*Baba story*
*Baba’s Demonstration on Dada Pratulananda*
Baba declared 1969 as the “Demonstration Year”. At that time, I had been a worker for only one year. Baba gave Dharma Maha Cakra in Tatanagar, Singhbhum District (now in Jharkhand State). During a workers meeting, Baba was very unhappy with our progress. Afterwards I did meditation in a corner of the hall.
Suddenly Baba entered the hall dressed very casually in His banyan and lungi and carrying His stick. He sat on the sofa as everyone rushed into the hall. He started talking about the history of the place.
Suddenly Baba called out my name (at that time I was known as Ac. Pranav Kumar Brc.). He asked me to sit on the floor near Him. He asked me, “How many lessons have you learned?” “All six, Baba.” “Do you do them every day?” “Yes, Baba” “OK, close your eyes and sit for meditation.”
He touched his stick to my muladhara chakra and gave the order, “Get up! Get up energy!” Suddenly I felt something in my muladhara cakra and felt uneasy. Without removing his stick, Baba explained to everyone about the cakra. I heard what Baba was saying, but as though I was far away.
Then after a few minutes, Baba said, “Cakra, dance!” Then he asked “Do you hear any sound?” “Yes, Baba, I hear the sound of crickets.” He pushed the stick a little.
Then he moved the stick up to my svadhistana cakra. Baba explained to everyone about this cakra. Then He said, “Now dance!” I started to feel very uneasy and strange. I wanted to leave the room, but I could not. Baba asked me, “What sound do you hear?” I said, “The sound of ankle bells.” Baba explained that this was the sound of Lord Krsna, which all the gopis enjoyed.
Then He moved the stick up to my navel (manipura cakra). He explained about this to everyone. Then he said, “Now dance!” I felt as if my stomach would burst. I started to feel suffocation. “What sound do you hear?” “Baba, I hear the sound of a sweet flute.” Baba explained that was the flute of Krsna. It was an intoxicating sound.
Then Baba asked one Margii, “Do you hear this sound, too?” He answered, “Yes, Baba.” Baba explained, “This man is very developed, so his body has special capacity to hear the internal sound of another person’s cakras.”
Then Baba moved His stick up to my heart, the Anahata cakra. My body started trembling, but Baba seemed to be controlling it. Baba explained about the many propensities of this cakra. Then He said, “Now dance!” Then I felt as though I was floating in the ocean. Baba asked “What sound do you hear?” I replied that I was hearing the sound of the ocean. Baba said, “Yes, the sound of a strong wind, the hssss! of a storm.
Baba moved His stick up to my vishuddha cakra, and explained that it has 16 propensities. He said that many ideas and thoughts are created here. “Now dance!” I told Baba I was hearing the sound of Onm. It was very sweet, very calming and quiet. I felt all my nerves and body start to collapse. I lost consciousness and fell backwards.
Three hours later I came to my senses in the empty hall. One VSS guard who saw me said, “Dada you are very lucky! After you fell over, Baba said, ‘This boy has no developed capacity to receive the force in his higher cakras. So he should do more sadhana, and then maybe he can raise his kundalinii. I cannot help this boy any more.’”
When I got up I felt very dizzy. I was moving like a drunkard. I took a bath, then drank a glass of papaya juice and ate something light, but still felt very uneasy. I slept the whole night in the pandal.
The next day I felt a little better. When Baba came to give His DMC darshan, I sat with the other dadas in front. When He gave the Barabhaya Mudra, every cakra in my body started vibrating. I started shouting and jumping like a crazy man, and then fell down unconscious again.
Afterwards Dada Krtananda took me to the dadas room, and covered me with my blanket. I slept well and gradually returned to normal.
By Dada Pratulananda