2 August 1983 - Shastriji Speaks

[BuddahBoy]

2 August 1983 - Shastriji Speaks:

Every particle of this place - Haidakhan Vishwamahadham - has the power to enlighten us. In many religions, the fire is sacred and is the witness of spiritual practice. It is considered divine. In ancient India, the rishis guarded their sacred fire most carefully and kept it clean, as it was believed to be the residence of divinity. Sitting by the dhuni purifies one's vibrations. This you can find out for yourself. Whenever you have any kind of trouble, go to the dhuni and let it give you solace and uplift your spirit.

The fire-pit was first outside, on the terrace; then it was shifted and given a structure around it. This structure was a mud hut, covered with straw. Now it is an enlarged, cemented, brick building. It is a unique dhuni in that it has eight sides for the four directions and four sub-divisions of space. Each of these sides has a divine guard (digpal, bhairava) standing permanently by it with trishul raised. Whatever spiritual practice you do there will bear much fruit. Both the tree growing nearby and the mountain stream flowing by its side seem to have been waiting to protect the place and to give it water.

The day will come when this dhuni will be world famous, for great miracles will be performed here. People from all over the world will come and prostrate to it. As the Shiva temples are open to all who worship God, so also will this dhuni be open. The Gautama Ganga, flowing by its side, is an example to all devotees - as she flows, continuously murmuring the mantra OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA through her waves, so your devotion should flow in one single stream, with the mantra OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA coming forth from it.

BHOLE BABA KI JAI! - JAI MAHAMAYA KI JAI!