Difficulties and challenges have to be faced like a hero

Baba’s Samadhi under construction in 1938

The next morning, Baba called Pendu and said in a very serious tone, “I am giving […]

“Remain in Maya but do not get enmeshed in it”

During this brief visit to Madras, Baba explained about Maya to Sampath Aiyangar:

It is like this: If a person wants to […]

Maya’s opposition

My duty is to take you out of the meshes of Maya (Baba quotes: “It is my particular work to liberate everybody from the bondage of Maya.“), […]

The only way to find him within

Eruch read the alphabet board, as Baba dictated: “I am very happy with you. Try to find me within yourselves.”

“Let me know how […]

Out of the mayavic prison

A child who could but go about in the house on all fours once found a shining new coin, a rupee (Maya), lying in […]

Internal fountain of bliss

Question: If all the beautiful things we have known moonlight, stars, music, the sound of the sea, the fragrance of flowers, our little dreams […]

The gradations of spiritual life

The foremost and highest object in life is personally serving a Sadguru and complete surrenderance to him. There is nothing […]

The need for intelligent discrimination based on lasting values [Part 2/2]

This may give him a temporary feeling of release from his problems, but since his troubles are really caused by lack of understanding of […]

The need for intelligent discrimination based on lasting values [Part 1/2]

Sleep is the means by which the mind withdraws temporarily from the pressure exerted by its age-old load of impressions and desires…

In spite […]

Philosophy vs. Facts

On 13 May 1960, Baba asked one of his devotees, “Have you read Stay With God?” The woman had a poor excuse […]