The inner spirit should remain free from the burden of desires

Meher Baba defines “spirituality” as: “that which makes man more human. It is a positive attribute of realizing all that is good and noble […]

Significance of Avatar’s activities

Question: In the presence of a spiritual Master, what is the propriety and significance of worldly activities, such as schools, hospitals, asylums, etc., which […]

The exterior and interior work of the Avatar

Question: What is the difference between the exterior and interior work of the Avatar?

Answer: “His interior work is executed for the good of […]

God Is as Near to You as Your Own Shadow— and as Difficult to Grasp

Look at your own shadow. It seems so near to you: indeed, you cannot separate it from yourself. In the […]

“Your love for me will help you to surrender these desires”

Baba had once stated: “Words that proceed from the Source of Truth have real meaning …” And direct from the […]

The Eternal Beloved was interred on this day in 1969

Baba had remarked on the morning of the 31st that he would be free of suffering after […]

Gnosis

[Expounding on the laws of the subtle world] Meher Baba explains: “Nature is much bigger than what a man can perceive through the ordinary […]

Maya, duality and ignorance

“The self is self’s curtain. That is why it is almost impossible to know self. It is so completely one that unless there is […]

“So that they will agree on essential truths”

“The whole world is now enmeshed in sensual desires, in racial selfishness and money worship. God is forsaken. True religion is abused; man seeks […]

“Who weeps for love, he weeps the best”

Once, an old lady, completely bent at right angles at her waist came in. She would put her hand on her forehead […]