After following a winding road in the hills, we reached Ram Dass’ villa, in Hawaii’s countryside. “Tell me, was Nam Kaoli Baba an Avatar?” I asked Swami Vishwananda.
“Yes, he was an incarnation of Hanuman. In fact he was an incarnation of Shiva. Shiva very rarely incarnates directly on earth. When he incarnates, he does so under the face of Hanuman. When Rama came on earth, Shiva incarnated as Hanuman to be the greatest of all his devotees, “ Swamiji said.
After a warm welcome, Ram Dass asked Swami to speak about His youth and about Babaji. We then sang Bhajans in front of his altar. In front there was a picture of Nam Kaoli Baba, Ram Dass then told us the following story:
On a trip with Nam Kaoli baba and other devotees through India, they had a car accident. Passengers of the car then saw a huge hairy hand (from Hanuman) protecting them. The car was no longer of use after the accident, but none of the passengers got hurt.