POWERS OF INDIAN
YOGIS
From the book
‘Autobiography of a YOGI’
General:
Indian yogis are famous for mental powers.
They developed many powers by meditating in Himalayas even for years and
developed several secrets regarding human powers of mind. In those days there
were no papers to record their powers. They could only instruct their disciples
orally regarding their practice of mental powers. As there is no record of
these powers, there powers were gradually lost as later saints were not so
interested in practicing these powers. Yet some recent Indian saints attempted
to know and reestablish these powers. The following are some examples of the
powers of the Indian saints.
No physical
disintegration of body even after death:
The author of the book ’Autobiography of a
YOGI’ himself had great powers of a Yogi. This book is of its own type to keep
record of mental powers of Indian Yogis. Paramahansa Yogananda entered mahasamadhi (a yogi’s final
conscious exit from the body) in Los Angeles California, U S A on March 7th
1952. No physical disintegration was visible in his body even twenty days after
death as experimented.
Appearance after death
with physical body:
“ On June 19, 1996 --- I was roused from my meditation by a beatific
light. Before my open and astonished eyes, the room was transformed into a
strange world, the sunlight transmuted into supernal splendor, -----as I beheld
the flesh and the blood form of Sri Yukteswar.” (This indicates the physical
appearance of Swamy Yukteswar to his disciple after his death). “From cosmic
atoms I created an entirely new body, exactly like the cosmic-dream physical
body”.(These are the words of Swamy Yukteswar on his appearance after death.
Deathless Babaji:
“The northern Himalaya crags near
Badrinarayan are still blessed by the living presence of Babaji. --- The
secluded master has retained his physical form for centuries, perhaps for
millenniums, The deathless Babaji is an avatara. --- Babaji is ever in
communion with Christ; together they
send out vibrations of redemption and have planned the spiritual technique of
salvation for this age. The work of these two illuminated masters __ one with
body, and one without body __ is to
inspire the nations to forsake wars, race hatreds, religious sectarianism and
the boomerang evils of materialism.”
Materializing palace in the Himalayas:
“The hour is midnight. My guide laughed
softly. ’Yonder light is the glow of a golden palace, materialized here tonight
by the peerless Babaji. In the dim past you once expressed a desire to enjoy
the beauty of a palace. Our master is now satisfying your wish, thus freeing
you from the last bond of your karma. The magnificent palace will be the scene
of your initiation tonight into Kriya Yoga.” --- Before us in dazzling gold
stood an Ornamented with countless jewels, set amidst landscaped
gardens reflected in tranquil pools --- a spectacle of unparalleled
grandeur! Towering archways were
intricately inlaid with great diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds. --- Who ever realizes
himself as son of God, even as Babaji has done, can reach any goal by the
infinite powers hidden within him. A common stone secretly contains stupendous
atomic energy; even so, the lowliest mortal is a power-house of divinity. --- “I
smiled at the memories of the vanished palace; surely no simple yogi has ever
received initiation into the august mysteries of Spirit amidst surroundings of
more impressive luxury!”
“The substance of the dream is held in
materialization by the subconscious thought of the dreamer. When that cohesive
thought is withdrawn in wakefulness, the dream and its elements dissolve.
The Sleepless Saint:
Ram Gopal Muzumdar is a sleepless saint.
He is always awake in an ecstatic consciousness. His home is in Ranbajpur near
Tarakeswar. Ram Gopal had received illumination after many years of Kriya Yoga
practice in isolated caves in Bengal. According to him “Masters are under no
cosmic compulsion to live on mountains only. The Himalayas in India and Tibet
have no monopoly on saints. What one does not trouble to find within will not
be discovered by transporting the body hither and yon. As soon as the devotee
is willing to go even to the ends of the Earth for spiritual enlightenment, his
guru appears nearby.”
The Women Yogi Who Never Eats:
Giri Bala is the woman yogi who never eats.
Her diet appears to be thin air. She employs a certain yoga technique which
enables her to live without eating. Maharaja of Burdwan tested her to verify
her ability. She agreed to a test and lived for two months locked up in a small
section of his home. Later she returned for a palace visit of twenty days; and
then for a third test of fifteen days. The Maharaja himself told that these
three rigorous scrutinizes had convinced him beyond doubt of her non-eating
state.
By the time Swamy Paramahansa Yogananda met
her, for a period of over fifty six years she had not eaten food or taken
liquids. In her early days she was rebuked by her mother-in-law for overeating.
So she decided not to ear forever and approached their guru to guide her to
that effect. Though surprised at first, her guru initiated her into a kriya
technique that frees the body from dependence of the gross food of mortals. The
technique includes the use of certain mantra and a breathing exercise.
Accordingly she succeeded in not eating food or taking drinks. She was strictly
instructed by her guru not to divulge the secret to others. She is of the
opinion that by divine advancement man can gradually learn to live by the
eternal light and not by food.
THE SAINT WITH TWO
BODIES:
The power of appearing in more than one
body is a Siddhi (yogic power) mentioned in Patanjali’s yoga sutra. The
phenomenon of bilocation has been exhibited in the lives of many saints down
the ages. An example is given below.
In order to meet Kedar Nath Babu,
Paramahansa Yogananda met Swamy Pranabananda in Banarus on the advice of his
father. Soon after seeing Paramahansa Yogananda , Swamy Pranabananda told him
“off course I will locate Kedar Nath Babu for you.” The saint surprised him by
his clairvoyance. Abruptly terminating our conversation the saint became
gravely became motionless. A sphinxlike air enveloped him. At first his eyes
sparkled as if observing something of interest, then grew dull. “Little sir,
don’t get worried. The man you wish to see will be with you in half an hour,”
said the yogi. Then the yogi went into silence. After about a half an hour the
yogi told Yogananda “I think Kedar Nath Babu is nearing the door.” Yogananda surprised that how Kedar Nath Babu
can come there when no messenger was sent for him. The Swamy has spoken to no
one but him since his arrival.
Yogananda quitted the room and descended the
steps halfway to receive Kedar Nath Babu. Kedar Nath Babu told him that in less than an
hour ago Swamy Pranabananda approached him and asked him to met Yogananda who
is waiting for him in his room and left him some time latter. After repeating
the entire situation with each other they both have understood that Swamy
pranabananda can materialize an extra body and work through it. It is how Swamy
Pranabananda had two bodies. These are the special yogic powers.
ABOUT THE BOOK: (AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI BY PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA)
This type of book was not published before. Usually the saints of India only reveal such secrets of yogic powers to their disciples only. There are many secret powers hidden in this book. Many even do not know that powers are integral part of human life. This book gives enormous knowledge and gives way for right thinking for a better life. Reading this book is an enormous encouragement for happy life. There are many more facts to be known in this book. These can be understood only by reading this book. Everything cannot be written here. What is written is only an outline. I advise the readers to make it convenient to read this book for your own benefit.
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