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VICTORY OVER MAYA
Maya, in Indian philosophy, is a Sanskrit word that refers to the essentially creative structure of the universe. Maya is hidden from ordinary consciousness yet it creates all the forms, perceptions and experiences of this world. Seeing through the illusions of maya constitutes an essential breakthrough in the consciousness of the evolving yogi or anyone. In this story, Guruji tells us about a highly important communication that he had, at fifteen, with the spirit of Roop Chandji Maharaj (hereafter referred to as Babaji) a great yogi who had died over 100 years before. The story informs us about the maturing of Guruji as a young man and ends with his initiation into monkhood.
W hen I was fifteen years old, I was staying at the
merging place of Satluj and Bias Rivers, which is called Hari Ke Paten. There, on the beautiful, green banks of these rivers, my guru received many people and performed miracles and healings. At that time, he gave me a mantra to call upon the divine spirit of Babaji, a god of knowledge and spiritual perfection. One morning, as I was meditating at dawn, when the cosmic energy is highest, I suddenly felt the full effect of my mantra and I heard a
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