13 October 1928 On Saturday, 13 October 1928, the thirty-fourth day of Baba’s fast and the fourth day of his seclusion, all gathered at five o’clock near the entrance of the Manzil for the lighting of the dhuni. Afterwards, the boys and mandali were served tea and sweets. Baba cautioned the boys that during the cold weather they should sit near the dhuni in the morning. He ordered that... »
12 October 1922 Baba gives a discourse at Manzil-e-Meem at 4:30 a.m. regarding the purification of the internal and external states. 12 October 1926 Baba would write his book during the day at the box-like cabin inside Sai Darbar, and at night he would continue writing in the Table Cabin. But on Tuesday, 12 October 1926, he again retired to the water reservoir on the hill for what he indicated wou... »
OCTOBER 11, 1940 OCTOBER 11, 1940 – IT IS ALL ZERO! NOTHING EXISTS BUT GOD. Baba had an article prepared on the war. On October 11th, ?(1940)? he came to the women’s quarters and had it read aloud. All thought it was wonderful, but one of them commented that science should not have been mentioned in it, whereupon Baba explained: Science must arise, as it plays a great part in the present war. Scie... »
October 10Th, When Baba returned to Satara, he again fasted two separate days — on the 10th and 12th of October — taking nothing on either day, not even water, for 24 hours. He also drove to Kolhapur on the 12th for mast contacts. 10 Oct 2012 – [Honesty] Hypocrisy spoils Baba’s work ON MAY 17th, about two hundred people from Andhra arrived in Poona to spend the weekend in Poona and absorb the pres... »
OCTOBER 09, 1937 October 09, 1937 – You Think I’m Cruel? EVER SINCE leaving India, Jean Adriel felt estranged. In India she had been ill and depressed, and on board the ship to France, she was ill and feeling unkind toward everyone. The cabin she shared with her husband, Malcolm, was far away from Baba and the other women, and she hardly saw anyone during the voyage. She did not know, ... »
October 8th, (1967) On Sunday, October 8th, (1967) as desired by Baba, Kishanchand Gajwani, Sohrabji Siganporia, Jal Dastur and Kishore Mistry came to Meherazad from Bombay. An International Tourist Fair was to open in Bombay on October 30th, and after reading about what Canadian lovers had done at the Montreal Expo, Siganporia was inspired to set up a similar booth at this fair. Baba gave his enc... »
7 October 1925 Baba received news on 7 October that the Harijans of Arangaon had eaten the flesh of a dead bullock. He immediately closed the school and sent the Arangaon Harijan students home. In the afternoon Baba was informed that the parents of the children who had previously taken the oath had not eaten the flesh. So the children were called back and Baba walked to Arangaon. There he jotted d... »
6 October 1933 Baba and the mandali arrived in Venice at nine o’clock on the morning of Friday, 6 October 1933. Enid Corfe, Kitty and Minta came to welcome them, along with an Englishman named Bill Precey who had previously met Baba in London. Baba proceeded from the pier to the Hotel International, where the group stayed. After lunch, they went for a walk to St. Mark’s Square. 6 Octob... »
5 October 1935 On Saturday, 5 October 1935, Baba composed this poem, which he directed the mandali to read aloud in the evening: O damn good Meherabad, mandali mahal [palace], In face of storm or rain or gale, Attacked by thunder, lightning, hail; You must not fail, you must not fail! 5 October 1946 Baba is in Lyallpur to contact a Sikh mast (God-intoxicated soul) and a Christian mast. He c... »
4 October 1927 On 4 October, Rustom’s wife Freiny, who was then in her ninth month of pregnancy, came to Meherabad for her weekly visit to see Baba. Soon after she returned to Ahmednagar, she gave birth to a baby girl whom she named Mehera after her sister. The child was later called Meheru. 4 October 1947 Even though Baba’s health was still not quite normal, he continued to take the w... »