Whenever anyone utters with reverence the name of Babaji, that devotee attracts an instant spiritual blessing.
— Lahiri Mahasaya
On July 25, we honour Mahavatar Babaji, who revived in this age the lost scientific meditation technique of Kriya Yoga.
On this day in 1920, shortly before Paramahansa Yogananda left for the United States, Babaji came to him at his home in Kolkata. The young Yogananda had been deeply praying for divine assurance regarding the mission he was about to undertake; and when Mahavatar Babaji came, he said to him: “Follow the behest of your guru and go to America. Fear not; you shall be protected. You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West.”
Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) commemorates this meeting as Mahavatar Babaji Smriti Divas. A YSS sannyasi led an online meditation as part of the special programme in honour of Mahavatar Babaji.
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