Reversing the direction of their mind

Slowly and gradually, the Master takes his disciples to the illimitable Truth. If there is too much hurry, there is the risk of the […]

The challenge of life’s game

Often the aspirant becomes discouraged when he begins to understand how very long and difficult the path is. But these are persons who are […]

A simile of the spiritual path

“… Baba has used the following simile to describe the progress of an aspirant on the Path:

“He likens the Path to a house […]

What matters is the direction

Malya Rudhyar, the astrologer Dane Rudhyar’s wife, was touring India and came to Nasik on the 31st. The Rudhyars had met Baba in Boston […]

“I feel all your suffering because you all are in me”

Baba asked Ivy, “What are you thinking?”

She replied, “I was wondering what you were thinking!”

Baba answered, “I was thinking that God within […]

The duty of the lover of God

Beloved God is in all. What is then the duty of the lover? It is to make the Beloved happy without sparing himself. Without […]

Spiritual progress is gradual and imperceptible

When the time is ripe, the advancement of a person toward Self-knowledge comes about as naturally as the physical body of a child grows […]

The three states of experience on the path — enthusiasm, depression and hope

On the 25th, Baba explained about three stages of experiences on the spiritual path — enthusiasm, depression and hope:

There are three states of […]

Path compared to education levels

“Baba likened the Path to God to four courses of a schooling, i.e. levels of education:

Primary: Observing ceremonies and the dry drills of […]

Why spiritual progress is gradual?

The question was then asked, “Why don’t you Sadgurus improve everyone and lift them up to Realization all at once, instead of advancing them […]