Mahavatar Babaji
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Mahavatar Babaji is a Hindu saint and culture hero described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his best-selling Autobiography of a Yogi. There are no verifiable accounts of Mahavatar Babaji's existence beyond the traditions of Yogananda's school, however. Yogananda describes Babaji as the guru of Lahiri Mahasaya, whom he also describes as being responsible for the revival, in 1861, of a spiritual technique known as kriya yoga which is claimed to accelerate the spiritual aspirant's evolution. Another book, Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition by M. Govindan builds upon Yogananda's description of Babaji by giving new details such as Babaji's birthdate (203), youth, and attainment of the highest goal of physical immortality under the guidance of two great Siddha Masters of South India - Agastyar and Bogar, although these anecdotes are no more verifiable than any of the other traditions associated with Babaji.
Leonard Orr claims to have met Babaji, writing Babaji- Angel of the Lord.
External Links
- Babaji’s Formula (http://www.religiousbook.net/Books/Online_books/Pr/Practices_11.html) formula of spiritual development, suggested by Avatar Babaji.