THE GOD-MAN The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an ...

246 THE GOD-MANa headache. So, yoga samadhi, tantric samadhi, are like getting drunk. One feels an emperor, as if onecould do anything; but as soon as it is over, the stress and strain of life resume."In Nirvikalpa Samadhi which the Sufis call Fana; which means passing away from selfhood to unionwith God, the soul identifies itself with God. This samadhi is the real samadhi. Here one becomes God.God's knowledge is his knowledge, God's bliss is his bliss, God's power is his power, God's beauty is hisbeauty. During this samadhi, he has no consciousness of body, energy, mind, universe, but is onlyconscious of the Self as God. Very, very few get this Nirvikalpa Samadhi."It is said: 'After cycles and cycles, one gets Fana'. This is called Fana-fillah, or one who has been madeone with God. Very few such regain normal consciousness; but one who does regain normal consciousnesshas Sahaj Samadhi. Sahaj Samadhi is Nirvikalpa Samadhi in action when one is fully conscious of theuniverse. Such a one, when he speaks, eats, moves about, plays, or does anything, is enjoying NirvikalpaSamadhi all the time. He is called a Qutub which, in Persian, means the centre of everything - the pivot -what we call a Perfect Master. He is now on every plane of consciousness, one with God, even on the levelof an ant, and simultaneously he is functioning in the gross, subtle and mental worlds; he is aboveeverything. Sahaj Samadhi means effortless Oneness. It is as simple as moving the hands or winking theeyelids."Tomorrow, if you remind me - I don't promise - I will tell you how, when thinking of me, you can stilldo everything you need to do in the world. This is not Sahaj samadhi, but sahaj dhyan. Even while eating,drinking, working, while looking at motion pictures, or attending to your business, you will still feel thatBaba is with you."Tomorrow, when we play the Indian records, I intend to explain many things, if I am in a good mood.Today, let us keep silence, but at the same time listen to some English recordings. I am very fond of music,but have not had the time to listen recently. The girls made me bring these records. While the records arebeing played, be here in this room mentally, and not elsewhere. Kabir said, 'Any music is the seventhshadow of that Word'. As soon as I break my silence, that first Word will make your hearts vibrate."A number of records was then played, including a song by Yma Sumac which Dana Field translated as'I love only Thee, I worship only Thee, to Thee only I surrender the key to my treasure', and Babacontinued: