys of breath mastery and the greatest privilege and pleasure on earth. world view, but prefer staying alive to the
other spiritual purification not only open Having a personal active realtionship to him traditional and popular practice of disposing
people to the idea of physical immortality is the greatest gift you can give yourself. of each body as trash. If you're going to sur-
but gives them a natural propensity for it. vive death anyway, why not just stay around?
The idea is not enough. Developing a As alternatives to aging, they suggest
philosophy of physical immortality is the youthing (getting younger) or agelessness
first step. The second step is to unravel the (maintaining the same appearance indefi-
personal death urge absorbed from family nitely). All of this is made possible as a fun c-
tradition — the psychology of physical im- t ion of changing > our thoughts freeing you r
,
mortality. The third step is to develop a prac- breath, and establishing an eternal >clf-
doesn't believe this will die oft, eventually after generation, without questioning it. In- tinues without your body then the value of
leaving only immortals. Why not have your surance companies make a profit on the fact physical death is highly overrated. Why let
laugh last and Immortalists point out
last? that, statistically, family members tend to your death urge dominate your whole per-
tthat physical death will always be available, die, generation after generation, of the same sonality? Think about it: you have to be im-
but that it is and always has been a matter of symptoms and at about the same age. If you mortal in order to kill yourself.
personal choice —
a choice that people have wish to attribute this to genetic factors, why "Death is a grave mistake"
habitually failed to appropriate. It is by are there any exceptions to family tradition?
choice that immortals experience the Charles Dickens died at age 58; his son, Affirmations
physical body as a pleasurable and desirable Charles Culliford Dickens, died at age 59; his
place in which to enjoy the beautiful and grandson, Charles Walter Dickens, died at Immortalists have composed affirma-
supportive physical universe. They think of 58. However, dozens of other descendants tions which can be used to establish cer-
their bodies as energy systems that are infin- lived 10 to 50 years longer than that. These tainty and to clarify one's thoughts. These
itel y and practi-
perfect, talented, malleable, divergent tendencies seem to indicate that ideas can be written down several times a
cal.p t may be difficult to conceive of some- family tradition may be passed as a mechani- day or can be recorded on a tape cassette and
thing as simple as your breath and thought as cal pattern unless the individual becomes listened to repeatedly.
being the source of all healing, but to believe conscious of his own programming and "1 am alive now; therefore, my life urges
anything else is to accuse your creator of Itakes responsibility for it. are stronger than my death urges. As long as
Idoing a poor job. Your breath and you r mind. ^D Immortalists say that we can con- 1 keep strengthening my life urges and
are the life and health o f your body^Many sciously change these patterns and control weakening my death urges, 1 will go on liv-
rdoctors who have been trained in the the quality of our flesh. The body is a living, ing in increasing health and youthfulness."
'breathing technique known as "rebirthing" plastic organism that can be molded and "Life is eternal. Since I am life, am eter-
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seems to work on everything, and it frees killing yourself;using accident or disease as "As long as I am breathing, I am alive; I
people of all kinds of trauma. We acknowl- an excuse is justan unconscious cover for am breathing fully and freely^'
edge, however, that medical and physical committing suicide. Immortals don't get "As long as I have spirit, mind and body
techniques are sometimes more appropri- into accidents or get sick. Everyone who together, I am practicing the truth."
ate. The healing power of loving, simple dies commits suicide; only the honest and "I am immortal until I prove otherwise.
touch — massage (the laying on of enlightened are conscious enough to know You are immortal until you prove other-
hands)— deserves eternal respect. Touch- it and admit it. A person who doesn't use wise. They are immortal until they prove
ing the body stimulates both the breath and mental and spiritual methods of healing otherwise."
the mind. All doctors and nurses and healers when medicine fails is just ignorant. "Death may never come and immortal-
should be trained in massage, rebirthing and |N It's worth thinking about! ity isalready here. Eternal life is here now
I affirmation. IT Perhaps our loyalty to death or "death and throughout all eternity."
"Dying is no way to live." I urge" is a personality trait we could do "The purpose of the physical universe is
without. The U.S. Constitution says we are to support my body in comfort, pleasure,
healthy to humans. This is just common Death is only an idle speculation as long as "Eating chocolate chip cookies once a
sense. Psychosomatic science has proven you are alive, but thinking about it may pro- month for the next 500 years is a good
that our beliefs influence our health. So what duce illness, failure, hate, depression or enough reason to be immortal."
practical value does believing in death have heltilessness when you cou l d be enjoying "I no longer fear the loss of my mother
if you desire health? The belief that death is lifeJ Being bored, unhappy, unsuccessful or through birth or death; my mother is divine
inevitable has probably killed more people unhealthy are the main reasons people give energy that nourishes and sustains my mind
than all other causes combined. Even if you for not desiring eternal life in the body. If you with good ideas and my body with the
survive illness, accident, old age, and prac- are miserable, why would you desire to be comforts and pleasures supplied by earth,
tice the techniques of rebirthing and affirma- miserable longer? Longevity without suc- air, water, fire and living cells."
tions, your own belief in death will get you cess, health and bliss is not desirable. But "I no longer fear nor regret the lo.ss of
in the end — unless you change it. Seriously what if your death urge and your belief that my father; eternal protoplasm is the father of
questioning the idea that death is inevitable death is inevitable is the cause of your mis- my body. Eternal protoplasm is as old and as
is good and practical for both mental and ery and ill health? The only way you can find young as the whole human race. It is ageless
physical health. Immortalists argue that if out what it is like to live in a universe with- and all ages. My thought and mind deter-
death really were inevitable and beyond out death is to try it. Try thinking of your mines the age of my protoplasm; it can be a
your control, then believing in physical im- spirit, mind and body as eternalAs a child ot conscious choice and my past direction can
mortality wouldn't hurt you. be reversed."
Om Namaha Shiva! 49
"Eternal protoplasm loves being my 1. Spread this information! As authors of beliefs and ideas about death which you ab-
whole bodyf' this piece of writing, we have remained sorbed from your parents and culture. You
"Eternal protoplasm is willing to make anonymous so that you can feel totally free can transmute this into aliveness simply by
my teeth, bones, flesh, organs, and all body about reprinting this essay. Give it to your changing each negative belief into a positive
parts whole and healthy?' family and friends. Mail it to newspapers, one — one thought at a time. Use the affirma-
"All my protoplasm is filled with eternal magazines, newsletters, churches, radio and tions technique. Instead of believing that
lifeand healing intelligence which responds television stations. Mail it to famous per- you might die or be killed at any moment,
to my affirmations and is activated by my sonalities, politicians, to anybody in a pos- simply affirm; "I am at cause over the fate of
daily breath." ition of influence or leadership. Mail it to my physical body. Nothing can harm me
"The
tingling, vibrating sensations your local morticians, police stations, doc- without my consent."
during rebirthing energy flows and ordinary tors and hospitals. Just question death and the death urge
breathing effectively cleanse my proto- The more we change the mass thinking starts to crumble! If your fear of death
plasm, tissues, organs and whole body of all about death, the easier it will be for us. Every causes you to master the immortalist
evil psychic dirt, past trauma and ill health." person who questions, seriously or humor- affirmations, then your death urge has self-
Rebirth energy flows are caused by a relaxed ously the inevitability of death weakens its destructed. Longevity drugs cannot destroy
breathing rhythm of connecting the inhale power. The campaign to make the world safe your death urge. But your body will spon-
to the exhale in one continuous breath until for immortal humans is a campaign to save taneously manufacture within itself what-
bliss is achieved. It can be done as a one- your own life. This campaign is also saving ever chemicals are needed for your personal
minute breathing discipline several times the environment and preventing "natural" immortality when your beliefs are ri^.t. The
per day or in one to two hours rebirthing disasters that were predicted for the earth. best that drugs can do is to give you a
sessions in the presence of a trained "Physical immortality lasts as long as rationale for changing your beliefs. When
rebirther you do." you are willing to permit your spirit, mind
"Death is my servant for the purpose of Spreading the idea of physical immor- and body to be eternal and divine, death
detroying illness, pain and human misery." tality is the most eftective method we can ceases to be an enemy. It becomes a friend
"I am highly pleasing to myself in the think of to prevent war and violence. We also that kills disease and misery. If you yield
presence of my parents, my lover, my friends believe that the mass death urge causes to the eternal life in your consciousness,
and everyone; they are all highly pleasing to earthquakes, flood, drought and other natu- death will kill all your misery and fear. Death
themselves in my presence." ral and social disasters. If we have enough is not something to fear; it has become your
"Everyone feels safe in my presence and immortals in California practicing truth, ^ervant.
I feel love for and from everyone." simplicity and love, it will stay above water ^with Your body heals itself in accordance
"1 trust my love for people even when unless the citizens vote otherwise. But each I your mind. Ultimately, it is only your
they are angry?' person dedicated to death is voting for disas- personal connection to infinite being (all
"I no longer fear my own
or other ter. The purpose of prophecies of doom is to power) and infinite intelligence (all ideas)
people's anger, because underneath it all is warn us so that we can use our wisdom to which will save you. You are an expression
divine love." prevent disaster We are dedicated to peace of all that is, and are by nature eternal.
no longer fear fear, because it keeps
"I and safety. Your death urge is by nature self-
me by warning me of real danger that
safe You have our permission to reprint this destructive, and its power lasts only as long
I should escape from by running away from and use it in any form you desire. You can do as you cling to it. The moment you let go of
or by changing my negative and fearful it cheaply, or expensively with artwork — it, the eternity which is the fundamental
thoughts." use your own imagination and creativity. quality of your being will manifest on a
OK for me to call people I trust and
"It is Another reason we chose to remain practical level as love, wisdom, joy, peace
discuss my fears." anonymous is so that newspapers and other and physical health. You can feel it expand
Chant Om Namaha Shivai. It means media can use this essay as a regular feature with each positive thought. Let your body
God is the highest self of everything. My until the words "physical immortality" are in .outlive your death urge!
cells, my limbs, my organs, the earth, air, the personal vocabulary of every person. ) Actually, it is very difficult to destroy
water and fire of my body are filled with the Publishing this essay in every issue of every your physical body. Your life urge, if you pay
eternal self This chant can be done 24 hours newspaper is more valuable than publishing attention to it, warns you again and again
per day until it fills every breath and cell. It crime and accident stories. It could elimi- before a fatal accident. There is a tremen-
can be done silently. It is the ultimate, eter- nate them from our cities and country. We dous margin of safety in the universe.
nal affirmation. If you prefer you can also would like to see media report stories of Fatal illnesses usually take a long time to
chant Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Ya Allah Ho Ya people who have freed themselves of the kill — plenty of warning to change your
Om, or any other name for God that evokes death urge for the inspiration and practical mind. Over 90% of all suicide attempts are
the divine presence in your mind and body. instruction of all people. Let's have obituary unsuccessful. Your life urges are making you
columns for death urges and death itself immortal now. All you have to do is to listen
Practical Action The / Am Alive Now Project is an at- to the messages in your own body and to
tempt to make the idea of physical immor- honor them. All pain is anchored in negative
Real spiritual enlightment is running to everyone. We would like to
tality available thoughts; if you keep negative thoughts out
rampant in the land today. Maybe we are see the words "physical immortality" be- of your consciousness, you will live forever.
ready to get in touch with our bodies; maybe come common words in everyone's vocab- Pain is the cff'ort involved in clinging to a
we can nowenjoy them fully; maybe we arc ulary. We would like to see eternal life as a negative thought. Positive thoughts in-
enlightened enough to be responsible practical daily reality become a popular stantly bring pleasure. Physical pleasure is
for them. theme in all the media. experiencing the love of God personally.
Maybe physical immortality is an idea Feel free to publish this essay through You have a natural and divine right to physi-
whose time has come! your church or school. Feel free to change it cal comfort, pleasure and bliss.
If you think that this is the century that and interpret it. Try living with immortalist ideas for a
will conquer death, or even if you would like 2. Let go of your personal death urge. while; if you decide you liked it better the
to help immortals make a dent in the power The death urge is a real psychic entity which old way, you can always change your mind.
of death in the history of mankind, there are can be isolated in your own mind and de-
three things you can do. stroyed. Your death entity is composed of
i in your mind. • than discipline, but the old forms of prana yoga eternal. Having the conscious mastery of
The belief that death is inevitable is just still work. Doing twenty connected breaths your own life source is your natural right.
two or three times per day will produce tre- Until breath mastery is established in
; as ridiculous as the belief that machines
mendous value and can be done safely without schools, hospitals and churches, breathing
heavier than air can't fly. Over half the
people alive today may already be immortal, any instruction —
just connect the inhale to teachers maintain themselves through fees
only some of them haven't found out about it the exhale without any holding twenty times. and donations, but they have been trained in
The result is subtle, but apparent. This subtle prosperity consciousness and are willing to
yet. It's up to you to tell them the good news.
method is described in the hooV. Autobiog- teach people for free and trust the love of the
If you don't they may die and join the scrap
heap of deathist believers. raphy ofa Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. In universe for their material support. We be-
This message is your tool. If you are this book, it is called kriya yoga. Spiritual lieve that spiritual breathing will one day
breathing is very different than the full disci- become more popular than sex. Those who
; afraid of what your friends might think of
you when you become immortal, imagine pline of kriya yoga. This American method have mastered the breath experience like
what they will think of you if you become often uses hot water bathing to free the spiritual breathing as much if not more
than
breathing mechanism from birth trauma. sex because it is experience of
a biological
dead. You have the option to be eternal, or
you can choose to be dead right. Herakh an Baba materialized a human God and it produces physical and emotional
body in adult form in 1970 to make himse lf satisfaction with every breath.
Visionary ideas may seem strange at
available to people in this age He is a master of Breath mastery and thought mastery
first, but they may save your life.
.
forms of immortality, yoga and has the abil- are absolutely basic. It may be that these plus
Our favorite books on physical immor- all
ity to dematerialize and rematerialize his body daily remembrance of God, fasting occa-
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tality so far are The Immortalist by Alan
whenever he wishes. He can turn his body into sionally to let the digestive system rest, a
Harrington and Rebirthing in the New Age
a ball of light and travel around the universe. weekly massage, normal exercise and other
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by Orr and Ray; published by Celestial Arts;
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Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far He has appeared to some of us in the United common sense health practices are all that
East by Baird Spaulding and Beyond Mortal States. He just appeared in the room for a few are necessary to keep your body healthy and
minutes, delivered his message and disap- eternal. But there is an infinite supply of
Boundaries by Annalce Skarin, published by
De Vorss and Company; znA Autobiography peared. His ashram in India is located in the methods of body mastery and spiritual puri-
village of Herakhan near Haldwani, in the State fication.
of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, pub-
of U.P. India: maps can be obtained from a cen- Achieving physical immortality may be
lished by the Self Realization Fellowship.
3. Participate in spiritual purification ter listed. Herakhan Baba called spiritual easier and more fun than you think!
and body mastery. Spiritual breathing is an breathing the "New Yoga" because it is effec- Multiply this message and spread it
advanced technology for achieving physical tive in banishing the darkness from human around! Let's see what it's like to live in an
immortality. It is a psychophysical experi- souls fast enough to prepare us for the New eternity of conscious human beings! It's time
ence of Infinite Being. By merging the inhale Age of light, love, simplicity and truth. He also to stop pretending! Love yourself, your
with the exhale in a relaxed breathing said that spiritual breathing can produce brothers and sisters with greater freedom!
rhythm, a vibrating sensation is activated in mahamritenjay which means the supreme vic- Remember —
the body which increases in intensity until the tory over death. Breath mastery is thesupreme If you can't take it with you, don't go!
whole body is immersed in divine energy method of conquering death because it
flows. These vibrations and energy flows are releases not only health, but also bliss, Truth: Infinite being; infinite intelli-
God's "vacuum cleaner" that cleanses the energy, joy, patience and wisdom in the gence; infinite manifestation ... when
psychic dirt, tension and illness out of the human personality. realized in individual consciousness pro-
mind and body. Spiritual breathing washes The most advanced theory of aging by duces self-esteem, love for the physical body
the inside of the body. The most scientists is not caused by the pas-
that it is (physical immortality) and appreciation
eflfective way to do spiritual breathing is sing of time, but by accumulation of wastes that the human breath and the human mind
in completed cycles. A completed cycle in the cells of the body through inadequate is the bridge betwen the visible and invisi-
is to connect the inhale to the exhale oxidation and by negative suggestions and ble. The purpose of the universe is to sup-
in a continuous breathing rhythm which thoughts in the mind. Spiritual breathing as a port your purposes in life and your body in
causes the vibrations to start spontaneously perfect process was initiated in 1974 and al- comfort and pleasure.
and to continue the breathing until the vibra- ready thousands of senior citizens have re- Simplicity: Trusting only your spirit,
tions stop spontaneously, leaving calmness ported dramatic reversal of aging symptoms. mind and body for happiness, bliss and
and serenity. Several breathing sessions permanently peace while walking the earth. Not permit-
We have trained a few thousand breathing transform the breathing mechanism by re- ting your divinity to be invalidated by
teachers since 1974 who have taught over pairing the damage done to the first breath dependence on any material thing. Raising
Om Namaha Shivai 51
the quality of your thoughts one at a time If you are not dead now, you are safe. If affirmation: There is a huge margin ofsafety
to maintain a clean mind with enlight- you change one fearful thought now, you in the universe. There is room for me to
ened emotions.. through chanting
. Om will be safe in the future. Don't be afraid of commit many errors without endangering
Namaha Shivai. fearful thoughts, they are your protectors. myself.
Love: Perceiving infinite being between Fear warns you of your own and others' Obviously, it is difficult to succeed in
your thoughts and encouraging everyone negative thoughts. If you are safe in your any economy when your fear keeps you
around you to do the same. Remembering mind now, you can be safe anywhere, even from relating to people and the universe
that each thought connects you to infinite on a battlefield. Everyone who walked away successfully.
intelligence by permitting you to love your- after the battle alive, thought that the enemy Affirmation of the week:
self and others with the highest wisdom of would not kill them in some form. They had I forgive myself for all the pain and mis-
about killing you, the purpose of it is to free tion and disease, destruction of nature and
you from your fearful thoughts. Other scarcity.
people are as safe as your thoughts about In the real world, as immortals or spiri-
them. In fact, other people are usually safer tual masters or even near masters create
than your thoughts about them. The truth is, love, war ceases and people are more able to
they are afraid of you. It is only their fear of die quietly of diseases for their own cre-
you or their own thoughts that would cause ation.
them to harm you. First, process out your This is probably already true in India.
fearful thoughts until you become peaceful There is very little violence in India and
and then you will be able to see the people most of it was learned from the Western
around you clearly enough to help them to world. Not only do most people die "peace-
process out their fearful thoughts. fully" in India, but "mahasamadhi" is the idea
Physical immortality is such a great and of consciously leaving the body on purpose
inspirational idea that it can stimulate the without even having an ill body or an old,
last of your paranoia. If as a child your par- worn-out body. I would like to raise ques-
ents or your brothers and sisters took away tions about this practice.
the things that you loved, then your mind Here and now — spirit, mind and
1.
may immediately think that death will take body where everything is — is best. Leav-
is
away your life if you love the idea of physical ing the body doesn't automatically make
immortality. This is impossible because life things better, maybe worse.
is eternal, it survives death. If your family 2. "Mahasamadhi" masters may be just
members haven't killed you yet, then no one another form of ignorance and "orthodox"
else will. Statistically, most murders are done doctrine. It may be a cover for ajvery nega-
by a family member, by people who know tive philosophy.
you and who claim to love you. Statistically, 3. It obviously is a sophisticated form of
it isextremely difficult to get yourself mur- deathist philosophy.
dered on the street by a stranger, almost im- The root of paranoia the belief that
is
possible. You really must make victim con- death is inevitable, that God
or nature or
sciousness a full time job to get yourself somebody is interested in killing you or
murdered by anyone. Becoming a victim is harming you. Obviously, you can't think this
too much work, it is not worth it: why not without feeling unloved. The Bible says that
forget it? Statistically, all murders are done perfect love casteth out all fear Fear is the
by yourself. If you don't kill yourself in your eflfort of clinging to a negative thought. If you
own thoughts, neither will anyone else. have no negative thoughts, you have no fear
However, it feels good to also free the people only self-approval and self-love. If you don't
around you from their fearful thoughts. remember all of these ideas, remember this
52 and Love
Truth, Simplicity
Chapter V
Life has steadily eroded deathist mentality three day fast two or three times per year child's own "good" The truth is that the par-
to the point where physical immortality is may be enough to keep themselves healthy ents lost their divinity and are afraid to admit
inevitable to millions of unaware ordinary for centuries. They already have clear and the truth, which is that their children are
people with healthy minds and bodies. The healthy minds, practice integrity have mas- more divine than they are. They are also
belief system that death is inevitable is still tered love and kindness, are good people. alraid of the realization that they have been
the biggest killer Its chief corollary is death For these people eternal life is natural, but suffering their whole lives because their
isbeyond my control. Another is: God is out- the deathist belief system can still cause parents were wrong when they would like to
side somewhere, but not on or in earth, nor them to destroy their bodies. Why? For believe that their parents were right. Chil-
in my
body. But this belief system is losing whose benefit? The value of physical death is dren have so much love that they are not
itspower. highly overrated. only willing to die for their parents and
Jesus and all the chief Biblical charac- However, physical death is an involun- grandparents, they are also willing to lose
ters have told us in an infinite number of tary technique of spiritual purification. It is their souls for their parents. Children are not
ways throughout the Bible that the human true that if we are unwilling to purify our- safe around adults who have a deathist men-
body is the chief temple where God dwells. selves, the physical universe will impose this tality and who haven't unraveled the par-
The physical body is the Holy Place, the upon us. The earth evidently has conscious- ental disapproval syndrome.
human mind is the Most Holy Place. When ness enough to purify itself of people who The tragedy of convalescent hospitals is
the body is unhealthy, it is the prophecy of don't. Meditation upon the ecology of na- middle of the
that senior citizens die in the
doom; it is the warning that spiritual purifi- ture can teach you enough ecology of your youthing process. This tragedy is caused by
cation is necessary. These simple purifica- own body to become as immortal as the the gloom and doom of deathist mentality.
tion exercises can heal anything. All symp- earth. takes on
"God so loved the world" So a practical way to save our society from
toms in the body are sermons in your holy new meaning, that whosoever discovers its prophecies of doom is to eliminate mortal
temple for the purpose of awakening the secrets lives forever Whoever knows that mentality in senior citizens' homes and
sleeping parts of your consciousness. Their the same intelligence that created earth include people who are experiencing senil-
purpose is to raise your consciousness — to dwells in us has eternal life. ity inthe mainstream of society. Senility is
teach you something. By keeping your body On the other hand, consider this: our the process of rediscovering the natural di-
healthy, you are providing yourself with the society is ruled by doom and gloom as long vine child within. Senility is a natural form of
opportunity of eternal life on earth. as the average convalescent hospital is ruled primal therapy which starts the youthing
Immortals have the greatest motivation by gloom and doom. My experience of con- process. When it becomes safe for senior
for ecology, for social order, for sanity in valescent hospitals is that they are ruled by citizens to act like children and be childish,
politics, for simple technology, for universal the gloom and doom of deathist mentality. then the magic of the fountain of youth will
prosperity, etc. Immortal human beings Not only are the inmates sad and sick, pow- become ordinary. It is a fact that most senior
have time to master all the technology of erless, impotent and hopeless to deal with citizens would rather die than suppress their
spiritual purification. Mastering food and their own minds and bodies, but I've seen divine child any longer. Suppressing our
sleep — two of the most obvious — blocks to strong and healthy middle-aged staff mem- natural divinity is so painful and takes so
full consciousness — a small price of God
is bers become immobilized and degenerated much effort that it leads to mental and
to ask for the tremendous freedom and mas- as a result of working in them. It's very frus- physical illnesses and death. Death and
tery that it it cannot be forced.
brings. But trating to try to help people who are deter- doom are the final result of lying about our
Slowliness is holiness! The yoga of comfort mined to pursue a collision course with We are the glorious children
natural divinity.
and pleasure is the yoga of supreme wisdom. death. It's very difficult for convalescent of God whether we like it or not. The
If you are alive now, God loves you. If you do good staflf members; even
hospitals to keep punishment for lying about it is insanity, dis-
one fast for one day, you increase your people with the best intentions become ease and death. It's time to start loving the
chances for physical immortality. Every demoralized with too much exposure to aged and the infirmed and to make it socially
symptom you heal increases self-mastery. deathist mentality. acceptable for the miraculous power of God
There is plenty of time. Don't rush! Relax I believe that senility is a natural form of to heal anything with or without any effort
and think. Common ordinary thinking is primal therapy. I believe that senior citizens on our part. God has been reigning in the
the greatest of spiritual purification who unravel their death urge will discover world whether we have noticed it or not.
exercises — common sense and a sense of the fountain of youth within their own God's love for the world has and will cause
humor lead to immortality. Babaji has a great minds and bodies. The basic question is why the earth to survive even though most hu-
sense of humor. Each success in spiritual did they not discover it already in 60 to 70 mans have not. The world doesn't need to be
purification buys you more time and more years. I believe the answer is to be found in saved. The only question is are we humans
pleasure and satisfaction. Do it and teach it theway children are treated in our society. willing and able to save ourselves.
to other people. Most people have experienced their divine The truth is that you arc naturally di-
Many millions of people on earth today child being suppressed at an early age. The vine and perfect. The punishment for exalt-
have consciously acquired enough health of natural divinity was beaten out of too many ing sinner consciousness above the truth is
mind and body to live for500 years — why children. Most people received too much physical death.
not forever? Who will tell them the good punishment, either physical or psychologi-
news of their blessed state? cal, in the name of discipline, by hypocritical
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Thith, Simplicity and Lo\e
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Middle aged people have the same fear exhale — no pushing or holding. Do 10 to 20 value, but you can easily experience your
of senior citizens as they do of children. spiritual breathing sessions with a well- energy body, the human aura, by meditating
Children tell the truth until their freedom of trained spiritual breathing teacher or re- on feeling changes as you enter the water.
speech is suppressed and senior citizens tell birther. This should include warm water Step 10 - Fire. We have taken fire for
the truth in their minds and bodies fully ex- rebirthing, as well as cold water rebirthing. granted. We use the power of fire in our cars,
posed for everyone to see. Jesus Christ said, Step 3 - Food. Abstain from food for our homes; it does most of our work for
"And ye shall know the truth and the truth one day each week for one year. It probably us and is the source of infinite kinds of com-
shall set you free." But Jesus also said that should be a week day. Weekend days are forts and pleasures. In India and Native Amer-
people run from the truth because their often social experiences and therefore they ican cultures, people practice a ceremony
deeds are evil. are not good to establish a rhythm. Do only of feeding the fire with ordinary daily food
The youthing process can be started at one day per week the first year. Then do two as an act of respect and gratitude for what
any age. The technique is to relax into your days per week the second year. Then do fire does for us. American Indians also
thoughts of aging to let go of your fear of three days per week the third year I don't sometimes give food to their water sources
aging and its ugliness, and then to release the recommend that you accelerate this pro- also to feed the gods of nature. These are
thoughts themselves. gram because your mind and body likes lots good practices.
Your natural divine perfection has a of time and experience to integrate these Step 11— Manual labor: physical work is
tendency to heal your emotions and body new food habits and rhythms. It is OK to do holy. recomend that you regularly use your
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spontaneously when you release your nega- half day fasts and to cheat occasionally in body to do house work, gardening, even car-
tive thoughts. One of the natural qualities of order to process guilt and to learn some- rying out your own trash. Working in or on
eternal life and spirit is youthfulness. You thing about the yoga of comfort and pleas- the natural earth produces good feelings
can fill your mind and body with youthful- ure. Liquids are permitted on fast days. I and spiritual enlightenment. Farming
ness and health whenever you like. It is recommend vegetarianism and fruit diets as is the holiest occupation on earth. Body
never too late. a normal practice. work methods like massage and athletic
Step 4 - Sing the name of God daily: you activities also qualify as manual labor Receiv-
can chant any name for God, but I have re- ing masage and body work like Rolfing,
The Basic Spiritual ceived the greatest value from singing Om Feldenkrais, Alexander, Traeger, Vitaflex,
Namaha Shivai. The purpose of repeating Tai Chi and athletics are all methods of spiri-
Purification Program the name of God every day is that it evokes tual purification.
the divine presence and all divine emotions. Step 12 - Population control. Each per-
A Three Year Course in It is wonderful to remember the name of son must exercise more responsibility for
Truth, Simplicity and Love God constantly throughout the day until it our reproductive powers. The present
becomes an ever-present thought. This may population on earth can and should be re-
be the simplest and the greatest technique of duced by peaceful means. You can do it by
Eternal Life is the Source controlling your own reproductive powers,
spiritual purification.
ofYouthing as weH as Aging Step 5 — Physical exercise. I recom- controlling the population growth on your
mend that you walk around your block every block, and in your city. The birth-death rate
Step 1 - The mind: Write out on paper or day and meditate upon your neighbor for on your block should be counted monthly
record on tape all your thoughts, for fifteen the purpose of loving them all. Be conscious and annually to make yourself and your
minutes — uncensorcd. Then go through of nature in your neighborhood. neighbors conscious of these respon-
what you have recorded and change all the Step 6 — Sleep. Stay awake all night once sibilities. As physical immortality becomes
negative thoughts into positive ones in each month. Meditate on the emotional more popular, more conscious child bearing
writing. Do it again. And do it again and again changes and body feelings. Meditate on the becomes important. Unraveling the trauma
until you feel good. One whole day per week moon and the sunrise. Use the affirmations of the birth-death cycle rehabilitates our
should be devoted to this process until you exercise in step one to process your dis- ability to appear and disappear on earth by
feel good or high all week. Then you can turbing thoughts or feelings. choice.
continue it only one hour per week. You can Step 7- community. Partici-
Spiritual Step 13 - Money: winning the money
accelerate this process by doing it every day. pate in a monthly town meeting on your game through intelligent, enjoyable and
If you do it too much, you will have a tend- block. The purpose is to realize a spiritual loving service is a method of spiritual purifi-
ency to get spacey and unproductive or family and friendships as well as to fulfill the cation. Your rewards in life tangible and in-
hyper. This exercise should be done every basic responsibilities of citizenship. Learn tangible are directly proportional to the
time you feel low or depressed. It shaves oflF from the great saints on earth. quality and quantity of service which you
the bottom of each discouragement. It Step 8- Hair. Shave your head at least render to your fellow beings on this planet.
should also be done during spaceyness and once every 10 years. I recommend that dur- The revelations and freedom that will
at times to find out what the source of the ing one year every decade or so, you shave be inspired in you as a practice of these thir-
hypertension is. This exercise will eventu- your head once per week for nine months. teen simple and natural spiritual purification
ally yield totalpeace and control of your This cleans your energy body, heals the body exercises have the power to realize heaven
mind, your body and your life. Expose your- and reverses the aging process. It accelerates on earth. Your personal perfection is possi-
self to good literature through books and the youthing process. ble. Your personal perfection has been
tapes. Step 9— Bathing. Water purification is waiting for you throughout all eternity
Step 2 -Your breath: The breath is the simple and easy. I have had the practice of These spiritual purification exercises will
power of both the human mind and body. Do meditating while immersed in a warm bath open you up so you can let it in. They will
20 connected breaths each day tub for one hour per day for many years. enable you to release all of your negativit\
connecting the inhale to the exhale in a re- Taking showers daily is eflfcctive, but I rec- They are fun and enlightening.
laxed rhythm. Be gentle and conscious on ommend total immersion in water at least
the inhale and relaxed on the exhale. Let go once per week. Doing connected breathing
of the exhale so that gravity is causing the while entering the water produces special
More people die from eating than from suppressed in a person to the surface and to
not the enemy.
Spiritual Purification
starvation. Starvation is cleanse them out of the human personality.
Hunger may t>e. Hunger is not comfort and Exercises I recommend
that you take one exer-
pleasure. It is OK to satisfy hunger, unless it and experiment with it a little.
cise at a time
is obviously harmful. The idea of spiritual purification is to I recommend that you start with the one
The purpose of fasting is not loss of enrich and the mind, body and spirit
fill that seems easiest for you and by the time
weight, or strength, nor hunger. The pur- which is the life of the human personality you have mastered the easy one, the hard
pose of fasting is to permit the blood to do its through simple exercises. The following ones will be easy also. Start with the easy
job of cleaning the body. When the blood is exercises are very simple and easy to do, but ones and save the difficult ones 'til later.
constantly polluted with an excess of food, it they should be done in small doses because have found that self-mastery brings
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is overworked. Over-polluting the blood and they have the power to induce temporary tremendous satisfaction. The discomfort of
digestive system, as well as the nervous sys- insanity. fasting for three days is nothing when it is
tem, the human aura, muscles, etc., with too The cure temporary insanity can be
for compared with the joy of accomplishment
much food causes it to malfunction. Excess realized instantly in most cases by repeating, aftercompleting it. The discomfort is also
eating is just one of nature's way of getting concentrating or thinking about the fol- nothing when compared to the pleasure of
rid of excess ignorant people. So is ignorant lowing idea: The Bottom of All Emotions eating afterward.
starvation. Is Infinite Being. It could also be stated that There is a wisdom or knowledge to
Everyone I've ever known who ate at the bottom of all emotions is infinite each exercise. For example, mastering fast-
every other day or less was healthier, being. Or it is just as true that at the top of all ing from food makes people great healers
stronger and more and loving
intelligent emotions is infinite being. Infinite being is because the human body was constructed
than people who eat every day. Try it for one order and peace. Infinite being is wisdom, directly from the blood stream in the womb.
week and see how you feel. Be a scientist humor, love, common sense and spiritual It was made perfectly originally and there is
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Yoga is the .science of life, the science of God enlightenment. something you will discover about fasting
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realization. The wisdom of the austerity part of that resurrects the perfection and health of
If makes you mean and irritable,
fasting spiritual purification comfort and pleas-
is the body. The knowledge of blood purifica-
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you should stop. The purpose of spiritual ure. As long as you are not dead yet, it is OK tion through a three-day fast is only one little
purification is truth, simplicity and love. If to take a vacation from self improvement bit of knowledge to be experienced. There is
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fasting doesn't make you more sensitive and when needed. The goal is not discipline, it a great wealth of knowledge to be learned
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kind and loving, then you should back up surpasses discipline. The goal is rest, not from fasting and each of the techniques.
and do more thinking and learn breath mas- strength Politics is spiritual purification through
tery. Thinking, breath mastery, and receiving If an austerity is unpleasant, it is tempo- endless talking. But it works.
loving massage and affection and friendship rary insanity. But if an austerity induces in- Sex is spiritual purification. The goal of
are the ultimate techniques of spiritual sanity or pain, necessary for spiritual,
it is sex is human warmth,
not reproduction, but
purification. mental and physical health. The goal is not affection and love. Love is God. God is love.
these techniques can increase the
All pain, nor even the ability to endure pain, the Making love produces as much spiritual en-
quality and quantity of your love. They can goal is freedom from pain. The goal is to lightenment as going to church. To be too
make you a warm, loving and lovable person. be so wise and blisscd out by the fullness enthusiastic about one method of purifica-
Spiritual purification should not be of spirit in mind and body that these puri- tion is fanaticism and unbalanced. They
used to punish yourself or others. To do it fication exercises cannot induce insanity should all be used in moderation. Slowliness
out of guilt or to prove something may make nor pain. is holiness! Even moderation should be used
you into a fanatic, an oddball. Master think- If the following exercises are studied in moderation.
ing, the practice of affirmations, breathing and practiced intelligently and patiently, I have found spiritual purification to be
and receiving massages first. Thinking, they may cause clarity and victory over all fun and very enlightening.
breathing and touching can heal everything personal problems. They can make people Babaji, the great yogi master, is the em-
and make your life totally pleasurable and healthy in mind and body permanently. The bodiment of spiritual purification. When I
These are the greatest heal-
totally perfect. simple obvious things always work. Insanity, visited him last in Herakhan, he taught me at
ers,they work every time on everything. disease and pain are always temporary, they least two other techniques that aren't on the
Babaji just reminded me to add, chant the always have been and they always will be. following list.
name of God — Om
Namaha Shivai. The They automatically self-destruct. By tempo- One is He suggested
the simple haircut.
name of God purifies all negativity and rary insanity I mean letting yourself feel the that 1 shave my head
with a straight razor at
evokes all divine emotions. Remember the emotions of fear, sadness, anger, depression, least once each week for nine months. It
names of God are the supreme thoughts. confusion, despair, frustration, etc. Any would take a whole book to tell all that I have
God is the source of the breath and loving technique or exercise such as fasting has the learned from doing this simple act. He said,
timch. power to bring these emotions, if they are "It heals 108 diseases and reverses the aging
sleep. I learned that sleep is mostly an es- problems. Neighborhood communities can purification that have the ability to produce
cape mechanism from suppressed feelings. clear up hopelessness, insecurity, financial temporary insanity should be taken in small
When I slept less than 1 thought I should, 1 problems, tax reform and prevent potential doses. As soon as the spiritual purification
felt miserable. By processing the miserable violence. Emotional problems are more fun exercises produce confusion, inspiration
feelings, I attained new levels of happiness to deal with in community than they are in depression, anger, physical weakness or
and energy. solitary confinement even though solitary other emotional turmoil, you should stop
Babaji is the total master of his human confinement happens to be voluntary. Love the exercising and resume your normal
and divine nature. To be guided by an expe- and wisdom is the answer Insofar as movies habits until you feel balanced, secure and
rienced master is the fast and easy way. and TV. stimulate love and wisdom, they may normal again. Although feeling balanced and
There truly is a special grace in the guru's hold our society together until we form normal may be a state of extreme illness and
presence. enough genuine experiences of friendship pollution, it is OK to return to this state as
But it is OK to do it ourselves. Some- and community. Other sources in the com- long as it doesn't kill you or somebody else
times it is more fun and sometimes we get munity are work, forming friendships and Earth, air water and fire are our most
more wisdom and experience from doing having meaningful dialogue with our as- valuable material possessions. They are
spiritual purification the slow difiicult way. sociates at work; religious and self improve- infinitely more valuable than money. With-
Ultimately, the guru is inside of us all. As long ment groups, civic clubs and political ac- out earth, air water and fire, there would be-
as we have spirit, mind and body together, tivities; schools and colleges and even pris- no money nor even gold — no automobik -
we arc practicing the truth. Doing it our- ons. Prisons are forced insitutions devoted nor bodies.
selves causes us to experiment more — to be to spiritual purification. If we realized this, In addition to thinking, breathing is the
scientists and become our own authority. we could make prisons a whole lot more most important technique of spiritual
After perfection has been attained, there is pleasurable and effective. purification. This will be discussed in the
nothing to do but experiment. Automobiles are one of God's favorite chapter on rebirthing which may also be
Finally, it is time for Western countries vehicles of spiritual purification for the called spiritual breathing or scientific
to put courses about spiritual purification in present generation. Cars often trap people breathing rhythms. Connecting the inhale
the schools and colleges. We need a Ph.D. in alone and force them to meditate. If the to the exhale in a relaxed intuitive breathing
spiritual purification. Even our churches drivers don't think deeply enough to solve rhythm automatically induces a biological
have become so devoid of practical purifica- their emotional problems while driving, the experience of God.
tion exercises that cults with one or a few cars break down or have accidents. There The simple act of bathing daily in water
sincerely practiced can easily win people are no accidents, only emotional problems can be a profound act of spiritual purifica-
out of the established churches. Our schools looking for a place to happen. Did you ever tion. To gain the value of water purification,
and institutions have to find a way to imple- notice that car failures and accidents happen you should practice immersions in a bath
ment spiritual purification in a practical way in the middle of urgency or at the worst pos- tub, sea or river while meditating before,
ifour culture is to survive. sible times? People without emotional during and after. The value of thinking
Movies and TV. are methods of spiritual problems have a clear head, do regular re- deeply while going in and out of water is that
pairative maintenance on their automobiles it enables you to discover how bathing
purification because they force people to
think. But I believe that the movies and TV. and have safe driving records. Ancient highly changes your emotional and psychological
are also unsatisfying substitutes for commu- developed civilizations like Atlantis had high states. Thinking while lying in a warm bath
nity gatherings and town meetings. Unfor- scientific technology, but they didn't have tub is the greatest form of meditation I have
tunately, no one alive today has experienced automobiles. Automobiles allow people ever tried.
real participation in republican democracy with a highly developed death urge to kill Without houses, clothes, automo-
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on a national level. Very few people have themselves without creating wars. Private biles, electricity and hot water are not pos- 1
experienced the democratic process even ownership of automobiles and public com- sible. The American Indians and the Indian
on a local level. This is a tragedy. Correcting mercial airlines have probably done more to Indians have simple fire ceremonies as part
this tragedy may produce temporary insan- prevent World War III than all the orthodox of their religious rituals; so do other cul-
ity for a lot of people. But if we don't correct Christian churches and expensive modern tures. The essence of this ceremony is to
it, the temporary insanity will last a lot universities put together I call automobiles feed the fire by throwing some ordinary food 1
longer It is hard to experience and receive God's favorite method of spiritual purifica- into the fire while in meditative posture. '
other people's love when you are alone than tion because they make it possible for even Bathing in warm water merge water and fire
it is when you are in communication with dummies to make it. Cars may be the most purification. Breathing your body in warm
people. I hope I am wrong, but I'm afraid popular false god worshipped in our genera- water merges earth, air, water and fire. This
that most nations will experience mass vio- tion, but few people can imagine heaven on may be why it is the source of such great
lence if we don't establish monthly town earth without them. Supermarkets are not revelations and inspirations.
meetings on every block by the end of 1979. possible without trucks; therefore trucks are It is necessary to pursue a spiritual
It seems that too many people in the the source of our food. Few people can humane and pa-
purification in a balanced,
U.S. and countries all over the world that are imagine heaven on earth without a full belly. tient way. To pursue one method with too
dominated by a money system have forsaken Materialism is totally dependent upon the much enthusiasm may create fanatacism and
the simple arts of friendship and community belief system that three meals a day are The goal of spiritual purification is to
cults.
in a habitual pursuit of the almighty dollar necessary for good health. tapenough of man's divine nature to pro-
Governments have reflected this money If simple fasting gets you in touch with duce heaven on earth. Remember the fa-
neurosis of the masses of individual citizens enough hunger to make you realize how far mous saying of Herakhan Baba: "slowliness
by seeking money also through oppressive away from the land and nature that you are, is holiness."
and complicated tax systems that add to ihe then has started your spiritual purification
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The following list of spiritual purifica
individual's feelings of scarcity, insecurity, process. If fasting inspires you to build your tion exercises intended to be as brief m^
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urgency and hopelessness. Simple neigh- own garden, even if it is on the roof of your possible. Many books have and should be
these exercises for the purpose of discov- Physical immortality philosophy motivates Breathing in this manner is sometimes
ering the love and purity in your own heart people to achieve total liberation, spiritual called kriya yoga, or rebirthing. which is an
is an infallible method of saving yourself and freedom through knowledge of the truth. American form of prana yoga. The breath is
the world. In our affluent society, teaching And ye shall hear the truth and the truth the power of the mind; the breath and the
'these techniques to other people out of your shall make you free. mind are the bridges between the visible
own experience makes a great profession. Your death urge is a psychic entity and the invisible. We recommend that you
Practicing these simple spiritual purification which tries to survive. Your death urge has a seek a competent and experienced breath-
:exercises and experimenting with them is life urge. It will protect itself even at the ex- ing instructor.
you can get at any uni-
ibetter training than pense of your body. Warning: maintaining connected
versity or theological seminary. Unfortu- The choice to master your physical breathing rhythm for more thaa twenty
nately, our schools and churches and gov- body prevents natural disasters, man-made connected breaths at a time may induce
lernmental institutions do not seem to be disasters and creates a propensity in people hyperventiliation. Hyperventilation heals
)producing divine human beings. They seem to save nature and their neighbors, to make the psychophysiological memory of birth
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to be producing polluted minds and bodies the world work. It is a choice that creates trauma and can be cleared up by continu-
t'who have ideas and value systems that cause extraordinary responsibility for the present ing the relaxed connected breathing
!them to pollute the earth, air, water and fire and the future because we have to live in it. rhythm until the emotional and physical
!of this universe. It is this fact that has pro- We have to live with the effects of our drama stops. Rebirthers can help you han-
fduced the popularity of cults and anticults. personal causes. The judgment is here and dle the fear of hyperventilation and some
;iA superficial study of the following cata- now, not after death. doctors can.
logue of spiritual purification exercises will 4. Master food and fasting. Try the fol-
reveal that they are main themes of the lowing simple diets, one at a time:
Spiritual Purification
teaching of Jesus, the Bible and all the great a. Eat every other day instead of every
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our limits a little. Sometimes avoiding effort payments have to be made if we desire to These are simple, elementary diets that
:is more eflfort than the effort itself. Some- keep it. God doesn't require money; he re- teach the purpose of foods and the role they
times putting up with misery is more painful quires the fulfillment of a few simple exer- play in the cleansing and health of the physi-
than the cure. Faith in God means that the cises that demonstrate that we have mas- cal body, the mind and spirit. Cleansing
universe is filled with wonderful surprises. tered our own possession. God has also sometimes produces body symptoms that
God did a good job when he or she made the leased us a planet, as the Hopi Indians have can be cleared up with breathing and spir-
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human body and mind. They have a natural been trying to teach us. All thoughts and ac- itual healing techniques. See appendix
tendency to heal without any help from us,
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tions have the power to bring about pros- on fasting.
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they take an amazing amount of abuse and perity or disaster. The lease payment con- 5. Try bathing twice per day until you
pollution before simple spiritual purifica- sists of love and respect for mother earth and find out the value of cleansing your aura
tion won't restore them. her resources. as well as your body with this technique.
Some people make spiritual mastery so The following exercises bring about a There is special value in bathing in a natur-
'difficult, even God couldn't make it! cleansing of the physical body, the human al lake, stream or sea for 30 days consecu-
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When everyone becomes a spiritual mind and a conscious relationship to mother tively. It is recommended that you bathe
^ master, there will be nothing to do but eat! earth so that our enjoyment of the physical once before sunrise and once in the after-
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The philosophy of physical immortality earth is guaranteed. If every person in the noon. This is the practice of Hcrakhan Baba.
. gives your body a chance. Deathist mentality world practiced these simple principles, the great Yogi master
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guarantees its destruction. The realization of they would manifest Heaven on Earth. 6. Total immersion in water is one of the
physical immortality takes intuition as well 1. Practice truth, simplicity and love greatest techniques of spiritual purification.
! as the belief system. There is no idea, system above all. It cleans the human aura as well as the body.
or belief that will cause you to make it. Living 2. Master your mind by passing judg- The United more bathtubs than
States has
forever comes only by swimming in the ment on each thought as it flows through any nation in history. It is entirely possible
ocean of aliveness. The soul is measured your consciousness, discarding ugly ones that hot water has contributed more to the
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by the body. Therefore, the neglect of the and reinforcing beautiful ones. Develop the greatness of this country than most people
; body is not an enlightened thing to do. Your consciousness of your personal connection realize. Since we spend nine months im-
! love for God is manifested in heart by the to Infinite Being, Infinite Intelligence and In- mersed in warm water in the womb, total
' way you love your body. If you love your finite MamTestation. The practice of affirma- immersion in a comfortable bathtub or hot
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body half as much as God does, you will live tions is a practical way to implement this. tub is the bridge between the invisible and
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forever. 3. Liberate your breath so that you the visible worlds. Thinking or daydreaming
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And figuring out how to stay alive as you breathe fully and freely all day. The breath of totally immersed in water bridges these two
, go along. But there is a way to create a mar- life is the power of human personality. The worlds. The availability of hot water in the
, gin of safety. The right kind of thoughts and ultimate breathing technique is connecting United States can produce more spiritual
i beliefs are like divine mattresses that not the inhale to the exhale without any holding masters per capita than has ever been
only keep you from harm but enable you to and continuing this rhythm in a relaxed way achieved in the history of the world. But if
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Om Namaha Shivai
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Americans don't use it, they are no better purification by private initiative, we will of representation. An adequate ratio or rep-
than they had none. We have thousands of
if prevent the social and natural disasters pre- resentation would be one elected repre-
natural hot springs in the U.S., most of them dicted for the 1980's. sentative per every million people.
not used. We arc not using the hot water that 14. The most beautiful thing on earth is 24. Physical immortality as the con-
God has naturally heated for us. If prisons a divine human being. Visit Herakhan Baba scious eternal life of spirit, mind and body is
had hot tubs, they might be empty except as and other gurus in India. Herakhan Baba is a possible and practical. It is produced by re-
country clubs for the poor. total master who has achieved the conscious placing the belief that death is inevitable ai
7. Discover the purpose of the sun by eternal life of his spirit, mind and body. beyond our control with an adequate ph.
rising every morning to watch the sun ap- 15. Chant Om
Natnaha Shivai, espe- losophy of physical immortality, by un-
pear over the horizon. cially Om means God the
while driving. raveling the personal death urge received
8 Discover the healing power of the full Father — Infinite Being. Shivai means God from family tradition, and by the practical
moon by watching it all night until you have the Son — the creative and destructive mastery of the physical body. Transfigura-
experienced its ability to heal your mind power of thought. A'awa/ja means the Holy tion, dematerializing and rematerializing are
and body. Herakhan Baba says, "Looking at Spirit which is God in Manifested Reality done by realizing the body as primarily an
the moon has the power to heal everything created by the word. Om
Namaha Shivai is energy system directed by thought.
in the human body." This is ancient healing an eternal statement of the trinity of being in Rebirthing is an easy way to cleanse the
yoga from which modern medicine might a language that precedes human history. body from inside out and to experience the
learn. Chanting this name of God expands the di- human body phsyiologically as a system of
9. Discover the purpose of earth and the vine presence in the mind and body. Daily energy flows controlling the organs. It ex-
miracle powers of nature by growing our practice builds cumulative effects that are pands youthfulness and longevity.
experienced as love, health and bliss. 25. One person does not have the right
own food. All vacant, unused city lots can be
16. Realize that the purpose of the earth to destroy the body of another human being.
covered with gardens. We are the caretakers
is our comforrand pleasure and the purpose Each person has the responsibility to trans-
of spaceship earth. Each of us must take ac-
of work is recreation. The divine motivation form and humanize the military machinery
tion to eliminate pollution of air, earth and
and personal connection to infinite intel- and to see that it is used to expand peace.
water.
ligence of the ordinary citizen is the most 26. Politicians and scientists are just
10. Metaphysics teaches us that the only
wasted resource on earth. children who play with giant toys until they
four natural elements are earth, air, water
17. Postpone having children until the are bored with them; then they throw them
and fire. All other physical elements are
man-made derivatives of these four. There- ones that are already here are all spiritually away. People with proper humility
fore, to master earth, air, water and fire is to
enlightened. Spiritual enlightenment acknowledge that the best principles of
master the physical universe. The spirit of includes unraveling the birth-death cycle ecology can be learned from other animals.
the human breath is the source of earth, air,
and the parental disapproval syndrome. See 27. Meditate on the awareness of ordi-
water and fire. treatise on over-population. nary people as spiritual masters who are the
11. Discover the purpose of govern-
18. Money exists for people and not teachers, students and gurus of each other
ments by participation. All the political people for money. Establish a citizens' pros- and use our educational systems for this
perity fund on your block for the purpose of purpose. The schools are the proper place to
problems of the city, county state, country
and world can be solved by having a month- making everyone financially independent. teach spiritual purification.
ly town meeting with the people on your You are the source of wealth and the This balanced list of techniques and
Without adequate communication money system. VC'ealth is not money. It is suggestions for the realization of heaven on
block.
ideas, goods and services. If fifty percent of earth has been produced by the Rebirth
with the people on your block, self-
government not satisfying. World safety,
is
all the people on earth were in the self- America Project. Further information about
peace, prosperity and enlightenment are improvement business, money motivation each of these items is available from Rebirth
achieved by loving real physical neighbors. might stimulate a little righteousness. America Headquarters, Globe Hotel, P.O.
The two foundations of republican democ- 19. Seek out and experience new age Box 234, Sierraville, California 96126; 9l6-
racy are spiritual enlightenment and the body therapies like Tai Chi, Rolfing, Felden- 994-3557. Donations can be mailed to the
ratio of representation. The ratio of repre- krais, yoga, jogging and massage. project. A list of state-wide headquarters and
sentation in the United States should be at 20. Read Life & Teachings of the Mas- local rebirthers and teachers can be ob-
least one elected representative for every ters, Autobiography of a Yogi and Beyond tained upon request.
thousand people. Mortal Boundaries and From Here to Thisdocument may be reproduced and
12. Participate in religious meetings,
distributed without permission by any per-
Greater Happiness.
self-improvement seminars and community 21. Be your own doctor by learning all
son or organizations.
conferences. mental, spiritual and psychic techniques of Reading this list may produce insig-
13. The average middle-class person is healing as well as the above. nificant benefits, but taking each point and
the savior of the world: average middle-class 22. Each beneficiary of public utilities reading it every day until you have practiced
it and mastered it will sooner or later pro-
people support themselves, stay out of trou- can be conscious of their purity and integ-
ble,maintain good health, watch TV and rity. Each person can personally tour their duce heaven in your mind, which is where
participate in sports rather than making local water plant, power, gas and sewage the earth is.
wars. They produce most of the food, facilities in order to intelligently exercise
Don't wait for other people to do them.
clothing, housing and transportation vehi- this responsibility. Since nuclear energy has Start now! It is up to you only. If you take
cles.They buy the world's products, keep the ability to influence the masses and our the initiative to purify yourself, others will
the economy together, support the rich and environment, we must each investigate its follow. To preach something you haven't
pay most of the taxes. The world would have particular uses and exercise our right to a practices is hypocrisy. It is self-sufficiency
no problems if everyone was content to be a voice inits uses. The sun of life within is
and self motivation that works. To save
the world, you must first save yourself! The
responsible member of the middle class. more powerful than any nuclear energy.
They die quietly. They vote even though 23. Further the ambassadorship of the first law is to be an ordinary successful
they don't know who or what they are voting common person by international travel and human being.
for They support the schools and churches. commerce and create a House of Repre-
If we independently practice spiritual sentatives in the U.N. with an adequate ratio
true leaders in the spiritual government of by bathing daily God could be realized plete. However, sometimes continued fast-
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If
the world have constantly raised the stan- Sooner would I be a whale in the deep; ing will bring on illness on top of another
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dard of mediocrity around them. These un- If by eating roots and fruits He could be out of the subconscious where they are
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sung heroes are often not appreciated, known stored until the mind is totally free of dis-
sometimes not even by themselves. Today in Gladly would I choose the form of a goat; ease. The purpose of fasting is not to pro-
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age. This is true not because of science nor If bowing before the stone images unveiled should be broken and started again after
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religion nor because of the educational sys-
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trained rebirther on maintaining the rhythm indicate that if you don't do experiments
the intelligence and prophetic initiative of
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for an hour per day for at least thirty days with your physical body you will lose it. The
the masses of common, ordinary geniuses
before trying extensive fasting. It is recom- basic experiments have to do with food and
who are conscious enough to know that they —
mended that you try these simple elemen- sleep and water purification daily bathing.
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tragedy that people can graduate from col- the prescription for Babaji shaved Jesus'
lege without knowing that thought is crea- head at Benares before he started his self-
tive and without knowing how to breathe, improvement business. Jesus practiced
without knowing the power of the human enough spiritual purification to be able to
breath and without learning practical things dematerialize and rematerialize his body as
like massage and fasting. If doing the Jesus the transfiguration scene shows (Mark 9;4).
fast of forty days and forty nights were re- Of course, we all know about the death and
quired for a Ph.D., ministerial or medical de- resurrection of Jesus. You may not know that
gree, then the world would have to cope he is alive and well in the Himalayas and is
with a lot less intellectual baloney accessible to those who love him.
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\ Truth, Simplicity and Love
In the Old Testament Elijah achieved of the world have the power and ability to
physical immortality through a little differ- produce heaven on earth. All it takes is to The Unconscious
ent would recommend that you read add wisdom and love, full consciousness, to
the
style. I
full account of his life. The Bible says he their hard work.
Death Urge
was taken to heaven in a fiery chariot, which 1 have often wondered why farmers
evidently was a U.F.O. (D Kings:2). In Elijah's haven't started their own
churches. If they The unconscious death urge is built upon the
were the source of religion instead of domi- idea that death is inevitable. I have discov-
account, the U.F.O. is not described but one
nated theologicians, whose book learning is ered as the result of working with many peo-
of Elijah's contemporary prophets, Ezekiel,
a substitute for real knowledge, the world ple that death is not inevitable and that it too
evidently describes it in full in his book of
the Old Testament. would be in a much better place. Theology works according to the family tradition —
Today our spirit has evolved so many that doesn't work God's
in the fields is not that death passed down from generation
is
instruments of comfort and pleasure to sup- theology. Theologians that don't work in the to generation by loving parents. The first
port the physical body that physical immor- fields are not trustworthy with human souls step in overcoming death is to question its
ing a little bit with spiritual purification simplicity and love. related to daily life —
but the fact is that they
exercises like daily bathing, fasting occa- It is better for us to reconstruct the are.
sionally from food and sleep. government and our tax structures in a con- The unconscious death urge is the
Yoga means science of life or the sci- scious way through participation rather stronghold for all depressions, sickness, feel-
ence of union with God. A scientist is a per- than to sit by and wait for our government ings of helplessness and failure. When you
son who experiments with his or her body. If and economy to collapse. attack all of these things at their source (birth
you begin experimenting with your body An elected block leader and a monthly trauma, parental disapproval syndrome,
through connected breathing rhythm or town meeting on every block is the only specific negatives, unconscious death urge,
diet changes, you are a yogi. The goal of yoga practical way we can resurrect an adequate past lives), it makes life a lot easier every day
is the eternal life of spirit, mind and body. ratio of representation. Elected block lead- — every minute of every day. And so it has
Jesus was a yogi, therefore. Christians should ers can meet with existing representatives: enormous practical value. I've worked with
be yogis if they follow his example. (city councilman, county supervisor, state businessmen who have doubled their in-
I have seen the idea of physical immor- assemblyman, congressman) each month, comes as a result of questioning the uncon-
tality double some people's income. I have thereby creating a monthly cycle of com- scious death urge. Just questioning that idea
also seen the idea of physical immortality munication between all voters and each — which seems to be very abstract — has
put people into 'flake consciousness' be- level of government. brought so much light into their conscious-
cause they valued their body as their most The monthly town meeting enables us ness that they enjoyed their work more,
valuable material possession more than to start government over again. loved people more, and, obviously, they've
money. Eventually these people who save made more money.
themselves become outstandingly wealthy,
as well as healthy. So the idea of physical
immortality is related to money.
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Chapter VII
Prophecies
The Paradoxes of Prophecies of Doom:
Thoughts for Meditation (1980)
The Paradoxes of Prophecies of Doom: going insane is the way to sanity. The truth All our thoughts are creative, including
Thoughts for Meditation. may be that most people are going through unconscious ones. If prophecies of doom
preventing or self fulfilling
• Self insanity into divinity. frighten us, it is only because we have victim
•When presented, unbelievers stay un- The absolute truth about life and the thought patterns that need to be changed.
believers and therefore may bring destruc- universe is: The thinker is creative. The Bible History proves that victim thoughts held by
tion on themselves. says: "Nothing was created without the enough people can create natural and social
• The ignorant are not transformed by Word." And, "The heavens and the earth disasters like earthquakes, floods, plagues
them, or are they? were created by the Word of God." The Word and wars. Where spiritual enlightenment,
• Fear is not a reliable motivation: habit isthought with breath added. Thought plus goodness and peace of heart reigns, there is
is the biggest; money may be second in Wes- lifeforces has created everything that exists no war and the universe is serene.
tern society; love usually endures as a moti- including your personal reality. Your and my # The American Hopi Indians probably
vation longer than fear or money. thoughts, conscious and unconscious, have have the most advanced culture in the
• Only the spiritually aware can see the created our reality, including our relation- world. Their nation has dwelled in peace and
future and change it. ship to the physical universe. prosperity for all of its existence, over
Skeptics heckle and get to be right. It
• Moses, Elijah, Jesus, Babaji, and millions 10,000 years. They have never had war on
takes real love on the part of those with real of people have demonstrated that the their soil. Never had a famine, nor plague.
power to save them and not get credit for heavens and the earth can be changed by They have never had an overpopulation
saving them. concentration, sometimes called prayer. problem. The Hopi way of life is built upon a
• People tired of life cause the plane The thing that confuses the unenlightened is practical, spiritual technology that brings
crashes and other disasters; tiredness and ignorance of the fact that all thought is about peace and purification through regu-
misery is caused by neglecting purification; creative — even unconscious thoughts. lar ceremonial practices. These practices
spiritual purification produces high energy Thoughts like: "1 am weak," "I am poor," have the real powers of nature and human
people, full of hfe, love and light. "Inever get what I want," "Other people are success built into them. Even the well
• A mass of negative thought (emotion) better than me," "Things happen to me I can't financed materialistic civilization of the U.S.
in a million people can cause an earthquake control," "Life is against me," "Death is in- government has not yet succeeded in de-
as easily as one person can pick up and evitable and beyond my control," or "Some stroying the Hopi culture. The truth is that if
throw a stone. force outside of myself controls my destin)^' the U.S. federal and state governments are
On Monday, July8, 1979, I was over- are powerful beliefs that create your not yet conquered by the wisdom, peace,
whelmed with peace. I have felt this certain rea lit>^also. and love of the little Hopi nation, they will
peace and security since. It was the feeling •.-'The first step to spiritual enlightenment be destroyed. The U.S. materialistic culture
that all the prophecies of doom were invalid, 'is to realize that thought is creative. The is ind?nger. but the Hopi nation is not.
that we had successfully prevented them. It second step is to raise the quality of enough ^ J Thf ordinary people who practice
feels now like all we have to do is to do our thoughts to have created a pleasant reality truth, simplicity and love and who re-
work and to go ahead and build heaven on and to be in control of it. Sometimes you member God are not in danger They are the
earth in a practical way. The full beauty of cannot control or change your reality di- spiritual government of the world. They are
life on earth, of our humanity and our divin- rectly, but you can change your thoughts di- self sufficient emotionally and economically.
itycan now be expressed. Presence of Babaji rectly and instantaneously and this will They will rebuild the world after the exist-
reminds us that the world is safe for human ^ventually change your reality. ing governments and evil people have been
excellence.
found out a week later that July 8 was
I
^ Being in total control over your per-
*sonal reality and total environment cannot
destroyed. Only to the extent that worldly
governments merge with the spiritual gov-
the day of the guru. The realization flashed be done by force, effort, or tension. It is done ernment can they survive. Order is depend-
that they (the spiritual masters for earth) by relaxation and freedom of choice over lent upon truth, simplicity and love.
had met and decided the good spiritual your thoughts, as they flow through your B The true spiritual government is invisi-
energies on earth were strong enough to consciousness. High thoughts persisted in, ble and eternal. Therefore, enlightened
bring perpetual peace and heaven on earth. sooner or later produce high and beautiful people are not frightened nor concerned
V('e are now safe, but we must proceed to do reality and life. It is breathing into w'onder- when worldly governments and economies
our work and teach everyone spiritual en- . ful thoughts and exhaling bad ones. crumble. The righteous prosper and wicked
lightenment and practical personal purifica- V«, Babaji says: "What the mind conceives, are cut offunder all systems. When the
tion as described in Chapter 4. The urgency the eye should see, the ears should hear, the people are righteous, their government is.
may be over, so we can continue our work in tongue should tell. Inner purification is Prophecies of doom and the actual fall of
peace and safety. Although there may not be necessary. . . Man is all mind and his form is in governments and economies are just the
major disasters, temporary insanity may be- accordance with his mind." This is his expe- realization of justice. If people are ignorant
come more popular The word insanity is in- rience, it may take some of us a little more enough to allow their government and
teresting. If you look at it as 'into sanity', then spiritual purification before it becomes ours. economy to crumble, obviously they do not
deserve them.
61
Om Namaha Shivai
People who have pure hearts and who nothing to do. Their daily routine had been If the motivation of large numbers of
literally love their neighbors cannot be interrupted. Since utilities and institutions people is suddenly destroyed so that there
frightened by prophecies of doom. They are had all failed, there weren't even any bill are sudden changes in the work force, it col-
in total control of themselves and their payments to live for lapses major lines of supply of goods and
neighborhood. They create harmony and The changes were so sudden and services. This in turn puts people who like
They purified me. I am willing to be moti- place to go that meant anything to them. No economy is so complex, intertwined, and in- \
vated by these thoughts unitl all my friends dinners at friend's homes or at restaurants. terdependent that every industry would
and neighbors are safe and free from danger, No movies, no shopping centers. No televi- have to start over again without money.
illness and poverty. sion to watch. Radios and stereos sat pow- They could then organize a new money sys-
have seen the prophecies of doom
I erless. Even alcohol and drugs were not tem in each community.
immobilize people and throw them into available. The question is: are there enough
temporary mental illness. It is better to go Danger and violence might lurk outside highly motivated workers and leaders to
through temporary insanity, if necessary to the neighborhood. There was very little start over again without pay? Would preoc-
prevent the prophecies of doom, than to talking between these people because they cupation with personal needs for food and
keep a superficial sanity and create the ac- were afraid of each other They were afraid safety eliminate the possibility of any major
tual doom. Since temporary insanity is to communicate. Many of these people were industry functioning? Who has enough
necessary for some people to enrich their hungry, some were already past hunger. intelligence to reorganize a money system?
hearts and souls, I may not be able to prevent They were all looking confused, dazed, Avery wise conclusion to make as a re-
it, but I hope that this chapter will guarantee helpless, hopeless, but not yet angry. Most of sult of looking at this prophecy is: to move
that it is temporary. I hope this chapter them looked incapable of anger, and yet it toward simplicity and self sufficiency. Every
breaks all readers, and the people who hear felt that if vioence started, they might easily intelligent human being can learn to survive
the readers of this book speak, out of their turn into mad dogs. They would kill and eat directly from a piece of their own land. This
fears. People who remember God and prac- each other like cannibals. But most of these land can be owned individually or in com- j'
tice truth, simplicity and love deserve to live people would rather run from violence and munity. The idea of having local gardens and ']'
in a world of certainty, safety, prosperity, starve to death than fight. In some neighbor- farms, even in the middle of large cities is a
he alth and security. hoods, the angry ones were senselessly wonderful idea. Every person should be di
^_J There must be at least one spiritual slaughtering people without any satisfac- rectly connected to their own farm. Tb
master in every country. It is time to direct tion. Where is the therapist? There were no idea contains so much common sense th.i.
our money, our educational resources, our leaders. In the whole country, there were we wonder how we ever got away from it. i|'
social status toward the evolution of spirit- some leaders in some neighborhoods, but We not only have raped and forsaken '
ual masters in our culture. The lack of spirit- they were fast becoming exhausted while our land, but we have destroyed most of Na-
ual masters will cause everything to go to coping with one little neighborhood. There tive American Indian and rural cultures that ;'
ruin and waste. were not enough leaders to scratch the sur- live according to common sense and nature. (
D Who
is the spiritual master in your face of the problems. The Native American Indian tribes not only ij'
country? Without spiritual masters the The masses were totally unprepared to were self-sufficient and in harmony with na- )•
people perish. The health of a country is de- survive without a money system. People ture, but they also had enough spiritual i'
termined by its saints. Let's have a country in who habitually drove to work every day, purification exercises built into their tribal !<
which everyone is a spiritual master. came home to dinner and watched televi- cultures so that most of the people were in '
i History records the failure of countries sions, were so hopelessly disoriented psy- harmony with themselves. The U.S. govern-
who did not have enough spiritually en- chologically, that they did not know where ment has successfully "educated" most of
'
lightened pople. The goal of every school to go for food, how to get it and they did not these self-sufficient, natural cultures out of
and educational system should be to evolve care. It was as though they were saying: "God existence. Most Native American tribes are '
everyone into a spiritual master. ^ pulled the rug from under us, nothing our now dependent upon the money system,
as
^
parents taught us applies; the only way we the automobile, and electricity as most '
can get even is to die. Besides, there is cities. The complex and ridiculous tax sys-
The Dream
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nothing else to do. All the pleasures we have tems and senseless greed and ignorance of '
On June 7, 1979, 1 had a very interesting known are gone. No familiar activities are have
real estate speculators causing inflation •
dream. In the dream, I was in the middle of available." forced farmers out of business in localities i
Was this dream a prophecy? If food, jobs all over the country. People are so hyp-
'
spaced, lawns were well kept, etc. dent upon money, people must be money they would rather make money from real es-
In my dream, people were aimlessly machines and not really human. Not a tate profits than have farms. People have
wandering around. They looked hopeless, chance for divinity. If this prophecy is possi- chosen money instead of food.
confused, and spaced. Everyone I saw ble,there is no human race. There are only Only a major resurgence of good
walked zombie-like across and back, up and robots carrying money and other pieces of American common sense can prevent this/j
down, like people milling around in a mental paper and things from place to place. Our dream from becoming reality. We can pre- I
hospital ward. The whole city had turned society is not held together by human emo- vent the great American dream from turnin"
into a mental hospital ward — the whole tions,but by paper Into a nightmare by having a monthly to\\
country had. have heard that the U.S. Treasury has
I meeting on every block. We might be able
The immediate cause of this behavior already printed new money that will be ex- to watch the disaster on television but Fv
was the failure of the money system. These changed for present money at the rate of one doubt if television can prevent them with-
people's life savings were wiped out. The new bill for ten old ones. To attempt to im- out the resurrection of the great tradition of
banks were all closed, as were most busines- plement this would obviously cause the monthly town meetings. If we have enough
ses. Since all the lines of supply had col- money system to collapse and destroy the leadership, monthly block meetings can
lapsed and there was no work, people had American way of life as we know it. happen. Every group of approximately 100
62 Om Nahama Shivai
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people should elect a leader — a representa- devote full attention to improving the qual- block organizer and lobbyist. This block
i live. This block leader is the neighborhood ity of life in the neighborhood. leader should be a full time human being for
I
social worker — elected by the residents. We If only ten people are enlightened and the purpose of loving everyone on the block,
j
should think about paying this neighbor- generous enough to contribute SIO per teaching them and serving them.
I hood leader a salary so that this person can week, they can have their own full-time
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More on Prophecies
The purpose of prophecies of doom is and committed to the eternal life of spirit, world. Even our military personnel are not
change them. It is the destiny of prophets
'to mind and body. Believers in this system of devoid of the Scripture's verse prophecy that
ito make themselves look foolish. ideas believe that those who survive the "Swords will be beaten into plowshares
The purpose of natural disasters is to great day of purification will become im- neither will there be war anymore." The
•wake up the sleeping masses. Only those mortal spiritual masters. They believe that solution to the leadership problem can be
'Will be destroyed who refuse to be awak- the spiritual energy of the earth has been easily tested by having monthly town meet-
ened and who cling to the darkness and evil raising gradually over the centuries and that ings on every block. The basic purpose of
tin their hearts. It is a law of nature that — if the human race is making a transition from these meetings is not political, but the reali-
•we are unwilling to discipline ourselves, the sinner consciousness to Christ conscious- zation of truth, simplicity and love. Spiritual
:physical universe will discipline us: by natu- ness. Or as the Bible says: "The corruptible enlightenment, the discussion of practical
ral death
nothing else works.
if will put on incorruptibility and the mortals human problems in all spheres of human
In 1982, it is predicted that all the major will put on immortality^' interest, and the formation of rich, human
planets of the solar system will line up on These are the prophecies. They are friendships are the only kinds of goals that
one side of the sun at the same time. It is the enough to put one in terror and make the can redeem our political and social struc-
opinion of some scientists that this lineup hearts of the strong faint. tures. The leadership test is whether or not
'Will cause huge tidal waves as high as 1,000 Bhole Baba Ki Jai — Victory to those there are enough individuals in each neigh-
feet all over the earth which would virtually who overcome and who have the power to borhood to initiate, direct, and maintain a
wipe out human life on all coastal cities. change the prophecies. monthly meeting of real human beings, in
Some scientists have expressed the opinion All prophecies are only idle thoughts harmony with these purposes. Practical
that old continents may rise out of the ocean until they have materialized. They are experience with monthly town meetings on
which would sink huge portions of existing thoughts which each individual has the every block will give us total certainty about
continents under water, e.g., it is predicted ability to change. the future likelihood of the prophecies of
Ithat the western half of the United States will And individuals who change their civil disorder. If we can produce harmony
'be covered with water. Such major changes thoughts can change the thoughts of those among the people of our neighborhood now,
in the shape of the earth obviously could around them. As self-appointed preachers it is more likely that we can maintain har-
bring about massive earthquakes and all and prophets change the thoughts of people mony under the stress of social, economic or
kinds of natural disasters. Some scientists around them, they cause ripples in the uni- natural disasters.
believe that this lineup of all the planets on versal current of mind that can change the If a core of leadership evolves on every
one side of the sun may temporarily bring destiny of the whole earth and the human block, perhaps these grass roots leaders can
about dramatic weather changes all over the race. The primary requirement to be con- supply enough intuitive and emotional wis-
earth. It is also just as possible that nothing sidered is that these thought changes not be dom to help our entire population move
dramatic will happen. superficial but that they actually transform through the transformation of conditioned
Finally, there is the theory of psycho- the deep subconscious beliefs and cultural motivation to divine motivation. So, tem-
logical causation. In this view, the world is traditions of humanity. This requirement is porary insanity is already a popular and
seen as a biosphere, a living organism that is to have the basic habit of human conscious- socially acceptable movement in the United
sensitive to mass beliefs or even individuals' ness to be filled with light and love instead of States, as well as many other countries. The
thoughts if they are strong enough. darkness and fear. Let's take another look at idea of grass roots therapists operating from
Scientists and thinkers in this school the prophecies. common sense and intuitive wisdom is
think that the great day of spiritual purifica- Spiritual enlightenment seems to be perhaps the most practical idea to save
tion is upon us. That the mass habit of victim crisscrossing and cross-pollinating all reli- the world. The practice of monthly town
consciousness and death urge will bring gious, social, political, economic, cultural meetings can permit these middle class
about civic and natural disasters to destroy and educational subcultures of the United gurus and saviors to organize themselves
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everyone who is not spiritually enlightened States and most of the countries of the and spread enough love and common sense
to make a difference
It is the opinion of other scientists, that but he was very hungry. The psychic power their teaching activity and leadership, will
even though the planets in the solar system of this individual brought about the salva- probably enlighten enough of their envi-
line up, that the universe so well balanced,
is tion of his brother You might even say he ronment to save humanity from death and
that the average person who did not have a resurrected his brother from the list of the destruction. Universal block meetings make
telescope or an interest in astronomy, would earthquake casualties by his positive faith the teaching job much easier.
not even notice that such an interesting and his telepathy. Are you willing to be one of these lead-
event had even taken place. There may be as Example No. 3: A few freeway bridges ers in the spiritual government of the world?
totally collapsed during the earthquake. you think you are,I suggest that you get
many, if not more, scientific authorities on If
this side of the controvesy as there are on the One of them collapsed on a pickup truck and busy with your own spirutal purification
side of the prophets of doom. squashed the driver, instantly killing him. process. A surprisingly few austerities may
If thought does have any power, obvi- The split second timing that is necessary for be enough for you to save yourself and your
ously it does not pay to lend your mind that particular driver to be under that par- friends.
power to the prophecies of destruction. ticular bridge, at the exact moment neces- Let us not settle for a few liberated be-
It is also possible that believing the sary to bring about such a personal disaster, ings. Let us all strive for enough spiritual
prophecies of doom may do you more harm makes mathematically improbable, if not
it purification to save ourselves and let us not
than the fulfillment of the prophecies them- impossible, to call it a coincidence, i.e., an compromise with minimum salvation. Let us
selves. Believing the prophecies cannot only accident. The conclusion that the individual all become spiritual masters, let us all go
create emotional and social disturbances, was manifesting a personal death urge, is all the way to become spiritual masters
but they can also cause a person to become much more logical. The kingdom of heaven on earth cannot set-
accident prone, and produce actual physical The finalLos Angeles earthquake tle for mediocrity and blandness. Driving
harm or death, before the prediction is even example: Most of the people in Los Angeles motivation, creative initiative and the
scheduled to take place. The story of the in 1970 were seeking the good life. Most of intuitive personal connection to infinite in-
famous Los Angeles earthquake of 1970 them were contented with their lives, and telligence of every individual, has the poten-
suppliesmany interesting examples of the most of them had a personal philosophy of tial to realize such excellence, elegance,
power of personal consciousness in relation life that caused them to be happy. The over- variety, richness and marvelous quality
to natural disasters. whelming belief of the people in the county of human existence, that the words heaven
Example No. 1: One famous psychic of Los Angeles, when they went to bed the on earth can become meaningless in the
woman publicly predicted that the night before that earthquake, was an uncon- experience of it.
earthquake would happen on a certain scious expectation of getting up in the You can begin now by upgrading your
Monday in April 1969. She was so convinced morning and going to work, for a relatively thoughts about the physical universe to
of her prophecy that she moved to the state contented and uneventful day. This mass be- serve your present comfort and aliveness
of Washington. On the Saturday before her lief could be the cause of the earthquake These thoughts will inevitably foster your
prediction was to come true, she died of a happening while everyone was in bed, and future safety. Even if the natural disasters
heart attack. Obviously, her belief in earth- before they were on the streets and free- were to take place, your positive attitude and
quakes caused her to manifest an earthquake ways, or in collapsing elevators on their way faith in God would cause you to be guided by
in her own body. She did not benefit from to work. If the earthquake had taken place inner direction, or detailed information
her psychic wisdom. It would have been bet- one or two hours later, probably thousands from inspired psychics, to maintain your
ter for her to suffer the embarrassment of
of people would have been killed. spirit, mind and body together in safety and
being wrong. It is the occupational hazard of To postulate that the love for life of the health.
prophets to be made fools of by God and the average person in Los Angeles controlled Prophecies of doom can cause excite-
physical universe. The earthquake hap- the timing of that earthquake, is as totally ment for a while and then they lose their
striking contrast. A man who lived in Kansas To master all of the spiritual purification experience in that the seaweed around his
who techniques in the following chapter will neck, in the belly of the whale, simulates his
had the feeling that his missing brother
worked at that hospital was still alive.His doubtless make the average person who womb experience, in which he may have
was so strong that he came to Los does so a spiritual master A few hundred had an umbilical cord around his neck. 2)
feeling
thousand such spiritual masters sprinkled His overt desire for death after the prophecy
Angeles and inspired the digging crew to re-
across the world is probably more than was averted, may have been a manifestation
sume digging in the wreckage, in the hope of
enough to satisfy a loving and long suffering of his personal death urge, which seems in-
finding his brother. After a few more days of
God's requirements, essential for the re- tertwined with his prophecy of doom. Or, it
digging, the official crew quit, but he per-
demption of earth. In other words, the per- could have been the experience of him as a
sisted with a few volunteers. He finally found
66 BholeBabaKiJai
Chapter WL
Overpopulation (1980)
1 have come to the conclusion that the prayers. God evidently answers negative without a ticket and giving them involuntary
idea of heaven on earth is inconceivable prayers as well as positive prayers. vasectomies while in jail. Before this, the
without conscious population control as a And American Indians (Native Ameri- government put up signs showing pictures
race of people on this planet. Unless our cans) know that the balance of nature is con- (since the ignorant can't read) of a well-
generation gives up the idea that having trolled by human consciousness. They con- dressed small family besides a poorly dres-
children is the way to perpetuate ourselves, trolled the weather consciously. When wc sed large family. Intelligent people looked at
it be the death of most of us. The solu-
will invalidate our spiritual power, we control the picture and thought that the govern-
tion is simple. We can get ourselves and our nature unconsciously, to our blessing or dis- ment was trying to encourage small families.
neighbors to abstain from having children. It aster The unconscious desire for death can Ignorant people looked and thought the
is past the time for experimentation and bring about huge natural disasters. government was trying to encourage large
speculation. The writing is already on the But how did India get into such a mess families. They said, "Look at the poor rich
wall — plain for everyone to read. Over- of overpopulation? The answer is too sim- family with only 2 children."
population is just beginning to be a problem ple. How could India with all its spiritual The only way of solving this population
in the U.S., but in many countries of the masters create such a mess? The answer is problem is spiritual enlightenment for the
world it is old history. They don't talk about ignorance —
the same way we in the United masses. Our common educational system is
it. because it is too late for them. Their situa- States are doing the same thing. People get helping, modern mass media and mass travel
tion is hopeless. married and have children because their are helping. New age free-lance gurus and
I'll give you a clear example. I traveled parents did it, without thinking that there self-improvement seminars are helping. But
to India. In the city of Bombay it is estimated might be a higher purpose. the only practical way that we can get the
there are over " million people. There is The spiritual masters did too much intelligent and the ignorant in our soci-
housing for 3 million. This means that 4 rail- meditating and too little teaching and too ety to talk together enough is through a sys-
lion people sleep in the street. If you take a little preaching. Meditating can be a form tem of neighborhood town meetings on
walk at night, you have to literally walk of escape, of hypocrisy. While the spiritual every block.
around or step over hundreds of bodies. masters were in the mountains and monas- I recommend that you copy this treatise
Bombay is not an isolated example. It is also teries meditating, the ignorant people were and get your local newspapers to print it
like this in every major city and village in screwing. So the ignorant people made often because it is a fast inexpensive way to
India. .Most people in India sleep on the babies faster than the intelligent people get millions of copies printed. But publish-
ground like animals. If they are wealthy, they could educate them. This dilemma points up ing it in newspapers won't guarantee that
may own a blanket. If they are not, they are an interesting paradox. Intelligent people your neighbor will ever see it. So I recom-
forced to become a yogi —
a master of tem- have small families. Ignorant people have big mend that you personally mail or deliver it
perature. .Many Indian people master hunger families. Therefore you either have to edu- to everybody on your block. You can mail it
and sleeplessness because of necessity. cate everyone into being a spiritual master anonymously if you are paranoid about your
The deserts and mountains are filled or the world gets overpopulated with igno- nieghbors. If you are afraid of your neighbors
with people also. There is almost no place in rant people — human animals, living like now, how will you feel when you have twice
India to go today to get away from people ants with about the same level of self- as many???
and find privacy. You can have a room in esteem. In India people live in the deserts in Before Europeans came to America, Na-
a house, but that doesn't keep you from holes like snakes and like rats. Today, in India, tiveAmericans had war between one village
the noise. India has noise pollution from there is no longer any privacy in the moun- and another, over the issues of water re-
people, if not from machines. People cover tains and the noise of ignorant people sur- sources, hostilities, etc. What will prevent
everything — like ants. rounds the monasteries. this from happening in the future? The only
The water pollution is well known. We have the choice of making the baby thing that will prevent this is love and wis-
More people die from water pollution than industry obsolete or making life on this dom and abundant communication, so that
from hunger in India. I did not .see hunger as planet as we know it obsolete. If women's the idea of the human family is a practical
a real problem in India — although it may be. liberation means anything, it must mean experience.
I looked for it, but I didn't see it. being more than a baby machine. Sex for the We can prevent overpopulation
Several Indian people believe that purpose of reproduction is no longer an act through intelligent abstinence and self-
Americans were saints in previous lives and of love: it will produce war and natural disas- discipline. Or we can indulge ourselves and
are rewarded by birth in the United States. ters. We have reached the point in human curb overpopulation through violence and
Overpopulation doesn't produce starvation, historywhere having a family doesn't per- natural disasters. We can do it now or wait
but it does produce degradation and misery. petuate life, it is a method of certain soci- until the United States is like India.
The pollution of space and land by too many ological suicide. Having children is no longer an appro-
human bodies produces misery and lust for not a doomsday prophecy
This is —
it is
priate way to resolve our birth trauma nor
death. The tidal wave in South India in 1977 a common sense interpretation of history. It our parental disapproval syndrome. If you
that killed 100 thousand people was brought has already happened in most of the coun- lust for the experience of parenthood, I rec-
about by the prayers of miserable people too tries on earth! ommend that you borrow a friend's child for
ignorant to commit suicide or dcmaterialize Gandhi and her son were
In India Mrs. a few weeks. If you find that you like this
their bodies through yoga, who moaned for voted out of office because their government experience, than adopt a child. If adoption
relief. .Moans and worries and fears and was arresting people for riding on trains doesn't give you enough satisfaction, bring
Om Nahama Shivai 67
home a bupi. Ifyou can't educate and re- The earth really is heaven. Everybody who population is a disease which overruns and
habilitate a bum, you would fail as a parent doesn't figure this out is to leave. destroys human cultures.
It degrades human
monthly town meeting on every block is Intelligent people in the U.S. cannot
that it puts everyone in an extended family neglect this question. Are we going to si-
with wonderful loving relationships with lently stand by and watch our country be
people of every age. overrun and completely polluted by igno-
Obviously, solving the problem in our Overpopulation rant people who are ruled by their genitals
country is not enough. We must establish
communication the whole human fam-
in Continued 1979 — and animal mentality? Or are we going to be
intelligentand practical about it? The na-
ily. Once we have solved the problem we problem of over-
tions that already have this
must share our solution with all nations. We Our generation has more beautiful, population now had the same unconscious
can't wait until God solves the problem. He practical, and useful freedoms than any attitude centuries ago toward overpopula-
hasn't and He won't. God gave us reproduc- other generation on earth. Heaven on earth tion which we have today. Overpopulation is
tivepowers. Do you expect Him to take is instantly available to us. All we have to do a social disease that destroys beautiful
them away? Do you expect the government is step into with our minds and bodies, our
it human people have large
cultures. Ignorant
to pass a law making childbirth illegal? spirit is already there. But we must now use families, intelligent people have small
This issue can only be solved by individual our freedom of speech and freedom of as- families, virtuous people have no families.
intelligence! sembly to solve the practical problem of This is the way most nations have dealt with
The overpopulation problem is made overpopulation. The devil and hell and even this issue. The result of this procedure is a
more urgent by the promises of scientists to death are rapidly disappearing in human nation that is overrun with ignorant people
double the average lifespan and the idea of consciousness as immediate or real threats Ibelieve that our common education system
physical immortality now being popularized to the human experience of heaven on earth in the U.S. and the efficiency of mass media
by philosophers. This is another paradox: and life with God on earth. The major threat can solve this problem. But I doubt if they
personal immortality versus immortality to heaven on earth to our generation is not can solve it without complicated legal
through children. In the prophecy of the Satan or hell, it is overpopulation. problems unless we have a monthly town
Hopi American Indians, which has been Not much has happened to prevent this meeting on each block in which it is dis-
around for centuries, it says that "man did problem since I wrote my treatise over a cussed regularly until it is solved. Obviously
have the power to appear and disappear year ago, so I am adding to it and I plan to put not enough to solve this problem in the
it is
at will, but has lost his power through more energy into the solution than I have in the problem is not solved in all
U.S. alone. If
arrogance and now misuses his reproductive the past. I hope you will help me and do the countries of the world, the countries
powers." The Hopi nation has existed in something practical as soon as you finish who do solve it will be overrun by people
peace on the same land for thousands of reading this. from countries who don't solve it. Either
years. They have never had an overpopula- Overpopulation has destroyed many Americans solve the problem of overpopula-
tion or an underpopulation problem; they countries in the Far East and made them unfit tion and send our countries with truth,
have a spiritual ceremonial technology that for the habitation of intelligent human be- simplicity and love or overpopulated na-
works. Hopi land is the spiritual capital of ings with self-esteem. European countries tions will send their missionaries of over-
America and perhaps the world. There is are bulging at the seams. Americans some- population and ignorance to our country
more truth, simplicity and love in the Hopi times look down their noses at the poverty with their results of scarcity, degradation,
spiritual elders than in the whole U.S. and hunger of other countries but if we pollution and violence.
government. don't keep the birth-death rate equal to each North and South America, Australia and
Another paradox comes out of this. The other for the next few generations over- parts of Africa provide the last opportunities
idea of physical immortality as a belief sys- population will literally eat up our abun- to prevent the overpopulation problem be-
tem produces war when held more
it is dance and spaciousness. To stop developing fore it is too late. It is already too late in the
important than love. Eternal love, life and real estate does not necessarily prevent rest of the world. Americans who haven't
wisdom is the only solution to the world's ignorant self-indulgent people from man- traveled don't realize how humanity has
problems. ufacturing babies. In India probably half failed to use its reproductive powers intelli-
If you believe in reincarnation and that the population sleeps on the ground. This gently. Most Americans think that over-
every soul had thousands of lifetimes, it's condition is brought about by overpopu- population is a problem of the future. For us,
possible that more of them are back now and lation, not the lack of technology. Producing it is a problem of the present generation.
together we have the cooperative wisdom babies takes less intelligence than produc- If we don't solve this problem in the next
to create heaven on earth as a practical real- ing horses. two or three decades, it will be too late for
ity. This means that in this century we could When you stop to consider the truth the U.S.A.
have the greatest people of all fields of about overpopulation you will soon realize This main reason people have children
human excellence alive today. Maybe we that the unconsciously used power of today is because it is the thing to do. Their
have military people and peace officers that human minds and bodies of too many people parents raised them with the idea that
can actually prevent war and violence. on earth is the only thing that could suc- people are supposed to have children to bi
Maybe politicians arc getting sane in their cessfully destroy the earth. Overpopulation fully human. In the past reproduction was
use of wealth and power It seems that the is the greatest evil of the last few centuries encouraged for political and economic rea-
population of excellence is significant and will continue to be until it is stopped. sons or to carr>' on the family name. Death
enough so that no one person can amass The U.S. presently has a birth and death and fear of death was the ultimate justifica-
enough power to do much damage. But it is a rate that is almost equal. But we are immi- tion for children. All these reasons are no
mistake to believe that quantity can substi- grating too many people from overpopu- longer appropriate. Now, physical immor-
tute for quality. lated countries at such a rapid rate because tality is a realistic possibility. The present
Our goal is to raise the standard of of our love, generosity, and abundance. We paradox is that death or mass warfare may be
mediocrity through spiritual enlighten- may soon be so overrun by ignorant people necessary to make physical immortality
ment. Spiritual wisdom is no longer a luxury. from overpopulated cultures that our abun- sociologically desirable.Heaven on earth is
We can dedicate ourselves to the awareness dance may be destroyed. The question not possible without population control.
of all ordinary people as spiritual masters. 1 would like to raise is whether or not over- The other side of the principle of hav-
68 Om Namaha Shiva!
ing children to carry on the family name is making Christ and the veil as well as life and great transformers in America. When the
that the parents now must agree to die to death irrelevant. You hold the solution to issue of overpopulation is a successful
make room for their children. We must now this problem in your genitals and your abil- product sold in seminars, books, media,
face realistically these shocking value ity for social communication and commu- churches, politics, and other forms of busi-
changes. Eastern countries didn't. God nity organization. ness, then perhaps we can win the race to
didn't come to the rescue. They overpopu- Spiritual enlightenment and political be human.
lated the land, polluted resources and de-
its participation are no longer luxuries. Over- U.S. scientific technology offers the
graded human culture to the point of making population is no longer an academic ques- solution of space travel for the problem of
death preferable to life. tion. It is a problem which every intelligent overpopulation. Indian spiritual masters
This degradation includes people's person must take action upon. offer the yoga solution of dematerializing
morals. When the disaster in India that killed Obviously, practical, simple and effec- and rematerializing the human body and
100,000 people took place, most people tive birth control methods must be taught teleportation throughout space and time to
thought — good riddance. People in India and practiced on a mass scale. To change other dimensions and universes. But these
have become calloused to human death. traditional mass values, a practical spiritual are not solutions, only delays. We have to
Human existence has been cheapened by enlightenment must be shared that involves solve the problem on a practical, physical,
overpopulation. People rejoice when natu- unraveling the birth-death cycle and par- the here and now. If we can't
realistic level in
ral disasters wipe out masses of people be- ental conditioning to be effective. When the do this, the elaborate, advanced solutions of
cause it lessens the threat of violence, war, average woman gives up the home of physical and yogic sciences are as much pie
and universal poverty. Irresponsible beds mother consciousness, she usually experi- in the sky as heaven beyond death.
produce bedlam. ences temporary insanity. Most children are Enlightened, responsible, individual
To live in dirty, overcrowded cities or raised with the purpose of being fathers and human beings have to solve the problem.
even rural areas that are overrun by people mothers. Monthly town meetings on every The solution must be successfully com-
is poverty, regardless of how much money block are the most intelligent way to deal municated to the majority of people. The
you have in the bank. In India and many with temporary insanity of the masses. spiritual government of the world has to be
other Far Eastern countries, money can no Masses of people are experiencing tempo- run of the people, by the people, and for the
longer buy privacy. Even Europe is in immi- rary insanity not only from this issue, but people or disaster is inevitable. Spiritual
nent danger of reaching this stage of degra- from many other issues. Temporary insanity purification and political participation are
dation. In the midst of this kind of over- is common on the parth from parental con- no longer luxuries.
population, self-esteem and morals seem ditioning and dependency consciousness to The author prefers to remain anony-
pointless. spiritual, mental and physical self govern- mous in the hope that it will free people to
Any discussion of spiritual enlighten- ment and self sufficiency. distribute this essay more enthusiastically.
ment or purification is hypocrisy and devoid On the other hand, there is, always will Prosperity International has lots of in-
of common sense if it doesn't address this be, and always should be an appropriate formation in this issue and many other issues
issue. Babaji arranged for me to see, taste, place for childbirth. We need a crash pro- of practical value. For example, we know of
feel, and be repulsed by this problem, when I gram to prevent childbirth now. The earth practical, effective books on birth control,
was in India. He made sure I got the message. could conveniently survive with less than etc. If you desire more information, just send
The stink of human sewage and the discom- 50% of the present total population. After a donation and ask for the basic information
fort of trains and buses in India should be we have reversed the present suicidal trend, packet. Prosperity International is willing to
enough to teach everyone the message. It then we can presume traditional values with receive large donations to support its educa-
may have made them aware of the problem, intelligence and sanity. But the change in tional efforts.
but it hasn't solved it yet. Only grass roots trend must be real before it will cease to
politics practicing the educative power and be urgent.
love of the democratic process will solve the The traditional emphasis on family per-
problem. India needs intelligent grass roots petuation, unconscious reproduction and
all nations do.
politicians as economic survival must be sublimated to
India's greatest virtues are truth, social responsibility and spiritual self mas-
simplicity and love, but its greatest vice is tery. We have the educational tools and re-
) overpopulation. India has to solve this sources in the United States to pull off this
problem now that it is too late, but some change. If we do it we can teach the world. If
Western countries still have the opportunity we don't — the destiny of humanity and the
to learn from their mistake. world is inevitable. New age emphasis on
Underpopulation
i
We can try legal methods of restricting simple techniques of personal spiritual Conclusions
childbirth. We can try mass publicity cam- purification is the best solution. It is now the
paigns while the masses are still intelligent time to make spiritual masters socially ac- 1. Resist commercial campaigns to
enough to understand them. I believe that ceptable. It is beneficial to make self increase population growth for business
the most practical solution is for each block improvement teachers the highest paid reasons.
organization to take responsibility to keep profession. Modern American gurus are 2. Mail or deliver copies of this essay to
the birth-death rate equal on its block. If one highly paid if they are good. The open mar- newspapers, school teachers, ministers,
block has an excess of deaths, it can loan its ket place validates people who have some- doctors, etc.
quota of births to another block. I think that thing of true value to offer If "modern 3. Reducing population eliminates all
the discussion of this value system and the saviors of the world" aren't enlightened scarcity problems: food, water, fuel, and all
annual count of statistics in every commu- enough" to successfully market their wis- natural resources.
nity is the only ethical and practical solution dom, they don't deserve respect. No prob- Abstinence from childbirth reduces
4.
that can effectively educate people to the re- lem is urgent enough to suppress freedom of earth, airand water pollution.
ality of this problem. Social statistics and thought or freedom of speech. The problem 5. Now that we have complete world-
social discipline can work, if it is accurately of overpopulation can only be solved by wide communication, abstaining from
communicated to everyone. freedom of thought and freedom of speech. childbirth reduces the threat of war.
The truth is, that irresponsible repro- It cannot be done by force. It can only hap- 6. With an intelligent money redistri-
duction has the power to degrade human pen through a genuine cultural transforma- bution program personal prosperity of
existence on this planet to the point of tion by education. Business is one of the everyone can be increased.
BholeBabaKiJai 69
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abundance of goods and services for mass solution. we will absorb the overpopulation problem
everyone. of ignorant countries to the point where we
8. Abstinence from childbirth increases Overpopulation also have the same problem.
the quality of human life in every way. So the problem of overpopulation has
9. When everyone is a spiritual master, Instead of lecturing me on various sub- to be solved in every country, if we are to
there will be nothing to do but make love. jects like overpopulation, food, cleanliness, prevent war and national disasters.
10. Most people have made spiritual sanitation, etc., Baba sends me on trips to
mastery so difficult even God couldn't make India so I can see for myself.
it. My conclusion on overpopulation: I assume Indian journalists have made
1 1.Underpopulation is not dangerous, small families or no children is virtue; large people tired of talking about these things:
we are not in any real danger of running out families degrade human existence to the overpopulation is almost too late for talk.
of people. point of being a disaster in itself. Overpopu- Prophecies of destruction make some
In this essay, it may appear that I am lation creates social and national disasters. people secretly rejoice, but what if there is
being hard on India or too critical because of Physically it creates pollution, scarcity of no mass destruction and we have to live with
its overpopulation problem. In fact, I feel everything, including space, natural and cul- and improve things the way they are? What if
that India superior to the United States in
is tural resources: an abundance of ignorance there is no escape through death?
many ways. I think India probably has the and misuse of human resources. Ultimately,
most highly evolved culture and people of it creates death by starvation or violence. If
any nation on earth. India not only has love the society is nonviolent, the lust for death Parents of more than two children must
and peace, but it also has a highly developed becomes such a strong force that the be willing to feel remorse and repentence
technology. You can find everything in India psychic power of it creates natural disasters for their mistake, or their children will mul-
that you can find in the United States, plus waves, earthquakes, or plagues, etc.
like tidal tiply this mistake. If they do not, the remorse
a lot more. For example, India has only been We in the United States have a small will come after the destruction that over-
a democracy for some 30 years. And yet, overpopulation problem at present. But we population makes inevitable.
the Indian people have a more human, bal- are a young nation. Presently our birth rate 1977 tidal wave in India that killed
anced, efficient, and participatory democ- is fairly close to our death rate. But, if we 100,000 created remorse, but what shocked
racy than the United States has developed in do not develop total consciousness about those with remorse is the callousness a —
over 200 years. it now, in a few generations we will find good riddance attitude. India is better oflf
A nation of people who have mastered our country in the same mess as India is without them.
simplicity can survive long after our com- now. Surplus of people and scarcity of every-
plex economy has collapsed. I wonder if thing else. 1979
many Americans would survive the tempo- would estimate that 25 per cent of In-
I
rary insanity that the collapse of the money dian people have no houses. They live in U.S. Population Hits
caves, or exposed on the ground or streets.
system might induce and be able to feed (Exactly) 220 Million
themselves. In Bombay, for example, a city of seven mil-
The greatest thing that could happen lion people, probably about half have homes. Washington.
among the nations of the earth is a marriage Several million people sleep on the streets, At 7:45 a.m. PST yesterday the U.S.
between India and the United States. If all in- or porches and floors of public buildings. To population officially reached 220 million
telligent people traveled to India, they could take a walk at night is to walk in the bedroom persons.
see the future of the United States. Likewise, of hundreds of people, sleeping. Each park is The Commerce Department's Census
if intelligent Indians traveled to the United the home of hundreds of people. Communal Clock, which estimates changes in popula-
States, they could see the future of India — living in the extreme — extended fatnily. tion, adds a person every 19 seconds, taking
positive and negative. Babaji said, "One day, This situation has created a national into account births, deaths and persons
there will be a spiritually enlightened atmosphere of safety and love. When you moving to and from the country.
American in every village in India to teach have no walls to protect you or separate A person is born in the United States
the people." Indians can teach Americans you from people or nature, love is a neces- every 10 seconds, a person dies every I6 sec-
the right use of materialistic technology. sity of survival. But it is also degrading and onds, an immigrant is added every 77 sec-
Americans can teach Indians how to take ridiculous. onds and an emigrant is subtracted every 15
care of their material possessions. Ameri- But ignorant people produce babies fas- minutes, the Commerce Department said.
cans can give Indians an appreciation of the ter than the construction industry can keep The population reached the 20n
U.S.
rich spiritual traditions they are losing as up with them. Due to the warmth of the million level on Nov. 20, 1957. It was 1
they move toward materialism. India seems weather in India, people can survive with- million in 1926.
to be making the move towards materialism out housing. When the first U.S. census was con-
that America did a hundred years ago, so Having more than two children is the ducted in 1790, the total population was just
they can learn from our mistakes. greatest national sin of our generation, in under 4 million.
any country. If you plan to be immortal, you United Press
**^^ should not have any children. To have chil-
Overpopulation in India will not be dren is to agree to die.
solved by the government. Mrs. Ghandi Having children is dependent upon
Rebirth May Be a Solution
proved that. It can only be solved by the mortality. Unless you plan to ship them to Excess Birth
masses of Indian people putting pressure on to another planet, either you or they have
themselves and their neighbors. To have to die. Rebirthing is a scientific, spiritual,
more than two children is a great crime and Simplicity is India's greatest virtue; breathing rhythm. This simple breathing
moral wickedness — it is the national sin. overpopulation is India's greatest vice. method consists of connecting the inhale to
To have one is enough to create a serious Overpopulation is not simplicity. the exhale in a relaxed intuitive rhythm.
problem if people start achieving physi- In the United States the birth rate This rhythm is an inspiration, not a disci-
cal immortality. Of course, to dematerial- equals, or is less than, the death rate, but the pline. The power comes from spirit.
ize your body and go to another planet is a immigration rate of people exceeds export Rebirthing has been called a biological
70 Om Namaha Shivai
experience of God. It is very physical, as well
as psychological and spiritual. When this
breathing rhythm is not done with a well
Ch^terK
trained rebirther, it is sometimes called
hyperventilation. It is best to have at least 10
lessons with a breathing guide called a re-
birther. It takes most people 5 to 20 sessions
How to Put Death
to dissolve accumulated tension, fear and
holding habits that may prevent the mastery
of this simple breathing rhythm.
to Death! (1968)
When rebirthing is combined with The idea that only two things are cer- In the future, eternal life will be certain
singing the name of God, massage, warm tain in life — death and taxes — is deep- and taken for granted. In the past, death was
baths, affirmations, fasting and other simple rooted in Western culture. I am dedicated in certain and taken for granted. The present is
spiritual purification techniques, has the
it
this essay to refute the idea and to replace it the generation of choice. We in this genera-
power to unravel the parental disapproval with a better idea — death is unnecessary tion can join either group. The courageous
syndrome, the birth-death cycle, to heal and undesirable. and lovers of life will seek eternal life and the
mental and physical illnesses, and to bring My discussion is based on the premise weaklings and pessimists will die. Therefore,
about the eternal life of the spirit, mind and that all human necessities are learned and it is obvious that the lovers of life will soon
body thereby establishing heaven on earth that perhaps most human limitations are be in the majority.
full of truth, simplicity and love. learned unconsciously. The certainty of But, you say, I don't know many people
death and taxes may be consciously ana- who have lived for even 200 years to say any-
Itis natural for people to breathe, to
lyzed by some, but most just take them for thing about 1,000 or 10,000 years. So how
think, and to express affection with loving
touch. Heaven and health are natural states granted and submit to them like sheep being can I learn how to live as long as I desire?
that are maintained through breathing led to the slaughter The belief in these two Who will teach me? There there are other
freely, and freedom of thought, and the free necessities never seriously discussed. In
is people who say, "A hundred years is all I can
use of loving touch. fact, to raise the idea that an ordinary man or take." "I'm bored now — the thought of living
There are rebirthing centers in every woman can conquer death would be con- 500 years is terrifying." Both of these state-
and in almost every country in the
U.S. state sidered radical, audacious, heretical or ments reveal that their authors are already
world For a directory, please write to: impossible even in the enlightened 20th programmed for death. The first question is,
Rebirth International, Box 234, Sierraville, century. "Is really long life desirable?"
An ironical thing about this Western
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idea of death is that it is generally perpetu-
Population Consciousness ated by Christianity and yet Jesus taught that Perpetual Longevity
faith in Him would yield eternal life. He
"A hundred years is all I can take." This
The ideal way to keep the birth-death taught that faith will enable us to do the
statement springs from a deep-rooted belief
rate equal: things commonly considered to be impossi-
in suffering and limitation. This person has
1. Count men, women and children on ble. Orthodox churches teach that Jesus was
not yet experienced "abundant life." The
your block or rural area. on a higher plane of being than we and that
fullness of health, joy, wisdom, peace and
2. Find out how each person feels about we cannot do the miracles that He did, but
love has not yet permeated his or her life.
their reprodctive responsibilities in relation Jesus said that we are not only expected to
They have not yet conceived the idea that all
to overpopulation. do everything that He did but that we are ex-
bodily limitations are temporary. Bodily
3. Have enough discussion until each pected to greater things than He did. So con-
limitations are limited. Aging is unnecessary
person can make a decision that works for quering death is our Christian duty.
and can be reversed.
all. "One for all and all for one." The ironical thing is that Orthodox
As our faith in our spiritual and physical
4. Implement the agreed upon program Christians while claiming to be humble in
power grows, our limitations are cast away
in harmony with your whole community. their condemnation of the audacious belief
and we walk in the freedom of whatever
5. When your block or city goes over of conquering death are really being pride-
state of physical being we develop faith in.
the acceptable birth-death rate or under it, ful and audacious because they are setting
—
The question is how do we develop faith?
everyone should know about it. themselves up with the authority to limit
This question will be answered soon.
the teachings of Jesus to their own puny in-
I am optimistic about life! The belief
** tk terpretation. What they don't realize is that
that evil, pain and death are necessary to
they got their concept of death from their
experience or appreciate goodness, joy and
parents or their Sunday school teacher, not
life is an error. It has been a common idea
from Christ. Christians are ironical in that
spread in Western culture, that we need such
while always seeking and striving for spirit-
contrasts to appreciate things, but I disagree
ualgrowth are horrified when a really sig-
with this idea because there are so many
nificantconcept of spiritual growth is pre-
forms of goodness to enjoy and provide con-
sented to them. "Ever learning, but never
trast that evil is completely unnecessary.
coming to a knowledge of the truth." St. Paul.
There is music, literature, construction,
I believe that the children of the future
architecture and oil, sciences, thousands of
will learn victory over death as easily as the —
kinds of business, sports, friendships
children of the past learned subjection to
infinite combinations of ideas formed into
death. The children of the future will laugh
personalities, space, travel, drama, medita-
at the stupidity of their ancestors who died
tion, politics, religion, sex, poetry and the
in ignorance of their spiritual and physical
thousands of kinds of occupations. What is
power Eternal perpetuation of the body will
the opposite of blue?
be factual and normal while death and
"I'm bored now. The thought of living
physical limitations will be uncommon and
500 years is terrifying!" Persons making this
ridiculous and uncertain.
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statement are "drags." There is a Chinese roots of your being and produces dependa- lifeand death, but we can give this power to
proverb, "He who is all wound up in himself ble results. For example, you might have the chance. Every perison is responsible for his
makes a very small bundle." To me life is word "millionaire" in your vocabulary and own death, but every person is not con-
beautiful! Life is exciting! Life is full of in- know the definition of it, but that doesn't scious of this power. For example, if your
teresting things to do!have had at least 200
I make you a millionaire. Likewise, having the parents told you that God controls the day
years planned since 1961 and by then I'm word "immortality in your vocabulary and
"
you die and that God uses disease, accidents,
sure that I will have another 1,000 years knowing that it is possible to achieve, old age or some such thing to kill people,
scheduled. doesn't mean you have conquered death. then if you have accepted this idea, you have
I want to master at least a hundred pro- I first conceived of physical immortality unconsciously surrendered your power over
fessions. I am now process of making
in the in 1961. In 1967, just six years later, I worked death to your parents' God — a God inciden-
my first million. I want to master several as- out my unconscious death urge I broke — tally whose power can't overcome germs,
pects of business: retaiHng, sales, manufac- the power of death in my soul after six years who is not intelligent enough to prevent ac-
turing and investing to name a few. This can of work. It took me several years more to cidents, and who is subject to time. Let's face
easily take 100 years. wash out all of the implications. I am it— our parents' God is too damn small let —
I want to ski all the great slopes of the finally publishing this essay in 1975, so it Him die! Stop restricting God! Let God be
world. This will take at least a year. want to
I took me over ten years to master these con- God. If He is a living God. He must t>e as big
do a lot of flying. I can think of a hundred cepts myself. Therefore, I recommend that as life.
religions of the world. theory and they must be logical, but the idea nite. He won't you live for-
notice or care if
Solar energy, sea explorationand recre- must become emotionalized and then we ever. If God cared whether or not you died,
ation, space travel,and metaphysics (at the must be able to act upon it. For example, a you'd never die, so obviously He leaves it up
study of the power of the mind) are still ex- chair was at first an idea, then someone got to you. If you try to make Him responsible,
citing frontiers. There are centuries of excited enough (emotion) about the idea to you may think you have succeeded but you
learning to be mastered in these areas. There build one, and finally he sat in it (physical). haven't. Therefore, if you die, it's only be-
are plenty of interesting projects to cure The idea of an airplane had been kicked cause you have committed suicide. Blaming
boredom. around for centuries before the Wright it on God doesn't keep you from being dead.
I am interested in life! Living for several Brothers flew in one, but in less than a cen- contains a star fish that can grow
If life
centuries is desirable for me and know it isI tury flying has become a household word in new arms and man is the ruler of the world,
for many others. every family. The same principles apply to the greatest of God's creatures, then why
Now for the biggest question how — our beliefs in cars and electric lights. The can't a man grow a new arm after amputa-
can an efficacious belief in the ability to gain same will be true about eternal life. Soon tion? The answer is he can and Jesus, many
victory over death be acquired? The answer everyone will consciously choose how long Christian saints, Hindu saints, and Muslim
is in essence very simple this belief— they desire to live. saints have done it. But don't tempt your
is developed the same way any other be- faith.Let the people who have already lost
lief is learned. Trade in your morality for Stepl their arms because of their belief that acci-
immortality. dents and nature have power over them
Our parents and other adults taught us Now for the logic of eternal life. Jesus demonstrate the truth. The rest of us can
to believe in the certainty of death when we did not rise from the dead to prove His demonstrate our faith and power by pre-
were children and too ignorant to argue. supremacy over us, but to teach us how to do venting accidents. Chopping off your arm
However, our parents and other adults also it ourselves. And He was not the first person and growing it back is a talent that anyone
taught us many other beliefs that we have in Bible history to do it. Enoch was the first
can learn, but why bother? I recommend
discarded. We can discard this belief in the in Bible history to leave the earth without that you use your time and energy and arms
same way. dying. Elijah raised a boy from the dead and to play the piano, build a house or to play
A word of caution here! he himself did not die, but ascended into basketball. Instead of creating problems for
It takes some people 20 years to over- heaven in a fiery chariot (perhaps the first yourself or someone else, help someone
come a learned belief in poverty which their UFO.). Jesus said, "I have power to give up who already has the problem.
parents had taught them. It may take you my life and I have power to take it again." If you have been taught that God or
several years to change your old belief in And He said, 'As ye believe so shall it be done Satan or an angel controls death and you ac-
death to a new belief in eternal life or a very unto you." He said, "Greater things than you cepted the teaching as truth, then stop and
long life. In the meantime, don't experi- see me do, you shall do." He said^ "If you think. There is and better truth. The
a higher
ment. Fooling around with death before you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, nothing real truth is God
has given you the
that
are ready could prove to be fatal. Honor and shall be impossible unto you." And He said, power to control your life and your death.
respect all of your old beliefs and fears as "If believe, you have passed from death
you Your saying or believing that you do not have
long as they have value and as long as you '
difference between intellectual knowledge The logic of the idea of vicitory over What words is Jesus talking about? "No
and knowledge that is connected to the death is as follows: Every person controls man has power to take my life from me. I
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Ihith, Simplicity and Love
have power to lay down my
life and I have techniques of autosuggestion are meditation threw them in were consumed. A more
power to take To keep these words
it again." (deep thinking or emotionalized imagina- modern book of miracles is the one written
means to know that they are true of you. tion or feelings), reading, listening, writing, on the citizens living in the middle of
In concluding this point of the logics of talking, observing and touching. Hiroshima and Nagasaki who survived the
eternal life, it is a fact that God has given There are hundreds of good books now heat of the A-Bombs in the middle of the
every person unlimited power and He has on the subject — get some and read as many blast. Some people die from falls from a
given us the right to limit it in any way we as you need to build your faith strong. There height of one story, while others can fall
choose. Did you ever think of this? Unlimited are hundreds of speakers and preachers in 25,000 feet without a parachute and live.
power is meaningless until it has been lim- the new thought movements that you can Old age is cited as a cause, but it seems
ited in some particular form. We can limit find and listen to. The Christian Science rather uncommon. What age is old enough?
the unlimited power of God into any form Church is one of the largest and well-known I've studied documented cases of people
we desire. But we can also cast oflf any limita- sources. Write the sentence, "Death no who have been around over 300 years and
tions that we formerly had imposed upon longer has power over me, I control my life are still not old enough. The cases of survival
ourselves. The problem is that most people and I control death; therefore, death cannot from some auto accidents are fantastic —
are unaware of this principle of life and they touch me unless I want it to and I don't want miraculous. Therefore, all these incidents
learned limitations unconsciously from it to even come near me. I love life and I am prove that a will to live if it is strong enough,
their parents and immediate environment. filled with joy, love, peace and wisdom." can bring a person through any danger. A
Therefore, we can choose whatever forms of Write these sentences ten times every day or will to live prevents death. And on the other
limitations we want to live in. To restate every time you feel doubt. Design your own hand, the common cause of every death is
what I said in the last paragraph will now sentences to counteract every aspect of your unbelief
make it easier to understand and grasp. The own former learning. Write essays and book The goal, however, is not to prove our
real truth is that God
has given you the summaries on the ideas that you want to be- powers of survival, but to love life, enjoy life,
power to control your life and your death. come your beliefs. and to stay in the safety of the mainstream of
Your saying or believing that you do not have Talking is also a very important tech- life.Dwelling on death can cause it. You
this power doesn't change the fact that you nique of autosuggestion. Jesus said, "If you must be careful how you use the word in
do. It only demonstrates that you are uncon- honor me before men, I will honor you be- your thoughts and speech. Each time the
scious of the fact that you do have this fore my father in heaven, if you deny me be- word comes into your consciousness you
power. fore me, I will also deny you." Your belief is must frame it into a context or statement
However, if you say that you do not have not strong if you are afraid to tell others that puts you in control or replace it with
this power, then you make yourself the vic- about it. Most people are interested and find the word life or enthusiasm. For example, if
tim of whatever power or powers that you the idea easy to accept — at least in theory. you hear or read about a death in the news
believe controls your death. For example, if And remember, you are strengthening their or death statistics, then you must be able to
you believe that an angel controls your beliefs as well as your own. Jesus also said, resistthe emotional impact of such state-
death, then he does. If you believe that "Every word that you shall speak you shall ments. These statements will destroy our
speed, poison, bullets or old age can kill you, give an account thereof." In modern slang faith in our own power over death if we
then one of them surely will. But if you be- this means, "Be careful what you say, it is li- don't counteract them. Putting a counter-
lieve that you control the day you die, that able to become a reality." The main points statement in a written sentence and writing
God has given you this power and right, and here are watch your words, speak what you it until you can feel your faith return is a cer-
you believe that you will live to be 200 years really want, not what is convenient or tain and successful way to defeat the enemy.
old, then you will not be in any situation that habitual, and argue for what you want. Ar- Reading or re-reading a book on life in the
would cause your death and violate your be- guing for your new ideas is a very powerful morning, evening or on a weekend is a good
lief. Jesus and all the great thinkers of every way of driving them into your subconscious way to dispel doubts that occur during the
age agree on this one point, "As you believe, mind or emotions. Reading aloud to oneself day or week. It is important to get and main-
so shall it be done unto you." Or, "You is good, singing alone, and singing in groups tain that winning feeling until your power
become what you think about." So if you is especially good. It is important to criti- over lifeand death is such an accomplished
have been thinking that you can't control cally examine what we sing and say. Every- fact. that you take it for granted.
death — that the only two things certain in thing that comes out of our mouth aflfects Of course, it is going to be of inestima-
life are death and taxes, then I have good our future. ble value to you to educate your family and
news for you: life is more certain than death, Observation yields plenty of evidence friends. Unless you can convince others, you
faith is stronger than death, goodness always to strengthen our belief that death is caused yourself are not convinced. Your family and
overcomes evil, and you can change your by unbelief. A disease kills one person and friends will be a daily and constant source of
belief William James said, "The greatest dis- not another — the only variable is will to strengthening your faith.
covery of my generation is that men can live — a belief in life. If you spend very much It is necessary once you have mastered
change their lives by altering their attitudes time in hospitals, you soon find that every these ideas and done what you think is
of mind." law of health and safety is at some time bro- enough autosuggestion on them to forget
If you think logically about life and ken without any ill effects when done inno- about them. The important thing is to live, to
death, you can control yours. cently by someone who had a reason to live. enjoy life, to live life without any thoughts
The number of bullets it takes to kill an indi- about death. But when thoughts arise, step
Step 2 vidual and the places that they hit in order to on them and use any of the methods of au-
prove fatal are relative to the individual's be- tosuggestion that is convenient until the
Step 2 is to make the theory after it is liefs about bullets and their will to live. Weak feeling that death is no longer apart of your
logically understood and accepted into an individuals with a death wish can be slain by an unshakable fact.
life is
emotionalized belief The method for doing the tiniest electric current. Others can take My
point is that to continue studying
this is auto-suggestion, which is simply repe- massive voltages and walk away completely death can cause it or prevent it. Exploring
tition. Faith can be created by suggestion! unharmed. The amount of blood loss neces- every kind of death can bring either victory
Repeat the idea that you control death in as sary to cause death is relative to the indi- over it or you see the cause and your ability
many forms as you can until it becomes an vidual. The amount of heat necessary to to eliminate the cause or the exploration can
unshakable belief that has eliminated all cause expiration is also relative. Meshack, increase your belief in the power of death
doubt and replaced completely your old be- Shaddrack and Abendigo were able to sur- and, therefore, teach you your inability to
lief that vou could not control death. The vive the fiery furnace while the guards who prevent it. The feeling that victory over
)out death with an enthusiastic living ac- will help. Each attitude and bad habit you experiment with the aging process. I didn't
vity until you are certain that to do so overcome your belief in your
will strengthen get the loan — I guess he thought I was a bad
ould only strengthen your desirable be- own mental and physical power
spiritual, risk. I thought the whole situation was
efs. In other words, don't attend Of course, refraining from killing others rather humorous, but it reveals the kind of
merals — go to a party instead. If you are is hardly need mention it. Life
so basic that I courage and commitment you must have for
le social victim at other people's funerals, others you shall die also. Of
is just, if you kill your goal.
on't be surprised if you are the physical vic- course, if you have killed in war, innocently, My experiment turned out to be so suc-
m at your own. Attending funerals is where accidentally, or in the line of duty, there is cessful that bartenders started asking me for
3u got the most tangible evidence for your forgiveness and cleansing, but it must be identification and people guessing my age
resent belief in death's power if you believe sought all the more diligently. Killing some- usually guessed 20 to 25. I completely lost
has any. Death has no power but what you one with the idea of later getting forgiveness that over-the-hill feeling which helped
ive it — you can give it none or you can give is certainly fatal because the "judgment of prompt me to try the experiment. And I
all. In this respect, it is like alcohol, smok- God is executed speedily upon evildoers." found that the physical energy, strenuous
ig, drugs, or any other form of sickness or There is really no reason for killing another endurance, and enjoyment of sports began
mitation. Therefore, avoid funerals, mor- person. There is always a way to solve an exceeding any 1 had ever experienced. I
id conversations, don't read or hear morbid existential situation where death or murder found that I could use the principles of
ews items, replace thoughts of death and is threatened without killing the aggressor. mind-body conditioning to maintain all the
:ar with thoughts of life and faith. Become a There is always a way to prevent the death of desirable characteristics of 24 and eliminate
oal-oriented person and develop a success one person without killing another allthe undesirable ones.
Dnsciousness. When you have emotionally One tremendous contribution the My point is that the aging process can
bsorbed these concepts, then to look at Teutsch Foundation has made to modern life be retarded and reversed by autosuggestion
eath, to see funerals, and to enter conversa- is that there are no murderers without vic- and spiritual enlightenment the ancient —
ons can only strengthen your belief in life, tims. That victims have a death wish and are principle of faith. Spiritual purification
herefore, step two in preventing your own as guilty for their own demise as arc their exercises are a technology of eternal life.
eath is to stay away from thoughts, words murderers. The Teutsch study on the Ken- Fasting and setting records of sleepless-
id actions concerned with it until you have nedy assassinations is a brilliant work that ness are also very good experiments to
motionally learned that death is unneces- demonstrates this fact conclusively. strengthen your faith. All experiments
iry and until you are permeated with a love In relation to justice, the murderers should be thought out thoroughly, planned
nd enthusiasm for life. And then you are have a death wish, also, and are trying to get carefully, done in groups and understood by
afeanywhere doing anything that you somebody to kill them. So capital punish- those close to you. Being a loner can be
hoose to do. Even if you became a soldier, ment is a complicated sociological way of dangerous.
ou'd be safe because somehow, though your committing suicide. A provocative conclu- The common record of fasting prac-
uddies on both sides were killed, you sion from this might be that abolishing capi- ticed by most saints seems to be 40 days.
,'ould be spared. As the Bible says: "Two tal punishment may prevent murders. Jesus did this before he began His ministry. It
hall be lying in a bed; one shall be taken and Remember to stay away from funerals seems to be long enough to break one's belief
le other left." and morbid discussions. If you don't have the in all the old wives tales about health. It
It's one thing to understand the logic in courage to embarrass someone or be certainly gave Jesus lots of healing power
he previous paragraphs and to accept it in- thought a "kook" in these harmless situa- Gandhi fasted over six months and he cer-
ellectually another thing to believe it
It's tions, then you also may not have the cour- tainly demonstrated lots of power Whether
trongly enough so that it works and pro- age to embarrass a doctor who gives you a he succumbed to the assassin's bullet will-
uces results. The kind of beliefs that work death verdict from some popular disease. ingly or unwillingly, I don't know, but his
re the beliefs that you
so strongly that
feel '^The present beliefs and doctrines of medical life reveals that spiritual power must be de-
ou take them for granted, like the belief that science are new and they will soon pass veloped in each area of life separately
leath is inevitable. It's just a belief but if you away. Medical science is growing in wisdom Obviously, a success consciousness and a no-
/ait until it produces results before you [just as other sciences. Find a doctor who be- limitations belief makes learning new things
hange it, it's too late. lieves in these ideas — if he is ignorant, then much easier. Another example of fasting is
educate him. No illness is incurable but un- Therese Neuman of Bavaria, reported to
Step 3 and even this can be changed.
[j)eli ef, have lived without food or water on —
Experimenting with the aging process nothing but one communion wafer per day
The third step in overcoming your is very helpful. I learned about this from — for over 20 years.
)rmer belief in the power of death is action, friends who thought were 28
I until 1 met Once you become spiritually enlight-
asically, I mean to accomplish things that their 20-year-old son and 16-year-old daugh- ened and demonstrate your power in one
emonstratc your own power Mainly your terThey would not reveal their physical age area, it's easier to apply it in others, but it still
ower to change childhood beliefs. to anyone because they did not want to has to be applied. Being an enlightened gen-
For example, if you inherited from your submit to the myth that aging is necessary. eralist has to be specialized to produce
arents a poverty complex, then becoming They are living demonstrations of their be- results in particular areas. Gandhi was an
/ealthy will prove to your mind that you can aging and death are unnecessary.
lief that enlightened politician but I don't know how
vercome and change old beliefs about I experiment with the aging
tried an well he could play the piano, and he allowed
ourself and about life. If you can change this process. When I was 28, I decided to be- himself to be assassinated. Maybe he saw too
elief in poverty, then you can also change —
come 24 again physically. My imaginative many American Western movies.
our belief in death. If can get rid of your un- identification was so powerful that I got I have also read of several cases where
onscious expectation of poverty, then you keyed into some of the emotional and fi- people have abstained from sleep for years.
an also get rid of your unconscious expec- nancial hang-ups of that year as well as the Studying these cases is helpful and, of
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BholeBabaKiJai
course, experiments should be done cau- first." The last shall benefit more from the
tiouslyand planned carefully in cooperation eflforts of the pioneers than the pioneers
with others and with an enlightened doc- themselves.
tor's care if possible. The answer to this first question is
One point before concluding this
final within yourselves. You must study the suc-
essay. Jesus proved that death is not neces- cess philosophy until you get the results that
sarily permanent. He did hundreds of ex- are necessary to give you the certainty that
periments and demonstrations before He you need. Encouragement and cooperation
submitted to the cross, but as history plainly from others will help, but finally you must
shows He rose again from the dead. Remem- accept the full responsibility for your life
ber that He raised others from the dead and your death. However, you can be certain
before trying it Himself. He was no dummy. and you can learn this certainty by reading,
He was very scientific about it. New under- writing or any of the methods of autosugges-
standing is given to the transfiguration scene tion formerly mentioned.
also when considered in this light. He said, "I The first question answers the second.
have power to lay down my life and I have When you become certain of the truth of the
power to take it again." principles in this essay, then you can trust
He also said, "If you are my disciples, the them with more confidence than the U.S.
works that you see me do, you shall do, and dollar or the law of gravity. If you will stop
greater works than these shall you do be- and think about this, you will soon conclude
cause I go to my Father." There are many the dollar and gravity are both dependent
cases of people who conquered death. Some upon faith. You learn new beliefe in the same
ofthem quite innocently, it would appear. I proven way that you have learned all the be-
remember some early American dramatic liefe that you now have. Therefore, death is
works and some true stories of people dig- not around the corner because you have not
ging out of their graves. It is ironical that reason to attract it. Attracting death without
these incidents inspired both the curiousity a properly learned expectation is as difficult
of some doctors that led to great contribu- as attracting a million dollars without a
properly l earned ex pe ctation.
tions in medical science and also the fear
that led morticians to adopt the six-foot ^
— 'Finally, my main point is that no matter
under rule (it made it almost impossible to who you are, you can reach your goal. There
dig out) and modern scientific embalming is no situation in life that can't be changed.
procedures which seem to have wiped out There is no incurable disease except those
the phenomena completely. In passing, I you acknowledge and you can cast off your
would like to point out that the mortuary self-imposed limitation. As Jesus aflfection-
business will decline as these ideas gain ately said, "If you have faith as tiny as a grain
wide acceptance. I would like to suggest that of mustard seed, nothing shall be impossible
mortuaries should change their product unto you!" May your mustard seed rapidly
from caskets to this education and that they grow into a tree and bear fruit of all kinds of
aid the cause by making burials a non-profit success
activity. Freezing bodies may catch on
sooner than expected.
*i«H|t
One of the best books on contemporary
saints who have a full understanding about
death is Autobiography of a Yogi by
Paramahansa Yogananda.
In summary, there are three steps to
changing your belief about death: (1) To
understand the logic of why it is unneces-
sary; (2) To be emotionally impressed with
the truth that death is unnecessary and that
our life on earth in this body can last as long
as we choose; ( 3) To take action necessary to
give our minds tangible, physical evidence
of our own spiritual, mental and physical
power.
TVo questions remain: how long does it
take to develop thisnew belief? And how can
Ibe certain that death is not waiting for me
around the corner?
Some people will have developed this
new belief by the time they have read this far
in this essay. Other people may have to read
this essay every day for two or three years
before the certainty of truth sinks into
its
their consciousness. And
the children of the
future will not have to give a thought or ef-
fort toit. They will simply be swept along on
Om Namaha Shivai 75
Chapter X The I Am Alive Now
Project of Your City
Conclusion The purpose of this project is to give
everybody in our city an opportunity to
Paradoxes of Physical Immortality think about the idea of physical immortality
as expressed in the following affirmation.
'I now, therefore, my life urges
am alive
(1980) are stronger than my death urges; as long as I
The potential of the eternal reality of source of reality. The physical body and the continue to strengthen ray life urges and
the physical universe is the ultimate tempta- physical universe can never by the source of weaken my death urges I will go on living in
tion. Since the physical universe out-lives life no matter how real and everlasting it increasing health and youthfulness."
most theologians and philosophers, we are seems to be. The universe and the human The idea of physical immortality has
tempted to think that material reality is more body is created by spirit's thoughts, it is never been tried by a modem society. Ulti-
important than spiritual reality. It is this moulded by thought, and it is maintained or mately, the only way it can be tried is to get
conclusion that has made death so popular destroyed by spirit and thought. everybody to believe in it. This goal is per-
for so long.The ignorance of spiritual reality For people who don't make it death is haps too idealistic, but we may be able to get
in human beings has caused death to reign ecological. The earth is better off without everyone talking about it and thinking ahout
for thousands of years. Spiritual immortali- people who are not life oriented and love it for a while. If after considering physical
ty is the source of physical immortality. oriented. Life without a body is also some- immortality, people prefer to die, dying will
Physical immortality is the result of spiri- thing that people evidently need to explore become a more conscious act.
tual immortality. This is obviously a great more fully. Physical death is a spiritual The immediate goal of the am Alive1
paradox. The answer to the paradox is sim- purification process, but most people have Now Project is to give everybody in our city
ply presented in the Garden of Eden story in already had lots of practice at death and neg- an opportunity to think about it and make
the Bible. ative emotions. physical immortality a live option. When the
The Tree of Life that when eaten pro- The redemption of the body is the ulti- idea becomes popular in the total popula-
duced eternal life is Life itself: infinite being, mate game. It is the game of life, or eternal tion, we may be able to measure results by a
spirit, the Father. The Tree of Knowledge of life. The purification of the body is the pur- reduction in death statistics in San Francisco
good and evil is thought; the source of good pose of religion, the goal of yoga. It is the and other social chanees.
and evil, the mind, the Son, the word. game of spirit. The fact is that the idea is already be-
Thought is creative. The creation is the fruit In truth, simplicity, and love. lieved by over 100,000 people in the United
of the creator. Life itself; spirit, is the source States. They report a significant increase in
of the fruit, not vice versa. To trust intuition. personal health, happiness and success. The
Life itself, as the source of truth and reality, is belief system that death is inevitable may
to eat of the Tree of Life that produces eter- produce more personal and social ills than
nal life. It is essential to know the truth. As we realize. The idea of physical immortality
Jesus said, "The truth makes you free" — is totally harmless. Let's try it!
what it thinks about. Therefore, the physical ration I'niversity and mail to Box 234, Sier-
The Garden of Eden story teaches us practice truth, simplicity and love.
that spirit and thought are the source of
physical immortality. To believe that the
universe and the body is the source of God
or even of religion is delusion. The ultimate
temptation is to believe that the effect is the
best teachers. Never push yourself or your where. eating the day after a fast
is reward enough.
body. Your psychophysical organism must But today I could not breathe. The air- If you fast one day per week on liquids
be lovingly trained. Gentleness. The goal fast should be a full time fast. And it is im- only It gets easy after a while and your
is not hunger nor weakness; when you have portant to have a body worker available all body loves it. Food tastes at least twice as
either hunger or weakness you should break day. My wife massaged the pain out several good on the other six days.
The mind is a foolish thing. It can de- tree all day. The weather was perfectly The one-day air-fast puts your body into
lude you. The goal of fasting is to heal the comfortable, sunny with a perfectly cool total confusion. It doesn't know what time
deluded mind, not to be deluded by it. breeze. It helped, but most of the day I was it is.
After a few years of experimenting, Ba- too weak to move. Some people only fast between meals.
baji suggested that I fast three days per week The right kind of body work during a Some people only during sleep, which is
for a year. Liquids only on Sundays and one-day air-fast can also heal a lifetime of why breakfast is called breakfast. It is a
Tuesdays and nothing on Mondays - no food pain. It can he.i! a future tcrmin.il Hise.<ise. jok£ in the language. Sleep is invol-
little
nor liquids. I did it for about a month and Today was like a miniature death. I wa.s lit- untary fasting for most people. It keeps us
then I couldn't. My primal appetite came to erally healing the death urge material I col- alive.
the surface and I ate like a pig for a month. lected from my participation in the world of People who fast a lot sleep little. They
Then it felt more natural to continue the 3- mortals for the past three months, when I generalize that food is extra work for the
days-per-week and I completed a year. It did a three day water fast. body. Food causes the body to take more
took me 10 months before I looked forward Breathing difficulty almost always indi- rest to recuperate from the burden of pro-
to Sundays as much as Tuesdays. The habit cates birth trauma. The mind is a kalicdi- cessing so much food.
of putting food in our mouths is very deep. scope. I healed many patterns in my whole Immortal yogis go for years or even
Many times I felt like committing sui- life track today. centuries without eating. It is not your Av-
cide on Monday nights. It was because of It was it. It is 11:30
difficult but I did erage American lifestyle. But they took 50
the feeling that without food I had nothing p.m. and I am
beginning to feel more nor- to 100 years of practice to master food.
to live for. As a result of healing some of mal and healthy than when I started and "Slowliness is holiness," Babaji said.
the basic food neuroses, Idoubled my in- much stronger and full of energy. I dis- This water is delicious. It is amazing
come that year. When you are no longer solved not only present-time worldly stuff, how satisfying a simple glass of water can
working for food, you become more creative. but early infancy stuff as well. Weakness be. It is necessary to reduce the sensual
It is desirable and necessary to complete often comes from the infancy period. input enough to get the full value of water.
many one-day fasts without food or water be- Whenever weakness or painfcomes on, it Ecstasy! True ecstary from the simple
fore attempting a 40 day fast. I recommend is down and devote full attention
best to lay things of life.
that you complete hundreds, unless you'd to your breathing. You can do this even if Most people kill themselves with food.
like to die before your time. Many people you haven't done 10 rebirthing sessions and If you desire to be healthy, happy, rich, and
have committed suicide through fasting. It practice the Connected Breathing on a daily immortal, you must master food. You must
is nothing new. basis. However 10 to 20 rebirthing ses- start somewhere.
Fasting an intuitive art that takes a
is sions with a good energy breathing teacher it takes you fifty years of practice to
If
lot of experience to master. Fasting brings can leach you how to perform miracles with master food, that's fifty years after you
up suppressed pain and emotions. A com- your breath the easy way. start. When are you going to start? This
pleted healing cycle with fasting should be One of the purposes of the air-fast is to week or never?
brief ill the 'oeginning. I've seen people get slow yo'j down and keep you killing Breathing, bathing, and fire help":. And
a taste of inner freedom and try to heal their yourself. When you can do the one-day air- japa yoga. My
mantras help stimulate
whole life at once. It cannot be done. fast without any weakness, pain, or symp- breathing. I am on a large ranch deep in
Slowlincss is holiness. toms and you can be totally quiet all day, the heart of Texas, travelling in my motor
To master food easily takes 10 to 20 you have probably mastered it. Either you home. My motor home has a wood-burning
years of practice. To try to go too fast have mastered it or you are totally sup- stove so I can sleep in front of it with the
makes people insane and very sick. It can pressed. door open every night. My motor home is
bring to the surface so much pain that you It is after midnight now and I feel like a dhuni. I make it easy to practice spiritual
will actually try to kill yourself to get rid of breaking my fast with a glass of water. I purification.
the pain. did water all day yesterday - Sunday, with 1 love life and I enjoy feeling good all
When you do it right, fasting is great - one glass of orange juice for dinner. Today the time. I enjoy having plenty of energy
very interesting. It opens up many new only air from about 9pm Sunday till after everyday. So I practice what I preach. I
worlds of mind and body. midnight of Monday. And plan only water feel good enough to be immortal. Victory
Fasting cleans the blood, the cells, and tomorrow with a glass of orange juice for over food is a basic path to the ultimate
the memory. can heal anything.
It dinner. victory.
To do a one-day air-fast is very interest- Usually I break my fast with breakfast. Nutrition is a pxiwer. After fasting ex-
ing. I'm doing one today. As a result of But sometimes I have a special heightened periments for seven years I realized I had to
practice, 1 had almost no food fantasies to- awareness after midnight. It is possible to learn to eat again. My body became my la-
day. My family eating in front of me didn't mash a peach or banana or even an apple at boratory. I can feel the value of food. My
bother me much. midnight after a one or three day fast and body is alive. You can only master food af-
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Inspiration University
Sierraville, California
ISBN: 0-89087-325-9