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BABA AT BAAM
The next day, October 31st (1929), Gustadji noticed a saintly-looking man near their house and told Baba about him. Happy to know of this, Baba immediately left to see him. No sooner did the man see Baba coming than he ran toward him and kissed Baba’s hands. After Baba embraced him, the man walked off down the street. Later, Baba …
REMINDER – MOVIE NIGHT TODAY AT THE CENTRE – BE THERE AT 9:00 PM
We look forward to our Movie Night today at 9:00 p.m., as part of Winning His Heart 2026 We would be happy to meet you over the movie and light snacks And a lovely evening of togetherness with our Beloved Baba Jai Meher Baba
NEW LIFE CONDITIONS FOR BEGGING
Sitting with the companions on the morning of October 31st (1949), Baba explained to them about begging in Benares and other places: We have to beg only for food and not for anything else. Food includes everything – cooked or raw, liquid or solid – anything and everything. While begging we should not ask for anything special. Dr. Ghani should …
MOVIE NIGHT WITH BELOVED BABA ON SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER
We look forward to our Movie Night on Saturday, 31st October at 9:00 p.m., as part of Winning His Heart 2026 We would be happy to meet you over the movie and light snacks And a lovely evening of togetherness with our Beloved Baba Jai Meher Baba
TRUST CIRCULAR FOR THE FIFTY-EIGHTH AMARTITHI OF BELOVED AVATAR MEHER
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IT IS MY LOVE THAT HAS DRAWN YOU TO ME
(Oct. 1962) What is the aim of life? It is to see God and become One with God. If God is, then we must see Him! That is our sole aim. There are different ways of seeing God, called yogas. Some try to see God through meditation and concentration on the Absolute within. That too is a very long process. …
REMEMBER MIRA’S SACRIFICE . . .
While at Meherabad, Baba would grant interviews. An Indian woman devotee came to see Baba on October 28th (1934). She complained openly before Baba that she wished to stop having sexual intercourse with her husband because of her desire to see God. But her husband was unwilling. Consoling her, Baba explained, “It is better to treat your husband with love …
IS THIS BEING RESIGNED TO MY WISH?
(Oct. 1958) ONCE, AT MIDNIGHT, Baba asked Bhau to give him soda water. Bhau opened a bottle, but accidentally a piece of glass along with the cap fell on the floor. Reacting upset, Baba scolded him, “I was about to call the women for five minutes, and what have you done? If I send for them now, the pieces of …
A VISIT TO THE HOME FOR THE NEEDY
(Oct. 1931) In accordance with his promise to Kitty’s mother Helena, Baba went with her and Margaret Craske to the home for the needy and met with the old people. Many of the elderly were blind, dumb or deaf. The Master’s ways are his own. Appearing to be dictating various thoughts on his alphabet board, Baba spoke to these old people …
SOUND AND UNIVERSAL SOUND
(Oct. 1922) Gustadji informed Baba that in his absence there had been a heated argument between Rustom K. Irani and Naval Talati. Naval was certain that if a megha rag (rain tune) was properly sung, rain would fall. Rustom, however, was firm in his opinion that without spiritual powers, it was not possible to bring rain. In order to appease them, the …
MAIN SPIRITUAL CENTERS IN EUROPE
(Oct. 1933) ARRIVING IN AVILA that evening at six, Baba and the group stayed at the Hotel Ingles. Baba appeared very happy to be in Spain, which reminded him of India more than any other country he had thus far visited in Europe. Before dinner, Baba went for a walk with the men past the house of Saint Theresa. (1) Baba remarked to …
WHATEVER I DO, I DO FOR MY WORK
(Oct. 1933) Baba met with Herbert Davy from 3 to 5 P.M. Some things in particular were bothering Herbert, and Baba discussed matters with him at considerable length. Herbert spoke out, “You promise to speak, but you do not do it. What will the world think of you?” Baba’s reply to Herbert was very poignant: It is good for mankind, …
HE IS DOING THE MOST SELFISH SERVICE
(Oct. 1964) Meanwhile, in North India, there was a severe drought and thousands of poor people were starving. The newspapers were full of descriptions of their plight. In the hall each morning, after attending to the correspondence and pending matters, and if there was time, Baba would state, “Now let’s have some bogus news,” meaning Eruch should read out the …
INDIVIDUAL NATURE AFTER GOD-REALIZATION
(Oct. 1922) One afternoon, Baba called Ghani to massage his legs, and as he was doing it, Baba uttered, “May God help you!” Ghani burst out laughing and when Baba asked him the reason, he replied, “We generally find it very difficult to follow the drift of your utterances. Your words seem to have a deeper meaning than that denoted …
DO WHAT YOU LIKE WITH GOD THE ABSOLUTE, BUT . . .
(Oct. 1952) He then quoted this Persian couplet: “Do what you like with God the Absolute But be very careful with walis and masts!” Baba explained: “Walis (saints), who borrow power from Vidnyan-bhumi (seventh plane), do not hesitate to use it, sometimes wiping off the best sanskaras of those who play mischief with them. Walis are independent. They are not …
WHAT IS A TEMPLE?
(Oct. 1954) A few days after his mast trip, Baba, with Eruch, Baidul, Kumar and Bhau, returned on several occasions to Islampur and Kolhapur to work with two particular masts. Baba would leave Satara in the morning and return the same evening. He worked with a mast in Islampur named Dhondi Bua, a tall figure, who was quite robust and healthy, …
BABA’S MESSAGE AT THE OPENING OF A NEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL
… The vice-principal of Kolhapur University, a Mr. Dixit, invited Baba to participate in the opening of a new Montessori school, but because of his seclusion, Baba did not go. Instead, on Sunday, October 18th (1942), he sent Adi Sr. to deliver this message: The form of service that a Montessori school takes has a practical value, if one’s service …
TELL HER IF SHE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY TO SPEAK IT
(Oct. 1947) During one train journey, Meherjee, in Bombay, offered to pay for first class tickets for Baba’s journey. “Can you afford it?” Baba asked. Usually Baba would travel third class, but this time he agreed. Two first class tickets were purchased and two tickets for Baidul and Gustadji in the small “servant-class” compartment, a third class compartment that adjoined …
DNYAN
After these assignments were made, Baba dictated the following discourse on Knowledge (Dnyan): Knowledge (Dnyan) is a thing that even after endless evolutionary forms, it is very difficult to attain. But it could even be grasped in a fraction of a second; such is Knowledge. Imagination is so strong, and its scope is so infinite, that you can imagine anything. You …
A MEETING PRIOR TO DELIVERING BABA’S SERMON
(Oct 1950) 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 to attend the meeting. By 6:45 A.M., on Monday morning, October 16th, 1950, they had collected …
IF YOU ARE AFTER MATERIAL THINGS, YOU WILL FORGET ME !
DURING THIS PERIOD, one of the men would escort Baba back and forth between Grafton and Rosewood bungalows, holding an umbrella over his head. One morning, after Aloba had escorted Baba to Jal Villa, he spotted Harish Chander Kochar on the roadside. He had come from Dehra Dun. Aloba was surprised at his appearance and asked Kochar why he had come. …
EVERY DROP IN THE OCEAN IS THE OCEAN ITSELF
(Oct. 1962) Another point is that God alone is and there is nothing but God. God is indivisibly one, and He is indivisibly in each and every one. He cannot be divided. Yet we see everywhere these divisions! What is this separateness? There are Anita, Beryl, Ella, Harry, Charles, and others. Why this separateness? Why are you all separate? God …
NO ONE, UNTIL YOU CAME, HAS TOUCHED MY HEART
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 …
NOTHING EXISTS; ALL IS ZERO
Baba had an article prepared on the war. On October 11th, he came to the women’s quarters and had it read aloud. All thought it was wonderful, but one of them commented that science should not have been mentioned in it, whereupon Baba explained: Science must arise, as it plays a great part in the present war. Science can be …
COINCIDENTAL MEETINGS?
(oct. 1928) 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 …