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How about David told us his story as to how he heard Ababa.
Well, that's why I said yeah one can never know how he touches our heart and what he the Mischief that he plays as such.
That is sometimes really staggers me when I hear all these stories different stories. I come they come to my ears and this morning. I was telling one story. Is he to Marshall who was here? So because I saw the man there there was a certain person sitting at an airport here in Bombay.
Somebody some American was the nobody knew who he is, but I don't know whether you're contacted person by name Eric Eric needles Heather Eric, you know heaven when you husband and wife they work you better just stop it Pilgrim Center this so Erika was going in the an talking about the early years the 70s early 70s. They were great. So Erica had to go
For some reason to Delhi to straighten his papers and the sun Garden all the red tape and all he wanted to go from bond with their lineage and fly.
Be seated as waiting for his plane.
And this man who seemed to be an American he was sitting there but on a RICO Sahara the felt like staring at him why it no, but
He was curious as to what was the what's the purpose of this man traveling because on his face he seemed to be totally blank, you know a person when he's preoccupied. He has to go somewhere. He appears to be in touch with some place or some area of his activity. But here you just that
As you people call it stoned or something else. So ready for was wondering as to what's been working in his mind. He was looking at him all of a sudden Eric that man looked at are Eco and he wondered as to why he's looking at him.
So then of course there was little internal signal so Erica came and asked him. Well, you're come here come to India going anywhere. I don't know don't know don't know but I am prompted all the time in I hear this was go to India go to India and ramdas will show you the way.
What is the try do you know anything about India and Rhonda 17 that this is what I doesn't what do you mean how you come just because of the voice that comes to you in your ears?
This is yeah, it's not just once or twice. I'm being haunted by this go to India Rams assume show you the way where is this ramdas? Who is this Rhonda? Where is the way? Who what is it?
So he says well, what's your program now? What do you intend to do? So I'm going from here to Delhi. I don't know where but I'm catching a plane. I'm on my way. I have heard about Agra and Delhi and all that something and that's all of India. I know that then you are just spent money and come here is no I work in the airline. So I have the ticket. What what do you intend something spiritual?
I'll go to some places like Banaras and Alder. This is why don't you go is so close by here called a place called ahmednagar. What's there is there and has they're somewhat RAM does know there is a person by name. Meher Baba. Have you heard that? This is not just in my ear. That is that ramdas will show the way. Is there any ramdas here to show any in any great one in by name ramdas now, there's no
Eight one living now. There was one ramdas and
Who is that mare bother you go and see is how will I go? What should I do? This is how well do you want to hear I have nothing to do else. So what he does is come on come let's cancel your booking and all that. They cancel this and takes him there to the place in Bombay. There was a lady power lower their hands him over there and says courtship you just see that this cargo is dropped. You heard the story you see that he is dropped at ahmednagar, you know.
And he has to go I request to leave so he leaves so this man to one of her people, you know guides him to come down with no he comes here and all the way he's asking that lady called share you see do you know and we are going to send me to some place called meher baba, but is there rammed us over there? You showed me the way what is this Mario Bava place? This is no you going to see but is there any ramdas?
No ramdas
And he's all the time eager to hear any clue get any clue about Rhonda.
So you eventually it was the day for Marisa the something like that. They guided him to go go Meredith nine miles from a monogamous. So he sits in a rickshaw and comes and the I'm talking about the early years when riches are just come to cry when pilgrims didn't know where to stop the Rickshaw wallahs did not know where to stop all the boards were came into existence later on. So the Rickshaw came and stopped at the very gate.
And that gate near the gate is the stall of our alibi.
So as soon as you hear the Ricochet comes out from his hole and this who's this person has come here. It's easy for not getting down at the time. We used to call our brothers and sisters foreigners you see
And he has baggage to big bag suitcases. So it's very difficult for him to get out and get the bags and also all over helps him out and all that. This is here J bhabha. This is this is a place I would just come who sent you the one friend sent me. Which place is there. Any me around us hear the snare Baba's plays? Yeah. This is my past this. What do you want is Rhonda Shear? Um, no, he did say Ram.
This is this mad about this place. Yes. This is not about this place just as he got down there and with the suitcases so all about naturally called for a boy. Who's working here. His name is ramdas ramdas. Come here from just comes running. So this one gets a shock. You see, who's this ramdas? This is what you will take. You will guide you the the hall is will you take the luggage? So here I am. This is walking in a suit.
Cases a he fallen and he comes here. And of course he was here with us. We had very good weeks. He would have not only that then he sent the air hostess there was whom he knew she came. She being an air hostess. She sent so many other CC and so forth here.
Ram Dass slave of RAM
And we learn from him this lesson that if you will of course mind is considered to be the enemy doesn't allow us to reach the Lord is the one that is that poor that pokes the spokes in you see
It's coming in our way all the time. So then it's around us tells us don't do that. Don't treat it as an enemy treated as your good companion you say because it is the one that takes you to him. It is the one that takes you away from No Doubt or but placate the Mind befriended and with little love and friendly feelings for the Mind mind will take you to him too. Yeah, that's and he has created many strands.
Beautiful vacating the mind befriending the mind and telling mind my mind my loved one. You are always with me we are from time immemorial it is because of you I am why don't you now end this journey and take me to my Lord and so for some very good ones. So for the first time we have heard sends us dedicated to do.
Be kind we have a song. We used to sing to the mind my dear mind. You don't exist my dear my you don't exist and you repeat this over and over and over and it's amazing after a half hour. You just peel the you don't exist. But funny story that we have heard from those who came a couple who came.
Somebody from all these things happen in the states and mind you there are different stories about Australia. Each country has its own trait Baba, please with the hearts according to the different countries. You know, I'm talking only about the Western Hemisphere. So here is another story the boy and a girl fall in love with each other call is going
Youngsters the fall in love with each other
When they get married and I should do get married late after some time.
And each one seemed to be having the same hobby of having a pet animal or a bird or anything like that the Lord pets pets.
So after they got married and all that and they talked about it, they're missing although they had a parapet each in the each other, but yet they wanted some some other some other species than the homo sapien see.
So the talk about it in this area. Let's go to the pet shop. It's nice is pretty fun before this.
That's how they go to the pet shop and the husband of course has a choice to have a sort of little poodle.
But who's going to take care to eat create nuisance? We are teach the program and all that for this monkey so good. She would say this little monkey that him. No not that not that will not among themselves. They couldn't decide of course. There are many other Pets the snakes with blizzards weather and all sorts of things with it. They couldn't decide, you know, they must have spent nearly three quarters of an hour discussing.
Debating and all that all of a sudden
In the search the here meher Baba is God right from the series look up to that bird is the triangle that and the rush to the person who keep did you teach this bird this can it speak? This is the first time I'm hearing this shows that somebody must it must be somebody's pet that somebody is caught.
Immediately the bought it in every now and then they would hear the burden indicates at that place. Meher. Baba is God. They started think about it. Once twice. We must find out whom are Baba is the Newsies a person. What is it? Then they try to find out and not only found out but they fell in love with Mary Baba the came over here in the told us the story and at that time the
Buzzed
Who is that man? Bob Graham of the Broncos? I still remember he was so fascinated to see it gives me energy. This is the best way to spread bothers message immediately to Nepal and go to some places you see and get all these Miners and birds and all tease them and let them use you see everywhere such things. You know how it is.
So did they ever Trace down the bird where it learned it? No, they could not.
Case of spontaneous combustion then. We don't Stephen had told us this story. I believe he is the author of it.
That he heard this from the person the well, he was interested in metaphysics that man some person and he was very anxious to read Philosophy from this source and that Source in this 11 he is to go to libraries every now and then one day he goes to a library and he's in search of a good volume to take back home and study treated for his pleasure.
You can cannot make up his mind very often you search here this and all that while he is in the art of finding out he takes one title sees it push it back another and all of a sudden there is a hit on his head from the upper shelf the volume fell on his head while he's by bending down and she startled him. This is thick volume and on the floor. Is he God speaks?
And that's how he came to Barbara?
Linda is the person who told us about how he came to Baba that very rarely he receives mail and all that.
Used to receiving mail
All of a sudden one day he found that some somewhere through a slit.
You came back.
Any pound Universal message on the floor and the time of World Fair gods?
So you open didn't read it. That's how he came here.
Then that God there has been an episode you see of a whole family coming here from remotest part of Australia.
What is that mountain?
Is it?
It's a man forsaken. God forsaken Place. Yeah, that's what they told us. And there is a ranch over there. You know, there are many thousands of animals over there. They all have us in the States but they said that for us to get a milk supply. We are you people are here from their become and planes. You see milk comes in the plane all supplies. There were many miles, you know, the nearest library is 400 miles from their here is this
You shall be king.
So this family that lives there.
And this happened to the dismay that happened as he what happened just as Barber passed away. He see a car coming in. Somebody whole family has come down.
At that time this Veranda was not there. Nothing was just playing our towards God comes right here.
Astonishes, what's the matter? Who are these people that have come so soon? What are they? Well, they introduced as a as they have come from Australia.
Any have a look at be with Matt Barber and sister father just passed away long and just passed away.
How long have we had just returned from mehrabad must have been 12 13th day of 14th day after Bob a pastor me put in the February because on 7 February we covered the body and we are here. This is not really when did he pass any 31st of January Frances Frances. We start calling on responsible. He is from Australia. Yes.
Get rid of the family. You see we are not in a mood to talk to anybody at the time. So Francis takes them then of course naturally Francis calls me and we sit there. This is what I found out from them. That's that they were there Mount eyes are mounties Heiser on Geyser. And this is very solitary place. They are there and one and they are fond of reading. So one day this man.
Man goes out.
Get some books back for reading do I love with the time and all so there he found listen manatee?
In the library and he read and shared with the family and they were so overwhelmed with the description that is given that they came here to Ahmad Maga. Where is he? Who is he and all that and when he when he came here just passed out.
So that will I forget brother there. We were not in a mood to even they might be must I must have us because my habit is there to ask the what's your name something? Just asking it's a sort of a habit to ask but not to register.
No, I'm giving different things. You see that brought people to bother like that many degrees are there.
Who's Bob is English like does anybody remember dish radiation queen's English has Jenny his wife would call she would sit here and say there is this is not queen's English.
Has intrigued me the most there are many quite more intriguing than the ones that I am telling you now, how about brings people but this is the real funny one means he can he can go to that extent to get his P whomsoever. He wants to him.
So here is a person he tells me he this is story from Eduardo nuñez. I don't know whether you all have heard of him. So there are quite a few who know him. He's from South America, but he is to stay in the states. Have you heard of him Eduardo? Pardon? Yeah now is in Chapel now. Pardon.
No, no, Eduardo Nunez. No, no.
Yeah, Argentina is a different one. So what happened is that he tells me the story when he came here last he says are was this is a story that takes his back too many years ago when Fred Ella who is to have their Monday night group meetings in New York. I don't know ya heard of Fred Ella. They're very good. Couple of course Fred is dead. Layla is still alive. They are lies in Myrtle Beach. So these two have
Internet group meetings there in Linda. They had fed being the superintendent of blocks, you know, he could have a big hall for meetings and all that the time it was easy, but when he retired naturally there was no place to go. So there was little dismay among the group is where should we meet now? What will happen to us? How will we come close? And what will we do so president and I told them that well, it doesn't matter you can go to any Park & City.
Sit there and talk about Baba. That's the same thing and all that or at last they came to this compromise that why don't you all have in rotation meetings at your own house has any other apartments one day at your place one day in her place that and so forth It's good. There are so many bubble lovers you can have these meetings at different places right. Now. What happened is this is the story that happened in my apartment in my flat is when I was once my house was once
For Baba lovers in that week.
And what happened is that we are all seated relax. We sing songs and Barbara's praise and love and all that and we tell stories and we read something and then there are somebody some people who have just come to the meeting. So we asked them is to have what brought you to Baba. How did you happen to come? How did he touch your heart and Soho, so in that in that session that day a woman was asked like that.
So she is her having a back towards the door. He is narrating to the group as to how she was touched by Baba's love. She's telling my story how she came to Baba.
She has gone halfway through and all with rapt attention listening to her.
Feeling very happy about what they are hearing the ways of Baba and their box is stranger inside the house and his black we look at him. The can't say anything house is open for anybody. And naturally when the house is kept open. You can't stop a person there thinking that he's a stranger but he might be the even he might be a lover of meher Baba. Who knows so he doesn't disturb the session anything he sits in a corner and
It's quiet when it's quiet and then after about 10 15 minutes, she narrated whole story and says this is how he touched me how I came to Baba and they were very happy and they rejoiced.
So the man who had not spoken a word in that corner says would you like to hear what brought me to this place today? Sure, we would like to hear this is what Eduardo says now silly with a feeling of great relief that at last this man is going to tell us who is he who has come inside here? So sure this is well. The story is this he says that
15 days ago, by the way, I am a Muhammad. Anissa's I'm a Muslim born here in the states. I have a Muslim family and we are Americans of course, but Muslim mohammedans and I have a job here and I commute to my place where I work and her family have a nice apartment in my flat is what's the difference between apartment and flat. Do you all have English say
Flat apartment cinematics button the apartment where I my apartment is naturally we live with happily with my family. I am very happy.
And I have a little corner they were I have to pray because I am a Muslim. I must pray five times a day when I can't pray five times a day. Hey because I am busy person, you know, and at least twice a day. We are made it a rule once before going to office once when I retire before retiring, I pray this is what he is narrating and this is 15 days ago my habit is before going to office.
I was in the act of prayer and the corner that are fixed. There's a little altar that I have created and I have to face the West kava kava the East for him it is
So we are to face and I am praying and and prayer and Tails all sorts of gymnastics that are you have to stand up there have been halfway not full when you're on your knees, then then bow down halfway then bow down and put your head there and so forth. So while I am in the act of full process of bending down and putting my head on the floor, and I'm gay.
So what I all of a sudden I somebody kicks me on my fanny and a couple down.
And I got so infuriated with this sort of insult in my own own house apartment were at the time of praying and Muslims are really very particular about that. No disturbance while praying so this is
This is too much for me to bear. So I glanced back and all that anger that I had you see.
I just looked at the picture. It was such a radiant figure form white in white standing there and with great Authority says I'm not there. I'm here pointing towards his chest.
All that anger that I had, you know just vanished into the basement and I didn't know what to make out of it what to say who could he be to direct me like that. I'm not there because I'm praying to my Lord Allah there and not there and I'm here Means War.
I'm confused totally continues. I being a Muslim I couldn't figure it out what it is. Who could he be easy? A Satan is attempting. What is it and many things come but it he cannot be so radiant. He cannot say such with such Authority and all that. So all this confusion started playing upon my mind. I went back to my job there that day, but while I am they're commuting while I am sitting at my desk all the time.
Scum, who? Could he be?
Radiant figure that I had seen who could he be who could he be an order?
Just this evening just this afternoon the time when the office he has to return back returned to his place. He has to commute back in the bus.
So while I am going back I saw that figure. Once again all the time. My mind is on seeing him. Who could he be trying to find out about him find out of there? I see and what do I see is right at the back of a van pick up Van this huge poster life-size poster is and all of a sudden like, I don't know what happened in a frenzy. I started shouting and jumping there in the combustion is a stop stop stop.
And I jumped out.
And luckily for me that that pickup van that was ahead of me. I'm seeing that it stopped at the signal so I could catch hold of the driver. Who's there said who is standing there the back of uses what who could be this is there is a pair of poster there. Oh, that's Mayor Bob Isis. Who is he? This is well. He scribbled alone giving your address. So I'm come directly from the office here. I want to know who is he?
Then of course they started telling you about the real George mcewan's man. Yeah, it was George was there that day?
Yeah, a chapter called Buddha not Galton.
Gautam Gautam
Gotham was his name is Siddharth. Yeah.
And the blessed one said those only who do not believe call me Gautama Siddhartha.
But you call me Buddha the blessed one and teacher.
And this is right.
For I have even in this life entered Nirvana and the life of Gautama Siddhartha has been extinguished.
Self has disappeared.
And the truth has taken its Abode in me.
This body of mine is gout tumors body and it will be dissolved in due time.
And after its dissolution, no one neither God nor man will see gautuma Siddhartha again.
But Buddha will not die.
Buddha will continue to live in the Holy body of the law.
The extinction of the blessed one will be by that passing away in which nothing remains that could tend to the formation of another self.
Nor will will it be possible to point out the blessed one as being here or there?
But it will be like a flame and a great body of blazing fire that flame has ceased it is vanished and it cannot be said that it is here or there.
In the body of the Dharma. However, the blessed one can be pointed out for the Dharma has been practiced by the blessed one.
Ye are my children, I am your father.
Through me you have been released from your sufferings.
I myself having reached the other Shore help others to cross the Stream.
I myself having attained salvation and my savior of others being comforted. I comfort others and lead them to the place of Refuge.
I shall fill with joy all the beings whose limbs languish. I shall give happiness to those who are dying from distress. I shall extend to them sucker and deliverance.
I was born into the world as the king of Truth for the Salvation of the world.
The subject on which I meditate is truth.
The practice to which I devote myself is truth. The topic of my conversation is truth. My thoughts are always in the truth for low myself has become the truth.
I am the truth.
Whosoever comprehended the truth. He will see the blessed one for the truth has been preached by the blessed one unknown.
And the blessed one said to Ananda another was his own relative and much loved disciple.
There are various kinds of Assemblies of Ananda Assemblies of nobles of brahmans householders of big shoes and other beings.
When I use to enter into an assembly, I always became before I seated myself in color like under the color of my audience.
And invoice like under their voice.
Then with religious discourse. I instructed quickened and gladdened them. My Doctrine is like the ocean having the same eight wonderful qualities. Listen to this is so beautiful.
Both the ocean and my Doctrine become gradually deeper.
Both preserve their identity under all changes
Both cast out dead bodies upon the dry land.
As the Great Rivers when falling into the main lose their names and are thenceforth reckoned as the great ocean. So all the cast's having renounced their lineage and entered the Sangha we come Brethren and are reckoned the sons of shakyamuni.
The ocean is the goal of all streams and of the rain from the clouds.
Yet it is it never overflowing and never emptied.
So the Dharma is embraced by many millions of people yet. It neither increases or decreases.
As the great ocean has only one taste the taste of salt. So my Doctrine has only one flavor the flavor of emancipation.
Both the ocean and the Dharma are full of gems and pearls and jewels and both afford a dwelling place for Mighty beings. These are the eight wonderful qualities in which my Doctrine resembles the ocean my Doctrine is pure and it makes no discrimination between the noble and the ignoble rich and poor.
My Doctrine is like underwater which cleanses all without distinction. My Doctrine is likened to fire which consumes all things that exist between Heaven and Earth Great and Small.
My Doctrine is like unto the heavens for there is room in it ample room for the reception of all four men and women boys and girls the powerful and the lowly.
But when I spoke they knew me not and would say who made this be who thus speaks a man or a god?
Then having instructed quickened and Gladden them with religious discourse. I would vanish away.
But they knew me not even when I vanished away.
Now the blessed one addressed the venerable Ananda and said it may be Ananda that in some of you the thought may arise the word of the master is ended. We have no teacher more.
But it is not the sananda that you should regard it. It is true that no more shall I receive a body for all future sorrow is now forever passed away. But while gowtham up Siddhartha is gone Buddha Remains the truth and the rules of the order, which I have set forth and laid down for you all let them after I am gone be a teacher unto you.
When I am gone Ananda let the order if it's so wish abolish all the Lesser and minor precepts.
Then the blessed one addressed his Brethren and said there may be some doubt or misgiving in the mind of a brother as to the Buddha or the truth or the path do not have to reproach yourselves afterwards with the thought we did not inquire of the blessed one when we were face to face with him therefore inquire now. Oh brethren in inquire freely.
And the Brethren remain silent?
Then the venerable Ananda said to the blessed one verily I believe that in this whole assembly of the Brethren. There's not one brother who has any doubt or misgiving as to the Buddha or the truth or the Pastor said the blessed one. It is out of the fullness of faith that thou Hast spoken Ananda but Ananda the tathagata knows for certain that in this whole assembly of the Brethren there is
One brother who has any doubt or misgiving as to the Buddha or the truth or the path?
For even the most backward Ananda of all these Brethren as become converted and is assured of final salvation.
Then the blessed one addressed the Brethren and said if he now know the Dharma.
The cause of all suffering and the path of Salvation o disciples. Will you then say we respect the master and out of reverence for the master do we thus speak?
The Brethren replied that we shall not oh Lord.
And the Holy One continued of those beings who live in ignorance shut up and confined as it were in an egg. I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted Universal buddhahood.
The soda Cycles. I'm the eldest the noblest of being
But what ye Speak, oh disciples, is it not even that which ye have yourselves known yourself seen yourselves realized?
Ananda and the Brethren said it is a lord.
Once more the blessed one began to speak behold now Brethren. He said I exhort you saying Decay is inherent in all component things, but the truth will remain forever work out your salvation with diligence.
This was the last word of the Tata.
Then the Tata got to fell into a deep meditation and having lost Consciousness passed peacefully away.
Interesting such things should remain from time of Buddha.
But not from the time of Christ that kind of but it hasn't been it. It should be the sun. Yeah.
Bob ever speak of the tradition that Jesus left a book that is not much known about he used he used to refer to God that there are some little facts that appear in The Testament. It's not the whole thing is fragmentary very first few pages of Jabba.
But he never said anything about the art whereabouts of the book or no, you didn't say about the whereabouts of his own book. Why should he go out of his way to say about the book of the past?
Course provoked by saying that well, why can't you get here with all your good looks and all the talk that you can talk about this in August first I said, it's just a month from now a month and a half at the most.
And that was the topic and he was very interested. You were here Robert at the time. Nobody seems to be here to know the name. So well, whatever it is.
His name was Joe Doctor Joel.
So Jordan says Joel will come on my birthday. Okay, but where is he now? Well, he has he has left me and weak AI came with a party, you know with my husband and there there's another friend of ours a family has come and well they have gone on their own. Wave. Are are they gone? So will they are gone to all the holy places in India? Are they coming here here? They they might they will come but my husband is not going to
Except on for one day for my birthday.
Say one day is enough. It's good that at least he comes for your birthday comes to Baba's place that's good of you. But you have such a good husband that you can come for your birthday, but not for him.
So and she had a hearty laugh and all the and then it was all over forgotten. Of course. We can't be after a woman all the time. Otherwise what will people think of me see so we'll change the topic and many things happened. Yes. It was all forgotten.
And now I'm at the just office one day and I'm I'm busy with my appears the I go to the there was a form there were bats. It's you know that so I'm going there and she is found to be seated outside on a chair reading some letter and has a hearty love just laughing with letter. So while passing by said, well Lori you seem to be very happy today. What is there good news from Joe.
Yes, a very good news. I said, what is it? Is he coming? This is now this will bring him here. So what is good news then see what just listen listen here is what is so I said, alright, so I stand there to listen and she read out some passage from the letter passages from the letter in which the paraphrasing of it or synopsis is this that will is now
Nearly twelve days.
And he has yet not gone to the place where he wanted to go. He is in Calcutta in a hotel and he could not go there yet. He's trying his best to reach there and miss the letter took about three days to come here and they had arrived here. He must have arrived there a week prior to this letter that he wrote.
And said, well, unfortunately when I was on my way.
You know, they have to cycle rickshaws there in Calcutta. I don't know you haven't seen cycle rickshaws. You have these motor rickshaws year. They they used to have cycle rickshaws there. I'm talking about many years ago. So while going no pullers also pullers were there. So what had happened? Is that while I'm going in my Rick shirt to duck shaneeshwar means the place of ramakrishna some accident took place and I was under the direction of the Rickshaw man was on top of me.
My Rickshaw was on top of me and the Rickshaw man was on the top of Rickshaw. So here I am lying in the hotel. I said, what is that a good news? What makes you laugh? Who's that serves him? Well, this is not good for you to say such things.
And I just went inside and finish my business and that's all again. She did she came you see for the weekend and all we had talked about something as with sit and chat and all that.
Next week I'm going to again so this that I'm going again I had to go to Pat so I see her sitting there and again having a hearty laugh and she's reading out the letter let us are again from Joel any mishaps. This is no this is real good news.
I said, what is it?
They said the bear she reads out the passage this is she he is writing to her. I'm preparing now. I was about to go after getting over that accident and all that. I'm about to leave now.
Production is unfortunately what happened the ceiling fan the blade of the ceiling fan that was worth it was in the summertime mind is July so it got loose and fell so this is good news. What can we say about people have different ideas and
This is Baba lovers way of taking all these accidents as very good news. This is not the first time I'm hearing because in the beginning when I heard this from her I said well what sort of a world it is, how can a wife feel like that? But later on after some years. I heard something different which I am going to tell you after this another Point story. So what happened is that well she read out that
I said this is not good Lori. You should have asked do you did you send a cable last time? So why should I he doesn't care for Baba? Why should I do after all he's your husband. He brought you, isn't it? Well, I came on my own Young Young Generation. I didn't pay much attention.
A week after that when we are here.
See if in the crowd Laurie coming with some venerable looking person doll, very hairy, you know huge beard and huge head.
I see. I don't know what has happened to Lori again. So she comes hand in hand with him. This is he rich. I want to introduce my husband he has come.
He's Joel says here. Dr. Zhu I'm very happy to see you in alga speaks very softly doesn't speak at all. I should say.
And he comes with another family and all that.
So what had happened I said what happened that brought you here I heard that your wife told me that you will be coming in the month of August just for her birthday
And just give a little smile. That's all these men of letters. You know, they don't speak much the he came and sat down here. Lori said here and his friend who is another doctor in sociology now and he has is his wife there. She is also a professor there and her younger sister is piggy by name. I remember her very well, so we are all here.
So I said again turned to lorises. Well, golly Lori, aren't you happy today the day of happiness for you, don't you think so Joel is by your side sitting in this manly Hall here the Lord sat and I try to bring about some conversation. This is the place where Bob has had and this and this is this is it went on for about half an hour and all that. They were interested to hear and all of a sudden. I turned to Jones's what brought you here. You were to come.
In August and why this early visit of yours?
My friend knows the story.
Which print really sitting there? Well, you tell us so Lori says to me don't expect any words from him. He won't say he is not a man who can talk you can he can teach you can give you can counsel or anything but no such thing as a so. I forget the name of that gentleman, you know, very nice person. All like I said what happened?
Then of course both started talking Joel also in here. So the story is this to tell you how Baba brings people to him.
What had happened is how I had gathered from them that you know, the tassel is there all the time Lori wants to come from here Baba and Joel wants to go to India for ramakrishna and it seems that from his childhood. He has been brought as a lover of ramakrishna the perfect Master of the times we all know him. I came to Baba through ramakrishna. Really speaking.
So because the background was there ramakrishna's Simplicity. That was his teaching. He taught us.
He made us away.
So I was very happy to hear that. I told them that well is because of ramakrishna then I told them some stories and all that then I told them yes, then what happened? So this is what had happened was that she insisted on coming here and I insisted on going to Calcutta and my friends who are there they wanted to have sightseeing. You see the holy places in India. So they be all went to Delhi first and from Delhi. We journeyed to
Words heard War Rishi case and I was not comfortable. So also my wife she wanted to you as and come so immediately we decided that well, we leave the company of our friends. They can enjoy their holy places. I have to go to ramakrishna. I'm waiting for my whole life to go to that place vaccination is the place in Calcutta where his just as you have Barbara's bedroom and all Baba's things and that atmosphere is maintained in
Cockatoo
So I actually went to Calcutta the same day. She left for ahmednagar.
But in our haste and hurry to part and all that and go to our respective places, what had happened was that of course, we separated our bags and baggage and all that. She came with her own baggage I went with her and when I went to Calcutta what I found was that
I was very sad to see this. And what was that? That was a Baba's picture there right on the top of as I opened the bag there was Bob has big photo underneath was ramakrishna's photo and from the time we got married it seemed that well, she of course knew that I had that fat of having Bob. My ramakrishna's picture in front of me. We have a lot of pictures of ramakrishna at home, but
This is a picture of ramakrishna that I always keep pressing on my bed the other some bait Pole or pillar whatever it is, you know, so it is the
So when she came she will she was bubble of warm air bubble or I don't know how she you have to ask her as to how she came to Baba. But when she married me she was loving my Baba. So when she saw that I used to keep ramakrishna's picture with she didn't like so she got the idea of why can't I put meher Baba's picture yourself? So every night we sleep on one side where Lori is sleeping on the same bed.
Is Mario Bava yoke on my side is Ram Christian and we are having that sort of sleep. You see we all sleep in the love. I with my ramakrishna and she with her Baba.
Well, it went on for years and we decided to come to India and we couldn't part with those pictures. So we've brought viewed also have the pictures here in India. That is our habit. This is how we are brought up. So we had those two pictures, but what happened is now I'm missing Lori, but I have no heart.
You just have nobody there but at least meher Baba will remind me of Lori being by my side. So it's like so what harm is there if I have a picture of male body picture of ramakrishna. It's all right. She loves me Ababa. It's all right, and she's not here. She has gone to marry Baba's place.
So I kept those two pictures and then you know what has happened because actually Lori must have told you you know, the letters that came we are the first met with accident in this and that and and then the accident with the fan on them and then when I was soon after that.
After the accident with the fan blade what happened is one while I'm lying there all by myself in a hotel nice hotel people looked after me very well and all that Firearms find in the night what I see is I see ramakrishna emanating from the picture.
I'm very happy but he doesn't look at me. He looks at the picture of Melbourne.
And it seems that he is prompting me to him.
And he looked in such a way that made me I felt convinced that I should not God Ram Krishna and thing and but God come here because I lost his words were still ringing in my ears. What are you doing? You're coming to India and doing this so I left the idea of going to ramakrishna and I'll come here.
Because he prompted me to come here.
So that's good to change both have the same of course, but here he is. He is the king of kings ramakrishna is the instrument that brings us all to him to the King of Kings. He brought me to him. He brought you to him. That's good. So that was one of the things that I learned from
The stock that well a person is happy when some Calamity befalls somebody who is wanted to be wanted badly to be in company of Baba. That's good. It's good, but I had never heard of this sort of thing. A mother should feel that way.
So listen is about three years ago three years follow. When did that woman come and there was one
Balu is here on Earth. So they were the guests that we lose place. So what happened One Day One Fine Day here when I am here all of a sudden there enters a woman in one afternoon after tea time.
Portly did she didn't appear to be American or something? But you're an Italian or some Continental person so I get up and welcome her and said I'm very happy to see you J bhabha said Jabez you are here. I shall sit here. I made a who are you so she says I'm Maria Papa.
Italian
Polish she said she's polished. That's how it is. So but I can't say polish French and Italian all together in a called mixture. So I'm Maria. I said, I'm very happy aren't you have here is this is where Baba is to sit and all that she'd nailed it and she was very happy look happy. So I said, I'm really very happy that you have come here. It's good that you came. I'm sure.
Must be happy. This is no I'm not at all happy. You're not happy not happy it took me by surprise. You see I said, well, what did I say here? Why what what is it that you are here? And I aren't you happy. This is now not at all happy I said why what is it?
Oh, she seemed to know me and this is my first meeting. She must have seen pictures or heard of you know, how many years I've been wanting to come to India.
And my son young man, you know, but in big position now, so who is he? What is he is the vice president of Chase Manhattan Bank?
In London
So what is there in that what you should be happy about it. This is but for many years I've been telling him to come to India and take me to Baba and all that but he wouldn't he had no time. He has no time. But at last I said he sent you now he is insane. He has come here I said, where is he? Is he here? No. No, he hasn't come to ahmednagar.
And where did he come how far this is when he dropped me at John's Place, you know Joel the soup. He dropped me and says Jal please arrange for my mother to be taken to wherever whatever place she wants to go. So Joel and Dolly the dolly here here She is here. So they were surprised. What's the matter this?
Because he had his wife also, so she is telling us Maria is telling me that well, you know, he came this time to India because his wife told him she wanted to see sides. She he has an American Wife young switch. He came because of her.
Is it but he could have come here? Yeah. I told him to come for one day but he wouldn't want to come and I am the very unhappy please pray to Baba that he comes here. I said, why don't you pray you are right in front of him you tell you your son is your son so she knelt down. I don't know. She must have big baba something other. So you pray he listened to you and we came and sat down and then we talked. How did you happen to hear about Ava when did you hear all that?
She heard it to any time. You know, who's an artist also there in France and all that. So the she an artist herself. Yeah. She's a sculptor. You know, she's the one yeah. Yeah Maria she travels a lot France Italy England and all that. Yeah.
So I don't know three or the passed by she still traveling. She's doing the sculpturing. Yes. You just want to Paris and November. Yeah, so what has happened now? Let me talk about Bob and she so happy about hearing stories about Baba fresh things. You see and I devote a lot of time filling at heart. It's difficult for me to converse, but I can understand her language and she understood my language.
Now, I think it's Christmassy now in New Year's Eve New Year's Eve. You know your New Year's Eve you are here. So she's at we lose Place naturally being the guest. So while they are having the you party in the midst of it, there's a phone ringing you see Jal the still calling Maria Papa here here Maria some phone call from Pune Bombay. She goes
And she goes there.
And she hears all this.
So she comes and on the phone. She says really I'm very happy. This will bring him here. So that's all they all said. They are the tables is Maria. What's the news any news? This is here is good news. What is it? This is my son and my daughter-in-law have lost everything, right? Yeah.
Dropped everything has been lost.
That's very sad to hear this. This is no I'm very happy. This is the only thing that will bring him here when he has nothing left.
And so but what is the news? How did he lose what happened? This is I don't know jar was saying that they've lost everything and they have lost everything and he was saying something about the credit card, you know credit card for vice president to lose. No joke. It's reflection on him unlimited credit card. The whole bank is the
So that's terrible news Andre. She comes here in the morning. Next day was a holiday. So she came all of them came and he she comes and she is all smiles and everything. There is wonderful news. Good news I said, is he coming after all Baba heard? The prayers is here surely. He seems to have and what is it? What's the news? When is he coming? There's no I don't know the date. But this is the news I said, what is this the news that you feel very happy about it.
Is that your son is lost everything.
Well, that's good. This will bring him here. Don't you think? So. Yeah, maybe.
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How about David told us his story as to how he heard Ababa.
Well, that's why I said yeah one can never know how he touches our heart and what he the Mischief that he plays as such.
That is sometimes really staggers me when I hear all these stories different stories. I come they come to my ears and this morning. I was telling one story. Is he to Marshall who was here? So because I saw the man there there was a certain person sitting at an airport here in Bombay.
Somebody some American was the nobody knew who he is, but I don't know whether you're contacted person by name Eric Eric needles Heather Eric, you know heaven when you husband and wife they work you better just stop it Pilgrim Center this so Erika was going in the an talking about the early years the 70s early 70s. They were great. So Erica had to go
For some reason to Delhi to straighten his papers and the sun Garden all the red tape and all he wanted to go from bond with their lineage and fly.
Be seated as waiting for his plane.
And this man who seemed to be an American he was sitting there but on a RICO Sahara the felt like staring at him why it no, but
He was curious as to what was the what's the purpose of this man traveling because on his face he seemed to be totally blank, you know a person when he's preoccupied. He has to go somewhere. He appears to be in touch with some place or some area of his activity. But here you just that
As you people call it stoned or something else. So ready for was wondering as to what's been working in his mind. He was looking at him all of a sudden Eric that man looked at are Eco and he wondered as to why he's looking at him.
So then of course there was little internal signal so Erica came and asked him. Well, you're come here come to India going anywhere. I don't know don't know don't know but I am prompted all the time in I hear this was go to India go to India and ramdas will show you the way.
What is the try do you know anything about India and Rhonda 17 that this is what I doesn't what do you mean how you come just because of the voice that comes to you in your ears?
This is yeah, it's not just once or twice. I'm being haunted by this go to India Rams assume show you the way where is this ramdas? Who is this Rhonda? Where is the way? Who what is it?
So he says well, what's your program now? What do you intend to do? So I'm going from here to Delhi. I don't know where but I'm catching a plane. I'm on my way. I have heard about Agra and Delhi and all that something and that's all of India. I know that then you are just spent money and come here is no I work in the airline. So I have the ticket. What what do you intend something spiritual?
I'll go to some places like Banaras and Alder. This is why don't you go is so close by here called a place called ahmednagar. What's there is there and has they're somewhat RAM does know there is a person by name. Meher Baba. Have you heard that? This is not just in my ear. That is that ramdas will show the way. Is there any ramdas here to show any in any great one in by name ramdas now, there's no
Eight one living now. There was one ramdas and
Who is that mare bother you go and see is how will I go? What should I do? This is how well do you want to hear I have nothing to do else. So what he does is come on come let's cancel your booking and all that. They cancel this and takes him there to the place in Bombay. There was a lady power lower their hands him over there and says courtship you just see that this cargo is dropped. You heard the story you see that he is dropped at ahmednagar, you know.
And he has to go I request to leave so he leaves so this man to one of her people, you know guides him to come down with no he comes here and all the way he's asking that lady called share you see do you know and we are going to send me to some place called meher baba, but is there rammed us over there? You showed me the way what is this Mario Bava place? This is no you going to see but is there any ramdas?
No ramdas
And he's all the time eager to hear any clue get any clue about Rhonda.
So you eventually it was the day for Marisa the something like that. They guided him to go go Meredith nine miles from a monogamous. So he sits in a rickshaw and comes and the I'm talking about the early years when riches are just come to cry when pilgrims didn't know where to stop the Rickshaw wallahs did not know where to stop all the boards were came into existence later on. So the Rickshaw came and stopped at the very gate.
And that gate near the gate is the stall of our alibi.
So as soon as you hear the Ricochet comes out from his hole and this who's this person has come here. It's easy for not getting down at the time. We used to call our brothers and sisters foreigners you see
And he has baggage to big bag suitcases. So it's very difficult for him to get out and get the bags and also all over helps him out and all that. This is here J bhabha. This is this is a place I would just come who sent you the one friend sent me. Which place is there. Any me around us hear the snare Baba's plays? Yeah. This is my past this. What do you want is Rhonda Shear? Um, no, he did say Ram.
This is this mad about this place. Yes. This is not about this place just as he got down there and with the suitcases so all about naturally called for a boy. Who's working here. His name is ramdas ramdas. Come here from just comes running. So this one gets a shock. You see, who's this ramdas? This is what you will take. You will guide you the the hall is will you take the luggage? So here I am. This is walking in a suit.
Cases a he fallen and he comes here. And of course he was here with us. We had very good weeks. He would have not only that then he sent the air hostess there was whom he knew she came. She being an air hostess. She sent so many other CC and so forth here.
Ram Dass slave of RAM
And we learn from him this lesson that if you will of course mind is considered to be the enemy doesn't allow us to reach the Lord is the one that is that poor that pokes the spokes in you see
It's coming in our way all the time. So then it's around us tells us don't do that. Don't treat it as an enemy treated as your good companion you say because it is the one that takes you to him. It is the one that takes you away from No Doubt or but placate the Mind befriended and with little love and friendly feelings for the Mind mind will take you to him too. Yeah, that's and he has created many strands.
Beautiful vacating the mind befriending the mind and telling mind my mind my loved one. You are always with me we are from time immemorial it is because of you I am why don't you now end this journey and take me to my Lord and so for some very good ones. So for the first time we have heard sends us dedicated to do.
Be kind we have a song. We used to sing to the mind my dear mind. You don't exist my dear my you don't exist and you repeat this over and over and over and it's amazing after a half hour. You just peel the you don't exist. But funny story that we have heard from those who came a couple who came.
Somebody from all these things happen in the states and mind you there are different stories about Australia. Each country has its own trait Baba, please with the hearts according to the different countries. You know, I'm talking only about the Western Hemisphere. So here is another story the boy and a girl fall in love with each other call is going
Youngsters the fall in love with each other
When they get married and I should do get married late after some time.
And each one seemed to be having the same hobby of having a pet animal or a bird or anything like that the Lord pets pets.
So after they got married and all that and they talked about it, they're missing although they had a parapet each in the each other, but yet they wanted some some other some other species than the homo sapien see.
So the talk about it in this area. Let's go to the pet shop. It's nice is pretty fun before this.
That's how they go to the pet shop and the husband of course has a choice to have a sort of little poodle.
But who's going to take care to eat create nuisance? We are teach the program and all that for this monkey so good. She would say this little monkey that him. No not that not that will not among themselves. They couldn't decide of course. There are many other Pets the snakes with blizzards weather and all sorts of things with it. They couldn't decide, you know, they must have spent nearly three quarters of an hour discussing.
Debating and all that all of a sudden
In the search the here meher Baba is God right from the series look up to that bird is the triangle that and the rush to the person who keep did you teach this bird this can it speak? This is the first time I'm hearing this shows that somebody must it must be somebody's pet that somebody is caught.
Immediately the bought it in every now and then they would hear the burden indicates at that place. Meher. Baba is God. They started think about it. Once twice. We must find out whom are Baba is the Newsies a person. What is it? Then they try to find out and not only found out but they fell in love with Mary Baba the came over here in the told us the story and at that time the
Buzzed
Who is that man? Bob Graham of the Broncos? I still remember he was so fascinated to see it gives me energy. This is the best way to spread bothers message immediately to Nepal and go to some places you see and get all these Miners and birds and all tease them and let them use you see everywhere such things. You know how it is.
So did they ever Trace down the bird where it learned it? No, they could not.
Case of spontaneous combustion then. We don't Stephen had told us this story. I believe he is the author of it.
That he heard this from the person the well, he was interested in metaphysics that man some person and he was very anxious to read Philosophy from this source and that Source in this 11 he is to go to libraries every now and then one day he goes to a library and he's in search of a good volume to take back home and study treated for his pleasure.
You can cannot make up his mind very often you search here this and all that while he is in the art of finding out he takes one title sees it push it back another and all of a sudden there is a hit on his head from the upper shelf the volume fell on his head while he's by bending down and she startled him. This is thick volume and on the floor. Is he God speaks?
And that's how he came to Barbara?
Linda is the person who told us about how he came to Baba that very rarely he receives mail and all that.
Used to receiving mail
All of a sudden one day he found that some somewhere through a slit.
You came back.
Any pound Universal message on the floor and the time of World Fair gods?
So you open didn't read it. That's how he came here.
Then that God there has been an episode you see of a whole family coming here from remotest part of Australia.
What is that mountain?
Is it?
It's a man forsaken. God forsaken Place. Yeah, that's what they told us. And there is a ranch over there. You know, there are many thousands of animals over there. They all have us in the States but they said that for us to get a milk supply. We are you people are here from their become and planes. You see milk comes in the plane all supplies. There were many miles, you know, the nearest library is 400 miles from their here is this
You shall be king.
So this family that lives there.
And this happened to the dismay that happened as he what happened just as Barber passed away. He see a car coming in. Somebody whole family has come down.
At that time this Veranda was not there. Nothing was just playing our towards God comes right here.
Astonishes, what's the matter? Who are these people that have come so soon? What are they? Well, they introduced as a as they have come from Australia.
Any have a look at be with Matt Barber and sister father just passed away long and just passed away.
How long have we had just returned from mehrabad must have been 12 13th day of 14th day after Bob a pastor me put in the February because on 7 February we covered the body and we are here. This is not really when did he pass any 31st of January Frances Frances. We start calling on responsible. He is from Australia. Yes.
Get rid of the family. You see we are not in a mood to talk to anybody at the time. So Francis takes them then of course naturally Francis calls me and we sit there. This is what I found out from them. That's that they were there Mount eyes are mounties Heiser on Geyser. And this is very solitary place. They are there and one and they are fond of reading. So one day this man.
Man goes out.
Get some books back for reading do I love with the time and all so there he found listen manatee?
In the library and he read and shared with the family and they were so overwhelmed with the description that is given that they came here to Ahmad Maga. Where is he? Who is he and all that and when he when he came here just passed out.
So that will I forget brother there. We were not in a mood to even they might be must I must have us because my habit is there to ask the what's your name something? Just asking it's a sort of a habit to ask but not to register.
No, I'm giving different things. You see that brought people to bother like that many degrees are there.
Who's Bob is English like does anybody remember dish radiation queen's English has Jenny his wife would call she would sit here and say there is this is not queen's English.
Has intrigued me the most there are many quite more intriguing than the ones that I am telling you now, how about brings people but this is the real funny one means he can he can go to that extent to get his P whomsoever. He wants to him.
So here is a person he tells me he this is story from Eduardo nuñez. I don't know whether you all have heard of him. So there are quite a few who know him. He's from South America, but he is to stay in the states. Have you heard of him Eduardo? Pardon? Yeah now is in Chapel now. Pardon.
No, no, Eduardo Nunez. No, no.
Yeah, Argentina is a different one. So what happened is that he tells me the story when he came here last he says are was this is a story that takes his back too many years ago when Fred Ella who is to have their Monday night group meetings in New York. I don't know ya heard of Fred Ella. They're very good. Couple of course Fred is dead. Layla is still alive. They are lies in Myrtle Beach. So these two have
Internet group meetings there in Linda. They had fed being the superintendent of blocks, you know, he could have a big hall for meetings and all that the time it was easy, but when he retired naturally there was no place to go. So there was little dismay among the group is where should we meet now? What will happen to us? How will we come close? And what will we do so president and I told them that well, it doesn't matter you can go to any Park & City.
Sit there and talk about Baba. That's the same thing and all that or at last they came to this compromise that why don't you all have in rotation meetings at your own house has any other apartments one day at your place one day in her place that and so forth It's good. There are so many bubble lovers you can have these meetings at different places right. Now. What happened is this is the story that happened in my apartment in my flat is when I was once my house was once
For Baba lovers in that week.
And what happened is that we are all seated relax. We sing songs and Barbara's praise and love and all that and we tell stories and we read something and then there are somebody some people who have just come to the meeting. So we asked them is to have what brought you to Baba. How did you happen to come? How did he touch your heart and Soho, so in that in that session that day a woman was asked like that.
So she is her having a back towards the door. He is narrating to the group as to how she was touched by Baba's love. She's telling my story how she came to Baba.
She has gone halfway through and all with rapt attention listening to her.
Feeling very happy about what they are hearing the ways of Baba and their box is stranger inside the house and his black we look at him. The can't say anything house is open for anybody. And naturally when the house is kept open. You can't stop a person there thinking that he's a stranger but he might be the even he might be a lover of meher Baba. Who knows so he doesn't disturb the session anything he sits in a corner and
It's quiet when it's quiet and then after about 10 15 minutes, she narrated whole story and says this is how he touched me how I came to Baba and they were very happy and they rejoiced.
So the man who had not spoken a word in that corner says would you like to hear what brought me to this place today? Sure, we would like to hear this is what Eduardo says now silly with a feeling of great relief that at last this man is going to tell us who is he who has come inside here? So sure this is well. The story is this he says that
15 days ago, by the way, I am a Muhammad. Anissa's I'm a Muslim born here in the states. I have a Muslim family and we are Americans of course, but Muslim mohammedans and I have a job here and I commute to my place where I work and her family have a nice apartment in my flat is what's the difference between apartment and flat. Do you all have English say
Flat apartment cinematics button the apartment where I my apartment is naturally we live with happily with my family. I am very happy.
And I have a little corner they were I have to pray because I am a Muslim. I must pray five times a day when I can't pray five times a day. Hey because I am busy person, you know, and at least twice a day. We are made it a rule once before going to office once when I retire before retiring, I pray this is what he is narrating and this is 15 days ago my habit is before going to office.
I was in the act of prayer and the corner that are fixed. There's a little altar that I have created and I have to face the West kava kava the East for him it is
So we are to face and I am praying and and prayer and Tails all sorts of gymnastics that are you have to stand up there have been halfway not full when you're on your knees, then then bow down halfway then bow down and put your head there and so forth. So while I am in the act of full process of bending down and putting my head on the floor, and I'm gay.
So what I all of a sudden I somebody kicks me on my fanny and a couple down.
And I got so infuriated with this sort of insult in my own own house apartment were at the time of praying and Muslims are really very particular about that. No disturbance while praying so this is
This is too much for me to bear. So I glanced back and all that anger that I had you see.
I just looked at the picture. It was such a radiant figure form white in white standing there and with great Authority says I'm not there. I'm here pointing towards his chest.
All that anger that I had, you know just vanished into the basement and I didn't know what to make out of it what to say who could he be to direct me like that. I'm not there because I'm praying to my Lord Allah there and not there and I'm here Means War.
I'm confused totally continues. I being a Muslim I couldn't figure it out what it is. Who could he be easy? A Satan is attempting. What is it and many things come but it he cannot be so radiant. He cannot say such with such Authority and all that. So all this confusion started playing upon my mind. I went back to my job there that day, but while I am they're commuting while I am sitting at my desk all the time.
Scum, who? Could he be?
Radiant figure that I had seen who could he be who could he be an order?
Just this evening just this afternoon the time when the office he has to return back returned to his place. He has to commute back in the bus.
So while I am going back I saw that figure. Once again all the time. My mind is on seeing him. Who could he be trying to find out about him find out of there? I see and what do I see is right at the back of a van pick up Van this huge poster life-size poster is and all of a sudden like, I don't know what happened in a frenzy. I started shouting and jumping there in the combustion is a stop stop stop.
And I jumped out.
And luckily for me that that pickup van that was ahead of me. I'm seeing that it stopped at the signal so I could catch hold of the driver. Who's there said who is standing there the back of uses what who could be this is there is a pair of poster there. Oh, that's Mayor Bob Isis. Who is he? This is well. He scribbled alone giving your address. So I'm come directly from the office here. I want to know who is he?
Then of course they started telling you about the real George mcewan's man. Yeah, it was George was there that day?
Yeah, a chapter called Buddha not Galton.
Gautam Gautam
Gotham was his name is Siddharth. Yeah.
And the blessed one said those only who do not believe call me Gautama Siddhartha.
But you call me Buddha the blessed one and teacher.
And this is right.
For I have even in this life entered Nirvana and the life of Gautama Siddhartha has been extinguished.
Self has disappeared.
And the truth has taken its Abode in me.
This body of mine is gout tumors body and it will be dissolved in due time.
And after its dissolution, no one neither God nor man will see gautuma Siddhartha again.
But Buddha will not die.
Buddha will continue to live in the Holy body of the law.
The extinction of the blessed one will be by that passing away in which nothing remains that could tend to the formation of another self.
Nor will will it be possible to point out the blessed one as being here or there?
But it will be like a flame and a great body of blazing fire that flame has ceased it is vanished and it cannot be said that it is here or there.
In the body of the Dharma. However, the blessed one can be pointed out for the Dharma has been practiced by the blessed one.
Ye are my children, I am your father.
Through me you have been released from your sufferings.
I myself having reached the other Shore help others to cross the Stream.
I myself having attained salvation and my savior of others being comforted. I comfort others and lead them to the place of Refuge.
I shall fill with joy all the beings whose limbs languish. I shall give happiness to those who are dying from distress. I shall extend to them sucker and deliverance.
I was born into the world as the king of Truth for the Salvation of the world.
The subject on which I meditate is truth.
The practice to which I devote myself is truth. The topic of my conversation is truth. My thoughts are always in the truth for low myself has become the truth.
I am the truth.
Whosoever comprehended the truth. He will see the blessed one for the truth has been preached by the blessed one unknown.
And the blessed one said to Ananda another was his own relative and much loved disciple.
There are various kinds of Assemblies of Ananda Assemblies of nobles of brahmans householders of big shoes and other beings.
When I use to enter into an assembly, I always became before I seated myself in color like under the color of my audience.
And invoice like under their voice.
Then with religious discourse. I instructed quickened and gladdened them. My Doctrine is like the ocean having the same eight wonderful qualities. Listen to this is so beautiful.
Both the ocean and my Doctrine become gradually deeper.
Both preserve their identity under all changes
Both cast out dead bodies upon the dry land.
As the Great Rivers when falling into the main lose their names and are thenceforth reckoned as the great ocean. So all the cast's having renounced their lineage and entered the Sangha we come Brethren and are reckoned the sons of shakyamuni.
The ocean is the goal of all streams and of the rain from the clouds.
Yet it is it never overflowing and never emptied.
So the Dharma is embraced by many millions of people yet. It neither increases or decreases.
As the great ocean has only one taste the taste of salt. So my Doctrine has only one flavor the flavor of emancipation.
Both the ocean and the Dharma are full of gems and pearls and jewels and both afford a dwelling place for Mighty beings. These are the eight wonderful qualities in which my Doctrine resembles the ocean my Doctrine is pure and it makes no discrimination between the noble and the ignoble rich and poor.
My Doctrine is like underwater which cleanses all without distinction. My Doctrine is likened to fire which consumes all things that exist between Heaven and Earth Great and Small.
My Doctrine is like unto the heavens for there is room in it ample room for the reception of all four men and women boys and girls the powerful and the lowly.
But when I spoke they knew me not and would say who made this be who thus speaks a man or a god?
Then having instructed quickened and Gladden them with religious discourse. I would vanish away.
But they knew me not even when I vanished away.
Now the blessed one addressed the venerable Ananda and said it may be Ananda that in some of you the thought may arise the word of the master is ended. We have no teacher more.
But it is not the sananda that you should regard it. It is true that no more shall I receive a body for all future sorrow is now forever passed away. But while gowtham up Siddhartha is gone Buddha Remains the truth and the rules of the order, which I have set forth and laid down for you all let them after I am gone be a teacher unto you.
When I am gone Ananda let the order if it's so wish abolish all the Lesser and minor precepts.
Then the blessed one addressed his Brethren and said there may be some doubt or misgiving in the mind of a brother as to the Buddha or the truth or the path do not have to reproach yourselves afterwards with the thought we did not inquire of the blessed one when we were face to face with him therefore inquire now. Oh brethren in inquire freely.
And the Brethren remain silent?
Then the venerable Ananda said to the blessed one verily I believe that in this whole assembly of the Brethren. There's not one brother who has any doubt or misgiving as to the Buddha or the truth or the Pastor said the blessed one. It is out of the fullness of faith that thou Hast spoken Ananda but Ananda the tathagata knows for certain that in this whole assembly of the Brethren there is
One brother who has any doubt or misgiving as to the Buddha or the truth or the path?
For even the most backward Ananda of all these Brethren as become converted and is assured of final salvation.
Then the blessed one addressed the Brethren and said if he now know the Dharma.
The cause of all suffering and the path of Salvation o disciples. Will you then say we respect the master and out of reverence for the master do we thus speak?
The Brethren replied that we shall not oh Lord.
And the Holy One continued of those beings who live in ignorance shut up and confined as it were in an egg. I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted Universal buddhahood.
The soda Cycles. I'm the eldest the noblest of being
But what ye Speak, oh disciples, is it not even that which ye have yourselves known yourself seen yourselves realized?
Ananda and the Brethren said it is a lord.
Once more the blessed one began to speak behold now Brethren. He said I exhort you saying Decay is inherent in all component things, but the truth will remain forever work out your salvation with diligence.
This was the last word of the Tata.
Then the Tata got to fell into a deep meditation and having lost Consciousness passed peacefully away.
Interesting such things should remain from time of Buddha.
But not from the time of Christ that kind of but it hasn't been it. It should be the sun. Yeah.
Bob ever speak of the tradition that Jesus left a book that is not much known about he used he used to refer to God that there are some little facts that appear in The Testament. It's not the whole thing is fragmentary very first few pages of Jabba.
But he never said anything about the art whereabouts of the book or no, you didn't say about the whereabouts of his own book. Why should he go out of his way to say about the book of the past?
Course provoked by saying that well, why can't you get here with all your good looks and all the talk that you can talk about this in August first I said, it's just a month from now a month and a half at the most.
And that was the topic and he was very interested. You were here Robert at the time. Nobody seems to be here to know the name. So well, whatever it is.
His name was Joe Doctor Joel.
So Jordan says Joel will come on my birthday. Okay, but where is he now? Well, he has he has left me and weak AI came with a party, you know with my husband and there there's another friend of ours a family has come and well they have gone on their own. Wave. Are are they gone? So will they are gone to all the holy places in India? Are they coming here here? They they might they will come but my husband is not going to
Except on for one day for my birthday.
Say one day is enough. It's good that at least he comes for your birthday comes to Baba's place that's good of you. But you have such a good husband that you can come for your birthday, but not for him.
So and she had a hearty laugh and all the and then it was all over forgotten. Of course. We can't be after a woman all the time. Otherwise what will people think of me see so we'll change the topic and many things happened. Yes. It was all forgotten.
And now I'm at the just office one day and I'm I'm busy with my appears the I go to the there was a form there were bats. It's you know that so I'm going there and she is found to be seated outside on a chair reading some letter and has a hearty love just laughing with letter. So while passing by said, well Lori you seem to be very happy today. What is there good news from Joe.
Yes, a very good news. I said, what is it? Is he coming? This is now this will bring him here. So what is good news then see what just listen listen here is what is so I said, alright, so I stand there to listen and she read out some passage from the letter passages from the letter in which the paraphrasing of it or synopsis is this that will is now
Nearly twelve days.
And he has yet not gone to the place where he wanted to go. He is in Calcutta in a hotel and he could not go there yet. He's trying his best to reach there and miss the letter took about three days to come here and they had arrived here. He must have arrived there a week prior to this letter that he wrote.
And said, well, unfortunately when I was on my way.
You know, they have to cycle rickshaws there in Calcutta. I don't know you haven't seen cycle rickshaws. You have these motor rickshaws year. They they used to have cycle rickshaws there. I'm talking about many years ago. So while going no pullers also pullers were there. So what had happened? Is that while I'm going in my Rick shirt to duck shaneeshwar means the place of ramakrishna some accident took place and I was under the direction of the Rickshaw man was on top of me.
My Rickshaw was on top of me and the Rickshaw man was on the top of Rickshaw. So here I am lying in the hotel. I said, what is that a good news? What makes you laugh? Who's that serves him? Well, this is not good for you to say such things.
And I just went inside and finish my business and that's all again. She did she came you see for the weekend and all we had talked about something as with sit and chat and all that.
Next week I'm going to again so this that I'm going again I had to go to Pat so I see her sitting there and again having a hearty laugh and she's reading out the letter let us are again from Joel any mishaps. This is no this is real good news.
I said, what is it?
They said the bear she reads out the passage this is she he is writing to her. I'm preparing now. I was about to go after getting over that accident and all that. I'm about to leave now.
Production is unfortunately what happened the ceiling fan the blade of the ceiling fan that was worth it was in the summertime mind is July so it got loose and fell so this is good news. What can we say about people have different ideas and
This is Baba lovers way of taking all these accidents as very good news. This is not the first time I'm hearing because in the beginning when I heard this from her I said well what sort of a world it is, how can a wife feel like that? But later on after some years. I heard something different which I am going to tell you after this another Point story. So what happened is that well she read out that
I said this is not good Lori. You should have asked do you did you send a cable last time? So why should I he doesn't care for Baba? Why should I do after all he's your husband. He brought you, isn't it? Well, I came on my own Young Young Generation. I didn't pay much attention.
A week after that when we are here.
See if in the crowd Laurie coming with some venerable looking person doll, very hairy, you know huge beard and huge head.
I see. I don't know what has happened to Lori again. So she comes hand in hand with him. This is he rich. I want to introduce my husband he has come.
He's Joel says here. Dr. Zhu I'm very happy to see you in alga speaks very softly doesn't speak at all. I should say.
And he comes with another family and all that.
So what had happened I said what happened that brought you here I heard that your wife told me that you will be coming in the month of August just for her birthday
And just give a little smile. That's all these men of letters. You know, they don't speak much the he came and sat down here. Lori said here and his friend who is another doctor in sociology now and he has is his wife there. She is also a professor there and her younger sister is piggy by name. I remember her very well, so we are all here.
So I said again turned to lorises. Well, golly Lori, aren't you happy today the day of happiness for you, don't you think so Joel is by your side sitting in this manly Hall here the Lord sat and I try to bring about some conversation. This is the place where Bob has had and this and this is this is it went on for about half an hour and all that. They were interested to hear and all of a sudden. I turned to Jones's what brought you here. You were to come.
In August and why this early visit of yours?
My friend knows the story.
Which print really sitting there? Well, you tell us so Lori says to me don't expect any words from him. He won't say he is not a man who can talk you can he can teach you can give you can counsel or anything but no such thing as a so. I forget the name of that gentleman, you know, very nice person. All like I said what happened?
Then of course both started talking Joel also in here. So the story is this to tell you how Baba brings people to him.
What had happened is how I had gathered from them that you know, the tassel is there all the time Lori wants to come from here Baba and Joel wants to go to India for ramakrishna and it seems that from his childhood. He has been brought as a lover of ramakrishna the perfect Master of the times we all know him. I came to Baba through ramakrishna. Really speaking.
So because the background was there ramakrishna's Simplicity. That was his teaching. He taught us.
He made us away.
So I was very happy to hear that. I told them that well is because of ramakrishna then I told them some stories and all that then I told them yes, then what happened? So this is what had happened was that she insisted on coming here and I insisted on going to Calcutta and my friends who are there they wanted to have sightseeing. You see the holy places in India. So they be all went to Delhi first and from Delhi. We journeyed to
Words heard War Rishi case and I was not comfortable. So also my wife she wanted to you as and come so immediately we decided that well, we leave the company of our friends. They can enjoy their holy places. I have to go to ramakrishna. I'm waiting for my whole life to go to that place vaccination is the place in Calcutta where his just as you have Barbara's bedroom and all Baba's things and that atmosphere is maintained in
Cockatoo
So I actually went to Calcutta the same day. She left for ahmednagar.
But in our haste and hurry to part and all that and go to our respective places, what had happened was that of course, we separated our bags and baggage and all that. She came with her own baggage I went with her and when I went to Calcutta what I found was that
I was very sad to see this. And what was that? That was a Baba's picture there right on the top of as I opened the bag there was Bob has big photo underneath was ramakrishna's photo and from the time we got married it seemed that well, she of course knew that I had that fat of having Bob. My ramakrishna's picture in front of me. We have a lot of pictures of ramakrishna at home, but
This is a picture of ramakrishna that I always keep pressing on my bed the other some bait Pole or pillar whatever it is, you know, so it is the
So when she came she will she was bubble of warm air bubble or I don't know how she you have to ask her as to how she came to Baba. But when she married me she was loving my Baba. So when she saw that I used to keep ramakrishna's picture with she didn't like so she got the idea of why can't I put meher Baba's picture yourself? So every night we sleep on one side where Lori is sleeping on the same bed.
Is Mario Bava yoke on my side is Ram Christian and we are having that sort of sleep. You see we all sleep in the love. I with my ramakrishna and she with her Baba.
Well, it went on for years and we decided to come to India and we couldn't part with those pictures. So we've brought viewed also have the pictures here in India. That is our habit. This is how we are brought up. So we had those two pictures, but what happened is now I'm missing Lori, but I have no heart.
You just have nobody there but at least meher Baba will remind me of Lori being by my side. So it's like so what harm is there if I have a picture of male body picture of ramakrishna. It's all right. She loves me Ababa. It's all right, and she's not here. She has gone to marry Baba's place.
So I kept those two pictures and then you know what has happened because actually Lori must have told you you know, the letters that came we are the first met with accident in this and that and and then the accident with the fan on them and then when I was soon after that.
After the accident with the fan blade what happened is one while I'm lying there all by myself in a hotel nice hotel people looked after me very well and all that Firearms find in the night what I see is I see ramakrishna emanating from the picture.
I'm very happy but he doesn't look at me. He looks at the picture of Melbourne.
And it seems that he is prompting me to him.
And he looked in such a way that made me I felt convinced that I should not God Ram Krishna and thing and but God come here because I lost his words were still ringing in my ears. What are you doing? You're coming to India and doing this so I left the idea of going to ramakrishna and I'll come here.
Because he prompted me to come here.
So that's good to change both have the same of course, but here he is. He is the king of kings ramakrishna is the instrument that brings us all to him to the King of Kings. He brought me to him. He brought you to him. That's good. So that was one of the things that I learned from
The stock that well a person is happy when some Calamity befalls somebody who is wanted to be wanted badly to be in company of Baba. That's good. It's good, but I had never heard of this sort of thing. A mother should feel that way.
So listen is about three years ago three years follow. When did that woman come and there was one
Balu is here on Earth. So they were the guests that we lose place. So what happened One Day One Fine Day here when I am here all of a sudden there enters a woman in one afternoon after tea time.
Portly did she didn't appear to be American or something? But you're an Italian or some Continental person so I get up and welcome her and said I'm very happy to see you J bhabha said Jabez you are here. I shall sit here. I made a who are you so she says I'm Maria Papa.
Italian
Polish she said she's polished. That's how it is. So but I can't say polish French and Italian all together in a called mixture. So I'm Maria. I said, I'm very happy aren't you have here is this is where Baba is to sit and all that she'd nailed it and she was very happy look happy. So I said, I'm really very happy that you have come here. It's good that you came. I'm sure.
Must be happy. This is no I'm not at all happy. You're not happy not happy it took me by surprise. You see I said, well, what did I say here? Why what what is it that you are here? And I aren't you happy. This is now not at all happy I said why what is it?
Oh, she seemed to know me and this is my first meeting. She must have seen pictures or heard of you know, how many years I've been wanting to come to India.
And my son young man, you know, but in big position now, so who is he? What is he is the vice president of Chase Manhattan Bank?
In London
So what is there in that what you should be happy about it. This is but for many years I've been telling him to come to India and take me to Baba and all that but he wouldn't he had no time. He has no time. But at last I said he sent you now he is insane. He has come here I said, where is he? Is he here? No. No, he hasn't come to ahmednagar.
And where did he come how far this is when he dropped me at John's Place, you know Joel the soup. He dropped me and says Jal please arrange for my mother to be taken to wherever whatever place she wants to go. So Joel and Dolly the dolly here here She is here. So they were surprised. What's the matter this?
Because he had his wife also, so she is telling us Maria is telling me that well, you know, he came this time to India because his wife told him she wanted to see sides. She he has an American Wife young switch. He came because of her.
Is it but he could have come here? Yeah. I told him to come for one day but he wouldn't want to come and I am the very unhappy please pray to Baba that he comes here. I said, why don't you pray you are right in front of him you tell you your son is your son so she knelt down. I don't know. She must have big baba something other. So you pray he listened to you and we came and sat down and then we talked. How did you happen to hear about Ava when did you hear all that?
She heard it to any time. You know, who's an artist also there in France and all that. So the she an artist herself. Yeah. She's a sculptor. You know, she's the one yeah. Yeah Maria she travels a lot France Italy England and all that. Yeah.
So I don't know three or the passed by she still traveling. She's doing the sculpturing. Yes. You just want to Paris and November. Yeah, so what has happened now? Let me talk about Bob and she so happy about hearing stories about Baba fresh things. You see and I devote a lot of time filling at heart. It's difficult for me to converse, but I can understand her language and she understood my language.
Now, I think it's Christmassy now in New Year's Eve New Year's Eve. You know your New Year's Eve you are here. So she's at we lose Place naturally being the guest. So while they are having the you party in the midst of it, there's a phone ringing you see Jal the still calling Maria Papa here here Maria some phone call from Pune Bombay. She goes
And she goes there.
And she hears all this.
So she comes and on the phone. She says really I'm very happy. This will bring him here. So that's all they all said. They are the tables is Maria. What's the news any news? This is here is good news. What is it? This is my son and my daughter-in-law have lost everything, right? Yeah.
Dropped everything has been lost.
That's very sad to hear this. This is no I'm very happy. This is the only thing that will bring him here when he has nothing left.
And so but what is the news? How did he lose what happened? This is I don't know jar was saying that they've lost everything and they have lost everything and he was saying something about the credit card, you know credit card for vice president to lose. No joke. It's reflection on him unlimited credit card. The whole bank is the
So that's terrible news Andre. She comes here in the morning. Next day was a holiday. So she came all of them came and he she comes and she is all smiles and everything. There is wonderful news. Good news I said, is he coming after all Baba heard? The prayers is here surely. He seems to have and what is it? What's the news? When is he coming? There's no I don't know the date. But this is the news I said, what is this the news that you feel very happy about it.
Is that your son is lost everything.
Well, that's good. This will bring him here. Don't you think? So. Yeah, maybe.
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