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Shree: "We have not come to add one more photograph to the already overcrowded gallery or walls of your prayer house. What you snap is not our photograph. Our real photo is Our message. Try to see and follow it."  5, S. 192

With that statement, Shree clearly stated that we should not be too concerned with worshipping a picture. If we want to get closer to the highest goal, that will only be possible if we change our behavior and take God into our daily lives. A simple guide to this was given with the Fivefold Path.

Yet, from time to time, it helps us to look at the image of a saint or even an avatar. It can lift our minds, provide comfort and confidence in difficult times. We may also get a glimpse of what it is like when the highest divine light works through a human being.

We have selected some photos for you here. Thanks to all who have provided their photographs.

 

 

Shree in Samadhi

Shree spent much time in deepest meditation (samadhi). Normally, this state of godliness is only experienced during meditation. An avatar like Shree, however, was able to be in that state at every moment of His life--even during the normal daily routine. This became very apparent when He turned his gaze inwardly or upward with His eyes open.

 

 

 

Darshan - Veneration of Shree

Shree always respected the customs of His surroundings. In India it is customary to worship masters, to bow to them or to perform certain ceremonies before them. This may seem strange to people from the West at first. In the East it is known that with fully developed saints the subtle energy flow reverses, and the highest energy radiates from the feet. Therefore, they bow at their feet (darshan). The saint himself acts as the channel for the highest light. As a symbolic gift, Shree often received a flower or a sweet, like dates, sugar candy etc.

 

 

Shree and His family

Shree spent most of the day doing religious exercises or was available to visitors. Nevertheless, He also took time for His family. When He left Akkalkot or Shivapuri, He was almost always accompanied by His wife Vahini.

Shree and Vahini
Shree, with His son Shreekant, Mala, Shreekant’s wife, and Vahini (on the right)
Shree with His grandson Purushottam
Jaganmata Sharda, called Vahini

 

 

Shree on different occasions

Quite often, Shree's right hand was raised in a blessing gesture. Even in the state of Samadhi or while walking, He blessed His surroundings. Again and again you saw or heard Him laughing heartily. He frequently had a beaming smile which suggested a great inner joy.

Shree on his way
Shree in the darshan room
Shree in the darshan room
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Shree, on the left Shabade
Today there is a memorial on this site
Shree and Shri Vasant Paranjpe in 1987

 

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Films

 

It is a great pleasure and fills us with gratitude to see Shree in moving pictures. The following film shows Horst Heigl having Shree’s darshan in 1984, when Horst presented a gilded Agnihotra pyramid to Shree.

In India, it is customary to worship one’s master or a holy person in a special ritual. In doing so, the feet are often reverently touched. In realized human beings, the divine energy enters on top of the head and emanates from the feet. Usually gifts such as flowers or fruits are offered and after being blessed are handed back (Prasad). In this video, Shree presented Horst with as many candies as he could grasp. Horst Heigl was first led to Shree in 1974. He traveled to Shree 33 times and was able to experience high spiritual knowledge directly at the source. Horst recognized it as his life task to pass on this knowledge for the benefit of humans and the earth. This connection allows the Homa-Hof Heiligenberg to pass on Agnihotra unchanged and in its original form.

 

 

 

Kalki Avatar Param Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj in Akkalkot and Shivapuri

‘Kalki-Avatar’ denotes the Divine Messenger who brings help above all against the pollution of the environment and thoughts. After Param Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj (abbreviated as Shree) took the vow to resuscitate the Vedas, five guidelines were revealed to him by means of which the world can be brought back into balance - the Fivefold Path was given. One of the guidelines includes Yajnas (fire ceremonies), of which Agnihotra is the basic Yajna.

Horst Heigl travelled from Germany to Shree a total of 33 times. This film was made in 1977 and supplemented with footage from later years. Shree, whose days were mainly filled with spiritual disciplines, is also shown here on a private side, e.g. with children of his relatives.

In 1985, the film that had been recorded with a Super 8 camera, was transferred to a video cassette. Horst took it to India and showed it in the presence of Shree, who praised it. In 2020, the film, which had been digitalized in the meantime, was completely revised and the sound partly reset so that it can now be shown to the public.

 

 

 

Somayaga - healing energy and purification for the world - Solapur, Maharashtra, India 1978

Fire ceremonies (Yajnas) are as old as humanity and were once spread around the world. We learn about them in the Old Testament as well as in the Bhagavad Gita, a holy scripture of the Hindus. There it says that Yajnas were already given with creation (BG 3.10).

In the Vedas, probably the oldest religious and scientific writings, the knowledge of the correct performance of Yajnas was recorded. In 1944, Param Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj (abbreviated to Shree) took the oath to resuscitate the Vedas. Under his guidance the first Somayaga (i.e. a Yajna using the juice of the Soma plant) took place in 1969 after about 2500 years. A Somayaga lasts several days and includes a variety of ritual acts.

The mantras sung in the process generate certain frequencies and vibration patterns which in conjunction with the fire raise and harmonize the fine life energy (Prana / Chi) – all for the blessing of the world.

In 1978 the second Somayaga after about 2500 years was performed in the presence of Shree in Solapur, Maharashtra, India. The following film shows footage of this Somayaga. The film was recorded by Horst Heigl.

 

Video-Tutorial for the correct performance of Agnihotra

Agnihotra is for the good of the environment, of the entire planet, and for your own well-being. At the Homa-Hof Heiligenberg, you may learn Agnihotra free of charge. We also have the necessary equipment available for a reasonable cost. You are welcome.

Three video-tutorials on the Website of Homa-Hof Heiligenberg serve as a guide for the correct performance of Agnihotra.