Daily Messages

As instructed by Baba, everyone had to keep awake the whole night of Thursday, August 20th (1953). So Baba told Bhau, “Since you all have to stay awake, perform a play.” It was on short notice, but nevertheless Bhau wrote a play based on the Indian story of Durgadas (a devotee of the goddess Durga (1), in which a queen, …

At the time these preparations were taking place in Hyderabad, Dr. Ghani had a heart attack in Poona and died at 7 P.M. on August 20th (1951), at the age of sixty. Receiving news of his death, Baba instructed Adi Sr. and Ramjoo, who had returned to Ahmednagar, to be present at his funeral, and they immediately drove to Poona. …

(Aug. 1926) Early that same evening, Baba was sitting in the Makan in a very pleasant and expansive mood. From among those sitting around him, his eyes fell on Gopal Swamy. Baba asked him, ‘”Tell me what you most desire?” Gopal said, “Nothing.” Baba pressed him, “Go on, ask me. Ask for anything. Tell me your desires now and I …

For a long time now Baba had stopped his lovers and mandali from touching his feet, and also from offering salutation with folded hands. Every man was aware of it and was obedient to his wishes. On August 18th (1949), however, Ali Akbar (Aloba), who was sitting by Baba’s chair, silently and quickly touched Baba’s feet. No one noticed, but …

Dear Baba family,   Jai Meher Baba. Announcing a slight change in our reservation system for Meherabad accommodations. Pilgrim reservation requests are now being received and processed in the same office for all our facilities: Hostels, Dharamsala, MPC, and MPR.  Therefore our email addresses have changed.  Please use <reservation@mail.ambppct.org> for your requests in any of the facilities. If you have any queries, please …

AFTER TWO WEEKS along the Italian Riviera, Baba entrained with all from Santa Margherita to Venice on August 17th. (1932).  Kitty was supervising every detail of their journey. They changed trains in Genoa, and Enid Corfe joined them in Milan. The compartment was packed, but they arrived safely the next morning in Venice, where they checked into the Hotel International. Baba …

Nariman and Meherjee arrived on the night of the 16th (Aug. 1949). Sarosh, Nariman and Meherjee, being successful businessmen, had rendered much service to Baba in the past.  (1) They were deeply concerned about Baba’s decisions to break up the ashrams and dispose of everything. On the third day of meetings, Wednesday, 17 August 1949, Sarosh was the first to …

During Baba’s stay in Nasik, boils appeared on his body and began causing him much pain. On August 5th (1930), Dr. Nilu was specially called from Bombay to give Baba an injection. When he was given the injection, Baba, being in a candid mood, explained the mysterious significance of his ailment: These boils are of different types – one irritating, …

Starting in August, 1938, the Swiss artist Helen Dahm was painting colorful murals on the inside walls of Meher Baba’s underground crypt. She was absorbed in her work from morning to evening. Although Helen was not a young woman, (she was sixty at the time) out of love, she worked on her back on top of scaffolding to paint the …

Meher Baba dictated the Master’s (or Parvardigar) Prayer in Dehra Dun on Thursday, August 13th, 1953. And from that day until the 2nd of September, it was recited every evening with Baba taking part in the prayer. Donkin would read it aloud in English, and it was repeated by another mandali in Gujarati. When it was over, Baba would lay his head on the feet …

(Aug. 1956) Baba had spoken of “sparks flying,” and one incident occurred during the visit to Meher Mount. Agnes was about to leave her guests and go to Baba, when Ivy Duce asked for something. Agnes was in such a hurry to leave she did not fulfill Ivy Duce’s request, causing her to make some disparaging comment about Agnes. Fuming, …

MEANWHILE, Adi’s mother Gulmai’s ill condition, due to kidney disease, worsened in August. While at Meherabad on August 6th, (1961) Baba informed Padri to be prepared for Gulmai’s burial on the Hill, as she would be dying shortly. On the evening of August 8th, Gulmai’s condition became serious, and Adi sent Sarosh to Meherazad to inform Baba. Baba instructed Sarosh …

The other remarkable contact made in Sadhaura was a mental conscious adept called Krishna. The man had worked as a guard at the railway station but was so absorbed in Lord Krishna, he would write “Radha Krishna” on walls wherever he went and constantly uttered these two names aloud. Once, Krishna was so engrossed and enraptured in offering devotional bhajans, he …

To a group Baba stated: (Aug.1952) I really am happy to see you today. Let me tell you this fact: there is nothing to worry about, nothing to be disheartened about. We are all, each of us, meant to be happy. God, who is within us all, is to be experienced as infinite happiness, and it can be done only …

(Aug. 1926) . . . Baba discussed the current wanderings of Upasni Maharaj and Hazrat Babajan: While I was travelling all over India and Persia, Maharaj kept himself at Sakori. But now that I am staying in Meherabad, Maharaj is travelling from one place to another. As in the case of important dignitaries being received by the nobility and higher …

Jai Baba, Please read the Subject of yesterday’s (6th. August 2025) post as : BABA DISCOURSES ON MENTAL (and not Memtal) CONSCIOUSNESS Regret mistake in spelling. Cyrus.

On the evening of August 7th, (1925) while bhajans were being sung by the blind singer Bhikolya, it began raining heavily. Not finding Behramji among the gathering, Baba asked where he was, and on the pretext of going to look for him, he began running about in the pouring rain without even taking an umbrella. Baba found Behramji and Gangaram …

Baba continued giving discourses during his seclusion. On Saturday, August 6th, (1960) he drew a diagram and expounded on “the infinite atmas (souls) in Paramatma (Oversoul or God)” and gave some further points on the working of the Avatar. He also gave a discourse on mental consciousness, part of which follows: Those on the mental planes are not conscious of the …

According to the Irani calendar, August 6th, (1961) was the Prophet Zarathustra’s birthday. That day, for the first time since he returned from Poona a month ago, Baba left Meherazad and visited Meherabad to see the mandali and the resident families there. On his return, Baba expressed his dissatisfaction with Padri and his management of Meherabad. Pendu and Padri were …

While staying in Harvan, Baba explained to the mandali about freedom from desires: As long as a person is not free from desires, he is not ready for emancipation. Desires, both good and bad, are binding. Good desires bind a person with golden chains, and bad with iron ones. Why do you feel restless? Because you have a thousand thoughts …

Previously, on August 3rd, (1942) Meher Baba had dictated the following message, which was published in the September issue of the Indian magazine for youth, Comrade: It is the privilege of youths to be full of energy and hope. Not being caught up in any grooves, their dreams about the future have the advantage of being inspired by an unfettered …

After the cricket match on Sunday, August 2nd, (1953) Baba reminisced about his childhood: As a boy, I used to get up early in the morning and after tea go out and play cricket. On return I would have breakfast and thereafter play marbles. After lunch I would rest a while and then start playing gilli-danda. I would have afternoon …

Baba’s special work commenced from Thursday, August 1st, 1957. Adi, Dhake, Sidhu, Chhagan and Sadashiv Patel were called that day. Just before they were ready to start from Khushru Quarters, they received a note from Baba, stating that each man should take a bath before coming. Sidhu and Dhake had not had one that day, so they took a bath …

They returned to Hardwar, and Baba decided to proceed to Amritsar for further mast contacts. They boarded a train on July 27th (1946), and were surprised to find plenty of accommodation in a military compartment. But before the train left, the conductor came and told them to move to another compartment, as this one was reserved for military personnel only. …

Baba’s exclusion work came to an end on July 30th (1968), and from that day the reciting of the prayers was also stopped. That evening, Baba declared: My work is done. It is completed one hundred percent to my satisfaction. The result of this work will also be one hundred percent and will manifest from the end of September (1968). …