An Acknowledgement from Bhau...
...to all those who sent or wished to send
Bhau their greetings on his birthday:
Beloved Avatar Meher Baba Ki Jai!
I received your beautiful cards and wishes for my birthday,
and I do not have the words to thank you. How loving you all are!
I don't want to use the formality of "thank you." But I feel very
touched, knowing that you all have the feeling of Oneness.
That Oneness is a great thing. Not only will you have the feeling,
but you will have the love for everyone not as every one, but as
One. To go towards Oneness is the aim of life; to experience it
is the goal.
Please convey my loving embrace to all who have sent birthday
greetings, as well as to those who wanted to, but did not because
they thought that I might be disturbed in my busy work here.
Not only do I feel touched with the loving wishes I have
received from many, by way of cards, letters, emails, and the
Inner-net, but I salute their love with love. This year, Beloved
Baba's dear ones reminded me it was my birthday. Otherwise,
I would have forgotten.
Once, it so happened that I was keeping night watch near
Beloved Baba. He rose at 3:00 o' clock in the morning and
called me. He embraced me and said, "Today is My Birthday."
"Baba's Birthday is on 25th February," I thought. "How is it
possible that today is His Birthday?"
It was 13th January, and I had been unaware of the date.
The second occasion was in the year 1968. After my night watch,
I went to the men Mandali's side. I was having tea, and Baba
called me. I returned to Him, and He said, "Turn the radio
on to the Karachi station. You will hear good ghazals."
But see how ignorant I was (and I am!) I was staring at the
radio. I could not even figure out how to it on!
Baba laughed and asked me to bring the radio to Him.
He switched it on and tuned to the Karachi station.
I was sitting there for an hour, and though He was suffering
spasm after spasm, He listened to the ghazals.
Then He said, "Now, turn off the radio."
I did not know how to do so! I was quite ignorant!
Baba laughed and asked, "How was your treat today?"
(Meaning the ghazals).
He embraced me, and again He said, "Today is My Birthday."
It had been my birthday (13th January), and once again, I had forgotten.
Then He called all the Mandali members and gave everyone
prasad. Such a Compassionate One! Though He was
suffering and suffering, still He remembered my birthday.
So now, His lovers send messages to express their wishes, and
I came to realize that it had been my birthday.
How fortunate they all are.
Though I forget, Baba reminds me through them. That's why
I salute their love for the Beloved.
With all love and Jai Baba to you,
In His love and service,
Bhau
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A CONTEMPORARY ENIGMA
Truth is common ---as God is. It does not divide man from man. On the other hand, a lie is known, in truth, only to its creator and is passed on, by him, as a truth to another, creating the division of the cheater and the cheated.
Truth originates in selflessness and breeds selflessness. A lie originates in selfishness and breeds selfishness.
Truth unites people in love, sympathy, trust, faith, harmony and contentment creating a sharing society. The lie separates people, brings on mistrust, jealousy, frustration, hatred,violence and chaos.
Adhering to Truth, diplomacy can solve all problems confronting social relations. But Lie
destroys all opportunities for diplomacy to take up the case by its opportunistic uncompromising position.
Truth abhors disharmony and misunderstandings. Lie enjoys it to the hilt and gloats in chaos.
As selfishness directed towards protection of one's own profits and vested interests are the main causes for generation of the lie in this receding panorama of a decadent civilization, the spread of an atmosphere of altruistic selflessness only can created the power to replace lie with truth.
And the only direct answer to Lie is Truth. She must be re-affirmed so that the triplets,
Love Peace and Non-violence may return to our civilization.
As and when necessary, we must replace Lie with Truth quickly, gently, meekly and even apologetically, if necessary, offering, if need be, compensatory reparations both in cash and kind to heal body, mind and soul.