Meaning of true discipleship

 

 

The Master is supremely impersonal, and always his only concern is to remove the veils between the consciousness of the disciple and […]

Value of faith in discipleship

 

 

Complete self-surrender and unquestioning love become possible when the disciple achieves unswerving faith in the Master. Faith in the Master is an […]

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Master as relay station

The sharing of spiritual work is by no means one sided. Even the disciples who merely think of the Master or meditate upon him […]

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Disciple used as instrument

The unity and solidarity of the inner planes make it possible for the Master to use his disciple as an instrument for his work […]

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Helpful contacts and associations

Just as the Master may isolate a close disciple from undesirable contacts and connections, he may also actually encourage and bring about new and […]

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Special precautionary instructions

The Master devotes careful attention to the individual needs of the disciple, and the first thing he does is to protect the disciple from […]

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Mental contact

Once the aspirant experiences the bliss of the darshan of a Master, that sight gets carved on his mind. And even when he is […]

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Feet of the Master

Like darshan, falling at the feet of a Master also has special value of its own. The feet, which are physically the lowest part […]

Stay for me and not for the self – Part 2 (Final)

1940 November-December Ceylon, bathing Chatti Baba

Krishna snapped back, “Do you think I am staying with you for money?”

“Then why do […]

Stay for me and not for the self – Part 1

 

During Baba’s month-long stay in Quetta, Chatti Baba [mast or God-intoxicated soul] would never stay indoors in his room, but would roam about […]