“You must stick as close as you can to me”

While browsing through Bili Eaton’s archives, I came across this deeply meaningful paragraph in a letter that Meher Baba’s sister Mani S. Irani wrote […]

“But try to hang on”

When Ivy Duce and her Sufi group had their interview in the Lagoon Cabin, Baba reiterated how they must hang on to his daaman, […]

Maya compared to ringworm

Afterwards the discussion drifted to the workings of maya. At one point, Baba explained,

“Maya can be compared to ringworm on one’s skin. The more […]

Deceivers are our friends

THAT DAY, Harish Chander Kochar came before Baba for darshan. Daily, he would sit outside in front of Baba’s bungalow and consequently his mental […]

“To obey me is the greatest knowledge”

Earlier in the day, Deshmukh had requested, “Grant me divine knowledge, Baba!”

Baba replied, “I will!”

While they were eating dinner, Baba […]

The give-and-take of sanskaras depends on the attitude of the mind

The give-and-take of sanskaras depends on the attitude of the mind, i.e. if you do a certain action with good intentions, you catch good […]

Their questions had been answered

During a tour that Meher Baba took through Andhra Pradesh, thousands of people came for His darshan. Most of them had come just to […]

Creative handling of suffering

It is a mistake to ignore human suffering as merely a part of the illusory universe. Not by ignoring human suffering, but by handling […]

Attitudes for aspirants – Faith: Transition from faith to conviction

Eventually, faith must give way to conviction, for after all, faith is only faith. There are two kinds of experience—external and internal. External experience […]

Attitudes for aspirants – Faith: In wholehearted faith relief will be found

One of the greatest things to possess is faith, which ultimately leads to conviction; and from conviction one day arises realization. There are no […]