Baba Shuddhaanandaa distributes shawls to the elderly poor

December 23, 2015 I was privileged to be blessed by those who live on the streets around the temple of Kalighat, Calcutta.Elderly souls in whose eyes I could see god, while distributing woolen shawls. They are also the ones who receive free lunch of freshly cooked food everyday of the year on behalf of our Lokenath Divine Life Mission. What a blessing to be an instrument of service to poor and destitute. My heart's gratitude to all of them who gave me the opportunity to serve them and also showered me with their blessings.

 

Love and light. ~~Shuddhaanandaa ~~

Baba offers the shawl and she says I know that only God is truth, 

He truly takes care of me through persons like you, so kind and generous.

Baba offers gentle and loving reassurance.

Baba humbly receives this grateful woman’s Pranams.

A gift of warmth and love!

Baba after draping the shawl to this destitute woman offers Prasad the blessed food. 

A warm blessing to a very grateful heart.

 Baba gives his blessing to a homeless man.

 A priceless smile of gratitude says it all!

A deeply touching photo of Baba assisting an elderly gentleman after he receives his shawl.

Baba visits Kalighat Temple to gift woolen shawls to the 

destitute women who also received daily anna dana seva, regular lunch.

This is Rajnandini, the angelic child of the street school greeting 

Baba with the gift of her loving smile!!

Baba with street children of Kalighat Street School, 

they are most happy when Baba visits their school and plays with them.

Subhas is mentally and physically challenged since birth, he joined Baba’s Street School in 1994 and ever since gradually improved his capacity to communicate, every time Shuddhaanandaa ji came to visit the street school he came to be in his arms, and here it is, he grabbed Baba and was most peaceful in his loving arms. Baba says, there is no peace we have to live peace, and one simple way is to open our hearts to those who are less privileged and feel the love that is God. 

To serve the poor is to serve God.

Baba drapes the warm shawl over this physically 

challenged man’s shoulders with loving care.

LDLM Village Project Update 2014

GOSABA PLANTATION

     MISSION'S ONE YEAR OLD 

BANANA TREE 

VILLAGERS IN BASTOLA 

POTATO FIELD AT 

DULDULI

CHILDREN SIT IN 

MEDITATION AT 

  MISSION'S 

DULDULI SCHOOL

Baba Shuddhaanandaa's 23rd Global Tour

I have been on a marathon tour, my 23^rd Annual Global Tour, touching so many hearts around the world. Life indeed is such a celebration when you have the opportunity to share the gifts that you have and see the joy in others. 

Baba speaks at Monterrey Tec in Mexico

in honor of their 70th Anniversary Celebration

My first stop was Chicago, USA and then we were off to Mexico for four days of hectic tour. The highlight was the talk at the Monterrey Tech as honored guest speaker for their 70^th Anniversary Celebration in a beautiful outdoor auditorium. It was a great blessing for the students and faculties. The rest of the time I was busy visiting and sharing at different villages and also gatherings in different cities of Mexico.

Baba inspires school children in a mining community

to stay in school as the road to success! 

In Costa Rica I was blessed to see the living Volcano Pousa in the morning about 25 km from San Jose, Costa Rica, at an altitude of 2540 meters. I just can't explain in words the miracle that happened there!! It was all covered with fog and clouds, people wait for hours, but i just looked up to the Mother and said, Oh! Mother! Lift the veil for your child waits to see your vibrant form in the living Volcano! Lo! In a couple of minutes the cloud started to clear off, and it was the most awesome experience to see such a huge crater and rising steam from the mouth of the volcano!!

Baba is awe of live volcano in Costa Rica! 

After that in the evening I had a very vibrant interaction with the students and faculties of the National University of Costa Rica, Believe me, Costa Rica is just an amazing country in the world. The spiritual vibration is so strong due to Mother Earth's vibrant presence there!! A group of students and seekers accompanied me to Tapanti, the most fascinating rain forest, with a waterfall that soothes your heart, and the kind of vegetation that I have never seen in my life. We had a retreat practicing Yoga and Mindfulness, Meditation and Pranayama. Oh! What a healing experience. When we were leaving the place many came to me to personally thank me and say that their life is now changed forever!! Nature heals. Meditation takes you to your inner pristine nature and as your mind calms down, you become natural and enjoy the delight of the Soul.

Baba leads students in standing Meditation

in Tapanti Rain Forest in Costa Rica

On the way to the airport in Costa Rica I was blessed to be able to speak for about 10 minutes on Channel 9 National News Morning Show about Stress Management and how we all need to relax, watch our breath and be human Beings, and not just human doings.

Baba on National TV in Costa Rica

talking about stress management

I then returned to Chicago, and did a Talk at Yoga Rhythms on my new e-book, Cleaning the Mirror of Mind, Clutter Free Home, Clutter Free Mind. Had a wonderful trip to Madison, WI, and a grand opportunity to present at the University of Wisconsin, the Premier Institution of Research on Mindfulness. The talk was on "Mindfulness and Meditation". At the time of meditation there was nothing but stillness as if time stopped for every one! The responses from the participants were touching, for they said, it gave them the deepest experience of their inner life.

Baba leads students in Meditation at University of Wisconsin

Oh! What a joy to share the delight of your heart when your heart is singing the praise of the Divine that is within and without. In Chicago had the most profound Satsangs with true seekers of inner Light, and feel that our hearts and souls rejoice most when we are connected to eternal Source. I feel increasingly the hunger in the souls of many, many people around the world to reach to that calm state within which is the Home and ground of our eternal Joy.

This visit to US, Mexico, Costa Rica was indeed very significant for I had the golden opportunity to interact with global youth communities in the best of Universities of each country. The last two days was busy lecturing at the Notre Dame and also Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids. MI. 

Baba leads students in stress management stretches

at Notre Dame University

The students all over the world are so much stressed and most often not connected to their inner Self and I saw how they were soaking the Divine vibrations when I took them through guided meditation. They need to be reminded of their breath, of their right brain that needs their attention! Yes, that is what I do, remind them of the simple things that they have yet are forgetful as much as the rest of humanity. What a joy to be an instrument of the Divine and serve humanity!!

Baba speaks to an attentive group of

students at Grand Valley State University in MI, USA

Now I am back to India with such deep sense of gratitude for all of those who helped me to reach out and touch the hearts of so many souls, as I hope, as a humble instrument of the Divine, to reach out to all of you again soon!
With Love and Blessings, Baba

An Evening of Happiness!

Lokenath Divine Life Mission presented 'Ashar Aalo', an evening of dance, yoga and gymnastics at Triguna Sen ausitorium of Jadavpur University of April 28, 2013. The participants, all less privileged children of the streets and slums of Kolkata and the remote villages of the Sunderbans, made it a grand success. The dance dramas 'Mahishashus Mardini' and 'Krishno Leela' were absolutely brilliant, followed by a mesmerizing performance by a four-year-old Sunderbans girl. A documentary titled "The International Man of Peace" was shown, which featured the founder, president of the mission, Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari. (from the Indian Times).

A stunning yoga feat! 

Beautiful Dance of Joy!

Girl balancing on 3 boards and 12 bottles!

Lovely!

Dance of Grace! 

Four year old girl from Sunderbans dances! 

 

A Beautiful Marriage in a Sunderban Village

The happy bride!

Recently a wonderful experience happened in the villages LDLM serves. Rupa, a village girl and one of LDLM’s teachers did not have the funds to afford her marriage. Normally parents borrow money for the marriage at a very high interest rate, and never recover from the debt.

The Mission took responsibility to develop awareness among the neighbors and relatives to stand beside the parents of the poor village girl and helped her collectively in her social function of marriage.

All the workers contributed a substantial amount out of their salaries, believing that they all are part of one big family! Rupa would not ask for help but it was the duty of all of them to find out what was needed.

All the workers planned and shared the responsibilities like marketing for the marriage, marketing for the Dinner of 250 heads, arranging the cook, fixing the menu, supervision of the marriage ceremony, serving the lunch and dinner.

The marriage was a grand celebration for everyone.  All the workers, relatives, and the borjatris enjoyed it so much!

The groom in his Palki

                      

                Rupa with the workers who made it all possible!

Dipali Learns to Walk with Corrective Shoes Provided by LDLM

  

Dipali (which means light) learning to walk. 

Eight-year-old Dipali’s Mother thought her sweet and loving child would never be able to walk properly again. Dipali Das was born with a deformity: her feet pointed outwards contrary to the way normal feet are supposed to be. She could neither walk or stand properly and fell down before she could walk even two steps forward.  Born into an extremely poor family in Gosaba, in a remote village in the Sunderbans, her father, a fisherman, was badly wounded when attacked by a tiger and could no longer support his family.

Baba’s compassionate heart opened when he heard of this beautiful child’s suffering and after her surgery to correct her deformity, Baba decided that LDLM would bear the cost of her corrective shoes till she is able to get back on her own feet. The girl was brought to Kolkata and fitted for proper shoes which, along with her Mother’s loving massage, and coupled with exercises, she can now dream of walking normally one day. Within the last one month of treatment from the Doctor the mission consulted, her new shoes and mother’s massage she has miraculously improved and can walk much, much better than ever before, as you can see in her photo.

Dipali also suffers from the nerves in her eyes drying up. Again, Baba’s loving Mission has taken up the responsibility for her eye treatment as well. Her eyes are now much better after consulting the Mission’s hospital for children's eye care and being under the direct care of the best doctors. Dipali, which means light, has certainly brought light into the lives of all who have treated her, with her sweet spirit to try again and again.