The following is Eruch Jessawala’s full reply to P. Ramalingeshwara Rao: Meherazad Ahmednagar February 1st, 1963 My dear brother, Your letter of 19th January was forwarded to me by dear brother Adi for being read out to Beloved Baba and for reply to you. In spite of Baba’s ban for a full year on the flow of correspondence to and …
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE
Kodury Krishna Rao had established Mehersthan (House of Meher) on the western banks of the Godavri River in Kovvur, Andhra, where Baba had given darshan in 1954. A life-sized bronze statue of Baba had been built and installed at Mehersthan. The opening ceremony was fixed for February 28th, 1963. Baba sent the following eight messages to Kodury to be displayed in Mehersthan: …
EVERYTHING EXCEPT YOUR BEING INFINITE IS ILLUSION
During the following day, (January 18, 1937) Baba allowed the Westerners to ask him questions. Baba began by dictating: “It is so easy for you to love those whom you already love, but to love those whom you hate, that is something! “By loving I mean not merely being kind. Does any one of you think it is possible to …
THEN ONLY WOULD WE BE TO BE
One day, Baba (in January 1959) commented to his lovers, “It is not your love for me that matters; it is my love for you that counts. One who does not seek my blessing and desires nothing from me but to be able to obey me and serve me is my true lover.” He also dictated this poem: “For me is …
SPIRITUAL LIFE CANNOT BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF MORALITY . . .
Meanwhile, two Nepalese boy-servants named Khushal and Kirpal had been brought to Satara from Dehra Dun for work. One morning when they failed to get up on time, Aloba treated them roughly. He was overseeing the kitchen work for several months, and the boys were working under his direction. The incident was mentioned to Baba, who ordered him not to …
THE ROOT OF ALL OUR DIFFICULTIES, INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL IS SELF-INTEREST
When suffering leads to real, eternal happiness, we should not attach importance to this suffering. It is to eliminate suffering that suffering has to be. People suffer because they are not satisfied. They want more and more. Ignorance gives rise to greed and vanity. If you want nothing, would you then suffer? But you do want. If you did not …
EVERY SADGURU HAS A SPIRITUAL MOTHER AND A SPIRITUAL SISTER
On January14th, 1921, the Hindu holiday Makarsankrant was celebrated at Sakori. Upasni Maharaj’s men and women disciples assembled and performed puja before him. Upasni sat naked except for his gunny sack while the women put their gold ornaments on his body. Later, many poor people from the neighboring villages came to share in the feast and Upasni distributed clothes to them. Afterward …
YOU LOVE YOURSELF MORE THAN YOU LOVE GOD
On January 13th, 1959, Baba met a group of newspaper reporters. He stated: “I am happy to be able to meet this group of intelligentsia who possess a warm heart for the spiritual aspect of life.” Baba gave the following short message: Our very life should be such as to be God’s message of Truth in the world. If, in …
NUMBER SEVEN IS SIGNIFICANT
During this seclusion, Baba would discourse in the evenings, after which those Prem Ashram and Meher Ashram boys, whom Baba kept under his guidance in Nasik, would meditate for an hour. During one of these discourses on Sunday, January 12th, (1930) Baba further explained the significance of the number seven: The evolution of creation has seven stages. There are seven planes …
WILL SHASTRI RETURN TO INDIA FROM RUSSIA?
The war between India and Pakistan had finally ceased in October 1965, due to firm action taken by the Security Council of the United Nations. A cease-fire had been ordered to which both nations complied. The war had reached a stalemate, yet neither country was willing to withdraw from the military positions they had gained. In January 1966, the Soviet …
BABA EXPLAINS ABOUT THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF PERSONS UNDER EXECUTION AND SUICIDE
Baba returned to Nasik from Meherabad on January 9th, (1931) followed the next day by the whole group of men mandali. Soon after, some persons from Kolhapur came to see Baba and related the details of a murder case on trial. A relative of one person in the group was involved in the crime and had been sentenced to death. …
BABA DICTATES “THE SEVEN REALITIES”
It was in Jaipur, on Thursday, January 9th, 1941, that the Master dictated his message, The Seven Realities of Meher Baba’s Teaching. It stated: Meher Baba’s teaching gives no importance to creed, dogma, caste systems and the performance of religious ceremonies and rites, but to the UNDERSTANDING of the following seven Realities: 1. The only Real Existence is that of the One and only …
DEDICATE EVERYTHING TO YOUR MASTER
(Jan. 1939) Always remain detached toward results. The result of something may be good or bad, but you should be detached from both. Like Ramakrishna, dedicate everything to your Master. Let not the dirt of the sanskaras of your thoughts and deeds touch you, by surrendering every thought and act at the feet of your Guru! As a laundryman washes …
BABA STARTED USING THE ALPHABET BOARD
Initially, after he quit writing,(January 2, 1927) when Meher Baba wished to express himself, he would pick up a newspaper and point to the appropriate letters or words. But as this method was found to be cumbersome and time consuming, Chanji typed the English alphabet in capital letters on a piece of paper which Baba began using. This being too …
THE AVATAR’S DIVINE MISSION WAS TO BEGIN IN JANUARY 1922
As the six-month period drew to a close and it was becoming evident that Meher Baba was soon to depart from Sakori, Upasni Maharaj would tell those who came for his darshan, “Go to Merwan! I have given over my charge and authority to him. Meher now holds my key.” (Upasni always referred to Meher Baba as Merwan.) On another …
BABA DISCOURSES ON SELFLESS SERVICE
On January 5th, (1937) Baba took the Westerners to Rahuri. All rose early, at 4 A.M., and after breakfast left Nasik at six o’clock. Arriving at Rahuri, the group met the men mandali – Ghani, Vishnu, Pendu, Padri, Raosaheb, Baidul and Dr. Nilu. After they toured the ashram and saw the mad and masts, Baba discoursed about selfless service: As …
ALTHOUGH I NOW PARDON YOU . . .IT IS NOT BEFITTING TO BE SO CARELESS
After tea on Sunday, January 4th, (1931) Baba desired to play a game of atya-patya and went to his Jhopdi to change clothes. When he returned, he found that the men had not started preparations for the game – sides had not been chosen, nor had the lines on the playing field been drawn. The mandali’s negligence caused Baba to …
14TH ANNUAL LEGACY PROGRAM ON “DISCOVERING THE AVATARIC TREASURE”
Avatar Meher Baba P.P.C. Trust. Programme Organised by the Library Committee 14th Annual Legacy Program on *”Discovering the Avataric Treasure”* Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th February 2024 Meher Pilgrim Retreat, Upper Meherabad 9:30 am. to 12:30 pm. and 3 to 6 pm. The presentations will be made by invited Baba lovers who are already in contact with us, and …
THE NEEM TREE
As we bid farewell to 2023, it is inspiring to recall that it has been a most memorable year for Meherabad, marking a century since Avatar Meher Baba first touched His foot on its blessed soil. The neem tree heralded below stands sentinel to that day. The Neem Tree There are many unusual or unique types of trees heralded worldwide …
LAST PHYSICAL MEETING OF THE FATHER OF THE NATIION WITH THE FATHER OF CREATION
Correspondence had been exchanged between Gandhi and Baba while the Master was in America. Gandhi expressed his desire to see Baba as soon as he returned to India, and Baba had indicated that he also wanted to see Gandhi. The political and social situation in India had become intense; Gandhi was expected to be arrested by the British for political …
BABA STOPPED WRITING
On Saturday, January 1st, 1927, a year and a half after the Master began his silence, he wrote this message: “I intend to stop writing from tomorrow. It is not definite when I will resume writing or speaking. I may start again after some days, some months or even some years. It all depends on Hazrat Babajan.” Baba received many …
TODAY IS NEW YEAR, AND YOU SHOULD MAKE A RESOLUTION TO FORGIVE AND FORGET
Papa Jessawala had come to Jabalpur from Nagpur. Jal Kerawala also was there. On Sunday, January 1st, 1939, Jal played a joke on Papa, who found it to be in bad taste and became very upset. He went straight to Baba and complained bitterly. Baba sent for Jal and Chanji, and asked the reason for the uproar. Jal replied, “Forgive …
. . . TO LOVE ME AS I SHOULD BE LOVED
On December 31st, (1964)Baba dictated this special message to be sent to Adi Arjani in Pakistan, who did a daily-diary project of collecting Baba’s statements: “To love those whom you could not hate is natural; but to love those whom you cannot love is to love me as I should be loved.” Lord Meher, Original Publication, Bhau Kalchuri, Vol. 19, …
I HAVE COME TO DESTROY ALL SUCH THINGS, BUT . . .
Keki Nalavala came to see Baba on Sunday, December 30th, (1963) from Dehra Dun. Although he knew that there was a strict injunction against visitors, he had come anyway and met Adi at Khushru Quarters. Adi was so annoyed with him for coming that he refused to help him, even to the extent of not arranging for a taxi, because …
LET LOVE ANNIHILATE YOUR LOWER SELF
A public meeting was held in the Town Hall in Kakinada, on December 25th, (1953) to publicize Baba’s visit, for which Baba sent the following telegram: My message to you all for 25th December: Let love annihilate your lower self and reveal my Infinite Self. Let your ears become deaf to delusion to enable you to hear my silent message …