Ashram Newsletter - June-July, 2021

July 3, 2021  |  by Ramloti

Announcement on Heaven and on Earth!

Dear Friends,

It is the Divine Mother of Crestone, Haidakhandeswari’s, 32nd Birthday! At least that is when She was brought to life in the Temple of the Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, on 4th of July weekend, 1989. We all know that She always was and always will be, but we are so grateful, happy, and ecstatic that She chose to appear here for all to bathe in Her Divine Love, compassion, and protection.

Given the name, Vishveshwari, which means the Divine Mother of the Universe by Shri Muniraji, She arrived in Spring of 1989 by surprise from Jaipur, India. She had been carved there by the same murti maker who had made all of the murtis of Haidakhan. As She was being carved, Shri Vishnu Datt Shastriji, who hailed from the family of Gurus to the Raj of Rajasthan, carefully watched over Her. Shastriji was the first to publicly acknowledge Shri Babaji in Vrindabam in 1971 when He heard the secret mantra given to him by his teacher, Mahendra Maharaj by which he would recognize Babaji. He called himself the Shadow of Babaji, since he was always near Him and even slept in Babaji’s room. What Shastriji and Muniraji both told me was that it was the Divine Mother who chose to come to Crestone and that it would always be very blessed and good here by Her Presence.

We will celebrate by live-streaming the fire ceremony on Sunday, 4th of July at 9am. If you would like a special prayer to be offered to Mother, email us at info@babajiashram.org. If you would like to attend (sorry for the short notice), call us at 719-256-4108. Of course, She will get a birthday cake for lunch tomorrow. It will be strawberry/zucchini from our garden and all our visitors this weekend will have some.

Ramloti for the Ashram

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Please Excuse Us

You may have noticed that we did not send out a newsletter last month and are not as virtually present as we were this last year. Now that we are opening the Temple for Darshan by appointment on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Full and New Moon Fire Ceremony Days, we are extremely busy. We are delighting in seeing hundreds of friends that we have not seen in over a year and many new folks as well and it does keep us busy.
We also ran our 10th Annual On-Line Fundraiser this last month, that was not only extremely successful but also took a huge investment of time and we are still sending out the over 150 items won on the auction to winners all around the world.

We are also already being blessed by our afternoon rain, which is keeping the surrounding area green and more protected from fire danger. Along with that, however, often comes thunder and lightening which has blown out several of our phone systems in the past. So if you call the Ashram in the afternoon from about 3-5pm, you may get a continual ring, as we unplug the phone during these lightening storms. Don’t worry, the buildings are all well grounded but something about the antennas on these portable phones are very susceptible to lightening. Just call back a little later and you will be able to reach us or at least get our answer machine.

Upcoming Events

Friday, July 9 - 10am MT
New-Moon Fire Ceremony

Please call for reservations. The event will also be live streamed at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram Facebook Page

Saturday, July 10 – 10am MT
Zoom Satsang with Nila Caddy from Germany

Nila met Shri Babaji in the late 70’s. She also was married to Peter Caddy from Findhorn before he died, and she made a yatra to Mount Kailash in Tibet, so she should have many interesting experiences to share.

Zoom Satsang with Sita Rami (whom Babaji married to Radhe Shyam) and Morgan Bates whom Babaji endearingly called Motu. Both of these devoted ladies lived in Haidakhan for many years with Shri Babaji and their insights and experiences will touch your heart.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84820406020?pwd=RXRKYnJYSDFKYmhxYVMrNXBOVGo4UT09
Meeting ID: 848 2040 6020
Passcode: 474473
One tap mobile: +16699006833,,84820406020#,,,,*474473# (US)

Friday, July 23 - 10am MT
Full-Moon and Guru Purnima Fire Ceremony

Please call for reservations. The event will also be live streamed at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram Facebook Page

This is the day that we set aside especially to honor our beloved Guru, Shri Babaji, in gratitude for His continued love and light that He showers upon us. Bhole Baba Ki Jai!

Ashram Status

We are happy to announce that the Ashram’s gradual, first phase of opening is going well and we have raised the number per timeslot to 18. For this first phase, the Temple is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at three different timings of one and a half hour each. Please call the Ashram at 719-256-4108 to reserve one of the times below to have darshan in the Temple.

10:00am – 11:30am
12:00pm – 1:30pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm

During this initial stage; the Temple, dormitory bathrooms, and lawn area will be open. You are welcome to bring your own food or snacks to eat outside but the earthship bathrooms, kitchen, and shop will remain closed to visitors. Because we have many bears this time of year, we also ask that you pack your trash out with you, if possible. Also for the next few weeks, we will still have plenty of mosquitos so long sleeves and pants and repellant are suggested.

We require that everyone observe social distancing, wear a mask at all times (except when eating on the lawn), and that all adult visitors be fully vaccinated or have show a recent negative Covid test or due diligence if there is a reason you are not vaccinated. We appreciate your cooperation with this first step of reopening.

If the Full or New-Moon Fire Ceremony Day falls during the week, the Ashram will open from 9:30am-11:30am on that day as well (15 people maximum).

The GoFundMe Campaign and Other Fundraising Tools

We continue to be supported by many of you through different fundraising modalities. Thank you to all. It is so important during this time. Here are the links below. We are aware that many do not have the funds to donate at this time and please know that we appreciate your prayers and loving support as well.


Karma Yoga at the Ashram

Still going strong in the garden, greenhouse, kitchen, shop, auction, preparing for ceremonies, hosting visitors, water system, fire mitigation, repairing batteries and machines, and many other projects. We want to always keep Baba’s and Mother’s home in great shape for them and for each of you to come and visit.

Recent Events

10th Annual On-Line Fundraiser Auction

As was mentioned above, the 10th Annual On-Line Fundraiser Auction was a great success. We want to thank everyone that participated by donating items, bidding on the auction, and sharing the auction with others. The funds raised will be a big help to needed repairs and maintenance on the Ashram. Thank you.

Visitors

Now that the Ashram is open on weekends by appointment, we are seeing hundreds of folks. It is truly a blessing to be with you all. Here are some photos from a few of the families, it would be impossible to post them all. Just this weekend alone, since we added an extra day, Monday, due to the holiday, we will have over 200 visitors. Bhole Baba Ki Jai!

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Calendar of Events

Jul 9, Aug 8, Sep 6 New Moon Fire Ceremony
Jul 23, Aug 22, Sep 20 Full Moon Fire Ceremony
Jul 23 Guru Purnima
Aug 29 Krishna Janmashtami
Sep 10 Ganesh Chaturthi

Please go to our Calendar of Events page for all events.

Satsangs on Zoom

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84820406020?pwd=RXRKYnJYSDFKYmhxYVMrNXBOVGo4UT09
Meeting ID: 848 2040 6020
Passcode: 474473
One tap mobile: +16699006833,,84820406020#,,,,*474473# (US)

Saturday, Jul 10 - 10am MT Nila from Germany

Gratitude and Maha Lakshmi Shop

Once again, thank you to all who have been donating to the Ashram and purchasing from the Maha Lakshmi Shop. Both are a big help in keeping everything going at the Ashram. Please know that we always remember you in the Temple at Baba’s and Mother’s feet and at our Fire Ceremonies.

We continue to have folks reach out to us about sending a donation to keep the Ashram going during this time. Perhaps the easiest place to get information about donations and to make one is at the Ashram Donate Page. And to see our Maha Lakshmi Shop catalogue of devotional items and to purchase on line, go to Maha Lakshmi Online Shop. Call or email us anytime with questions, feedback, or requests at info@babajiashram.org or 719-256-4108. We love to hear from you.

Bhole Baba Ki Jai! Jai Ma!