Is the Guru known as Herakhan Baba the same Immortal Babaji of the Kriya Yoga lineage?
BKY: In 1971, a young man with occult powers was discovered by villagers in a cave near the village of Herakhan. Known as “Herakhan Baba,” he grew in popularity and was discovered and promoted by Leonard Orr and Sondra Ray, the founders of the “rebirthing” movement, as none other than the immortal Babaji. The photographs of Herakhan Baba as a beautiful young teen and the books written about him by his devotees have created the confusion. Regardless of the greatness of this Guru, there never was any reason to associate him with the Immortal Babaji. After being repeatedly pressed by his new American agents, “Aren`t you Babaji? You must be Babaji?,” he finally gave up resisting and declared “If you say I am Babaji, I must be Babaji.” Herakhan Baba did not teach any form of Kriya Yoga. Herakhan Baba created an ashram with his own rules and died in 1983, from poisoning. Our research has further revealed that he was born to the Sikh maid servant of a retired British civil servant, a Mr. Wils
