pore rs pint || IN THE FIELD OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICES y MIND CONTROL, PEACE & ATMANANDA Through simple & easy methods of Spiritual Sadhana propounded by Maharshi Bala Brahmachari Mahesh Yogi Maharaj oF UTTAR KASI, HIMALAYAS. | FLAG HoIsTING SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OF KERALA., OCTOBER, 1955.aa sibe soe ape sane sence 4 gar sunt GUREDEVA ¥ y SOUVENIR x of q The greotspirituol Development Conference held ot Cochin f under the name 4 Kerala Maha Sammelan k of 4 Shri Sankaracharya Brahmananda Saraswathi Adhyatmic Vikas Mandal f Dedicated to a Maharshi Bala Brahmachari Mahesh Yogi Maharaj x of 3 es 5 x 4 x 4 HIS DEVOTEES OF KERALA 7 X_For whom He hes kindly cpened the gotes of Spiritual Glory in materiat fe = and on whem He has graciously confered a % { MIND CONTROL, PEACE in daily life § and experience of ATMANANDA with benefits of « materiel nature also 4 within a Faw weeks of Suchane trough ebsy mathode of devotion tothe Almighty: Hocpere scrape sascraprveprvarriscmecicersesrvedBHAGWAN ADI SANKARACHARYA o_o? sett wala at etereate ee pry wee aa afeoreMT naerantidt eRe yen drargreegren fafa avarice | fafa amare datas a St sivademnges mage, oie aa TRIFTIAT areret ara af afi egret ene ok Aer ed fife aiezamer fae seieararinmen oe ae eee fae 4 ee aftewcen sarge sheatagemararey Teme | aaie ame cad Seis sist ierar tai ener cerapt we amet gag sa sigeSHRI GURU DEVA His Divinity Jagadguru Bhag- wan Sankaracharya Anant Shri Vibhushit Maha Yogi R:THIS SOUVENIR: FOR WHOM ? ‘This Souvenir of the great spiritual development Conference, is the Clarion Call of peace and joy, an open invitation to the suffering humanity, not only to put an end to their sufferings, but also to fill the life with the joy, the Spiritual Joy of unbounded nature which is the innate and treasured heritage of one and all. I know there are many many good souls suffer- ing the agony of peacelessness, distractions and distort. ions in life, anxiously waiting to meet a great soul before whom they would love to lay bare the toils and turmoils of their hearts and borrow the light of hope, peace and joy to enlighten the darkened chambers of their life material and divine. Such men do not belong to any one particular province or land; they are the citizens of the universe and are scattered all over the world. For them this Souvenir is written. Parawasoory A. MENON, ERNAKULAM, Bariaterat Law, it Chit ue o za-11—r08s, } Shei Salaachaya Baraca Sursnath Adbyatnc Vikas Mandal. Kerala Mahesemeelen:OUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE His Holiness Maharshi Bala Brahmachari Mahesh Yogi Maharaj. Uttarkasi, Himalayas.Rashtrapathi with Maharshi Rashtrapathi Dr. Rajendra Prasad with Revered MAHARSHI Bala Brahma- chari MAHESH Yogi Maharaj at 7 Canning Lane, New Delhi on the 4th December; 1952 when he came to pay respects to Shri Gura Deva Bhagwan Shankaracharya Maharaj. Among others are seen Sri Bipin Bihari Varmas M. P. (Bihar); Sri Shri Ram, Barrister-at-Law: Delhi; Sri Ananda Deo Tayal Hisar; Sri Raja Saheb of Dhingwas, Sri Om Prakash Seth, Delhi.Maharshi’s Message to Peaceless and Sufferings ste bal cra yoo wll Ca adorned with, and rah Cappinses that he wary cause af y Cantus ome Orla cond and puce dy,wotganeay® DGBaAIGd Noa 1 apaowlagenfenizaiane ae oqjeomaniigas — —— manalooglomoasiae wra@eranseayane 08" pmememaral connoangesirooe aremazensemsece 4 i adgypavsccaamosaiasce cworBoeavacegnscrdona%ee os nsorcafeattasni scans? ‘emninmengamoeattan sapannashwvactaunana, 5 wadennaoizaatyyt cenraasinonan@29a.nanWjoe ee ore Qermvsams"ai9eanjad @nsomneritl {2ans0e = slaps ceyr@relomsoalzeme rua : jor : @haomes, arearyaise anjonjeeaom atte ane caateiessaong cite 0° ssseadacamm afks.oeaenemmvgcce oseayzoarnat asiamysstaaaye weOUR GUIDING LIGHT By ‘His Holiness Maharshi Bala Brahmachari Mahesh Yogi Maharaj. (Our guiding light i the evershining, never: setting, sun of the Divine Grace. Ever the same Constant a8 the northern ster and bright as the midday sun, cur Guiding Light is the Divine Graze of Shri Guru Deva Maha. Yogiraj Swami Brohmenanda Saraswati Mahara the most illust- rious in the galaxy of the Jagad Gur ‘Shankaracharyas. (Our Guiding Light is the esleatial Light of “The Supreme’. the heatless, amokelees light of the Divine Eifulgence, of "Vedanta Incamate"= the pure, serene, ever-guiding light of “the ‘embodiment of Sanathana Dharma"®, Our Guiding Light isthe ight of perfection which emanated from the ‘Parsonified Divinity" and permeated 1 Joe Pu fatal aon deed She ar Dv Th Supreme! abe mest poop fring i Siler July Cxeoaans Galen in Deter the atmosphere of earth and heaven, to keep the path lighted for all times, to guide man to the Gods in heaven and the Goda to men on earth to elevate them. Our Guiding Light is the Univer- ‘al loving benevolence of "Manifested Godhood” whoee ‘darshan’ war the one solution to the miseries in lf, and now whote rememberance {a the one cure for all ile and sufferings in ile* Ha was the one novelty. who wae divine Grandeur "par excellence". His sitting posture, Hie standing pose, His style of lying down, His royal pace, His movements and His allence in samadhi; everything was an inspiration and joy to one and all who had the eye to see and good fortune toanjay. When He sat; His sitting pose is preotla ares atteconemnce Tsao indian Phosopbor eld at a tn se coulerenos Dr. 8, Radaivichan aren Shei Gara Dera a “Vedanta Tnevnaie” Therag Ue comity o Gara Dem ar tS Potts hepa is Dharma Mab Mandl Kane, roe memBEAT CY MH “Muriman wih dara” LHe Drm Embodiment. 4 Aste ss SP of esc, “Aha Ka Te Veo Maar Sat Stiri Mas wie i payer ours Deo EATS aa TRAE HTT A AH | {Le Thon dove to Seami Botmsanl Sarmmath who cbeGrat Guru and ‘Pont Gai! or ‘Goin Pero’ ot "Panola Diving"attracted and inspired the eyes that fell on Him ‘and ingpired the minds and hearts that came under the divine aura of His gracious prasence. His sitting posture was the exemplary sitting pose of a perfect Yogi, and when He walked. coh! it was sight which Royalties have enjoyed ‘and Gods have cherished on earth. Such wa tha petiaction of His Personally, every aspect of ‘which was an inspiration for one and all ‘Words that fell from His lips eurcharged the atmosphare with vibrations holy and divine. Every word that He spake charmed the ear and captivated the haart. The charm of His voice surpasied the melody of music. Wall disciplined ‘music ofthe best musician of the world would not ccharm ag much as His simple words charmed the child and the old alike. Whatever He spoke was hoard and enjoyed with undivided attention by fone and all. His moving lips were the one point cf focus for a million eyes gathered to listen to His evening discourses. Spell bound sat the audience with captivated mind and heart in Hie presence. It was an atmosphere of all foy fround him. It wae Anandam vibrating around Brahmanandam - (The "Conditioned Brahmanan. dam” was, as it were conditioning the uncendi- tioned transcendental Brahmanandem). When His words thrilled the air with joy, the whole ‘atmosphere was surcharged with delight av if waves were set up in the silent ocean of Omni. present Anandam-The Immoveable was moved by "the Expression of the Inexpresatbls" Tt was the grandeur of the perfection of inner and outer personalities of Guru Deva that attracted the eyes and hearts of the elevated and learned pandits of Bharata and that tompted them to adorn their learning by finding a suita- ble expression for the inexpressible Divinity. ‘An expression was found in the words "Ananta Shri Vibhushit” which means “beautifed with foversthesame inmeasurable grandeur". This is fan expreasion in Sanskrit Language which wa ‘ured for the firat time in the history of Indie, to synthesise his Greatness, In the English Language, his devotees felt that the expression "His Holiness” did not adequ- ately describe this parsonified Divine Biulgence: ‘and so the new expression of "His Divinity” was tuted. With such unique adoration of newer and fuller grandeur, transcending the gloriea of ‘the expressions of antiquity. waa worshipped the holy name of Guru Deva, tho living expression of Upanishadic Reality. the embodiment of the transcendental Divinity. He was Maha Yogiral in the family of the Yogis of Indias and war held by the "Gnanies" 1 personified Brahmsnandam. the living expro. ‘of —"Peornamadah Posmamidam”*. The divine radiance blooming forth from His shining personality revealed the truth of "Poornamidam" (this manifested Brahman is poorna) and His SsnGemadhtbrovoht home the truth of and Pooramidam’, Itwas the perfection of this great spiritual Mastor which innovated a religious and spiritual renal. ance in northem India and whereever Ho travelled. This Great Pride of India was "Rajaram in bis early days when he was the love of his great family and wes cherished a8 the “rising aun" in the community of Mishra Brahmans of village Gana, near Ayodhya in Uttarpradesh. He was bborn on Margashirsh Shukla 10 Samvat 1928 (equivalent to December 1871) with a allver spoon in hia mouth, but hie hour of nativity clalmed him for the recluse order and not for that of the aocular At the tender age of nines when the other children of the world wore moatly busy in lay ‘grounds, he had matured in the idea of renuni- ciation; and by continous and deep thinking ‘was convinced of the futlity and evanescence of ‘wordly pleazuren. He realited so early that real ‘and lasting happiness cannot be had without the realisation of the Divine. The jays and pleasures, that are obtained from the phenomenal world ‘ere mere shadows and smudged images of the ‘deel happiness and bliss, that isnot fa fom man Dut exists in hs own heart, enveloped by tho dark clouds of ignorance and illusion. When he was barely nine years old he left home, and went to the Himalayas in search of God, the Light that dispels the great darkness. in the human mind: the darkness that atands between ‘man and the inner Enlightenment. During the search for a parfect spiitual ‘guide, he camo sc:oss many masters and good Doginnere but none of them came up to the ideal that he had set for himself He desired hie spiritual master to be not only well-versed in philosophic learning but also to be a person of realisation; and over and above these dual achi vverents: ho also wished hi» Master to be a life celibate perhaps the natural and legitimate