The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi
Just as the Autobiography of a Yogi brought the story and teachings of Yogananda to life, The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi brought to life the story and teachings of Baba Lokenath Brahmachari. The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi is the story of a great soul written by another great soul, Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari.” ~ Christopher Buck, Publisher, OMTimes Magazine
Book Spotlight – The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi: The Times, Teachings and Life of Living Shiva: Baba Lokenath Brahmachari
Written by Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari, Edited by Ann Shannon
The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi introduces the great Himalayan Yogi and Master Baba Lokenath Brahmachari to seekers all over the world. Lokenath’s astonishing life and spiritual disciplines, his interactions with his devotees, his teachings as well as his powerful promises to help those who are in trouble, offer fresh and deep insights into Vedic principles and traditions. He spent the major part of his life in the Himalayan caves and traveling the world on foot. Through his amazing penance and practice of hatha yoga, raja yoga, and the synthesis of Yoga, Baba reached a state of being one with the Divine. To thousands of followers who came to seek succor from the pains of worldly life, Baba showered his boundless grace and miraculous power, healing and redeeming them, and showing the simplest path of Yoga in Action.
Baba never wanted seekers to leave their homes and comforts of life, but only to be where they are and practice the meditation of self-inquiry and the path of devotional surrender to the Higher Reality. Baba stressed devotion to and love for one’s own guru and to the Divine. Knowledge of the Self, however, is equally important. Baba emphasized critical vigilance of one’s own mind. Through continual self-assessment, with the grace of the guru, one is brought to innate, pure intelligence, which is connected to the subtle nature of the cosmic design. Intuitive perception of subtle truths blooms with steady self-examination, lovingly offered at the feet of the guru with the prayer for purification. He supported Jnana-Mishra-Bhakti, the path of a balanced blending of Awareness and Love Divine. Baba asked for all action to be performed with the spirit of service to the Divine. Whoever seeks Baba’s grace is guided, often in inscrutable ways, to inner transformation, without the necessity for drastic changes in normal social and family life.
Very little is known about Baba Lokenath’s long life of 160 years, for he was against any propaganda about himself or his incomprehensible powers of manifesting miracles. But this book has his presence, for it is his divine grace that made this book possible through the author’s vision of Baba Lokenath, where the author was asked by Baba to write and spread out. Particularly note Baba’s equanimity, his infinite love for animals and his boundless compassion for mankind.
Baba Lokenath’s divine presence and blessings permeate Shuddhaanandaa’s words, awakening dimensions of trust in the Divine Presence and the availability of Grace. It is no coincidence that you are being invited to read this book. If you are troubled, Shuddhaanandaa’s account of Baba Lokenath, with meditative practices following each chapter, will work in your heart and soul and create the ground that attracts his miraculous powers to heal you and bring fulfillment of your coveted desires of life. His Presence will cleanse your inner being to allow the awakening and opening of the petals of divine consciousness so that your human life is fulfilled. You will be on a journey to rediscovering yourself and finding your teacher who guides from within to the world of eternal light and Joy.
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