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AVATAR DESCENDS IN INDIAN INCARNATIONS The ONE Avatar has descended to Earth in human form throughout this 7,000-year cycle as Zoroaster 5,000 BC. Rama 3,500 BC. Krishna 2,000 BC. Buddha 650 BC. Jesus AD., Mohammad 700 AD. , and Meher Baba 1900 AD. . These are the most recent 7 major advents of the Avatar. However, He also descends in additional minor incarnations, still the Avatar, though not fully manifested. Hari, Paramatma, Allah, Ahuramazd, God, Yezdan, Hu. --------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------- Ram, Krishna, Buddha. Three Major descents of the Avatar: When spirituality reaches its lowest ebb, and materialism is at its highest points, and at those critical periods when there is chaos and misery everywhere, the impersonal aspect of Divinity assumes personality, and the world sees the physical manifestation of an Avatar, or Prophet. Precipitated by the five Perfect Masters of the cycle.
In all of his incarnations except the first, even the Avatar needs a master in order to come into his own eternal and infinite consciousness. He does not become an exception to the rule that a "touch" of a master is necessary for God-realization. However, the "touch" of a Perfect Master does not necessarily mean physical touch. Above are Quotes of Meher Baba. Lord Rama The story of Rama. 4000 BC:
Rama 4,000 BC, the eldest son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, is celebrated for his unwavering adherence to dharma (righteousness). His life exemplifies virtue, honor, and devotion. The epic tale of his exile, the abduction of his wife Sita by the demon king Ravana, and the subsequent rescue with the help of the devoted Hanuman and an army of monkeys, culminates in Rama's triumphant return to Ayodhya. This event is commemorated annually during Diwali, the Festival of Lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil. RAM SITA EXILE: RAM SITA EXILE The story of Rama. 4000 BC:
AYODHYA: LORD RAMA and SITA HOW TO VISIT: Ayodhya can be easily seen from Lucknow. It is also a 4 hour drive from Varanasi/Sarnath. There are many fine hotels in Ayodhya and nearby Faizabad. Remember that temples close for 3 hours (11 AM to 2 PM). Lunch, boat ride, bazaar etc. Visit the new Janmabhoomi Temple of Rama. Then drive to Lucknow. You must leave Ayodhya early to reach Lucknow before dark. You can also take a train from Sarnath to Faizabad, next to Ayodhya. From Lucknow you can fly direct to Delhi or to Srinagar. ------------------------------------------------- The winter months, particularly December and January, showcase Ayodhya, Varanasi and Sarnath at their best, with clear skies and a pleasant breeze. The winter season in Ayodhya witnesses the celebration of Diwali, a festival of lights. Monsoon, from July to September, the River Ganges in Varanasi and the Sarayu River in Ayodhya can become unnavigable. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Lord Krishna LORD KRISHNA AND RADHA IN VRINDAVAN Krishna, circa 2,000 BC. the central figure in the Mahabharata, is revered for his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita, where he imparts profound spiritual wisdom to the warrior Arjuna. His life encompasses divine playfulness, profound love, and the upholding of dharma. Krishna's kingdom in Dwarka is now believed to be submerged beneath the Arabian Sea, near the present city of Dwarka. The location of the where Krishna spent his last moments, fixes the death of Sri Krishna 3102 BC .The earliest text containing detailed descriptions of Krishna is the epic Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita contain the advice of Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield. The Harivamsa of the Mahabharata contains a detailed version of Krishna's childhood and youth in Vrindavan. Lord Krishna was a dark-skinned Dravidian. It was not until long after Krishna, that white skinned aryans migrated into India, around 1500 BC Youth: The night Krishna was born, a divine voice directed Vasudeva to smuggle the new born out of the Mathura prison and take him to his friend's house in Gokul and exchange his son with his friend's new born girl, after his first 3 years of childhood i He moved to Vrindavan until he was to 17? years old. As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renowned as a lover, the sound of his flute prompted the gopis to leave their homes to dance ecstatically with him in the moonlight. His favourite among them was the beautiful Radha. Krishna and his brother moved to Mathura to slay the wicked Kamsa. He lived in Mathura for 3 years. After killing the evil Kansa, Krishna left with his companions for Dwarka, finding the Mathura kingdom unsafe, Krishna led the Yadavas to the western coast of Kathiawar and established his court, ( next to modern Dwarka, Gujarat). DWARKA He married the princess Rukmini and other wives. Radha probably did not accompany. Krishna refused to bear arms in the great war. Krishna thus served as charioteer for Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers. On his return to Dvaraka, in a fight among the Yadava chiefs, Krishna’s brother and son were slain. As Lord Krishna sat in the forest lamenting, a huntsman, mistaking him for a deer, shot him in his one vulnerable spot, the heel, killing him.
Krishna Janmashtami -- A two day festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna. In either August or September. HOW TO VISIT: Mathura is a short train ride away from Delhi. There are many hotels, both in Mathura and Vrindavan. There is a nice hotel near the train station in Mathura. Fancier hotels are in Vrindavan. You can drive from New Delhi (3 hour drive) to Vrindavan and Mathura. You will need a few days to see the main sites, including Gokul. If you choose to go to Dwarka in western Gujarat, the journey is complicated. A train from Jamnagar is the easiest way. Jamnagar is the closest airport to Dwarka. The original Dwarka of Krishna's reign is underwater. Some people visit it with scuba. There are a couple hotels in Orcha. There are many nice hotels in Dwarka, by the sea. Closest to Dwarka, Veraval has direct plane flights from Mumbai. According to Puranic sources, Krishna's disappearance marks the end of Dvapara Yuga and the start of Kali Yuga, which is dated to February 17/18, 3102 BCE. There is a small temple in Veraval, by the sea and rivermouth, where local people believe his body was fished out of the river and taken. ----------------------------------------- The Aryan pastoralists migrated from Central Asia into the Indian subcontinent between 1800 and 1500 BCE, bringing with them early forms of the Indo-European languages. As they moved into northern India, particularly the Indus Valley and the Ganges Plain, the indigenous Dravidian populations gradually migrated southward. The Aryans established the foundations of the Vedic religion, a spiritual system based on the sacred hymns of the Rigveda, which later evolved into what is now known as Hinduism. ----------------------------------------------- Lord Buddha SARNATH: LORD BUDDHA SEAT The story of Buddha. 700 BC Sarnath remained abandoned until 1834 when Alexader Cunningham excavated the site. Buddha founded Buddhism here around 700 BC. He gave his first sermon, "The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of Dharma", at Sarnath, near Varanasi. Sarnath means 'Lord of the Deer'. During the time of Gautama Buddha, Varanasi was part of the Kingdom of Kashi. Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) preached that desire was the root cause of suffering and that people should seek to eliminate desire. Mah?parinibb?na Sutta he states that he could live for an eaon were he asked to do so. The Buddha’s First DiscourseLord Buddha was born in Lumbini and married a princess. They had a son. He was awakened sitting under a Bodhi tree in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He walked from Sri Lanka to Sarnath, by Varanasi, in northern India. The Buddha said he had woken up to the truths of existence and that he was a fully enlightened one, he was fully awakened.
Buddha established his ashram in Sarnath. He had many disciples who later traveled the world and established Buddhism in many Eastern countries. His female disciples were called nuns, who lived separately from the men. Sarnath is the place of Buddha, though many other places consider themselves equally important. At Sarnath now are his ruins, stupa and museum. In Sarnath every country has now built their own structures that represent their school of Buddhism. Among the several temples, monasteries and structures, Thai Temple is the most famous place of worship that is managed by only Thai Buddhist Monk. There are also Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese temples, and more. Sarnath attractions to visit https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/sarnath-attractions-that-you-shouldnt-skip/gs56469286.cms HOW TO VISIT: Saenath is a mere 10 Km from Varanasi. There are flights from Delhi and elsewhere to Varanasi. You can drive from Lucknow, a 4 hour drive, or less. Trains arrive from all over India. There are fine hotels in Sarnath and many hotels in Varanasi, by the ghats overlooking the River Ganges. --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
Lord Jesus KASHMIR: LORD JESUS The story of Jesus after his crucifiction about 30 AD: He revived after three days and left with his closest disciples. They walked East and visited India and further East. He went to different places of pilgrimage in India such as Rameshwaram, Dwarka, Benares and also Rangoon. And ultimately He went to Kashmir and dropped His physical body in Harvan near Srinagar. Their final destination was Kashmir, India where Jesus may have retired, a shepard in Kashmir. around 80 AD. Yuzmarg (meaning Jesus meadow) is a valley meadow where perhaps they had a flock of sheep. One can visit Yuzmarg by car (about an hour and a half drive south west from Srinagar). Driving North from Srinagar, the valley of Harwan is where he was eventually buried by his close disciples, on a mountain. His tomb is in a small cave on the side of the mountain of which the entrance is covered by rock slide.
Nicolas Notovitch – A 19th-century Russian traveler who claimed to find Tibetan manuscripts about “Issa” (a name thought to be Jesus) living and teaching in India... The Ahmadiyya Muslim community – They hold a detailed belief that Jesus lived in India post-crucifixion and is buried in Srinagar, Kashmir. The fishery in question, near Jesus burial hill, is likely the Harwan Trout Fish Farm, a well-known establishment in the area. The proximity of the fish farm to these landmarks aligns with descriptions of the location where Meher Baba indicated Jesus' burial site. ---------------------------------- HOW TO VISIT: You can easily fly to Srinagar from Delhi or from Lucknow. There are many taxis available in Srinagar and a Tourist Center in town. Hundreds of fancy hotels and budget options are available. Don't be misled by a place in Srinagar town that is said to be the burial place of Jesus. He was buried in north Harwan, north of Srinagar. It has been noted that Jesus body was buried there by two of Christ's disciples, Bartholomew and Thaddeus. Harwan is approximately 18 km northeast of Lal Chowk, the central commercial hub of Srinagar. A taxi from Lal Chowk or Srinagar Airport to Harwan typically takes about 50 minutes. A nearby Buddist monastery in Harwan was in use 2,000 years ago. The view from the Buddhist monastery ruins is of the mountains across the narrow valley of Harwan in Kashmir. Near hotels: 'Nadis' is a contemporary boutique hotel with 18 rooms, 'Harwan Resorts', and many more, on the east side of the lake. --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Muhammad MUHAMMAD is not known to have visited India. Muhammad is believed to have become God's prophet at the age of 40, around 610 CE. Later, Muslim Invasions of the 8th, 11th, and 12th centuries gradually established Muslim rule in parts of Northern India. Islam became a major force in India, and these 2 very different religions began to clash.
The Muslim conquests in Indian subcontinent came to a halt as the British East India Company seized control of much of the Indian subcontinent. The British Raj, then lasted from 1858 to 1947, when India was partitioned into the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. Lord Mountbatten confirmed the date for Indias' independence as 15 August 1947. In the weeks leading up to independence, responsibility for maintaining law and order was handed over to the Indian Army. --------------------------------------------------- SHIVAJI MAHARAJ The creation of the Maharastra state 1650's --------------------------------------------------- MEHER BABA: FLY TO PUNE: Ahmednagar is a two hour drive from Pune. Meherabad is a 20 minute drive from Ahmednagar. There is a train station in Ahmednagar. It is possible to hire a taxi in Pune to visit the Samadhi for darshan, a 2 hour drive. You can stay in Ahmednagar. The Samadhi on the hill is open for darshan to all: 6 AM to 8 PM. ----------------------------------------------------
Avatar Meher Baba AVATAR Meher Baba. JANUARY 1922 - JANUARY 31 1969
Upasni Maharaj would tell those who came for his darshan, “Go to Merwan! I have given over my charge and authority to him. Meher now holds my key.” In January 1922, Meher Baba was destined to leave Upasni Maharaj and Sakori and begin his Universal work. A few minutes before his departure, Upasni Maharaj called him into his hut and with folded hands proclaimed, “Merwan, you are Adi Shakti – the Primal Force! You are the Avatar – the direct descent of God!”
God is everywhere, but can you see Him in everything? Can you feel Him in everyone you meet? You certainly do not. So God has assumed the form of man to tell you and awaken you all to the fact that God is everywhere and in everyone and in everything. The God-Man. The Avatar. Meher Baba began a seven-year period of spiritual awakening with the five perfect master of the time: Hazrat Babajan, Upasni Maharaj, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Tajuddin Baba and Narayan Maharaj. In 1925, Baba began a 44-year period of observed silence, during which he communicated first using an alphabet board, and by 1954, entirely through hand gestures, which his closest disciples would interpret.
Mastery in Servitude Meher Baba started the 'New Life': It is endless, and will be kept alive by those who live the life of complete renunciation of falsehood, lies, hatred, anger, greed and lust; and who, to accomplish all this, do no lustful actions, do no harm to anyone, do no backbiting, do not seek material possessions or power, who accept no homage, neither covet honor nor shun disgrace, and fear no one and nothing; by those who rely wholly and solely on God, and who love God purely for the sake of loving; and who, without being upset by calamities, bravely and wholeheartedly face all hardships with one hundred percent cheerfulness, and give no importance to caste, creed and religious ceremonies. Meher Baba travelled extensively and worked with the mad, the lepers, the God intoxicated and the poor. He trained his disciples at various times in various ashrams. He dictated two books: 'God Speaks' and 'The Discourses'.
MEHERABAD: MEHER BABA'S SAMADHI His tomb (Samadhi) is a place of pilgrimage. Meher Baba's taught that the goal of all beings was to gain consciousness of their own divinity, and to realize the absolute oneness of God. Meher Baba described the phenomenal world as illusory and that the Universe is imagination. God exists, and each soul is God passing through imagination in order to realize its own divinity. He advised how to attain God-realization, and thereby escape the wheel of birth and death. " I am equally approachable to one and all, big and small, To saints who rise and sinners who fall,
Meher Baba passed January 31, 1969. Celebrated every year as Amartithi. • Meher Baba's Birthday is celibrated February 25 * Silence Day is observed July 10. The Dhuni Fire is lit the 12th of every month.
HOW TO VISIT: Ahmednagar is a two hour drive from Pune. Meherabad is a 20 minute drive from Ahmednagar. There is a train station in Ahmednagar. There are several hotels in Ahmednagar with restaurants. There is a Pilgrim Retreat which requires reservations in advance. It is possible to hire a taxi in Pune to visit the Samdhi for darshan and return to Pune the same day (two hours each way). The Samadhi is open for darshan to all: 6 AM to 8 PM. Suggested proposal for the Samadhi Superstructure.. This New Life will live by itself eternally, even if there is no one to live it. --------------------------------------------------- https://avatarmeherbabatrust.org . AVATAR MEHER BABA TRUST WEBSITE ------------------------------------------------------ |
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THE FOUR STATES OF RAMA AS EXPLAINED BY MEHER BABA: THE PARABRAHMA STATE: This is the second important state of God. In this state, all God's attributes exist. It is full of infinite bliss, infinite beauty, infinite love; it is the state of complete [divine] consciousness. It is devoid of the first state — God's unconscious state. And to say it is the Paramatma state would also not be correct. JIVATMA STATE : This is the third state of God, of you all sitting here — the drops of the same Infinite Ocean. SHIVATMA STATE : When the jivatma is merged in Paramatma, he becomes Shiva. You are all drops. Paramatma is the Ocean. When this jivatma bubble bursts and becomes one with the Ocean, it is Shivatma. In others words, it is the state either of the Perfect Master or a majzoob. This soul can never have a fall from his highest divine state. This is the state of the seventh plane [Brahma Bhuwan] and is called the Shiva state. But when the Shivatma regains gross consciousness of the world, he is called the Sadguru. The Ever-Conscious Paramatma of this fourth state, who comes down on this gross plane age after age when maya is at its height, is called the Avatar. He is always the One, the same in whatever age and under whatever name he might have descended — Ram, Krishna or Buddha.
The White Horse Avatar The Kalki Avatar: the incarnation who appears at the end of the Kali Yuga.This present time is known as the 'Kaliyuga' ( which started upon the death of Krishna). The sign or symbol of the Avatar of this 'Yuga' is the Avatar seated on a white horse. Kalki is described in the Puranas as the avatar who rejuvenates existence by ending the darkest and destructive period to remove adharma (unrighteousness) and ushering in the Satya Yuga, while riding a white horse with a fiery sword. Avatara means "descent", and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm of human existence. AVATAR MEHER BABA, KALKI AVATAR Meher Baba information: https://avatarmeherbabatrust.org/ This website is dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba. Articles and website designed and edited by elenagh@live.com. Elena lives in Puerto Rico but has traveled extensively in Northern India since 1975, until 2017. The India of my heart. I received all that Baba showed me of the beautiful spiritual India. I can't keep looking for something that doesn't exist anymore..... Elenas India stories: PERSONAL STORIES
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