. . . Baba informed the women: I will give you your orders tomorrow. I know you will follow all of them, except the one of not criticizing and speaking ill of others! That one you won’t be able to obey. I have been observing you all the past few days. I do not care if you do not obey, …
HAPPINESS
In the P.W.D. bungalow, the Master explained to the women about Maya, sanskaras and yoga. On Sunday, July 24th, (1938) he discoursed about happiness: Everything that people do in the world is done to obtain happiness. People seek power to derive happiness. They strive after money wishing to find happiness through possessions. That is all right when money is used …
LEAVE ALL YOUR PLEASURES AND PAINS TO ME
While they waited, Baba chatted lightheartedly with his lovers, who sat around him in a circle on chairs and on the floor. He remarked, “I want you all to listen very carefully to what I say. It appears so simple, yet it is so very important for my lovers. To love me is to lose yourself in me, and to …
LIVE CHAT AND QA SESSION WITH NAOSHERWAN ANZAR – SUNDAY 23RD JULY 2023
Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting: Naosherwan Anzar, Editor of the Glow Magazine and a long time follower of Avatar Meher Baba, will share his stories and experiences in a LIVE chat from 6pm to 7pm. The session will be followed by Q&A from the audience. All are welcome to participate. Date: *Sunday, 23rd …
FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A SAINTLY SON
Baba left Kathgodam on July 22nd, (1942) and went to Bareilly, where he again contacted the saint Bashir Mian. He reached Najibabad at 6:15 P.M., and went from there to the small village of Sahanpur some distance away in a tonga. The tonga had to wade through a flooded river, and their seats and clothes got drenched. Baba changed into some of …
WE CANNOT ESCAPE FROM THE LAW OF KARMA
(July 1956) Don Stevens read The Law of Karma a second time, and Baba asked him again to give the gist of it. Don replied, “Baba, I understand from this that it is quite true that the entire universe is governed by laws. The material world may be less understandable in terms of being governed by laws, but the whole …
LEAVE ALL YOUR PLEASURES AND PAINS TO ME
While they waited, Baba chatted lightheartedly with his lovers, who sat around him in a circle on chairs and on the floor. He remarked, “I want you all to listen very carefully to what I say. It appears so simple, yet it is so very important for my lovers. To love me is to lose yourself in me, and to …
BABA WAS TEACHING HIM A LESSON
(July 1956) Taking movies of Baba on the Center was difficult, either because of the deep shadows, or bright sun, or someone’s straw hat poking in front of the lens. But Andy Muir got what he could. When he learned that Baba was to go to Brookgreen Gardens, Andy felt this was his golden opportunity. He imagined Baba walking down …
HAS YOUR FATHER EVER HEARD QAWAALI MUSIC?
During this seclusion, Baba expressed a wish to hear qawaali singing and, on July 18th, (1942) Baidul brought a local qawaal with a group of musicians. The singing began, but within two minutes Baba left the room and beckoned Adi to follow him. With the door shut to his room, he revealed to Adi, “To lessen the great universal burden, …
BABA HAD HIS OWN REASONS FOR DOING THIS
(July 1956) It was difficult at times to follow Baba’s orders. On one plane flight, Adi had trouble keeping awake, and Baba teased him about it. The light above Baba’s seat was kept burning all night to keep Adi awake. Baba later commented, “I was doing a lot of work during the flight.” During other plane trips, Meherjee was one …
THESE ODD THINGS WERE AN INVALUABLE TREASURE
On July 16th, (1943) in Kanganpur, at the very sight of Baba, a mast named Saiyid Rehmatullah began dancing with ecstasy and welcomed Baba with joy: “Come in, come in; I was waiting for your arrival and am ready for you.” He then conducted Baba to a graveyard a mile away where he had an abode and Baba sat with him alone. …
BELIEVE ME, I AM THE ANCIENT ONE
Believe me, I am the Ancient One. There is no doubt about it. I am not this body that you see. It is only a cloak. I am Infinite Consciousness. I sit with you, play with you and laugh with you; but remember, I am simultaneously working on all the planes of consciousness. I have before me walis and pirs, …
ALL PRAYERS AND SOUNDS ARE A MERE SHOW IF THEY DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM THE HEART
In Dhulia, a Brahmin priest lived in a room adjoining the mandali’s. Every morning he would get up early and loudly chant Hindu shlokas (verses) from the Shastras (Scriptures). The mandali complained about him to Baba. On July 14th, (1929) in reference to the Brahmin priest, Meher Baba explained: Everywhere in the world, in the name of prayer and worship, this sort of useless …
KHWAJA KHIZR
(July 1956) AFTERWARDS he spoke with Ivy Duce, Don Stevens and others about Saint Francis: “Saint Francis of Assisi was the only one of the very few saints in Europe to become a Perfect Master.” Don Stevens asked, “Baba, you have explained in the Discourses, God Speaks and elsewhere that an individual cannot attain God-Realization without the aid of a living Perfect …
GOD IS EXISTENCE, ETERNAL AND INFINITE
When a reporter from the L. A. Mirror-News asked what message he had for the world, Baba stated: Philosophers, atheists and others may affirm or refute the existence of God, but as long as they do not deny their very existence, they continue to testify their belief in God; for I tell you with divine authority that God is Existence, eternal and …
GOD ALONE IS
Finally, before the meeting came to an end, this final discourse by Baba, entitled God Alone Is, was read by Eruch: Infinite Consciousness is infinite. Thus, it can never lessen at any point in time or space. Infinite Consciousness, being infinite, includes every aspect of consciousness. Unconsciousness is one of the aspects of Infinite Consciousness. Thus, Infinite Consciousness includes unconsciousness. It …
UNIVERSAL MESSAGE
Eruch read Meher Baba’s Universal Message: (July 10, 1958) I have come not to teach but to awaken. Understand therefore that I lay down no precepts. Throughout eternity I have laid down principles and precepts, but mankind has ignored them. Man’s inability to live God’s words makes the Avatar’s teaching a mockery. Instead of practicing the compassion he taught, man …
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM GIVING YOU THROUGH THIS FOOD
EVEN THOUGH FASTING, Baba would often serve meals to the mandali and boys, and was careful to see that no food was wasted. On July 9th, (1928) some of the mandali discarded a portion of their lunch. When Baba found out, he asked with obvious displeasure, “Why did you throw away some food?” They replied that he had served them …
I CAN BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY APPROACHED
A special message from Baba, dictated by him on July 7th, (1952) had been posted on a bulletin board. Jeanne Shaw had been assigned the duty of requiring everyone to read it. It read: I am equally approachable to one and all, big and small. To saints who rise and to sinners who fall, Through all the various Paths that …
BOMBAY CENTRE TO REMAIN OPEN ON SILENCE DAY
Dear all, On the occasion of the 98th Silence Anniversary of Beloved Avatar Meher Baba, the Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre will remain open from 10:30 am to 7:15 pm on Monday 10th July, 2023. Aarti and prayers will not be performed and all are welcome to visit the Centre and observe complete silence as per Beloved Baba’s wish. Jai …
BOMBAY CENTRE TO REMAIN OPEN ON SILENCE DAY
Dear all, On the occasion of the 98th Silence Anniversary of Beloved Avatar Meher Baba, the Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre will remain open from 10:30 am to 7:15 pm on Monday 10th July, 2023. Aarti and prayers will not be performed and all are welcome to visit the Centre and observe complete silence as per Beloved Baba’s wish. Jai …
BLISS AND SERVICE
(July 1929) Really speaking, everywhere in the entire universe is bliss. It is all bliss, bliss and bliss! But poor, ignorant mankind cannot enjoy it, as man does not know how to enjoy it. The whole universe is full of infinite bliss, but disregarding it, man hankers after the transient happiness of affluence, influence, possessions, name and fame. This is …
BABAB GIVEN A SPLENDID RECEPTION BY SADHU VASWANI
The social and charity worker Sadhu Vaswani, of Saint Mira High School in Poona, invited Baba to visit there. Baba accepted and set Sunday, July 6th, (1958) for the occasion. The night before, Baba had a high fever and was unable to pass either urine or stool. He tried several times, but without success. Still, at 7:00 A.M., he left …
AGE AFTER AGE, I HAVE BEEN SAYING NOTHING BUT “LOVE GOD”
(July 1956) After lunch, which was Baba’s only meal of the day and which he took privately upstairs, he came down again for more interviews. Afterwards, he invited all his lovers into the room. They sat down around him as the blinds were drawn open and Lowell Shaw, Charmian Duce, Don Stevens and an NBC-TV cameraman prepared to take films. …