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voice speak to me. It simply asked “What is your goal of life?”
As I listened to the voice and heard it deeply in my consciousness, I became aware of a black-skinned, radiant body of average height. It was the spiritual body of Babaji and I felt speechless and ecstatic from the experience of actually seeing this great being. Finally, I answered the god and I told him that I wanted to find the Para Pati or Black Stone that I had read about in the story of Raja. In the story, Raja, the King of Ranjeet Singh, had been given a sacred black stone by a monk who changed it into gold. I thought that if I could find the black stone I could construct a big temple, become rich and remove all poverty from the world. At that time in my life, I was not thinking about high spiritual things since I still had the mind and desires of a spoiled child. Still, I mostly wanted to help people if only I could get the stone.
The great guru Babaji, read all of my feelings and thoughts at once, and he told me that he could help me get the stone. He said that if I went to the memorial place of his death, I would find the stone there. I became very excited and happy and I did not tell anyone about my meeting with Babaji or about my desire for the Para Pati. It was my secret desire.
During the next eight days, I had no success in locating the memorial place of Babaji. On the ninth day,
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