About Us
The Babaji Ashram is located in the beautiful mountains of southern
Colorado in Crestone in the United States of America.
Haidakhan (Herakhan) Baba, also known as
Mahavatar Babaji from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa
Yogananda, appeared in India from 1970 to 1984. Babaji instructed us
to build ashrams around the world where people could come for
spiritual upliftment. On our magnificent 101 acres of land we have a
beautiful temple dedicated to the
Divine Mother, many call it the
Lakshmi Temple. Our beloved murti of the Divine Mother,
Haidakhandeswari,
is life-size and was installed in 1989.
We also have a large shop called the
Maha Lakshmi Shop. In the shop
we carry devotional items and Babaji related items. These include
murtis (statues) of Krishna, Durga, Ganesh, Saraswati, Lakshmi,
Hanuman, Buddha, Tara, and Shiva, malas, yantras, puja (pooja) items
including lotas, aarati lamps, and bells, Babaji books, Babaji videos,
and devotional chanting tapes and CD's. Some of the most popular
Babaji books are I am Harmony, Fire of Transformation, Babaji -
Meeting with the Truth, Babaji - Message From the Himalayas, Babaji
Mahavatar, the Teachings of Babaji, and Gateway to the Light.
Life at the Ashram
is styled after the life we led with Babaji at His Ashram in
Haidakhan, India. We arise early for spiritual practice, meditation,
and aarati (a sung worship service). We then have a simple organic
breakfast followed by our main spiritual practice, karma yoga. Karma
yoga is the practice of selfless service offered to the Divine. During
karma yoga we try to repeat the name of the Divine as we do our
service, as instructed by Haidakhan Babaji. This spiritual practice is
called jap or japa. The name of God frequently used is Om Namah
Shivaya. This ancient Sanskrit mantra is a powerful tool for purifying
the mind. Our main meal is at 1pm and is once again simple, organic,
and vegetarian. We take an hour of personal time after lunch and clean
up. After this we continue with our karma yoga for another couple of
hours. We end the day with more time in the temple singing aarati and
chanting. More information about the life at the Ashram,
visiting, and
directions
are on this web site. Thousands of visitors come here each year, many
to have the darshan of the Divine Mother or Lakshmi. Those that stay
and participate in the karma yoga (service) add their love and energy
to this beautiful home of Mahavatar Babaji in the Rockies.
Thank you for visiting Haidakhan Baba's Ashram website. We will
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Bhole Baba Ki Jai!