Baba arrived at Meherabad at 8:15, on the morning of February 17th. (1958). Eight men took turns carrying him up the Hill in his lift-chair. The sahavas group in their enthusiasm disregarded Baba’s instructions to follow his chair and made much noise and raised a lot of dust by running in front of him. To control them, Baba ordered them …
ONE DAY I WILL GIVE YOU THE REAL LIGHT
Meanwhile, a Muslim named Maulvi Abdul Wahid of Hyderabad arrived in Bombay in search of a friend and stayed in the mosque at Dadar. While he was meditating in the mosque, he saw a bright light issuing from the Manzil. He immediately sensed that there must be a “holy” or “divine personality” inhabiting the building. The next day, when he …
WHAT MAHARAJ WAS DOING WAS BEYOND PRAISE OR DEVOTION
Before moving to Mysore, Baba had emphasized to the mandali not to observe his birthday, since he would be in seclusion. Accordingly, it was not observed in Meherabad, Ahmednagar, Nasik or Mysore. Baba visited Bangalore on Sunday, February 16th, the day of his forty-second birthday according to the Zoroastrian calendar. He had already informed the Aiyangar family that his birthday …
WHOEVER STANDS FOR ME, STANDS FOR THE TRUTH . . .
There was no public celebration of Meher Baba’s fifty-second birthday on Friday, February 15th, 1946; but Baba did give this message to his lovers, issued through a circular: Your love, your devotion, your steadfastness amidst storms of opposition, self-created or real, are commendable. Your allegiance to the cause of Truth for which alone I stand is unique. Every year that …
THE TASK FOR SPIRITUAL WORKERS
On Sunday, February 14th, 1943, the day of Baba’s forty-ninth birthday, gatherings were held in six different cities: Poona, Bombay, Nagpur, Sholapur, Madras and Lahore. One gathering could not be aranged in Hyderabad as Baba wished. Baba sent a representative to each place to deliver His message, “The Task for Spiritual Workers.” Adi Sr. went to Lahore, Savak Kotwal to Poona, …
BABA EXPLAINS ABOUT THE WORKING OF MINDS OF A SADGURU’S CIRCLE MEMBERS
On February 13th, (1927) while discoursing about the mind, sanskaras and the manner in which they work Baba explained: The process of spending old sanskaras and creating new ones applies to ordinary people, the masses of humanity. For those members of his circle, however, the Sadguru stops this creation of new sanskaras and gradually destroys the old ones. And when …
WHAT CARE DO I HAVE FOR EXPENSES WHERE MY WORK IS CONCERNED?
(Feb. 1939) Baba had mentioned taking the women to Taragarh Hill, but later remarked, “To go there is a headache. A palanquin will have to be hired for Nonny as she will not be able to make the steep climb. Besides the expense, I think it will be difficult for all.” Meanwhile, Rano and Kitty talked it over among themselves …
THE GREATEST JOY FOR THE LOVERS WAS THUS A TORTURE FOR THEIR BELOVED!
(Feb. 1958) Meanwhile at Meherazad that morning, Baba had not cleared his bowels. After driving some distance in the car, Baba indicated to Eruch that he had to use the toilet. “Should we stop at Adi’s on the way?” Eruch asked. “No, no,” gestured Baba. “Just hurry and drive straight to Meherabad.” Again on the way, Baba indicated he had …
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PILGRIMAGE TO MEHERABAD IN MARCH 2024
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SPIRITUAL TRANSFER OF POWER AND AUTHORITY
Ghani then asked why an authorization in writing – known as sanad-e-vilayat – is required prior to a saint’s being put in charge of a spiritual jurisdiction. He cited the incident of the Mohammedan saint, Ali Ahmed Sabir, who was ordered by his Master to obtain the authority of his sainthood signed and endorsed by another Master, Hazrat Jamal Hansvi, prior to assuming his …
IT IS SO EASY TO FALL AND, WITH THE FALL, TO GET ENTANGLED
Phillipe Dupuis of Paris, France, had written to Baba for permission to come and see him. Baba granted permission, and Dupuis arrived in Bombay on February 6th. On February 9th, (1959) he was brought by Adi directly to Meherabad, arriving at 9:00 A.M. Without obtaining Baba’s permission, Dupuis had brought Vilayat Khan, the eldest son of the Sufi teacher Inayat …
GOD-REALIZATION IS ALWAYS GIVEN BY ONLY ONE MASTER
During the night of February 8th. (1923) , Ghani was reading to the Master from the book The life of Ghouse Ali – a Mohammedan Qutub who was a ghouse type Perfect Master like Sai Baba, and separated his physical body as an aspect of his spiritual working. Ghani asked, “Why did Ghouse Ali Shah have to contact nineteen different Masters – eleven Mohammedans …
THE TRUE SIGN OF LOVE IS TO GIVE EVERYTHING – TO GIVE AND GIVE!
In Rahuri, on Sunday, February 7th, (1937) Baba gave up solid food and began fasting for the last ten days of his forty-day fast on only water. Two days passed and Baba went to Nasik. Gathering the group, he explained some spiritual points, starting with agents: Qutub in Sufism means center. That center controls the whole universe through his agents. Meetings …
IN THIS AGE OF MESS, HOLD FAST TO MY DAAMAN AND BE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT HONEST . . .
Meher Baba’s birthday message for 1967 was: Births and deaths are illusory phenomena. One really dies when one is born to live as God, the Eternal Who is beyond both birth and death. The circular also stated: Please note very carefully: — Avatar Meher Baba will be in Poona from 1st April to the end of June, 1967. As usual, …
BABA DID NOT NAME THE MYSTERIOUS SPIRIT
On February 5th, (1946) Eruch brought a mast, and then returned to Poona. Baba would work with the mast in seclusion and then go for a walk on Tembi Hill with the women. They would collect bright pebbles and rocks from the hill; at times both of Baba’s pockets bulged with the shining geodes. These were eventually put in the …
LOVE, AS IT IS GENERALLY AND COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD, IS BUT AN ATTACHMENT WITH SELFISH THOUGHTS AND MOTIVES INVOLVED
Early the next morning, at 4 A.M., Baba sanctified the Betwa River by bathing with its water. He also drank some of the water. Baba gave darshan at Ichhuara on February 4th, (1954) and thousands had the gift of his prasad as people from neighboring villages also came for the occasion. Baba also made house visits to the homes of …
WHAT IS BABA’S WORK?
(Feb. 1958) What is Baba’s work? It is to explain to people who and what Baba is. Baba has always emphasized that one should love all, slander no one, not make others suffer and have a pure heart. Baba is the Avatar of the Age and the greatest work anyone can do is to love Baba as Baba ought to …
BY MY LIVING PRESENCE, I CLEAN THE TANGLED ATMOSPHERE OF THE SHRINES . . .
(Feb.1939) On one occasion, referring to the purpose of his visits to different shrines, tombs or dargahs of saints and Perfect Masters, Baba stated: By my living presence, I clean the tangled atmosphere of the shrines of the dead saints, Sadgurus and Qutubs. This complicated atmosphere is of the thought world. Thought force is really very strong and powerful. Chaitanya did …
CIRCULAR – TO THOSE WHO LOVE ME AND OBEY ME AND TO THOSE WHO WOULD DO SO
Many lovers were writing to Baba for darshan, and so, on Sunday, February 1st, (1959) Baba had this circular issued: To those who love me and obey me and to those who would do so: In the Meherabad Gathering of July 10th, 1958, I had expressed my wish that, henceforth, none should expect or seek from me any discourse, interview, …
AND NOW MEHERA IS MY RADHA
(Jan. 1939) The next day they went to Mathura, where Krishna was born; to Gokul, where he spent his childhood; and to Vrindavan, where he lived with the gopis. Near a temple in Vrindavan, a young mast who was playing the flute saw Baba and exclaimed, “Here comes my Murlivale – the Flute Player! I have been waiting for you!” (1) The mast …
BOMBAY CENTRE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR SELECTED HOURS ON 31ST JANUARY 2024
Jai Baba to all! On the occasion of the 55th Amartithi of Avatar Meher Baba, the Bombay Centre will remain open on Wednesday 31st January, 2024 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and again from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. In remembrance of our Eternal Beloved, we will observe silence from 12 noon to 12:15 pm followed by prayers and …