Mahavatar Babaji

Mahavatar Babaji
Mahavatar Babaji
	Mahavatar Babajimeditatingin thelotus position– a drawing fromAutobiography of a Yogi,commissioned by Paramahansa Yogananda and based on his own meeting with Babaji
Personal
Religion	Hinduism
School	Yoga
Known for	Kriya Yoga
Religious career
	Disciples Lahiri Mahasaya;
	Influenced George Harrison,Paramahansa Yogananda,Rajinikanth,Roger Hodgson,Steve Jobs,The Beatles,Yukteswar Giri,Vishwananda;

Mahavatar Babaji(IAST:Mahāvatāra Bābājī;lit. 'GreatAvatar (Revered) Father') is the Himalayanyogiandguruwho taughtKriya YogatoLahiri Mahasaya(1828–1895).^[2]^[3]^[a]Babaji first became recognized through the writings ofParamahansa Yogananda,who devoted a chapter of hisAutobiography of a Yogito Babaji and foundedSelf-Realization Fellowship,a modern yoga movement that Babaji is associated with.^[3]The cave where Babaji met Lahiri Mahasaya, located nearRanikhet,is now a tourist attraction and place of pilgrimage in India.^[4]^: 170

In popular culture

Mahavatar Babaji was on the cover ofThe Beatles' 1967 albumSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.^[5]^[1]^[6]He can also be seen on the cover ofGeorge Harrison's 1974 albumDark Horse.SongwriterRoger Hodgsonof English rock bandSupertrampcomposed a song called "Babaji"in reference to Mahavatar Babaji. This song was recorded and released on their 1977 albumEven in the Quietest Moments...^[7]In Book 3 ofConversations with God(1998), byNeale Donald Walsch,it is mentioned that Babaji may at one time have resurrected himself from the dead, likeJesus.^[8]

The 2002 filmBabafeatured a fictional encounter with Mahavatar Babaji.^[4]^{: 235, 314}The film was produced byRajinikanth,a devotee of Babaji.^[9]

Notes

^Babaji's other names includeMahamuni Babaji Maharaj(Supreme Ecstatic Master),Maha Yogi(Great Yogi), andTrambak BabaorShiva Baba(incarnations ofShiva).^[3]

References

^^a ^bcnn.com"How the 'Sgt. Pepper' cover might have looked today".Retrieved31 August2017.
^Miller, Timothy (1995).America's alternative religions.Internet Archive. Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 178.ISBN 978-0-7914-2397-4.
^^a ^b ^cJones, Constance (2008).Encyclopedia of Hinduism.Internet Archive. New York: Checkmark Books, an imprint of Infobase Publishing. p. 61.ISBN 978-0-8160-7336-8.
^^a ^bVirk, Rizwan (2023).Wisdom of a Yogi.Bayview Books.ISBN 978-1-954872-10-3.
^Tillery, Gary (2011).Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison.Quest. p. 81.ISBN 978-0-8356-0900-5.
^"Who Are All Those People in SGT Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Spacious Planet".Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2011.Retrieved28 November2011.
^Melhuish, Martin (1986).The Supertramp Book.Omnibus Press.pp. 124–126.ISBN 0-7119-0787-0.
^Walsch, Neale Donald,Conversations with God: an uncommon dialog (Book #3),page 95.
^Chaubey, Santosh (16 March 2018)."Here's how Rajinikanth became a devotee of Mahavatar Babaji".India Today.

External links

Autobiography of a YogionWikisource

[4] Babaji's other names includeMahamuni Babaji Maharaj(Supreme Ecstatic Master),Maha Yogi(Great Yogi), andTrambak BabaorShiva Baba(incarnations ofShiva).^[3]

[beatles-1] .com"How the 'Sgt. Pepper' cover might have looked today".Retrieved31 August2017.

[:1-2] Miller, Timothy (1995).America's alternative religions.Internet Archive. Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 178.ISBN 978-0-7914-2397-4.

[:0-3] Jones, Constance (2008).Encyclopedia of Hinduism.Internet Archive. New York: Checkmark Books, an imprint of Infobase Publishing. p. 61.ISBN 978-0-8160-7336-8.

[:2-5] Virk, Rizwan (2023).Wisdom of a Yogi.Bayview Books.ISBN 978-1-954872-10-3.

[6] Tillery, Gary (2011).Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison.Quest. p. 81.ISBN 978-0-8356-0900-5.

[7] "Who Are All Those People in SGT Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Spacious Planet".Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2011.Retrieved28 November2011.

[supertramp-8] Melhuish, Martin (1986).The Supertramp Book.Omnibus Press.pp. 124–126.ISBN 0-7119-0787-0.

[9] Walsch, Neale Donald,Conversations with God: an uncommon dialog (Book #3),page 95.

[10] Chaubey, Santosh (16 March 2018)."Here's how Rajinikanth became a devotee of Mahavatar Babaji".India Today.

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Bibliography
Books	Autobiography of a Yogi(1946) God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita(1995) The Second Coming of Christ(2004)
Founded	Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Self-Realization Fellowship Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine World Brotherhood Colonies
Lineage	Mahavatar Babaji Lahiri Mahasaya Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri Direct disciples of Yogananda
Related	Bishnu Charan Ghosh(brother) Kriya Yoga "Dear One"(1976 song) Awake: The Life of Yogananda(2014 documentary) "Unshaken"(2019 song)

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