Om Namah Shambave

My blessings and my love are present with you always.

All your prayers and all those of you who are engaging in prayers; your prayers are important. The purpose of my talk today rather, what I am going to speak today is about the current times that we are experiencing. Why are the present times like this and what is to be expected? What preparations do we need to make for the coming times and what are the steps we can take to face the approaching times? Why are we having to face these times and what is the reason or significance behind them? What does time want and what is it that time is expecting of us? What these times are asking of us is ‘Samarpan’ – complete Surrender. So much has already transpired in the last few months and so much is still happening. Mankind is in such great difficulty and yet, why is it that Nature is not taking a decision? By decision what I mean is why is Nature not indicating what it desires and what its final decision will be with respect to all that is happening to mankind? The problem lies with mankind actually because mankind is not able to understand what is required of it, and that is Surrender. Mankind is unable to understand the importance of Surrender.

Before I proceed further, I wish to say something that is important and relevant here. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna declared that whenever unrighteousness, sins and wrongdoing rise in the world, whenever difficulties arise, I will incarnate upon this earth to address these problems and destroy the evil. What are the three objectives that the Lord incarnates to achieve? He incarnates to re-establish Dharma – righteousness, to protect the Sadhus – the ones who are born to live for the benefit and uplift of others and to protect mankind as a whole, irrespective of their caste, creed community or color. This is something we have to understand because the Lord has laid a lot of emphasis on these 3 aspects; to revive and re-establish Dharma, to protect Nature and the Sadhus and to protect all of mankind. These are the activities that the Lord undertakes when incarnated upon earth. This is described in our scriptures too. The Lord says that He incarnates whenever the sins of mankind and their wrongdoings are on the rise. An important point to ponder here is whether there are any such times when there is no evil and no sins at all, on this earth? Are there any such moments when there is no sin at all? We speak of Ram Rajya or for that matter the rule of Krishna in Dwapara Yuga. We also speak about Sathya Yuga as being free from all sin. Was there no evil during Ram Rajya? There was evil then too, there was sin then too and therefore Lord Rama incarnated upon earth. We read in the books about ancient times or the olden days and believe that those were very good or pious times because there was no sin then, but today there is lot of sin all around. This is not true. Good and evil have always existed and continue to do so. There is no such moment or time when sin is totally absent. The Lord said that He will incarnate whenever there is sin and evil grows and therefore, He is always incarnated when there is sin on earth. This means that in order to re-establish Dharma and to protect the good when there is sin on earth, the Lord remains incarnated in some form or the other. He is always present in one form or the other. Today, people are worried and complaining that they have suffered losses in their business, they don’t have enough money and so on and so forth. They are afraid. What is there to fear really? Fear is something that prevents man from moving forward. Some are afraid of losing their wealth while some others are afraid of losing their lives. They are busy searching for new ways and means to escape or to stay alive. Of what use is this? Everyone is worried about something or the other, in their quest to save that something or retain that something. Earlier, before all this happened, if you asked anyone how is it going, the usual reply would be that we are not doing well. Business is dull and we do not have anything left with us. The first thing you have to bear in mind is that you must accept what you have received in life and what you have earned or accumulated in life, be it wealth, material possessions, even knowledge that you have acquired or anything else. You must accept and acknowledge what you have, not deny it by lamenting that you do not have. Today, human beings have lost their inner contentment. The satisfaction within has been lost completely. God has devised this entire game-plan to bring back that inner self-satisfaction within man. Nature has assumed such a deadly form that mankind has been devastated despite having everything. Today, man is lamenting about his losses saying his business has crumbled, he has lost his job or his wealth has disappeared and so on and so forth. Why are you lamenting about that which never belonged to you? How have you lost anything at all, if you were earlier denying having anything? You are not ready to accept that God had Blessed you with something. You are not ready to acknowledge that whatever you earned or accumulated was God given. Instead, you have always been crying and complaining about a lack of everything, no matter how much you have or were blessed with. You are behaving like that petulant child that has enough and more toys, but still cries for more of them to play with. Therefore, what God and Nature desire from you is Surrender. It is not that God is doing this merely to trouble you. It is also not as if God hates you for, the possibility of hatred does not arise at all when everything that is, including you, belongs to Him. Therefore, these circumstances that surround us today, the difficulties and challenges we face today or will face shortly are only meant to lead us towards complete surrender to God. This is what God expects of us meaning, first accept whatever you have received or possess, be it material or knowledge. Accept whatever you have received or acquired and be satisfied with it. Be content and happy with it.

I knew that these bad times were coming and I dropped a hint about them some time back by goading you all to come together and pray. All of you came together as a family to pray for each other. All of you came together as Babaji’s Samaj, to engage in group prayers for the welfare of the world. What is the meaning of this Samaj? It is meant to be a union of people who understand each other and are willing to pray for each other, care for each other. It is not a place for politics of any sort. If at all you have a problem with anyone in this family or, if you have something to say or ask about someone in the Samaj family, you can place your question with the Founder of the group. You can tell me or ask me in case of any problem or difficulty you may have with anyone in this family, but there should be no politics whatsoever behind anyone’s back. There is no place for politics in my heart. I have place in my heart only for Love and I wish to run this family with Love. Let there be love amongst all the family members. Even if we cannot gain anything else or see anything else, let us at least gain Love and see or feel the Love in this family and live that Love as a part of this family.

You see, a human being’s vision and ability to see is very limited by nature. Nobody can judge another. What is this surrender that I am talking of. Let me give you an example of a small stone that you may pick up on the wayside. When you hold that stone and look at it, you will be able to see only the side that faces you and not the other side. So, you see, even in the case of a small stone, you are able to see only one side or one half or just one portion of it and not the other. Similar it is with this huge vast world. What you see or make of this world with your limited worldly vision is just one small perspective amongst several others that you may not even be able to comprehend because of the limitation of vision. So then, what is it that you want to see and what is there to see? See what a good time and opportunity this is. The Coronavirus goes up to God and tells Him, “Look what I have done. I have caused the doors of all your residences on earth to remain shut because of me”. God smiles and replies, “You may have shut the doors of all my brick & mortar residences but I have in the meantime made a residence for myself in each and every heart of mankind”. Be it out of fear or otherwise, today we are at least praying to Him within, for each other and for humanity at large. Everybody has resorted to prayer today and even in our Samaj, the routine of prayers that has been established will go a very long way. I want to share with you a good tiding. On 21^st June, we have the incidence of a major solar eclipse that is likely to last for 4 – 5 hours over our Indian skies. This eclipse period of 4 – 5 hours is a very important and beneficial one for our Sadhana. The Sadhana that we engage in during those 4 – 5 hours when the eclipse can be seen in India, will take us a very long way. It will enable us to go very deep inside, meaning that the Sadhana we engage in during those 4 – 5 hours of the eclipse will be equivalent to 100 days of Sadhana during normal times. During this period, we will undertake the Sadhana of chanting the “Shreem Brizzi Mahamantra” for those 4 – 5 hours. We will figure out how we can collectively go about it using the Zoom App and I shall get back to you. On that day, during the period of the eclipse, we shall give up everything else, be it our work or any other commitments including eating food or drinking water, to chant this great and powerful Mantra of Shreem Brizzi. The chanting of this Mahamantra can help save us (us meaning not just us in the Samaj but our entire Nation and the world at large) from the impact of the grave financial risk and peril that the entire world is likely to face in coming times. By chanting this Mahamantra for 4 – 5 hours during the period of the eclipse on 21^st June, you can be saved and freed from any financial difficulties that you are undergoing in your life. It is my Blessing to you that I shall relieve you of any difficulties and problems that you have in your life. This is my word to you. I had declared many years ago that a great revolution – a period of great upheavals, is due. Mahakranti is a period of change for the better and is good in that sense. The circumstances and events we are witnessing today and will be seeing more of shortly, are a form or manifestation of that Mahakranti I had spoken of, several years ago. The good that has come out of this Mahakranti is that we have begun to recognize and understand the power of prayers. If there are 1000 people in the world today who are engaging in evil acts and sin, then there are 10000 others who are engaging in doing good and praying for the welfare of all. It is owing to their prayers and penance that the world continues to function.

Take the example of a Jnani – the one who is a true repository of wisdom. A Jnani will not normally go about sharing his wisdom with anyone and everyone because the Jnani knows that His wisdom can be shared with only those who can use or apply that wisdom for its correct purpose. Today you have a Facebook and several other online media that will tell you what is to be expected this month or in July or August or September and in this year or next year. You don’t have to fear these predictions of the future. Some will tell you something positive and some others will tell you something very negative. There will be some who will scare you and some others who will make you feel calm and peaceful. You need have no fear or worry on account of any of them. Nobody can show you the future, but some can probably point out some signs of the impending future. You don’t have to be afraid of these baseless predictions about the future. Paramatma expects only one thing from you and that is your complete Surrender, which will free you from all your fears and worries. You must know and believe that you are under my protection during these difficult times. You are all enclosed in the safety of my fist and it is my responsibility to protect you. The times following this phase of difficulties and challenges are good and beautiful times. The immediate trials and tribulations shall pass and the time beyond these is what I am talking about now. I mentioned to you earlier on, that Avatars remain on earth during times of evil and unrighteousness. After these times of difficulties and challenges, you will have the experience of that Supreme Power or Avatar who is present in this world. Avatars are present even today. They are speaking even today and showing the way forward to humanity. You will have to grasp the Truth. There will be many paths open to you. You will get confused about which one to hold on to and which one to leave. You will wonder as to whom you should to listen to and whom you should ignore. If there were no sin in this world then what would be the meaning or definition of a good deed or righteous action? If there were no disease in this world then what would be the necessity to find any cure? In this world there are so many different medicines for different treatments and similarly, you will come across so many different streams of knowledge and education that will bestow upon you the experience of different paths or take you forward in different directions. Despite the presence of so many options, why is the Truth still not known? Why has that which should have been experienced by now, not been experienced yet? That is because you have been wandering around without a clear sense of focus. Stop wandering around and focus on that picture or form you know of and love from your heart. That form which is embedded deep in your heart, that form which appears before you when you close your eyes, that form which you love to see and hear; that form is your Parama Guru – ultimate Guru and you must follow Him. You may listen to everyone but He is the one who resides in your heart. All are the forms and manifestations of Paramatma. Take the case of a gold biscuit you may have, which you give to the goldsmith to make different ornaments out of. The goldsmith will melt that one gold biscuit and then fashion different types and designs of gold jewels out of it. Does it mean that the gold contained in these varied ornaments is different? Certainly not, because the underlying base which is the gold used to make these different ornaments is one and the same in all of them, but it is expressed differently in the different patterns & designs. In the same manner, there are different paths one comes across in life but only one Guru can be the cause of your transformation and salvation. You may want to go and try out all the different options. You may want to go to all the different places but, the more people and paths you choose to go to or tread upon, the more confused and entangled you will become. Therefore, what Life is trying to teach you in these times today, is to stick to any one path. Sab Ka Malik Ek – There is only one Master for everyone but it is important for you to choose the one that appeals to you the most and follow that path. A large variety of dessert preparations are placed before you. Can you consume all of them? That will not be possible, but there is one among them that is your personal favorite, the one that you like the most. That is the one you will pick first and foremost, to consume. You would have eaten that dessert thousands of times yet, that is the one you will choose to have again, in spite of the wide variety of deserts placed before you.

The different forms of teaching can confuse you and make you wander, but that should not happen. You should not get lost in the process. It is important that you follow any one particular path or set of teachings. I am not talking to you about Jnana or asking you to do this and that. You can engage in Sadhana but before you do so, you must understand the underlying path. Performing Sadhana and Dhyana no doubt gives you joy or bliss. Dhyana or meditation takes you inward to yourself but, you have to understand the purpose of what you are doing and the underlying path you are following should be only One. You cannot travel on a thousand different paths. If there are 4 paths to choose from, you cannot choose all of them at the same time and travel on all of them at one time. How is that possible? You will not reach your goal if you try to do that. Pick any one of the four because all the four ultimately lead to the same destination. There is no need to see here and there or to look at what the others are choosing and following. Once you have chosen any One and made Him yours, continue with that One alone and do not run behind all the others. You may look at the others, honor them and pay your respects to them but the Guru who guides you and imparts His wisdom to you should be only One. Your Guru should be only One. You need not wander around, going to each and every one of them. Do not allow your life to lose its direction.  Do not be surprised and wide-eyed by what I am saying now. Search for the Truth and recognize the Truth.

You will come across many people who can mislead you or make you stray away from the chosen path and you will perhaps tend to lose you way too, in the process. You must listen to your heart and ascertain what it wants. Your heart desires love. You may go to different places and learn about new things or acquire some knowledge from each of them but then, knowledge is available through so many other avenues today. You can listen to talks and even read from books, but how will you experience that true knowledge or wisdom. For that, you have to follow one path and one Guru. Only then can you experience that true wisdom. Bhole Nath is there with everyone. Bhole Baba is always present in everyone’s life. Never develop the pride or arrogance that you are an Iron Man. Never have this ego that you know everything and possess all the Jnana. Let me give you an example. Never have this ego of thinking that I am a man or a woman who is very accomplished. Never for example have this ego that as a parent I possess all the means and abilities of being a great father who can fulfill all the duties and responsibilities of being one. No man or woman are complete by their individual selves, meaning, this world is born as a combination of two forces or energies and those are half feminine and half masculine. Neither are complete by themselves. Everybody has both elements in them; that of a father and of a mother. If you associate with a male for example, that person can be both your father and mother as well. Therefore, never develop ego in your lives. This routine of prayer that has begun and is going on in the present times is something very beautiful and could not have come about had it not been for the difficulties and troubles we are all facing. Under normal circumstances, some would not have taken it so very seriously and some would not have perhaps made time for it, but today everybody is doing so with commitment and devotion because somewhere within lurks a fear of losing something. What are you afraid to lose? Money? Do you think that the millionaires and billionaires are not afraid of losing their wealth? They too are afraid of this because those who have more or too much of something are always insecure and afraid of losing it, whether it is wealth or even knowledge. Too much knowledge too can prove to be harmful and can be the cause of ego. However, that knowledge which is not acquired from outside but arises from within is true knowledge or wisdom. That which is heard or acquired from outside will not stay forever. Only that which springs forth from within will remain eternal and lead to one’s true welfare.

When it comes to myself, I will not say that I have many names. When I was born, I was given the name Titu. Thereafter, some people named me Shiv Sagar which is my actual name in this world. Later, when I embarked upon my spiritual journey, I came to be known as Shivanandam, subsequently as Shivananda. Some people began to address me as Babaji after that. So, the journey of this life has been such that when I did not know anything, my name Titu was a sort of pet name which then changed to Shiv Sagar as I was growing up. From Shiv Sagar it became Shivanandam, then Shivananda and now it is Babaji. However, my true identity and who I really am, remains hidden behind these names. Today a beautiful opportunity has presented itself for people to know the truth, to recognize the truth and to understand it. What is this beautiful opportunity? It is the opportunity to engage in prayers. Why are people praying today? They are praying for the times to come. They are praying that the future should be beautiful and that everybody should be protected. This is why people are engaged in Japa – chanting of the Lord’s name, praying for their own welfare, the welfare of mankind, the welfare of all other living beings and the welfare of the entire creation. However, there is another big and important reason too, for all these prayers. When you see that Paramatma with your eyes; not the physical eyes but the inner eye and, to be able to see with the inner eye, to open the doors of one’s heart requires a lot of effort and Sadhana. The balance of your good Karma has to increase and get accumulated to such an extent  that one fine day, without even your realizing it, you reach that state and see something that you could never have imagined; you have the Darshan of that which you could never ever have dreamt of. Even if you thought of something like this, you did not believe that it would ever happen. How can this come about? How can Paramatma make this happen? In order to make this happen, Paramatma has devised this game. He created a fear in everyone’s heart. Paramatma does not wish that you live with fear on the righteous path or have any fear of Him. Not at all!

And so, these times and this method. A particular time or period calls for a particular method or approach that is used without being spoken about. Let me explain with an example. Let us assume that you develop a strong desire to eat a particular dish that you are very fond of and when you reach home, that very dish is waiting to welcome you. The suddenness of it overwhelms you and makes you feel very happy! In the same way, you will have the opportunity to witness a miracle in the coming times, even as your karmic balance rises with the help of these prayers that you are engaging in. You will get to know the truth and you will have a very beautiful experience. I am informing you that on 21^st June, we will chant the “Shreem Brizzi” mantra for 4 hours at a stretch. I will post the mantra on the group for everybody’s benefit. I want you to know that those of you who will join this chanting on 21^st of June will be freed from all your financial troubles, for the rest of your lives. That chanting for 4 hours will be equal to chanting it for 400 days. That is the ideal time for taking up this chanting and as I have already informed you, natural calamities too will rise after 21^st of June. You will have to keep those also in mind while chanting this mantra. You and all those whom you pray for will be saved from the financial difficulties that will arise due to those impending calamities. The financial challenges arising out of the impending calamities cannot even touch you, if you chant this mantra.

My job is to show you the way and to protect you always. It becomes my duty to hold your hand, since you have reached out to me with your hand of love extended towards me. You have taken a step towards me with faith and therefore it becomes my duty to always be by your side. I will from time to time keep informing you of the events that are going to transpire, giving you a direction and showing you the way forward. Do not think of me as a Pundit or someone who predicts the future. I am here only to show you the way, by letting you know what is going to happen, when and how. We shall continue with our chanting during these times. The more we chant the better it shall be for all of us and once all this is over, once we are all past this period of natural calamities and disasters, the time that is going to come after 27^th of August is going to be really beautiful and pleasant. At that point of time, once the right time sets in, I shall organize a 24 hours Namasankeertan (singing of the name) of Om Namah Shivaya for all of us. It is my heart’s wish that all those of you who have been engaged in chanting since the last couple of months, should all be present over here with me. I desire your presence here because that is the time when you can realize the fruits of your Karmic balance that you have rightfully earned through your sadhana of chanting. That is the time when I will bestow Deeksha upon all of you and bind you to the Namasankeertan such that your life will reverberate with only one name – Om Namah Shivaya. There will be only one work in your life – to sing Om Namah Shivaya. There shall be only one name whether you are sitting or standing, walking or talking, sleeping, awake or dreaming – the name of Mahadev. I am not trying to convert you or force you into something here but I know that the heart which has to unite with Mahadev will definitely do so. Whether you chant Mahadev or Prema Sai or Sathya Sai or Shirdi Sai or Haida Khan Baba; I have already told you that the ornaments look different but gold used in all those ornaments is one. Similarly, the supreme power of that Paramatma is One but can manifest in different Avatars. Whenever an Avatar descends upon earth, He does so with His 9 hands; 9 avatars that accompany Him and are present on earth. They are present even today on this earth. Lord Krishan had declared that the Lord incarnates to protect the good and destroy the evil, whenever unrighteousness is on the rise 

“Parithranaya Sadhunam, Vinashayacha Duskritam”
“Abhyuthanam Adharmasya, Tadatmanam Srujamyaham”

However, there is no moment ever when evil does not exist. It is said that there was no evil or sin in earlier times. Take Ramarajya for example: Sita was kidnapped then and Ravana was slayed. During Krishna’s time there was the evil Kamsa. Even in Satya Yuga there was sin and evil. They exist even now and as long as they exist, the Avatars or the Shakti too exists. You will have to learn to recognize that Shakti, recognize that Truth. Shakti is that which warns you of impending calamities and protects you. Shakti is that which reassures you and keeps telling you not to worry or fear. Who in this world can or will tell you not to worry? How can anyone who is worried himself, reassure you by asking you not to worry? Only He who can remove or destroy all your worries will tell you not to worry. None of you need have any worries or fear. Do not be afraid of anything. The main purpose of my speaking to you today is to inform you of the 4 hours chanting to be undertaken on 21^st June, of the Mahamantra “Shreem Brizzi” that emanated from the mouth of Goddess Mahalakshmi Herself. It is a very divine and powerful mantra that I received the wisdom of, several years ago. Remember that for 4 hours on 21^st June this mantra will have to chanted non-stop, without any intake of food or even water. I will inform the timings for this chanting shortly and post it on the group. This chanting will free everyone from the financial problems that will arise after the natural calamities strike. I will meet you all again on the evening of 21^st June. The time has come now for the great revolution and you need wait no longer for this to happen. Earlier, this revolution was being postponed and pushed ahead because the avatars did not reveal their presence. Earlier there were no such prayers or chanting either that were engaged in  Now the time has come for all of you to experience their presence, to understand who you are with and under whose protection you are, in whose hands you are and who it is that has been protecting you, lives after lives. You have been together with Him for several lives and you will continue to be so. Whenever Paramatma incarnates upon Earth, you will all accompany Him to enjoy the bliss of His Leelas.

My Love and abundant blessings are with all of you. May your lives be successful and fulfilling. May there be bliss and joy in your lives always. One more thing about Babaji Samaj; I wish to say only one thing to the Samaj members and that is, there should be only Love that permeates this group. Everyone is free to share their experiences on the group. We have to take this Samaj a very long way ahead and we have to grow it to become a very large family. There is another information that I wish to share with you. After 21^st June, when the natural calamities and disasters strike, when they are in full force and the difficulties rise, until the 27^th of August, I will, using this same medium, grant you Deeksha and send you healing energy. You will see me on the screen and I will see you. You will experience that increasing energy and feel connected with it during this period between 21^st June and 27^th August. You will see what energy you are connected with and experience it within.  This is nothing but your preparation to see the Mahavatar after the Mahakranti that will be over by 27^th August.

Om Namah Shambave