Teachings by Baba Muktananda V

Swami Muktananda, From the Finite to the Infinite (S. Fallsburg, NY: SYDA Foundation, 1994), p. 167
Click here to read the introduction
My regular meditation practice is full of authenticity. I have faith that Baba’s words will come true for me.
Mexico City, Mexico
I clearly remember hearing Baba say, with absolute conviction, that the mantra, the Self, and the Guru were true. I also recall I had no idea, at that time, of what Baba was actually referring to.
Twenty-five years later, I had a vision where I saw a six-inch blue crystal sphere containing the Blue Pearl. When I mentally placed this ball directly in front of me, I saw within it the planet Earth and the entire solar system, including Saturn, in full color.
Then, I felt a strong presence within me. I heard an inner voice telling me that an invincible and fearless being exists within me. Immediately, as I heard this, I had an inner vision where I saw Lord Shiva seated in the dark, in a meditation posture. I experienced that both he and I were together within my own body.
I then realized the truth of Baba’s words all those years ago. They had finally begun to become fully true for me through that exquisite experience of the Guru’s grace.
Laval, Canada
For me, Baba’s love for and generosity toward humanity seems to pour forth from his words. I feel as though he wishes to give me all that he himself attained.
May I be worthy of my Guru’s sacred intention for me.
California, United States
New York, United States
I was very moved by this teaching of Baba. For years, I have been struggling to establish a regular meditation practice, and I have not felt I was succeeding. So, I pray now to Baba for his grace that meditation will become my favorite practice, and that I will look forward to sitting down and meditating every day. My wish is to have the perspective that I meditate not because I want to achieve something, but because I want to be in the presence of God, the Guru, and my own highest Self.
Konolfingen, Switzerland
Twenty-five years later, I had a vision where I saw a six-inch blue crystal sphere containing the Blue Pearl. When I mentally placed this ball directly in front of me, I saw within it the planet Earth and the entire solar system, including Saturn, in full color.
Then, I felt a strong presence within me. I heard an inner voice telling me that an invincible and fearless being exists within me. Immediately, as I heard this, I had an inner vision where I saw Lord Shiva seated in the dark, in a meditation posture. I experienced that both he and I were together within my own body.
I then realized the truth of Baba’s words all those years ago. They had finally begun to become fully true for me through that exquisite experience of the Guru’s grace.
Laval, Canada
For me, Baba’s love for and generosity toward humanity seems to pour forth from his words. I feel as though he wishes to give me all that he himself attained.
May I be worthy of my Guru’s sacred intention for me.
California, United States
New York, United States
I was very moved by this teaching of Baba. For years, I have been struggling to establish a regular meditation practice, and I have not felt I was succeeding. So, I pray now to Baba for his grace that meditation will become my favorite practice, and that I will look forward to sitting down and meditating every day. My wish is to have the perspective that I meditate not because I want to achieve something, but because I want to be in the presence of God, the Guru, and my own highest Self.
Konolfingen, Switzerland
California, United States