On November 12th (1937), Baba allowed a Christian minister on board to meet him. The minister was reading the book by Rom Landau entitled God Is My Adventure and pointed out a chapter about Baba in the book. During their discussion, while speaking about the Bible, Baba commented to the minister: If a lecturer speaks today before a gathering of …
THE MASTER’S DECISION TO PASS THROUGH THE BAZAAR WAS A DIVINE PRETEXT
Arriving in Surat the following day, (November 12, 1923) the Master went to the bazaar near the railway station accompanied by Adi, Ghani, Gustadji and Ramjoo. On the way back, he spotted a Hindu boy of about eighteen in a pitiable condition. The boy was shivering in the cold. At Baba’s request, Ramjoo inquired and found that the boy had …
I AM EVER-CHANGING, FOR IT IS LIFE ITSELF – THE DIVINE PLAY
A group of six people came to meet Baba on November 11th. (1931). Among them was Norina Matchabelli, who brought a young lady named Anita de Caro. (1) Anita was a talented art student in whom Norina had taken an interest and was helping financially. On one occasion, Anita recalled her first encounter with Meher Baba: I had been brought up Catholic. …
GOD’S LEELA, PLAY OR SENSE OF HUMOUR
(Nov. 1952) Baba then remarked about God’s leela, play or sense of humor: God’s leela is divine fun! It is the expression of the divine sense of humor on the part of His Great Ones, and, as such, volumes can be written about God’s sense of humor. The ordinary sense of humor is present in every individual, more or less, …
IN THIS MANNER, THE BOOK LISTEN, HUMANITY CAME INTO BEING
Baba did not come to Meherabad on November 9th (1955). On that day, Adi Jr., Francis Brabazon and Don Stevens returned to Ahmednagar from their trip to the Ellora Caves, and the next morning, were driven with Nariman, Meherjee and Vishnu to Meherazad. Baba discussed matters with the mandali and then gave Francis and Don a tour of the property. …
EVEN NOW, DO YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ME OR NOT?
After Bhau had joined Baba, his wife, Rama, and two children, Sheela and Mehernath, had gone to stay with Rama’s parents in a village about a hundred miles from Nagpur. Sheela was over four years old, and her brother was three. One day, Mehernath accidently knocked his sister against a large vessel of boiling milk, and Sheela suffered severe burns. …
MERRIMENT AT THE 1955 SAHAVAS
ON NOVEMBER 7th, (1955) Baba arrived in Meherabad at about 8 A.M. Eruch and Kaka Baria accompanied him from Meherazad, as did Kumar and Kishan Singh, who had come from Dehra Dun for the program and were staying at Meherazad. According to Baba’s instructions, Adi Jr., Francis Brabazon and Don Stevens left early that day in Nariman’s car with his …
EVERY ONE OF YOU . . . AND ALL BEINGS ARE GOD
(Nov. 1955) Every one of you, every one of the mandali and all beings are God. Why? I understand it. I am responsible for the whole creation. If I am not there, then there is nothing – neither you all, nor the entire creation. All this is there due to my existence. Take Niranjan Singh for example. If he is …
KHUD BE KHUD AZAD BUDI, KHUD GIREFTAR AMADI
In Ajanta, during the month of November (1944), accompanied by Adi Sr., Baidul and Kaka, Baba contacted a great mast named Mian Saheb. Mian was a saint renowned throughout the area, and people claimed he was well over one hundred years old. The very advanced mast was awaiting Baba’s arrival. He took Baba to a room on the upper floor …
THREE ILLUSORY EXISTENCES INSIDE GOD
(Nov.1962) Baba then commented, “What is there to worry about? So don’t worry! Yesterday, it rained and you got drenched. What did happen? Nothing! Today, it is just the same here. Nothing happened yesterday; it is just today!” Baba took a large glass in his hands which was covered with bright golden paper and marked “GOD.” (Inside the big glass …
MY DEAR WORKERS.
NOVEMBER 3, 1962 – My dear workers: In spite of telling you very often that I will not give you any more messages or discourses, I find myself doing just this thing which is what I do not want to do. This is because most of you do things which I do not like you doing. I had to give you …
ONLY MY NAME CAN FREE YOU FROM ALL THIS BONDAGE
(Nov. 1955) Tomorrow, I will speak to you for five minutes and tell you about the gift of love. I am going to test who has understood love. I will see who is bold enough to deserve this gift. It matters not if what I am going to tell you to do, you are unable to do. If you feel …
MEANING OF REAL DARHAN
The glowing sun of his loving smile rose in Dehra Dun on Sunday, November 1st, 1953. A large tent was put up by Harish Chander Kochar opposite the mandali’s bungalow, and Pendu made all the arrangements for the program. Prakashwati, Meher Kanta and Freiny Nalavala decorated the hall in the mandali’s bungalow, and the bungalow and grounds looked resplendent. For …
ACCOMMODATION DONATION FOR BABA’S 55TH AMARTITHI
*Avatar Meher Baba Ki Jai!* As known, pilgrims who wish to be accommodated at Meherabad for 55th Amartithi must send an amount of Rs.50/- per person for lodging arrangements to the AMBPPC Trust as AMARTITHI DONATIONS. Now, you can send such donations through the AMBPPCT online app. This is the preferred and convenient mode of registration and payment for the …
55TH AMARTITHI OF AVATAR MEHER BABA
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ARBAB MERWAN
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 …
MY OLD DEAR FRIEND AND COMPANION IN SILENCE, GUSTADJI, HAS REALIZED MY REAL SELF
ON WEDNESDAY, October 30th, (1957) Adi telephoned from Ahmednagar to inform Baba that, after a few days of not feeling well, Gustadji had passed away that day at 3:20 P.M. Eruch informed Baba, who had tears in his eyes for a while after receiving the news and reminiscing about his old friend Gustadji. This was one of the very rare …
HIS GOING FOR ENTERTAINMENT WAS ONLY FOR HIS SPIRITUAL WORK
Quentin Tod was in charge of the nightly entertainment and they would go each night to a different movie. One night, Tod took Baba to the Theater Espanol to see Love of the Sorcerer, a ballet. Another evening, Tod took Baba to see Cohen and Kelly at Madrid’s best movie theater, the Capitol, which had an orchestra and a revolving stage. Baba would …
BE LIKE MIRA
While at Meherabad, Baba would grant interviews. An Indian woman devotee came to see Baba on October 28th (1933). 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 …
LOOK WHAT LOVE CHANJI HAS FOR ME!
REACHING GENOA, Baba boarded the S. S. Roma at 10 P.M. on October 27th, (1931) bound for New York City. In Naples, Meredith introduced a Canadian lady from Toronto named Louise Skey to Baba. During the voyage, Miss Skey was taken with Baba and visited his cabin several times. Besides Meredith’s annoying behavior, Agha Ali would also behave like a spoiled child …
LEARNING TO ACCEPT THE MASTER’S WAYS
The next morning, (October 26, 1933) Baba was quite upset when he was not able to get hot water on time for a bath. He called Herbert, who had made the arrangements, and rebuked him severely, “I cannot work here! I will leave for Marseilles. With you taking care of me, I have never been able to have an early-morning …
BABA’S FIRST SILENCE WITH THE MANDALI
On October 25th, (1923) at 2:30 A.M., all had to rise unusually early and get ready to depart. They had hardly drifted off to sleep when they were awakened; those who had to keep nightwatch had virtually no sleep at all. Soon after leaving Kasara, however, they came to another steep hill. The bullock was not strong enough to pull …
BABA’S REMARKS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD
(Oct. 1928) The subject then turned to different types of food and Baba made the following remarks: There are three things that are good for increasing and purifying the blood: pomegranates, grapes and tomatoes; but grapes have one defect, they create bile. Okra is good for people with backaches. Potatoes give strength, but create gas. Lentils are good; beans, pumpkins, …
I WILL GIVE IT AT THE RIGHT TIME
On the morning of October 23rd, (1960) 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 …
CHAMBU SHAH’S UNCEASING HOSPITALITY
Baba left Ajmer on October 21st, (1947) and arrived in Baroda at four o’clock the next morning. In Baroda, he worked with a seeker named Narayan and the sixth plane mast-saint, Badruddin Rafai Shah. When he contacted this saint, Baba gave him his own coat, and even held it for him as Badruddin slipped it on. But his most interesting …