Philosophy Of Liberation Interfaith

Author(s): Paramhansa Maharaj, Donald Howard, Veena Howard
Publisher: USA Santmat Society of North America

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great master Baba Devi Sahab left his material body on January 19, 1919. The final words of Baba Devi Sahab to his disciples were the following: "This world is illusion. Death and birth are inevitable. Meditate!” Maharishi Mehi was devastated after receiving word concerning his beloved masters passing.
After the passing of his master Baba Devi Sahab, Maharishi maintained his discipline of long meditations for many months. It is said that Lord Buddha did rigorous meditation for the attainment of Nirvana. Maharishi Mehi like Lord Buddha did intense meditation staying in a secluded cave in the village Dharhara. After these intense meditations, his face was radiant with a divine luster; however, his body had become frail and ashen. Within a few months he regained his strength and began a search for an isolated place suitable for his practice. At last after seeing the caves of Maya Ganj of Bhagalpur which are situated on the banks of the holy river Ganga, his heart was delighted. Maharishi Mehi, in the solitude of these caves, practiced intensely the Yoga of Sound. After meditating resolutely from March of 1933 to November of 1934, Maharishi Mehi attained Self Knowledge - Liberation. A great Indian scholar and writer Prasuram Chaturvedi writes in his book Tradition of Indian Saints, “As the result of intense and diligent practice of Yoga his [Maharishi’s] mind became still and he attained the complete realization of the Sant Mat of Baba Devi Sahab.”
Maharishi Mehi after attaining the Knowledge of the Supreme, the ultimate goal of human life, engaged himself in teaching the path of Sant Mat. Maharishi Mehi spread the true teaching of God realization from the villages of Bihar and Nepal to the principal