1. Baba Hari Dass - Our Inspirational Guru

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The life and teachings of Babaji are here in pictures, videos, and correspondence. This section contains his accomplishments as an author, artist, and master yogi who meaningfully brought the ancient teachings to contemporary students.

Baba Hari Dass (Babaji as his students affectionately called him) was a living example of the kind heart, open mind, and productive life that the wisdom teachings of yoga and Ayurveda foster. ( yoga: योग ; āyurveda: आयुर्वेद ) His lifelong example of peacefulness encourages regular practice of his teachings. Babaji also inspired the founding of Mount Madonna Center, Mount Madonna Institute, and Mount Madonna School (PK-12th grade) in the United States; Salt Spring Centre of Yoga, and Children's School in Canada; and Sri Ram Orphanage and School in India.

Babaji took a vow of silence in 1953. He taught using a small chalkboard enabling transcription of the interchange. He consistently taught 4 times a week for many decades until his health was impaired in 2013 by a series of strokes.

The Library Staff is grateful to the many scribes who took contemporaneous notes during the many question and answer periods; to the chalkboard readers who gave voice to his wisdom and to the typists who transcribed those notes into readable text. None of them have been named or identified following Library Privacy policies. Our gratitude is boundless.

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  • Curated Topics from Many Different Darshans
    Each item in this section is a group of questions posed to Babaji and his answersthat are organized around specific topics. They have been curated and are organized by date or topic and can also be searched by contributor. A contributor is someone who curated, transcribed or participated in the session.
  • Darshan After Special Classes
    Babaji taught several classes covering special topics to develop a breadth of understanding of Yoga practice and theory. (yoga: योग )
  • Individual's Questions, Babaji's 1 to 1 Answers to Them
    These are the many collections of the correspondence sent to Baba Hari Dass and his replies as he answered questions from students about all facets of their lives and their practices of sadhana. ( sādhana : साध )
  • Media of Baba Hari Dass
    Remembrance images, video, and audio of Baba Hari Dass in various aspects of his life and teaching. These are searchable by date, by location, by activity, and by other people included in the media
  • Questions and Answers from Darshan
    Each item in this section is a group of questions posed to Babaji and his answers. These sessions occurred during Satsang meetings, at retreats, and during classes. ( darśana: दर्शन; satsaṅga: सत्सङ्ग ) They are searchable by date, by location, by key terms, and by contributor.
  • Works By the Students of Baba Hari Dass
    Babaji inspired with the statement "Teach to Learn". His students responded by offering their edits of his darśana, their unique presentations of his teachings and their experience in their svādhyāya and sādhana for others to learn from