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Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi's 71st Birthday Celebration — DSM Ashram, Part 2
Footage from Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi's 71st birthday celebration at DSM Ashram.
About the teacher
Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi
Born Srinivasa Dikshitar in 1954 in Kolar, South India, Shri Babaji joined the ashram of his guru Shivabalayogi Maharaj at age 19 and was initiated into sannyasa five years later. After his guru's mahasamadhi in 1994 he undertook his own five-year tapas (period of intensive silent meditation), emerging in November 1999 to begin his own teaching mission; he now heads a mission with ashrams in Dehradun and Devarayasamudra, India.
He travels internationally and leads weekly online meditation and Q&A sessions alongside in-person retreats at his Indian ashrams; two meditation retreats are scheduled for October 2026, one of which is already fully booked.
“Just by reading a book or listening to a lecture, you cannot achieve, you need to do sadhana meditation.”Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi
Upcoming events
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Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
