| Entering the Kriya Yoga Path |
In 1932 he went to meet the great Kriya master, Swami Shriyukteshwar Giri in his Serampore ashram, West Bengal. Pleased by the divine propensities of the young Robinarayan, Shriyukteshwarji initiated him into Kriya Yoga, taught him cosmic astrology, and entreated him to come and live in his Karar Ashram in Puri, Orissa. Due to professional and family obligations, Robi was not able to fulfill his master's wishes until six years later.
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When Paramahamsa Yogananda returned to India from the USA in 1935, he was blessed to witness his state of samadhi.
On the advice of Shriyukteshwarji, he was initiated into the second Kriya by Yoganandaji. |
In 1938 he renounced the world and entered his master’s Karar Ashram in Puri, Orissa, starting the life of an ascetic monk as Brahmachari Robinarayan.
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During his time in Puri, he had the great fortune of meeting and receiving the blessings of many divine masters such as Sri Anandamoyee Ma.
The Holy Mother, who also had an ashram in Puri, used to call him affectionately her "Sahib Baba" as she first met him before his monkhood, when he was still wearing fashionable Western clothes.
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He also spent some time with Nanga Baba Digambara Paramahamsa, the great "sky-clad" realized master who lived on the far side of Puri near the Lokenath Temple.
This mysterious saint is also identified as Totapuri, the guru of Ramakrishna, and is said to have lived over 350 years.
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He received the third Kriya initiation from Swami Satyananda Giri in 1941, the then head of the Karar Ashram and childhood friend of Paramahamsa Yogananda.
Between 1943-1945 he received the last highest Kriya initiations from Shrimat Bhupendranath Sanyal, the famous householder disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya. |
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| THE REVELATION |
In the mid-40’s, the most secret technique of samadhi was revealed to him by a young, anonymous and mysterious yogi, who came and appeared in Karar Ashram. During this period he attained six stages of samadhi.
In 1948, after eleven years spent in silence and seclusion in his cell, he attained the state of nirvikalpa samadhi, the pulseless and breathless highest spiritual attainment of a dedicated yogi.
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A few months later, in 1949, while still in seclusion in his monastic cell, he obtained twice the vision of the deathless yogi Babaji Maharaj, who blessed him and prophesized that his mission would be to spread the original message of the Kriya masters to the whole world.
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| In 1951 he was empowered by Paramahamsa Yogananda to initiate sincere seekers into Kriya Yoga. From that time onward, he initiated thousands of people throughout India. |
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In his monastic cell, most nights found him meditating before his presiding deity Mother Kali, a form of formless Divine mother.
On September 27, 1958 the Divine Mother appeared before him and blessed him with Her divine effulgence, confirming his divine mission for the spiritual upliftment of the world.
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On May 27, 1959, he took the vow of sannyas (monastic initiation) from Swami Bharati Tirtha, the Shankaracharya of Puri (a rare blessing!) and received the name Swami Hariharananda Giri. Swami Bharati Tirtha was a prolific author on Vedic Mathematics and held the post of
Shankaracharya (Pontiff) of the Govardhan Math, Puri from 1925 to 1960.
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Listen to Baba's golden voice here
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If all human
beings only
bowed 7 times,
in two minutes time
the influences of the 12 cranial nerves would come up to the
soul and they would have calmness which is Godliness.
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