4 August 1946 On Monday, 4 August 1946, Baba, Baidul and Eruch traveled in a rented car and arrived midday at the Royal Hotel in Simla, where they met Kaka and Adi Sr. Baba seemed tired, and Eruch and Baidul looked haggard. Baba remarked to Adi, “This trip has been the most exhausting excursion I have ever undertaken.” 4 August 1956 On Saturday, 4 August 1956 at 9:30 A.M., Baba came to... »
3 August 1925 On 3 August, two goats wandered away from Arangaon and were hit by a passing freight train. Baba sent the mandali to investigate the matter and they returned with one of the goats whose legs had been broken. It was immediately taken to the Meherabad hospital for treatment. The other goat was dead, and the village Harijans had carted it off with the intention of butchering it and eati... »
2 August 1953 – Dehra Dun on Sunday, 2 August 1953, Baba reminisced about his childhood: [As a boy,] I used to get up early in the morning and after tea go out and play cricket. On return I would have breakfast and thereafter play marbles. After lunch I would rest a while and then start playing gilli-danda. I would have afternoon tea and at about five o’clock go out again to fly kites.... »
1 August 1949 – Baba emerges from 40 days of the “Great Seclusion”. Passages from the holy books are again read out. Baba later stated, “The work I have done in Meherazad [during this seclusion]. I have not done anywhere in the world.” 1 August 1929 – Baba went to see a cave near Lake Mansbal, but he did not approve of the place. He then proceeded to Nishat and Shalimar, an... »
31 July 1955 – On Sunday, 31 July, Baba washed the feet of 51 poor persons and, after bowing down to them, gave each his love-gift of money. 31 July 1937 – Baba and his mandali sail for Cannes, France along with Mohammed the mast. This is Mohammaed’s first and last journey out of India. 31 July 1929 – On the morning of 31 July, Baba visited the boat where the mandali were s... »
30 July 1968 – Baba’s exclusion work came to an end on 30 July, and from that day the reciting of the prayers was also stopped. That evening, Baba declared: My work is done. It is completed 100 percent to my satisfaction. The result of this work will also be 100 percent and will manifest from the end of September [1968]. How I kept it going over the last stretch to its completion, I al... »
29 July 1962 – Baba had sent Phil Cowans this telegram on 29 July 1962: “Don’t worry, my love will help you be happy. Remember me.” On 15 August Baba wrote him: “Know that the paramount need, more than Self-Realization, is simply the friendship of a God-realized Master gotten by resigning yourself completely to his will. The more you clean your heart of otherness — th... »
28 July 1956 – The television men spent the night in Myrtle Beach, and early the next morning, Saturday, 28 July 1956, they filmed Baba in a spot overlooking the lake. Ivy was sitting beside Baba and they photographed her asking him, “Why should misery perpetually exist on earth in spite of God’s infinite love and mercy?” Baba dictated: “The source of Eternal Bliss is... »
27 July 1968 – On 27 July, Baba commented to Adi: “When I rise to the heights of my work I do not feel the body strain, but when I come down, the body strain is then heavily felt. I am happy that the work done today is excellent.” 27 July 1956 – On Friday morning, 27 July 1956, Baba had an early breakfast, because the television film crew was scheduled to arrive shortly. H... »
26 July 1953 – 26 July, Baba played cricket with the mandali and Elcha, Hellan, Kumar, Keki Nalavala, Harish Chander and Kishan Singh at the men’s bungalow. Elcha was made captain of one team and Kishan of the other. Baba played on both sides. The game started at nine o’clock, and except for a few, the rest were bumbling participants, some of whom did not even know the rules. Bab... »