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The path of remembrance vs. the path of yoga based on Meher Baba’s teachings
Yoga is very big these modern days as the development of physical culture based on the practice of asana, or yogic posture. Asana, in fact, has almost nothing to do with the path of traditional yoga which is primarily based … Continue reading
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Happy 125th birthday on Feb. 25th, Avatar Meher Baba
The fall from grace that is a shooting star recalls the highest heaven from afar; O the Lord and Master has taken birth to bless man and creature and holy Earth!
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Fire as the power of love
In Zoroastrian cosmology, Ahuramazda and Ahriman vie in eternal conflict over the moral and spiritual universe. The principles of light and darkness are ever circling each other in eternal conflict. One of the most interesting points about Zoroastrian cosmology is … Continue reading
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I walk up the hill
I walk up the hill To hear the loud still Voice of my master: In your heart I dwell.
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Mother Kali
One of the great literary treasures of the last century is “The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna”. This magnificent diary by one of Ramakrishna’s Bengali disciples is a magical window into the spiritual beauty and veracity of traditional Indian spirituality as … Continue reading
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The End of the World
Meher Baba’s statement in the “Final Declaration” of 1954 that 3/4’s of the world would be destroyed was later amended to read that he had made this comment “in my language alone”. Thus, we cannot take his remark literally; But … Continue reading
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How the world cries for pie-in-the-sky and stellar bliss
How the world cries for pie-in-the-sky and stellar bliss, but no heaven or starship can match the friend’s kiss. God high in the empyrean is the distant father- deaf and dumb until embraced as our very brother. We have forgotten … Continue reading
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We walk and walk with the friend by our side
We walk and walk with the friend by our sideand the pain of our love and longing hide. We have no voice to be joyful aboutbut your silence to nourish as our lot. The flame of love lit a fire … Continue reading
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The path to the beloved Master in love street
The path to the beloved Master in love street ends with song rising in praise of his lotus feet. We know we have arrived when the tune of our song resounds in our hearts like a divine palace gong. It … Continue reading
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Review of the 60th Anniversary of Meher Baba’s 1958 visit to Avatar’s Abode
Meher Baba visited Avatar’s Abode from June 3rd to June 6th, 1958. The property had been recently acquired by Francis Brabazon and under his direction was readied for Baba’s visit. “The Anniversary”, or “Anno” for short, commemorates with talks, song, … Continue reading
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