Category Archives: The Self and the Supreme

Who am I and Who is God?

The way out of the maze

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Baba says, ‘this is a maze‘. I have now come to take you back home. A long, long time ago, I stepped onto the playground with wide eyed wonder. This was going to be a fun game. I noticed a … Continue reading

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Becoming Mahavir

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Baba says, ‘you are a Mahavir soul‘. Mahavir children can never fluctuate. In the scripture, Hanuman is shown to be Mahavir. His specialty was ‘one Rama and none other’. When He tore open his heart, in there was just the … Continue reading

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Service is not a substitute for remembrance

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Baba says, ‘service is not a substitute for remembrance‘. To think and act in that way is carelessness. We have four subjects in this study- knowledge, remembrance, inculcation of virtues and service. Not only are they distinct, they are in … Continue reading

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Remember

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Baba says, ‘find new methods of remembrance‘. Forget this old world. Sometimes we can become tired or even bored of meditation. Human beings are by nature creative, we like variety. And so Baba reminds us to make our remembrance creative, … Continue reading

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Becoming an heir

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Baba says, ‘you have become heirs of the unlimited Father‘. You cannot become an heir without remembering Him. Many souls come to Baba but not everyone is an heir, He says. An heir is someone who has a right to … Continue reading

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Being a jewel of contentment

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Baba says, ‘be a jewel of contentment‘. Then, you will spread the waves of contentment. As I move along on my journey, sometimes, a word, a behavior triggers a sense of discontentment- it’s a restlessness in the core of my … Continue reading

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Become a trustee

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Baba says, ‘become a trustee, not a householder‘. When I come to Baba, I surrender my mind, body and wealth to Him. It doesn’t mean I leave my home and move to a center but it does mean that I … Continue reading

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Becoming an elevated human being

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Baba says, ‘I come to make you the most elevated of all‘. God Himself gives you elevated directions through which you change from residents of hell into residents of heaven. The residents of heaven are also human beings, explains Baba. … Continue reading

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The whole world is Ravan’s kingdom

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Baba says, ‘It is now Ravan’s kingdom over the whole world‘. The whole world is Lanka. For half a cycle, I have been wandering looking for my identity, a sense of belonging. The more I searched, the more it eluded … Continue reading

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Controlling power

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Baba says, ‘you need controlling power to be successful on the field of service‘. The soul is the operator of the body, it controls the physical organs- makes them do what it chooses, when it chooses and how it chooses. … Continue reading

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