18 November 1928 In early November 1928, Baba again began complaining about the climate of Toka. Winter was approaching and the health of the boys and mandali was not good. Many were suffering with colds and fever. On Sunday, 18 November, in an unhappy mood, Baba stated, “Now it is better to shift the ashram back to Meherabad. Except for a few select boys, the rest will be sent back to their... »
17 November 1929 On Sunday, 17 November, Baba went with Gulmai, Rustom, Vishnu, Padri, Chhagan, Dastur, Adi Sr. and Jalbhai to Tapovan, a forested area near the outskirts of Nasik where people have meditated and performed penances and fasts for centuries. There Baba stated, “Due to my spiritual work, I wish to be free from all responsibilities for some time, especially from financial matter... »
16 November 1926 On Tuesday, 16 November 1926, Baba came down the hill around eleven o’clock. It was Ekadashi, a Hindu day of fasting, so Baba asked who among the Hindu mandali was intending to fast. Since only Kaka Shahane was willing, Baba decided that he himself would fast for all. Baba had not eaten any food since the previous afternoon. 16 November 1944 Baba visits the Buddhist Society ... »
15 November 1933 Baba goes to visit Gulmai’s daughter Dolly Irani in Ahmednagar, who is feeling very depressed. 15 November 1952 Full Free Life phase of Baba’s work ends and Fiery Free Life phase begins in which “freedom and bindings, strength and weakness are all consumed, by the Grace of God, in the fire of Divine Love and merged into Divine Life.” Source: Sheriarbooks.org »
14 November 1923 On Wednesday, 14 November, they reached Hyderabad. The weather was exceptionally hot here, and dust storms were swirling through the streets. Baba led Behramji, Gustadji and Slamson through the town in search of somewhere to stay; but failing to find a suitable accommodation, he decided to continue to Karachi. 14 November 1941 On Friday, 14 November 1941, accompanied by Baidul, Kr... »
13 November 1926 On 13 November, Baba went up Meherabad Hill at 9:15 P.M. to begin his third stay in the tank room. A notice was posted on the board informing the community that he would be on the hill for the next four to five days and would be leaving for Bombay on 28 November. Chanji was sent to Bombay to make the necessary arrangements and to see his family. 13 November 1959 On 13 November, Ba... »
12 November 1941 On 12 November, Baba left Belgaum for Dharwar at eleven o’clock, reaching there three hours later. Although Mokashi’s bungalow at Saptapur, which had been rented, was quite spacious, there was the problem of scarcity of water. Krishna, Venkoba Rao and Kashinath (an employed servant boy from Dharwar) were given the work of bringing water, after drawing it up from a deep... »
11 November 1944 On Saturday night, 11 November, darshan began at 9:30 P.M. in Gorakshan Maidan, where almost 30,000 people gathered. Baba gave a message on God and Religion which Justice Niyogi read out, Deshmukh translating into Marathi, and Manek Mehta into Hindi. 11 November 1951 On Sunday, 11 November 1951, Baba sat in seclusion in the cave of the Sufi Qutub Zarzari Zar Baksh (Sai Baba’... »
10 November 1926 Baba asked the men this spiritual riddle: “How can 5 – 7 = 12?” He explained, “The human body, which is composed of the five principal elements of nature — air, fire, earth, water, and sky — passes through the seven planes. This is the meaning of 5 – 7. When this is done, one becomes a Sadguru, who is always divided into twelve parts, which com... »
9 November 1931 Princess Norina Matchebelle meets Baba for the first time at Harmon-on-Hudson in New York. 9 November 1945 From 9:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Baba sat on a rock in front of the rishis’ cave overlooking the lush valley and water below. Two blankets were hung on either side to prevent the breeze from blowing on him. Kaka kept watch on a higher rock. Baba then came down and sat on the... »