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. …
BABA’S BLESSINGS
Rhoda had been a very religious child and somewhat romantic. She had always had a secret wish that when she got married God should bless her wedding in the form of a slight drizzle – a few sprinkles of rain – as a sign of his blessing. Just one day before her wedding in Karachi, on July 1st, 1945, she …
COMING, COMING, COMING, CAME . . .
One morning in July, (1968) Baba dictated this rhyme: “God always existed. God will always exist. He is never changing, ever the same, And illusion is his eternal game.” Later, in August, Baba continued the theme: “Everlasting, never ending Never changing, ever the same And his Oneness in its fullness Plays in manyness his game.” Another time, he spelled out, …
MEHER BABA’S LAST VERBAL DISCOURSE
ALTHOUGH it had been announced by mail that no outsiders should come to Meherabad after July 1st, (1925) a group of Parsi politicians came to see Meher Baba on July 2nd. After discussing with them the political and spiritual situation of India, the Master discoursed about the mind and body. This was to be his last recorded verbal discourse: Human …
SUCH WAS HER OBEDIENCE . . .
(July 1923) MEHER BABA had sent Soonamasi and Khorshed from Ahmedabad to Ahmednagar with orders that they should remain there unless otherwise instructed. While Baba and the mandali were touring Gujarat, Soonamasi’s husband, Kaikhushru (called Masa), became seriously ill in Bombay. Although Soonamasi received a telegram urging her to immediately come to Bombay, she did not go. In a few …
GOD USES MAYA TO CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF THE UNIVERSE
On June 30th, (1926) explaining to the mandali about Maya, Meher Baba expounded: God uses Maya to conduct the affairs of the universe. Paramatma never uses Maya to make others free from Maya. Suppose Arjun is Paramatma and his cane is God. If you wrap a seven-colored string around this cane, that string is Maya. What a difference between Arjun and the string …
THE AVATAR’S EXTERIOR WAY OF LIFE IS REGULATED BY THE HABITS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TIMES
(June 1934) While Baba was in London, the Countess Kitty Phalen hosted a reception for him at her home on the evening of June 29th. About fifteen sincere people came to meet Baba, and he answered their many questions and gave explanations: One man asked, “How can I be a true Christian?” From the alphabet board, Baba replied, “By following …
MAYA AND SANSKARAS
(June 1926) Baba then distinguished between Maya and sanskaras: Suppose you are assailed by anger, lust and greed or any bad emotion or feeling. This is Maya’s work. But suppose you feel hungry, thirsty or sleepy, which is due to sanskaras. If you eat, drink and engage in innocent enjoyment, it is not wrong because these are necessary to life. …
IF EVER THE THOUGHT OF WHY CREEPS INTO OUR MIND, THE WHOLE THING IS SPOILED
Kumar had brought the colt, Sheba, to Baba, and on June 27th, (1953) Baba told him to bring a deer. The deer was also kept as a pet for a while. At one point, Baba explained to Kumar: You should know that lately I feel much disgust. It will go on increasing. I do all this for a purpose. But …
NO YOGA AND NO BHOGA
(June 1926) When someone mentioned doing yoga, Baba remarked: For you, no yoga and no bhoga! No spiritual exercise and no worldly enjoyment! All at once and quite in the dark, completely unknown to you, you are being taken up! What the Sadguru does for the members of his circle is to weaken and clear away their intellects and egos gradually, establishing …
ENTHUSIASM, DEPRESSION AND HOPE – THE THREE MAIN STAGES OF EXPERIENCES ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
On June 25th, (1963) Baba explained about the three main stages of experiences on the Spiritual Path – enthusiasm, depression and hope: There are three states of experiences. When a seeker enters the Spiritual Path, for twelve years he has the experience of enthusiasm. Then comes the period of depression. This depression goes deep to such an extent that the …
BABA WAS HIGHLY PLEASED WITH THE WORK IN ROORKEE
ACCOMPANIED by Pendu, Elcha Mistry, Kishan Singh and with Hellan driving, Baba left for Roorkee at 7 A.M., on June 24th (1953). There, a poor program was held in the dargah of the Qutub Sabir. Baidul was sent in advance to make the arrangements. It was drizzling on the way and the car was also giving trouble. The petrol tank …
I AM HERE TO SEE WHO DARES TO REALLY SEE ME
(June 1961) THE NEXT DAY, at 4:30 P.M., the darshan began and lovers from all over India streamed in to take advantage of it. Lovers from Hamirpur and Uttar Pradesh led by Pukar were there. Also present were C. D. Deshmukh, Bal Natu, and hundreds of other devotees. Some children danced for Baba, and also there was a singing performance. …
HOWEVER MISERABLE AND DISAPPOINTING A THING MAY BE, ONE SHOULD NOT BROOD OVER IT . . .
On the late afternoon of June 22nd, (1936) Baba went to see Naval and Dina Talati in Nasik. He was accompanied by Rustom, Pendu and Vishnu. Chanji was also there, having been called from Bombay. Dina was concerned about her family’s welfare. Seeing her worried face, Baba emphasized to her: “This is very bad! However miserable and disappointing a thing …
THE ESSENCE MUST BE PREPARED TO CHANGE ITS VERY FORM
On June 22nd, (1926) Meher Baba revealed: A Sadguru is like an ocean, a limitless stretch of water. Empty your mind of all Mayavic desires and the waters of the ocean will find a way in – the waters of Knowledge, Power and Bliss. The jivanmuktas and majzoobs and other spiritual beings on the subtle and mental planes are the …
TRUTH IS FAR AWAY AND FAR BEYOND THE TENETS AND PRINCIPLES OF RELIGION
(June 1926) If you desire to aspire for Realization, you should hold your very life in the palm of your hand, ready to give it up at any moment! Then alone will you be deemed worthy and be able to experience Truth. The topic then turned to the American Christian Mission and the Salvation Army – two organizations which were …