BABAJI ONLY LOVE - 55 LATE PORTRAITS

manifestation at this time was to reform the hearts and minds of men. He came to remove confusion and evil from mankind.

Babaji once said: “The mind can be purified only by japa. This is the only medicine for the disease of the mind. While your mind and heart are impure, how can God live in your heart? The water to clean your heart is the Name of God. So teach everyone to repeat the Name of God everywhere.”

The mind that is generally focused on God’s Name responds, when the need arises, spontaneously to perform its required functions quickly, easily and well. Babaji emphasized Om Namaha Shivay, but also gave other mantras on occasion: the essence of His instruction is: “Repeat God’s Name”.

Shri Babaji said that when the great destruction comes to the world, those who believe in and worship God sincerely and especially those who repeat His Name(s) will be saved by the power of the mantra. “God’s Names are more powerful than a thousand atomic and hydrogen bombs.”

Although Shri Babaji lived in a Hindu culture and was worshipped through Hindi rituals daily, He was not attached to any particular religion. He stated that all religions can lead the sincere devotee to God. At Hairakhan, Shri Babaji was worshipped

by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jews, Sikhs, Muslims - even atheists found themselves bowing to Him. He often reminded His followers that all mankind is one family, the Family of God. For those who asked about religion, He answered: “Follow the religion that is in your heart.” He, however, said at many times that He had come to re-establish the principles of the Sanatan Dharma, the Eternal Religion, which was ageless and from which all other religions have taken their roots. Even before His reappearance in 1970, Babaji taught Mahendra Maharaj to preach that all lovers of God should lead lives based on Truth, Simplicity and Love. This, He said, is the essence of all religions.

It is very difficult to nurture hatred, greed, anger, lust, jealousy and selfishness and the violence they breed when a person tries hard to live in truth, simply and lovingly with all.

To all who came to see Him He told over and over that Karma 38