Daily Messages

Those men who were invited were eagerly looking forward to the October meeting, and Baba was engaged in inner and outer preparations for it. Nearly two hundred lovers and devotees from throughout India arrived in Mahabaleshwar on the evening of October 15th (1950), to attend the meeting. By 6:45 A.M., on Monday morning, October 16th, 1950, they had collected outside …

They arrived on the morning of October 12th, (1946) but then learned that Pir Fazal Shah, the saint they had come to see, had left for Kotah. Baba decided to leave the luggage at the station, and they boarded the train for Kotah, where they arrived at eight-forty that night. They immediately went to the saint’s abode. Pir Fazal, a mental …

On Sunday, October 13th. (1940), he explained some more points about sanskaras, after his second typed article had been read out: Sanskaras must balance perfectly. This cannot be done by a mathematical process, or it would be easy. Good and bad sanskaras are both bindings. If you have good sanskaras, you may take birth as a great, rich man; with …

On October 12th, (1949) in a warning tone, Baba stated: “This one month’s continuous working day and night, personally seeing to every detail of winding up the Old Life, and arranging for the endless New Life, and the continual sleepless nights, have made me literally dead exhausted, both mentally and physically, and brought me to the verge of a nervous …

During the period of his seclusion in Meherabad, Baba had given the women a chant to sing every day, and also this four-line song: “You are Formless, Parvardigar, Ahuramazda, Allah, Hu. You are Yezdan, You are God, Ahuramazda, Allah, Hu. You are Paramatma, Parabrahma; You are Almighty God, Ishwar. You are Parameshwar, Ezad, Ahuramazda, Allah, Hu.” Explaining it on October …

On October 11th. (1933), a woman visitor asked Baba, “When a person is surrounded on all sides by untoward circumstances and difficulties, without any avenue of escape, would he or she be justified in doing something which would ordinarily be termed undesirable or indecent?” Baba answered her at length: It is justifiable for a person in such circumstances to do …

…Baba called Krishna inside his room. He motioned, “Talk about something.” Taken aback, Krishna did not know what to say. Baba then asked him, “Who am I?” “Meher Baba.” “No, I mean previously.” “I don’t know,” Krishna said. Baba spelt on the board, “M-E-R-W-A-N. I was Merwan. After that I became Sadguru Meher Baba. After that, Avatar Meher Baba.” Then …

Although several of the boys had been quite mischievous during his absence, Baba did not reprimand them. At five o’clock on October 7th. (1928)Baba went for a walk to the river bank with the boys. The river was more than a mile away, and while walking they had to remove thorns and walk on stones along the rough path. When …

Baba had brought three alphabet boards with him: one made of plywood, one plastic, and the other cardboard. The plywood board he presented to Kumar, and the plastic one to Dhake. The third alphabet board made of cardboard, which Baba had used much the past years, had printed letters and numerals pasted on it. The zero of this board was …

Baba went to Meherabad on October 6th. (1952), where he discussed with Pendu and Padri arrangements being made for the November gathering. Jal Kerawala was in Bombay, when he received Baba’s instruction to leave Bombay for Nagpur on October 2nd. Due to some important appointment which could not be changed, Jal was unable to do so and left instead three …

Baba visited Gangapur Falls, and on the way he pointed out a small village called Gavalwadi and remarked, “This is the village where Upasni Maharaj often used to go. He used to collect cow dung here and take it on his head to Nasik to sell. On top of the adjoining mountain is Bhorgad Hill where Maharaj as a young …

(Oct. 1931) It is absolutely impossible for an ordinary man to understand my work. With my universal mind, I work on an unlimited scale for the universe; to understand what I do is not within the bounds of human intellect. I always work for the universe and not for myself. Why would I need to work for myself? I do …

. . . Baba, during the course of conversation, stated: “What can you achieve through talks? Reading also does not help. Any amount of reading or hearing has no value. Real understanding comes in a flash!” To Bharucha and Vesuna, Baba stated: “I have called you to Meherazad not for sahavas but to help me in my work. This seclusion …

AT TIMES, the Master’s physical body would react very strangely, and he would not explain why. On October 2nd, (1922) Baba was in an exceptionally good mood all day. But when he was retiring for the night, he called Ghani and said, “I have a high fever.” Ghani felt his hand and found the fever was slight; but his forehead and …

DUE TO the violent knocking of his forehead against stone during the years when he was coming down, Baba’s teeth would occasionally bother him. On October 1st. (933), he complained that he had a terrible toothache. Adi Jr. approached the ship’s doctor, who refused to dispense any medicine without first seeing the patient. Chanji tried to circumvent this by going …

During this period, (end-Sept. 1957) Savak Kotwal, the other night watchman, was allowed to go to Bombay for a week. Therefore, Bhau kept watch from 4:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. each day, and Gustadji kept watch for two hours, from 4:00 to 6:00 A.M. Since Gustadji was also observing silence, Baba and he would converse using hand signs, which Baba highly enjoyed. As soon as …

On Sunday, September 29th, ​(1957) ​another meeting about the sahavas was held at Meherazad. Baba invited the Ahmednagar lovers, and Rustom Kaka entertained Baba with melodious singing. Accommodations for the Western lovers coming for the sahavas were discussed, and Sarosh and Viloo assured Baba they would be able to manage it. Baba repeated some statements which he had stated at an earlier meeting: The …

After two days at sea, on the evening of September 27th (1933), while Baba was discussing matters with the mandali, there was a knock at the cabin door. Chanji opened it, and stepped out to find a very dignified looking old man standing in the hallway. Introducing himself, the old man said, “I am Sir Akbar Hyderi and I wish …

. . .  the Master explained to the mandali about the state after death: A person dies when his sanskaras are exhausted – spent in full. After a person dies his sanskaras snap the mind’s connection with the gross body, and at that time he receives such a shock that he forgets every incident of his past life. But even …

The Hindu Brahmins among the mandali had separate cooking arrangements, separate water facilities, and they prevented anyone else from touching their drinking water. On the morning of September 26th, (1926) there was a decision among the other mandali to make one arrangement for everyone’s drinking water and do away with distinctions. But the Brahmins were not ready to accept such …

BABA DEPARTED for Mount Abu, arriving on the 25th of September (1947). One of the reasons Baba went to Mount Abu was to rest at the pleasant hill station, but as usual, Baba spent more time in contacting masts in the area than in relaxing. Baba had originally announced his intention of continuing the present tour to the north, contacting …

On September 19th, (1962) Baba dictated for the gathering: “There are some who exist to hate others, be jealous of others and make others unhappy; and there are some who exist to love others and make others happy. One who has become One with God, exists for all, both good and bad. And to become One with God, one has …

(Sept. 1954) I sometimes seem to be speaking at random, but I am really working elsewhere. When you say “I am ill, I am hungry, I am old, I am young, or I am not hungry and do not want this food” and so on, when you use all these “I, I, I’s,” recollect that when your hands or legs are cut …

On the night of September 21st (1929), the ship arrived in Karachi. Baba and the mandali were met by Pilamai Hormuzd, Baba’s maternal aunt Banumasi, and Merwan and Homi, her two sons who had been at the Meher Ashram school. The most distinguished among the others to receive them was the mayor of Karachi, Jamshed N. R. Mehta. Pilamai invited …

After meeting with Ambedkar in Bombay, Baba returned to Nasik. Within a few days, he sent Rustom to try to see Mahatma Gandhi in Yeravda Prison where he was incarcerated in Poona. Rustom was not successful, because individual interviews were not permitted at the time. Soon after, the British government removed restrictions on interviews, and Baba sent Chanji and Ramjoo …