“All your thoughts will turn to ash in my furnace of love”

Baba had sent Chanji to Madras on the 2nd to arrange a suitable place of seclusion. Chanji returned to Meherabad four […]

From a spiritual point of view, man is far superior to angels

On 7 July, using the metaphor of an ocean, Baba gave a discourse to the mandali on angels. He began by explaining […]

“The time is soon coming to give mankind a universal spiritual belief”

 

Baba then brought up a different point to Brunton:

Have you not noticed how all nations have been brought into instant […]

The fundamental truth of all religions is really the same

 

“The Prophets lay down certain rules and practices to help the masses lead better lives and to incline them toward God. These […]

The fortunate boy

 

A seven-year-old boy named Jayanti regularly attended the Ahmednagar Center meetings but had not yet met Baba in person. After he had pestered […]

What matters is only love for God

Later that day, R. N. Kalia, the Delhi correspondent of a Lahore English newspaper, came to see Baba. Kalia said, […]

Mere intellectual understanding is not sufficient

 

In the town of Domel, a Punjabi gentleman approached Baba while Baba was reclining on his seat in the bus, and asked if […]

The Working of the Avatar [6/6] –  The Avataric Whim

 

The avataric whim is also part of the divine Destiny. Qaza provides for the absolute necessity of the Avatar’s ‘chance’ intervention, and the […]

The Working of the Avatar [5/6] –  Avatar exercises Qadar only when He deems it absolutely necessary

 

Kabir has said:

Kabir rekha karam kee kabhee na meete Ram Meetanhar samarth hai para samajh kiya hai kam.

O […]

The Working of the Avatar [4/6] – the Avatar’s interventions bring about modifications on a universal scale

 

The Sufis distinguish between Qaza or destined occurrences, and Qadar or happenings which are impulsive or ‘accidental’. The Avatar’s or Qutub’s actions are […]