“Master, did you ever meet Babaji?” It was a calm summer night in Serampore; the large stars of the tropics gleamed over our heads as I sat by Sri Yukteswar’s side on the second-story balcon... Read more
“Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.” In these words to John the Baptist, and in asking John to baptize him, Jesus was acknowledging the divine rights of his guru. From a rever... Read more
“Babaji’s first meeting with Lahiri Mahasaya is an enthralling story, and one of the few which gives us a detailed glimpse of the deathless guru.” These words were Swami Kebalananda’s preamb... Read more
The northern Himalayan crags near Badrinarayan are still blessed by the living presence of Babaji, guru of Lahiri Mahasaya. The secluded master has retained his physical form for centuries,... Read more
“Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus. . . . When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.’”... Read more
“Reverend Mother, I was baptized in infancy by your prophet-husband. He was the guru of my parents and of my own guru Sri Yukteswarji. Will you therefore give me the privilege of hearing a... Read more
The great novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote a delightful story, THE THREE HERMITS. His friend Nicholas Roerich has summarized the tale, as follows: “On an island there lived three old hermits. They... Read more
“Rabindranath Tagore taught us to sing, as a natural form of self-expression, like the birds.” Bhola Nath, a bright fourteen-year-old lad at my Ranchi school, gave me this explanation after... Read more
“Please do not go into the water. Let us bathe by dipping our buckets.” I was addressing the young Ranchi students who were accompanying me on an eight-mile hike to a neighboring hill. The p... Read more
“Why are you averse to organizational work?” Master’s question startled me a bit. It is true that my private conviction at the time was that organizations were “hornets’ nests.” “It is a tha... Read more
