Daily Messages

Baba left Ajmer on October 21st, (1947) and arrived in Baroda at four o’clock the next morning. In Baroda, he worked with a seeker named Narayan and the sixth plane mast-saint, Badruddin Rafai Shah. When he contacted this saint, Baba gave him his own coat, and even held it for him as Badruddin slipped it on. But his most interesting …

The inception of the Ahmednagar Center in Khushru Quarters occurred in 1959. With the growing number of devotees in Ahmednagar, the need was felt for a larger accommodation, as the old building could only seat about fifty people. Sarosh headed the renovation committee, and two rooms at Khushru Quarters were joined to form a single large hall. Sunday, October 21st, …

(Oct. 1952) He then quoted this Persian couplet: “Do what you like with God the Absolute But be very careful with walis and masts!” Baba explained: “Walis (saints), who borrow power from Vidnyan-bhumi (seventh plane), do not hesitate to use it, sometimes wiping off the best sanskaras of those who play mischief with them. Walis are independent. They are not …

Baba then confronted the men mandali, “Tell me one thing and be frank; I have a special reason to ask about it. Today I want you to disclose to me any wrong actions you have done before or after joining me. If you have done something, I want you to confess it with an open heart and without the least …

… The vice-principal of Kolhapur University, a Mr. Dixit, invited Baba to participate in the opening of a new Montessori school, but because of his seclusion, Baba did not go. Instead, on Sunday, October 18th (1942), he sent Adi Sr. to deliver this message: The form of service that a Montessori school takes has a practical value, if one’s service …

On October 19th, (1968) Adi sent this telegram to Cohen: Your letter October 8th giving work report on visit to England and Holland made Baba very happy. Baba says he was, he is, and he will be with you while you are doing his work wholeheartedly. Baba sends his love to you.  – Adi Earlier in October, Allan Cohen had …

(October 16, 1950) Being just now in the Old Life for these few hours, I will tell you what I feel to be the established divine facts: Essentially, we are all One. The feeling of our being otherwise is due to ignorance. Soul desires consciousness to know itself; but in its progress toward this Goal, which it cannot realize independently …

(Oct. 1931) It is absolutely impossible for an ordinary man to understand my work. With my universal mind, I work on an unlimited scale for the universe; to understand what I do is not within the bounds of human intellect. I always work for the universe and not for myself. Why would I need to work for myself? I do …

They arrived on the morning of October 12th, (1946) but then learned that Pir Fazal Shah, the saint they had come to see, had left for Kotah. Baba decided to leave the luggage at the station, and they boarded the train for Kotah, where they arrived at eight-forty that night. They immediately went to the saint’s abode. Pir Fazal, a mental …

On the 13th of October, ​(1922) at ten-thirty in the morning, Baba sent for Adi and Ghani. He told them, “Be mentally free and happy.” He then explained what he meant: As the cause, so the effect; the cause may be big and important, or small and insignificant, but the result will definitely be according to it. The woes of this …

On October 12th, (1949) in a warning tone, Baba stated: “This one month’s continuous working day and night, personally seeing to every detail of winding up the Old Life, and arranging for the endless New Life, and the continual sleepless nights, have made me literally dead exhausted, both mentally and physically, and brought me to the verge of a nervous …

Baba had an article prepared on the war. On October 11th, ​(1940)​ he came to the women’s quarters and had it read aloud. All thought it was wonderful, but one of them commented that science should not have been mentioned in it, whereupon Baba explained: Science must arise, as it plays a great part in the present war. Science can …

LATER this same day (Oct. 1928) after dinner and arti, Baba sent for the Prem Ashram boys to come to the Manzil. It had been a long time since the boys had gathered there. Baba allowed the boys to bow down to him and each sat quietly afterward close to Baba. One boy, Vasant, continuously stared at Baba and another …

EVER SINCE leaving India, Jean Adriel felt estranged. In India she had been ill and depressed, and on board the ship to France, she was ill and feeling unkind toward everyone. The cabin she shared with her husband, Malcolm, was far away from Baba and the other women, and she hardly saw anyone during the voyage. She did not know, however, …

On Sunday, October 8th, (1967) as desired by Baba, Kishanchand Gajwani, Sohrabji Siganporia, Jal Dastur and Kishore Mistry came to Meherazad from Bombay. An International Tourist Fair was to open in Bombay on October 30th, and after reading about what Canadian lovers had done at the Montreal Expo, Siganporia was inspired to set up a similar booth at this fair. …

Although several of the boys had been quite mischievous during his absence, Baba did not reprimand them. At five o’clock on October 7th, ​(1928) ​ Baba went for a walk to the river bank with the boys. The river was more than a mile away, and while walking they had to remove thorns and walk on stones along the rough path. …

Some things in particular were bothering Herbert, and Baba discussed matters with him at considerable length. Herbert spoke out, “You promise to speak, but you do not do it. What will the world think of you?” Baba’s reply to Herbert was very poignant: It is good for mankind, rather essential, to adhere to religious and moral principles and observe religious …

Early in the morning, on October 5th (1922), Meher Baba told the men he had not slept that night due to a noise in the backyard. He described the peculiar noise: “It was as if someone were leveling the ground with a heavy roller.” Then he explained that it was a ghost: “This spirit is always with me, wherever I …

Later in the evening of October 4th (1922), after dinner, the Master expounded on the function of the Sadguru, explaining more about yoga, sanskaras and mukti – liberation: No yogi can gain eternal freedom or emancipation, even though he might have reached the highest yogic state of samadhi through his practices, because sanskaras (bindings) are still there and all ties have not …

Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre has arranged trips to Meherabad and Meherazad in the November Diwali holidays as under: 3 days Saturday 11th to Monday 13th Rs. 4,000 5 days Saturday 11th to Wednesday  15th. Rs. 5,100. Please arrange your stay bookings and thereafter contact : Bomi 97696 06179 Godrej 77389 43017 Sam 98206 26276 Jimmy

Jai Baba. Under the aegis of the Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre,  Soumya and I would like to recommence ‘Reading of Baba’s Words’ which was temporarily stopped owing to our relocating from Mumbai to Meherabad. However, instead of the weekly Tuesday reading as hitherto, it will now be fortnightly, every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month starting from 14th …

(Oct. 1933) Some things in particular were bothering Herbert, and Baba discussed matters with him at considerable length. Herbert spoke out, “You promise to speak, but you do not do it. What will the world think of you?” Baba’s reply to Herbert was very poignant: It is good for mankind, rather essential, to adhere to religious and moral principles and …

AT TIMES, the Master’s physical body would react very strangely, and he would not explain why. On October 2nd, (1922) Baba was in an exceptionally good mood all day. But when he was retiring for the night, he called Ghani and said, “I have a high fever.” Ghani felt his hand and found the fever was slight; but his forehead and …

DUE TO the violent knocking of his forehead against stone during the years when he was coming down, Baba’s teeth would occasionally bother him. On October 1st (1933), he complained that he had a terrible toothache. Adi Jr. approached the ship’s doctor, who refused to dispense any medicine without first seeing the patient. Chanji tried to circumvent this by going …

(Sept. 1940) Changing the subject, Baba explained about meditation: Those who can meditate should do so. Those who cannot, should repeat my name for half an hour. You must meditate daily, but the day I come to visit you, it doesn’t matter. For some, meditation is suitable, for others, it is not; and a very few enjoy it. The meaning …