Baba Hari Dass

Also known as Haridas, Haridas Baba, Baba Hari Dass, Haridas, Chota Maharaji

master yogi, author, builder, commentator of Indian spiritual tradition (1923-2018)

Top works

Pigeon Throne
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - A Study Guide for Book II
Binding Thoughts and Liberation (Essays on the Search for Peace in Daily Life Se
El silencio habla
Fire With Out Fuel

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Discography

5 total works indexed

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“We cannot describe it. We cannot reveal it. And when we do, we disappear.”
“When a person realizes peace inside by doing yoga, he will not smoke and get peace disturbed. The peace obtained by yoga is much higher than the pleasure of smoking.”
“The ashram [religious hermitage] protects man from the world. Man must protect himself from the ashram.”
“Religion of your upbringing is like a cloak - you must know how it is made in order to take it off.”
“Q: Did you start life like us with lots of demands, and what spurred you to give it up?A: When I was six or seven, I would feel I was inside a box of earth and sky, and I would weep. Once I asked my mother: "Take me out of this box of earth and sky." She said, "I can't." Then I said, "I'm going."”
“Using siddhis (powers) is not good for those who possess them. It can also trap the mind into desires. By being pure in mind siddhis will come by itself, and a yogi should not try to show his powers. First thing is to have siddhis and then not to get trapped in siddhis.”