Simple life means a life of desirelessness

One day, explaining to Cath about leading a “simple” life, Baba observed:

People always make a mistake when they talk of leading […]

Needs vs. wants

Someone asked, “How can we differentiate between needs and wants? Some claim, ‘I need all I want.’ What is the difference?”

Baba […]

Desires bind us

Baba then spoke about freedom from desires:

As long as a person is not free from desires, he is not ready for emancipation. Desires, […]

“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 […]

One must try to live the life that Christ lived

Walter’s brother Oskar asked, “What hinders me from being a better and truer Christian, and so also […]

Dislodging the seats of low desires

Baba aboard a ship

On Thursday, 15 November 1934, Baba boarded the SS Tuscania in Bombay to set sail for Europe.

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Man wavers driven by thoughts and desires

 

 

The difference between God and man is more than between heaven and earth. Man is bound by cravings and desires. […]

“Deathless Living”

Don Stevens read Baba’s message “Deathless Living,” and afterwards Baba stated:

It is the birthright of every human being to be happy, but most […]

The three seekers

Baba In Sydney Australia 1956

Baba then dictated this story about three seekers:

Years ago in India when I used to […]

Baba’s method of pulling us out of maya – Nilu and marriage

Baba narrated another incident about Nilu to Donkin:

When Nilu first came to me, I inquired about him getting married. He wanted […]