Prayers for Suffering from Tsunami, Earth Quake in Japan

I am in such awe and shock as i see the devastation in the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami in Japan, that i have lost all my words to express the deepest pain in my heart for hundreds of families who have lost their lives and lives of their dear ones.

Energy in her destructive manifestation is the most painful thing to witness, but the same energy in her manifestation of love is so full of compassion.

Let us all join our hearts in prayers to the Mother Divine so that She manifests Her compassionate form to her erring children. Who else but Mother can forgive Her children for any mistakes.

I do pray to all our devotees to sit in silence and feel deeply the pains of those who are in agony in Japan as if it is happening to ones who are members of their own families, and open their hearts in earnest prayers to the Lord of the Universe who is the Sustainer of life in this planet to have compassion for the afflicted in the Tsunami that hit Japan.

We have no powers other than to be in the path of Truth and Love and fill the world with positive vibrations of peace love and harmony. We can only pray with tears of devotion to melt the heart of the Most Compassionate One.

Pray and Meditate and evoke all that is Positive Light in this world for that is the need of the Hour.

Prayerful child of God,

baba

Lokenath Divine Life Mission 25th Jubilee Celebration

Baba Shuddhaanandaa in ecstasy chanting the Divine Name

Children from Sunderban Village projects perform awesome gymnastics show at the Festival

Distribution of Prasad to thousands of devotees

Colorful Dance presentation by the little angels of Mission run Street Children School, Kalighat

A section of the devotees at the Auditorium listening to Baba's Chants

An ailing child from our Sunderban school recovers through Yoga and gives his wonderful show.

Lokenath Divine Life Mission founded by Sri Sri Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari celebrated its 25 Years of Celebration of service to the suffering humanity on 12 and 13 February 2011.

The Mission serves hundreds of thousands of poorest of the poor women and children in slums of Kolkata and islands of Sunderbans through Micro Credit, Children's Education and Community Health services with prime focus on 'Preserving dignity. Creating Consciousness'.

Yoga and gymnastic is mandatory for all children in the Villages and Slum Street schools run by the Mission. Gymnastic performance of the Mission's village schools stunned the audience. Street and Village children of Mission's schools demonstrate "Education for all" at the procession procession,. Men and women joined in large number in the procession on Calcutta streets with Baba Lokenath in a Chariot (1730-1890)

On 12 a very colorful procession through the busy streets of Kolkata "Nagar Sankirtana" was conducted followed by thrilling performance of dance and yoga by children of Village and Street schools.


On 13 Holy ceremonies, distribution of prasad and also Bhajan and Chants were conducted highlighted by Baba Shuddhaanandaaji's Bhajans and enlightening discourse on Life and Teachings of Baba Lokenath and also on The art of Transcendence.

Gosaba and Hingulganj islands of Sundarbans, our project hubs, come with amazing Yoga and gymnastic teams.

Rashbehari School Has New Home!

Baba Visits School on the Footpaths Shortly Before the Move

Baba started this street school way back in 1995 for the children and their mothers who live on the footpaths near the Rashbehari -Chetla junction of South Calcutta. Ever since many many street dwellers received not only non-formal education in this pavement school (amazing as may sound!) but lots of love and caring which they are deprived of from the very birth. Many of the children who joined the first years of the school are now grown up and are married and have children. When ever Baba visits the school that is their happiest day.

The Children with Baba, Enjoying Their New School Room

The children after spending 15 years attending their daily classes on the footpaths, where many batches of children have come and gone to better schools or homes and are employed in different capacities, are now in 2010 shifted to a rented premises very close to where they had the footpath school earlier.

When Baba inaugurated the school in Dec 10 he made the children to thank God for this gift through a silent meditation for few minutes. The pictures are taken during the meditation session. Baba asked the children how do they feel in the new premises; Very Very happy said the jubilant angels.

Rashbehari School Has a New Home!

Baba started this street school way back in 1995 for the children and their mothers who live on the footpaths near the Rashbehari -Chetla junction of South Calcutta. Ever since many many street dwellers received not only non-formal education in this pavement school (amazing as may sound!) but lots of love and caring which they are deprived of from the very birth. Many of the children who joined the first years of the school are now grown up and are married and have children. When ever Baba visits the school that is their happiest day.The children after spending 15 years attending their daily classes on the footpaths, where many batches of children have come and gone to better schools or homes and are employed in different capacities, are now in 2010 shifted to a rented premises very close to where they had the footpath school earlier. When Baba inaugurated the school in Dec 10 he made the children to thank God for this gift through a silent meditation for few minutes. The pictures are taken during the meditation session.One photo shows Baba's visit to the footpath school in the same month of December before the new premises was rented.Baba asked the children how do they feel in the new premises; Very Very happy said the jubilant angels.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Christmas is the time of celebration. We say Life in its true essence is a celebration. But how many of us miss the true celebration of Life by only celebrating on a holiday, when we exchange gifts or go to parties? Is this the only time we can have fun? What is a true celebration?

During this time of the year we give ourselves a happy, joyful time, forgetting the petty differences and routine problems of day to day life. For a brief while we feel free from all the nagging frustrations and the negative challenges of routine life at home and at work. But as soon as the holidays are over, we are all back to square one! I am afraid we sometimes do not celebrate the True meaning of Christmas; we only immerse ourselves into the transient pleasures of life and name it a celebration! Just as Siddhartha Gautama is not Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama transformed is Buddha, and Buddha is but the state of Consciousness of Unity or the Enlightened Self.

So also, Jesus of Nazareth is not the Christ, Jesus transformed is Christ, and Christ is but the state of Consciousness of Unity or the Enlightened Self.
True celebration in not in the name and form of Siddhartha Gautama or Jesus, which are ever changing and transient but true celebration is in the Buddha Consciousness or Christ Consciousness, which never dies. Let us all celebrate the Birth of Christ Consciousness by being conscious of the real essence of our Being, a state of Pure Bliss. It is only in a meditative state that we truly celebrate for then the Joy gushes forth from the Essence or the Root of our Being or Self.

This celebration does not stop a few hours after the New Year’s Bash, but continues to flow as the Life flows with all its true Merriment. If we practice meditation throughout the year then Happiness will flow spontaneously in the New Year, for then we are living life INSIDE OUT.
Love flows, Happiness happens, and Peace surrounds. Baba

2,000 School Children Fed in Honor of Baba's Mother

On Tuesday, September 21 thousands of loving children of the Lord were fed to their hearts content in honor of Baba's most beloved mother, who recently passed. Around 2.000 children from villages, street schools, and destitutes living on the footpaths were fed a meal with many courses on this day. They were happier than ever.



Baba and Maa went to serve the living Gods in the form of street children and destitute with their very hands and the experience was beyond expression.


Baba and Maa watch with broad smiles on their faces as the children eat to their hearts content!




Baba's Mother who was popularly known to all the devotees as Bani Ma, taught Baba the highest principle of Service to humanity as service to God. She was the very embodiment of love and compassion and showered everyone who came to her with the abundance of prayers and blessings. All through her life she was very joyful, and made everyone very happy in her presence with all her inimitable sense of humor. The devotees of Lokenath Divine Life Mission paid their richest tribute to to her eternal soul by feeding these thousands of children and the destitute living on the streets of Calcutta and the villages with sumptuous food.




Look at their most beautiful smiles of happiness and thanksgiving!




Happy, Happy, Happy!!!

BABA SPREADS LOVE AND GRACE IN USA

Baba mesmerized the audience when he spoke at the American Theosophical Society in Wheaton, IL, USA on May 5. He reminded everyone that our true friend is our mind which is ever anchored in our positive thoughts and Love for God. Baba signed copies of Making Your Mind Your Best Friend after his presentation. A DVD and CD of Baba's presentation there will soon be available. To order a copy send a mail to Susan@feelinghearts.org.

Baba did several Satsangs in people's homes while he was in the US. At the Circle of Compassion Meditation Group in Naperville, IL, USA, Baba repeated again that meditation is not something to do. We just have to create a situation wherein gradually the mind will become so calm and so quiet that we will not even know when the thoughts have ceased and then it mefitation happens. But most of us have expectations of what is to happen, and when those things don’t happen we start to think that it’s not happening and then the process gets delayed. He reminded us to relax, just relax and just "Be".

At the Hindu Temple of Wisconsin, USA Baba taught that we have thought attacks that lead to heart attacks. We are always unconsciously thinking, thinking, thinking. This makes our cellular bodies unhappy and leads to stress which creates heart attacks. If we dwell on the body we purge it of its impurities.

He told the audience that we all tend to look for gifts from God rather than worshipping God and giving God gratitude for what we already have. Humans are restless and are always asking “What next?” We engage in materialistic pursuits versus spending time with God. Our exerting mind is always over-reactive and worried about what we have to do, do, do. We were never taught to relax without external props, material things.

Meditation is being conscious of what you have. Count the Gifts from God before you surrender. When you find the inter-connection between you and the Divine, God dawns in you. God will chase after you. Worship the Divine of your heart. Then open yourself to the Lord, say “I surrender”.

Baba with devotees at the Hindu Temple of Wisconsin. All enjoyed Baba's visit very much and invited him to come back next year and speak in the Temple President's home.