After two days at sea, on the evening of September 27th (1933), while Baba was discussing matters with the mandali, there was a knock at the cabin door. Chanji opened it, and stepped out to find a very dignified looking old man standing in the hallway. Introducing himself, the old man said, “I am Sir Akbar Hyderi and I wish …
BABA EXPLAINS THE STATE AFTER DEATH
. . . the Master explained to the mandali about the state after death: A person dies when his sanskaras are exhausted – spent in full. After a person dies his sanskaras snap the mind’s connection with the gross body, and at that time he receives such a shock that he forgets every incident of his past life. But even …
TO BRING ABOUT THE AWARENESS OF UNITY AMONG ALL PEOPLE IS SIMPLY BEYOND HUMAN EFFORT
The Hindu Brahmins among the mandali had separate cooking arrangements, separate water facilities, and they prevented anyone else from touching their drinking water. On the morning of September 26th, (1926) there was a decision among the other mandali to make one arrangement for everyone’s drinking water and do away with distinctions. But the Brahmins were not ready to accept such …
FOR GOD’S SAKE, LEAVE US IN PEACE
BABA DEPARTED for Mount Abu, arriving on the 25th of September (1947). One of the reasons Baba went to Mount Abu was to rest at the pleasant hill station, but as usual, Baba spent more time in contacting masts in the area than in relaxing. Baba had originally announced his intention of continuing the present tour to the north, contacting …
ONE WHO HAS BECOME ONE WITH GOD, EXISTS FOR ALL
On September 19th, (1962) Baba dictated for the gathering: “There are some who exist to hate others, be jealous of others and make others unhappy; and there are some who exist to love others and make others happy. One who has become One with God, exists for all, both good and bad. And to become One with God, one has …
GOD IS BEYOND ALL UNDERSTANDING
(Sept. 1954) I sometimes seem to be speaking at random, but I am really working elsewhere. When you say “I am ill, I am hungry, I am old, I am young, or I am not hungry and do not want this food” and so on, when you use all these “I, I, I’s,” recollect that when your hands or legs are cut …
REAL WORSHIP IS WITHIN
On the night of September 21st (1929), the ship arrived in Karachi. Baba and the mandali were met by Pilamai Hormuzd, Baba’s maternal aunt Banumasi, and Merwan and Homi, her two sons who had been at the Meher Ashram school. The most distinguished among the others to receive them was the mayor of Karachi, Jamshed N. R. Mehta. Pilamai invited …
RAMJOO AND CHANJI MEET MAHATMA GANDHI IN YERAVDA PRISON
After meeting with Ambedkar in Bombay, Baba returned to Nasik. Within a few days, he sent Rustom to try to see Mahatma Gandhi in Yeravda Prison where he was incarcerated in Poona. Rustom was not successful, because individual interviews were not permitted at the time. Soon after, the British government removed restrictions on interviews, and Baba sent Chanji and Ramjoo …
BABA TAKES HIS WESTERN LOVERS TO SAKORI
ON SEPTEMBER 20th (1954) at 7 A.M., Baba drove to Sakori with several of the men mandali and the Westerners. They stopped at Rahuri for some time as hundreds had gathered on the roadside for Baba’s darshan. Baba showed the Westerners the spot where he had had his Mad Ashram [in 1936-37]. Charles Purdom and others narrated humorous stories to …
WHY DO WE SUFFER?
At a meeting on September 19th, (1938) one of the Western women questioned, “Why do we suffer?” Baba dictated this reply: Why should we be born? To take birth means to suffer. 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. Most of this suffering is …
BABA’S MESSAGE TO THE PARSIS AT THEIR DHARAMSHALA AT SURAT
Baba arrived in Surat at five o’clock on the morning of September 18th (1947). From the station, he was paraded in a beautifully decorated automobile to the home of Sohrab Vakil. Baba was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd. The opposition forces that had collected to shout slogans against him were outnumbered by his devotees. Amidst the crowd, here and there, …
HOW CAN YOU UNDERSTAND GOD AS VOICE AND YOUR BECOMING THAT VOICE?
Meeting with the women in the afternoon of Thursday, September 19th (1940), Baba heard some portions of music books read aloud, and commented: There are one hundred and thirty-two tunes in music. The singing, by an expert musician or maestro, is wonderful. But they are very rare. There was a blind singer in Delhi, who is now dead, whose performance …
DO NOT BROOD OVER DIFFICULTIES AND DO NOT TAKE THEM TOO SERIOUSLY
A Lawyer named Mazumdar came to Nasik on the 16th of September (1933). Finding him anxiety-ridden, Baba consoled him: Do not brood over difficulties and do not take them too seriously. Let things come and go; do not worry over this or that. Keep your mind in check, steady under all circumstances. Spirituality is so simple, but the pundits (priests) …
CANDID DISCLOSURE OF BABA BEING THE AVATAR
On September 15th, (1931) Baba asked Charles Purdom how he was feeling. Purdom replied, “I feel that everything from my head has entered my heart and there is a burning sensation in my chest.” “Good,” gestured Baba. And he explained to him about the three types of faith: intellectual faith, faith by sight and faith by experience. After interviews, Baba …
THE WORLD EXISTS ONLY AS LONG AS THE SOUL EXPERIENCES BONDAGE
On Sunday, September 18th. (1960), Baba explained how “the world is a prison:” The whole world is a prison, for the Soul experiences being behind the bars in a cell of its gross-subtle-mental body. The hold of illusion is so strong that it imprints the feeling of perpetual bondage. And the eternally free Soul – though Lone Sovereign and Supreme …
THOSE WHOM I LOVE, I WANT THEM TO BE STRONG
One of those who was “unnecessarily” suffering was Raosaheb. He had recently written complaining about Baba’s harsh attitude toward him. On September 16th, (1938) Baba sent him this reply: May Lily (Rao’s name for Baba) have mercy on you because Lily loves you in spite of your certain weaknesses. Firdosi could not have written what you in your Shah-nama of complaints have …
MAYA’S FORCE IN OPPOSING GOD’S WORK GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WORK
I used to say to the mandali that in God’s work Maya always opposes; it is necessary. Just as illusion is necessary for the realization of God, so Maya’s force in opposing God’s work gives strength to the work. The greater the opposition from Maya the better the result. Before the mass darshan on the 12th. (Sept. 1954), Ahmednagar had …
THE MANDALI COULD ONLY DESCRIBE IT AS A MIRACLE
Later that same day, at about 2:30 P.M., while driving to Gulbarga, Baba saved them from being involved in a serious auto accident. The mandali could only describe it as a miracle. There was no other explanation to show how the car, which had slipped from the incline of the road into a deep hole and gone over completely on …
. . . AND MERWAN KISSES YOUR FEET IN REVERENCE
On September 10th, 1922, a white pigeon flew into the Manzil. The bird looked ill and exhausted and, when an attempt was made to catch it, it was easily trapped. The bird was taken to Baba, who lovingly held and caressed it. But it was so sick it was unable to walk. It was exceptionally beautiful, and Baba looked after …
TELL ME TRUTHFULLY, WHY HAVE YOU COME HERE?
There had been insufficient rain that year, and the farmers’ crops in Ahmednagar district were failing. Drinking water was likewise becoming a problem, as the wells were drying up. Around noon, on Sunday, September 6th, (1964) thirty Arangaon villagers came to Meherazad in bullock carts, singing the whole distance of about fifteen miles. They hesitated to enter the compound because …
BABA’S DECLARATIONS AT A THREE-HOUR MEETING AT MEHERABAD
A three-hour meeting of the mandali and thirty-two men from Bombay, Poona and Ahmednagar was held at Meherazad on Sunday, September 8th, 1957. The meeting was held, ostensibly, to discuss the upcoming sahavas and arrangements for the invited Westerners. At the start of this “half-term” meeting (meaning this period was half of his seventy-five days of special work), Baba distributed …
TRY TO ADJUST TO ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS
On that Sunday, September 7th, (1937) Baba explained to the Western group about individual natures: For me all are equal. Universally, I love everyone equally. However, individually it is a different story. I do not love the cook as deeply as I love you all. Why? Not because she is a cook and you are above her, but because you …
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF SAHAJ DNYAN
Sept. (1954) When you remember me, you are in sahaj dnyan (God’s company or presence). The question is how to remember me. The easiest and surest way is to do as I tell you. It will be somewhat of a task at first, as when you start to run you feel it too much (sore muscles); but when you are …
IT IS YOUR OWER SELF ASSERTING ITSELF
Elizabeth and Norina were supposed to be looking after Lucky, and everyone complained to them about him. On Thursday, September 5th, (1940) when Baba came, Mansari was so irritated, she complained to him about Lucky. Baba replied: Mansari gets exasperated and excited in no time and cannot control her ire, because she is not so strong. And you all cannot …
THERE IS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIS SERVICE AND YOURS
(Sept. 1964) Meanwhile, in North India, there was a severe drought and thousands of poor people were starving. The newspapers were full of descriptions of their plight. In the hall each morning, after attending to the correspondence and pending matters, and if there was time, Baba would state, “Now let’s have some bogus news,” meaning Eruch should read out the headlines or …