RB Singh has been a scientist and engineer for the past thirty years at the India Space Research Organization in Sriharikota, India. For twenty eight years, Shivabalananda has been a long term and direct disciple of Sri Sri Shiva Bala Yogi Maharaja and is blessed with the yogic powers of his Master. During the 2004 International visit, Shivabalananda will be offering Shiva Bala Yogi Meditation Programs in many cities inside and outside the U.S. He will be traveling with his wife Vidyawati Singh on this tour which is his second International. His first International visit was in 1994. Prior to this visit, Shivabalananda traveled to all Shiva Bala Yogi Ashrams in India. Sri Swamiji’s meditation mission continues through several disciples and devotees, such as Shivabalananda.

Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj was born on January 24th 1935, into a family of weavers in a small village in South India and was named Sathyaraju by his parents.

At age fourteen years he had a spiritual experience in which Shiva, whom some call the Holy Spirit, appeared in the form of a handsome ascetic with long matted hair. Shiva touched Sathyaraju on the forehead and the boy immediately passed into Samadhi (God consciousness). In this way did the Balayogi (Boy yogi) begin twelve years of tapas, a spiritual austerity and purification to attain God realization. He meditated in Samadhi for twenty-three hours every day for eight years, returning to ordinary consciousness at midnight long enough to wash himself and perhaps drink a cup of milk. In these eight years he mastered meditation in all four cardinal directions: East, North, West and South. Then he meditated twelve hours every day for another four years. Upon attaining God realization, he was instructed to use the powers he attained through tapas (tapas shakti or the transforming power of the Divine through meditation) to comfort the grieving, heal the sick and bring enlightenment to those who seek God.

Shivabalayogi left his physical body on April 2, 1994. Since then, he continues to give darshan and blessings in the same ways he had over the three previous decades: through bhava (astral presence) Samadhi. He is ever present in meditation, guiding the concentration and giving silent instruction.

Samadhi can be translated as God consciousness or enlightenment. It is an advanced state of spiritual consciousness in which there is no awareness of time or one's physical body or ordinary surroundings. Shri Swamiji explains that samadhi cannot be described; it must be experienced. He assures us that if we apply ourselves and meditate an hour each day, he will ensure that we attain samadhi in this lifetime.

Vibhuti means holy ash. People come to Shivabalyogi with requests for all sorts of help, whether curing diseases or mental disorders, solving relationship problems, helping with work or other practical problems, or giving spiritual guidance and development. His Holiness blesses vibhuti which, if used as directed along with meditation, will bestow the requested help in course of time. The miracles he has worked through vibhuti are countless.

Dhyan or dhyana is the Sanskrit word for meditation. It is meditation in which the concentration is unbroken by thoughts and is focused on a single point.