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The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Internal eye

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Internal eye

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center In infinite ways, the Sadguru tries to draw the aspirant into his own being so that the aspirant may get disentangled from the mazes of the universe and come to desire God. This longing for God is present in the aspirant from the very beginning, but the Master makes this primary longing more intense and articulate by opening the internal eye of the asp... »

“I was Rama, I was Krishna, I was this One, I was that One, and now I am Meher Baba”

“I was Rama, I was Krishna, I was this One, I was that One, and now I am Meher Baba”

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center On the occasion of Krishna’s birthday*, Baba sent this message to Sadhu Vaswani and his nephew Jashan (J P Vaswani) in Poona, who had sent greetings to Baba: Give my love to my very dear Dada Vaswani and to dear Jashan and all dear ones of the Saint Mira High School, who remember me and love me. I was Rama, I was Krishna, I was this One, I was that One... »

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

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

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center The sharing of spiritual work is by no means one sided. Even the disciples who merely think of the Master or meditate upon him have the privilege of sharing the spiritual and universal work in which the Master might be engaged at that moment. As he is one with Eternity, the Master is beyond time and all limitations of time. As he is also interested in ... »

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

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

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center The unity and solidarity of the inner planes make it possible for the Master to use his disciple as an instrument for his work even when the disciple is unaware of serving this larger purpose of the Master. This is possible because the disciple, through his love and understanding of the Master as well as his obedience and surrender, establishes a rappo... »

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

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

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Just as the Master may isolate a close disciple from undesirable contacts and connections, he may also actually encourage and bring about new and fresh contacts that he deems to be in the spiritual interest of the disciple. He has a consummate understanding of the sanskaras and karmic ties and their complications. Thus he can consciously help people to... »

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

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

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center The Master devotes careful attention to the individual needs of the disciple, and the first thing he does is to protect the disciple from influences that will divert his attention from the path or interfere with his progress. Often the Master requires the disciple to accept some kind of temporary isolation so that his mind is guarded against impacts th... »

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Mental contact

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Mental contact

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Once the aspirant experiences the bliss of the darshan of a Master, that sight gets carved on his mind. And even when he is unable to establish frequent personal contact, his mind turns to the Master again and again in an effort to understand his significance. This process of establishing mental contact with the Master is essentially different from mer... »

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

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

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Like darshan, falling at the feet of a Master also has special value of its own. The feet, which are physically the lowest part of the body, are the highest from the spiritual point of view. Physically, the feet go through everything-good and bad, beautiful and ugly, clean and dirty; yet they remain above everything. Spiritually, the feet of the Master... »

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Value of darshan and sahavas

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – Value of darshan and sahavas

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center For an aspirant to see a Perfect Master does not yield its full significance except in the context of all the corresponding happenings of the inner planes of consciousness. The rishis, or sages, attach great importance to having the darshan (contact through sight) of Perfect Masters. For they are the source of the constant flow of love and light, which... »

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – People constantly interacting on inner spheres

The Relationship with the Master in Spiritual Life – People constantly interacting on inner spheres

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Those who have even a preliminary acquaintance with the structure and laws of the inner spheres of existence know that complete isolation of human beings is a figment of the imagination. Whether they desire it or not, all persons are constantly acting and interacting upon each other by their very existence, even when they do not establish any contact o... »