19 January 1939 Baba took the women to Sarnath on Thursday, 19 January 1939, where he spoke to them about Gautama the Buddha. Sarnath is where the Buddha first preached after he became enlightened. Baba reminisced about his incarnation as Buddha and then remarked, “Buddha is now silent.” 19 January 1953 On Monday, 19 January 1953, a mass darshan program took place at 8:30 A.M. opposit... »
18 January 1939 In the morning of 18 January, Baba took the women for a boat ride on the sacred Ganges River. He explained the significance of Benares and the Ganges, and remarked, “Every Avatar has come to this city and touched his feet in this river’s waters.” There are more than 1,500 temples in Benares. When Baba showed them the temple of Visheshwar (the Almighty), he remark... »
17 January 1861 Perfect Master Tajuddin Baba is born. 17 January 1948 Baba begins a 40-day seclusion and fast. 17 January 1951 Baba contacts 24 masts (God-intoxicated souls) in the Hydrabad area. 17 January 1953 Pendu reserved a train compartment for the group, and on the afternoon of 17 January 1953, Baba and his contingent of about 50 men left Vijayawada for Tadepalligudem. On the train Baba lis... »
16 January 1953 Baba’s first tour of Andhra, in the southern part of India. 16 January 1964 On 16 January, Baba dictated this message for his upcoming birthday: The aim of life is to love God. The goal of life is to become one with God. The surest and quickest way to achieve this goal is to hold on to my daaman by loving me more and more. I have suffered much and will have to suffer much mor... »
15 January 1933 On Sunday, 15 January Baba traveled into the interior of Ceylon and stayed in a bungalow called Villa Valencia on a hill between the towns of Bandarawela and Diyatalawa, an area said to have the most equable climate in Ceylon. It was picturesque and a river of raging torrents ran through the deep ravine behind Baba’s bungalow, causing a ceaseless roar. 15 January 1942 On 15 J... »
14 January 1953 Baba went out to contact masts in Madras on 14 January, covering long distances on foot. One good mast was found living in the home of a Hindu, another in a mosque. A third mast contacted was Moti Baba, with whom Baba had worked before. When Baba initially went to contact this mast, he was not allowed in the house. Moti Baba was residing in a wealthy Muslim’s home in the beac... »
13 January 1923 On Saturday, 13 January, the Master described to the mandali a dream he had had the previous night: I was traveling with the mandali by train. From the opposite direction, a long funeral procession was coming. On inquiry, I learned that this was Babajan’s funeral. At Poona, I got down from the train and went to Char Bawdi. There I saw Babajan lying down, surrounded by a large... »
12 January 1933 Baba arrives in Colombo Ceylon. He stays at the White Horse Hotel for three days. 12 January 1935 At 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, 12 January 1935, Baba left for Hawaii and the Orient aboard the steamer Empress of Canada, accompanied by Chanji, Kaka, Jalbhai, Adi Sr. and Chummy. The puppy was at first kept with Adi in his cabin, but later was shifted to the animal quarters. Baba visited ... »
11 January 1926 Meher Baba composes his own arti, “Bujaave Naar ” which later becomes known as the Gujarati Arti. 11 January 1958 Almost as soon as Francis Brabazon learnt of Baba’s plans to have a sahavas in Australia, he set about locating a place that would be suitable to hold it. He drove far and wide — to the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and up into the New England Highland... »
10 January 1939 On 10 January 1939, Baba gave darshan continually from 7:30 in the morning until late that evening without taking food at Jabalpur. Person after person passed before Baba. Finally, Chanji sent him a message: “What’s the hurry? Can’t you spare even a little time to eat?” Baba replied, “Only in this hurried atmosphere is my work done, especially the work... »