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A mind shattering but soul evolving incident from Babaji's life
"On
another occasion Babaji's sacred circle was disturbed by the arrival of
a stranger. He had climbed with astonishing skill to the nearly
inaccessible ledge near the camp of the master.
"'Sir, you must
be the great Babaji.' The man's face was lit with inexpressible
reverence. 'For months I have pursued a ceaseless search for you among
these forbidding crags. I implore you to accept me as a disciple.'
"When the great guru made no response, the man pointed to the rock-lined chasm below the ledge.
"'If you refuse me, I will jump from this mountain. Life has no further value if I cannot win your guidance to the Divine.'
"'Jump then,' Babaji said unemotionally. 'I cannot accept you in your present state of development.'
"The man immediately hurled himself over the cliff. Babaji instructed
the shocked disciples to fetch the stranger's body. When they returned
with the mangled form, the master placed his divine hand on the dead
man. Lo! he opened his eyes and prostrated himself humbly before the
omnipotent one.
"'You are now ready for discipleship.' Babaji
beamed lovingly on his resurrected chela. 'You have courageously passed a
difficult test.* Death shall not touch you again; now you are one of
our immortal flock.' Then he spoke his usual words of departure, 'Dera
danda uthao'; the whole group vanished from the mountain."
*The
test concerned obedience. When the illumined master said: “Jump,” the
man obeyed. Had he hesitated he would have disproved his assertion that
he considered his life worthless without Babaji’s guidance. Therefore,
though drastic and unusual, the test was a perfect on in the
circumstances.
CHAPTER: 33 “Babaji, The Yogi-Christ Of Modern India”
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