On March 30th (1930), some devotees came to Nasik to see Baba who expounded on the nature of love to them: Love me and you will know me; but I am such a Reality that it is extremely difficult to know me. The price is love. No repetition of God’s name, no penance and no meditation is necessary – only love, …
EVEN IF YOU DIE, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I HAVE SAVED YOU . . .
…(In March 1930) The group’s conversation topic turned to wild animals, for there were tigers, lions and bears roaming the jungles surrounding Mysore. Meher Baba advised: If you ever come across any such savage animals, or if you find yourselves in a perilous situation, cry out my name loudly. I will then save you. Even if you die, you should …
AVATAR MEHER BABA’S 132ND BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAM TOMORROW, MARCH 29, AT THE BOMBAY CENTRE
Sohrab Behram Irani, Baba’s nephew, would be sharing his early life with his Uncle, Beloved Baba, and also regale Baba and us all with Baba songs. Please make it a point to attend tomorrow Sunday the 29th. JAI BABA !!!
UNLESS A SNAKE IS KILLED BY A HUMAN BEING, IT REMAINS ALWAYS A SNAKE
The same day (March 28, 1938) a five-foot-long snake was seen outside the kitchen with a sparrow in its mouth. Baba was called, and he came with a few of the men. One man struck the snake on its back, and it released the sparrow which flew away. Baba gave the final killing blow, crushing its head. Later in the …
WHY MOVE THE CLOCK?
In late March, (1927) a young sadhu wandered into Meherabad and approached Baba begging for money to go to Hardwar. Baba took a special interest in him and gave him this discourse: The meaning of a sadhu is one who performs spiritual practices with the object of controlling the mind. But since you are unable to keep your mind under control, what …
LET GO THE PULL OF ILLUSION THROUGH LOVE AND BECOME ONE WITH REALITY
(March 1954) In the Beyond state of God, sex does not exist. There, only One Indivisible Existence prevails. It is in the realm of illusory phenomenon called the Universe that sex asserts itself. Babajan, the Master who, in less than an instant, made me experience my Ancient Infinite State, had the Muslim form of a woman. Upasni Maharaj, who brought …
UNLESS GOD IS REALIZED, THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING A HUMAN BODY IS FRUSTRATED
At Shahane’s house on March 25th, (1926) Meher Baba gave the following discourse on intelligence – the use of knowledge by the mind in the state of thinking: Intelligence not thinking is unconsciousness and may be likened to sound sleep. Thinking and imagination are latent in intelligence. When intelligence thinks of Itself, it realizes Its Self and is God. When it thinks …
YOU ARE STRANGLING ME! WHAT SORT OF LOVE IS THIS?
(March 1958) During this period, Baba called Sadashiv Patel to Mahabaleshwar from Poona. There were only three cots in Shapoor Hall for Eruch, Bhau or Savak and Jal. Baba specifically told them not to give their bed to Sadashiv when he came, but to tell him to put his bedding roll on the floor and sleep there. During this period, …
BABA DISCOURAGED ANNA FROM BRINGING PEOPLE TO HIM WHO WERE SEEKING MIRACLES
During this period, (March 1927) Anna 104 claimed that his leg had been miraculously healed by the Master. Anna began declaring to many of the local people that by repeating the name of Meher Baba, and by applying the juice of neem leaves on his leg, his deep wound was completely healed. One day, Anna brought two afflicted women to …
TO WEEP OVER THE DEATH OF SOMEONE IS IGNORANCE
On March 21st (1936), when Mehendarge received news of his brother’s demise, he wept. Baba took him aside, stating: This life, body and death are all Maya, and to weep over the death of someone is ignorance. Remember, Maya does not mean this world and its affairs. The illusion that this world and everything in it is real – and of …
HE WHO HAS THOUGHT FOR ME DOES NOT CARE FOR THE WORLD
March 21st (1955) was the Parsi New Year of Jamshed-e-Navroz. On this festival, it is customary to have a sweet, cool drink made with milk called falooda. When Baba came to Rosewood, he told Bhau to go back to Grafton to bring the drink. Bhau thought some servant would be there to carry the large pot of liquid, but as soon …
AVATAR MEHER BABA’S 132ND BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAMS ON 22ND MARCH 2026 AT THE BOMBAY CENTRE
NAVROZ MUBARAK to the entire creation being the Vernal / Autumnal Equinox. We, at the Bombay Centre celebrate Beloved Baba’s 132nd Birth Anniversary on Sunday March 22 with two of our young, charming and enthusiastic youngsters Baba-lovers performing for Baba on that day. Don’t miss it JAI BABA !!!
BABA CALLED THEM TO SET THEIR MINDS STRAIGHT
(March 1958) From Jabalpur, Amiya Kumar Hazra and Ram Lakhan Sharma were sent for by Baba. Hazra, in an attempt to humble his own ego, had given up his job as a college professor and was serving as an apprentice soapstone carver in Bhedaghat, about thirteen miles from Jabalpur. Hazra’s leaving the college caused much misery to his parents. After …
IF YOU TRY, YOU WILL BE DESERVING OF MY GRACE
(March 1953) BACK IN DEHRA DUN, while conversing with the mandali one day, Baba explained to Kishan Singh: “To a freight train are attached many wagons. Some contain good material, some bad – iron, copper, oil, waste products, et cetera – in different wagons. But, whether it is good material or bad, when attached to the engine the carriages go where …
YAGNAS, RITES, RITUALS, CEREMONIES ARE ALL OBSOLETE WEAPONS IN PROPAGATING MY MESSAGE OF LOVE
Meanwhile, Keshav Nigam had written asking if he and all Baba’s lovers and devotees in the Hamirpur district should participate in a havan yagna (sacred Hindu fire ceremony) organized by a yogi named Yogiraj Dharma Dhruwa Gaur for the propagation of Truth. On hearing Keshav’s letter, Baba gave a poignant reply through Eruch on March 18th:(1959) I know all about him …
WHEN ONE SEEKS WITH ALL ONE’S HEART, ONE GETS WHAT ONE SEEKS
(March 1953) Keshav Nigam’s brother, Devendra, brought a batch of students from the Ayurvedic College in Hardwar. Devendra told Baba, “I want to see God!” and Baba extemporaneously composed these poetic lines in reply: “Some seek money, Some seek name. Some seek power, Some seek fame. Some want children, Few want God. Life is a joke, And all is a …
YOU MUST HAVE FIRM FAITH THAT BABA IS THE SOLE DOER, AND YOU DO NOTHING
(March 1954) Baba asked Gulmai to relate what Upasni Maharaj had told her about him years before in Sakori. Gulmai said, “Maharaj once told me that Merwan would come here and sit in this place. You are sitting on the very spot pointed out by Maharaj. Maharaj also said that many persons would be present here before you and you …
DEVILS IN THE GUISE OF SAINTS!
During March, 1936, the question of whether or not to establish an ashram in Mysore was being seriously discussed between Baba and the mandali. However, Baba expressed that the people of Mysore were far too traditionally religious-minded and since they were so entangled in orthodox religiosity, it would be difficult to free them of their narrow-minded prejudices so his ashram …
EVEN THOSE YOU THINK CAN SEE ARE TRULY BLIND
(March 1958) Baba then left for Worli, a Bombay suburb, to visit a home for the blind. The young inmates received him warmly. Speaking reverentially on behalf of all, one of the young men eloquently welcomed Baba. Everyone gave a small rose to Baba, who embraced each. All went near the One who is the very basis of love, but …
HE IS ANY AND ALL THAT YOU TAKE HIM TO BE
INVITED BY THE PRIEST, Father Rego, the principal of the Catholic Saint Joseph High School in Wadala, and by the secretary of the N. S. D. Industrial Home for the Blind in Worli, Baba paid a visit to both institutions on March 13th (1958). Dr. Alu Khambatta was a homeopathic consultant in the Saint Joseph High School and the priest had …
BABA GUIDES A YOUNG SADHU
(March 1953) DRESSED IN A PURPLE ROBE, a young sadhu had come for darshan in the morning, and Baba made him sit beside him. He came again in the afternoon and wanted to ask Baba something. Eruch discouraged him, but Baba allowed him to speak his mind. This conversation ensued: The young sadhu said, “My sadhana (spiritual practice) goes on, but I …
TO LOSE ONESELF TO FIND THE BELOVED BY HOOK OR CROOK IS THE MAIN THING
(March 1953) “How can we love God?” one visitor asked. How to love God? How do you love anything? If you fall in love with a beautiful girl, what happens? No system or principle exists for such a man. He will not fear ridicule. If people call him mad, he does not mind. To lose oneself to find the Beloved …
LOVE WITH UNDERSTANDING
On March 10th (1940), Baba wrote to Minta Toledano: Your last letter ticked me off – for tempering or balancing my eternal suffering with eternal bliss, while humanity has to suffer without the joy of infinite bliss and happiness, implying was it fair? Darling Shalimar, I want you to be always outspoken and free with your Beloved. I know you love, …
A GIFT WHICH THEY WOULD NOT HAVE GAINED AFTER CENTURIES OF PENANCE AND AUSTERITIES
At one o’clock in the afternoon of March 9th (1950), Baba with Eruch, Pendu, Baidul and Gustadji, took a bus to Rishikesh, where in the Himalayan foothills he contacted a number of saints, sadhus and mahatmas, including paying homage to those in the Kailash and Mangal Ashrams (1). Baba would lay his head on their feet or, at times, touch their …
USE DISCRIMINATION
(March 1937) To be frank and fair is a quality and characteristic of persons who are honest and have the courage to openly say out what they feel rather than to keep things in the heart or say things behind people’s backs. Some take pride in that quality of being frightfully frank and hate those who do not say out things …