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

366 THE GOD-MANearth do human beings reincarnate and pass through the involutionary process to God Realization.The involutionary process has seven planes or stations; the seventh plane completes the first journey ofthe soul. Only few embark upon the planes and very few complete the state of I-am-God, with fullconsciousness, experiencing infinite Power, Knowledge and Bliss.A few who complete the first journey enter upon the second journey, which has no planes but isinstantaneous; the l-am-God state becomes abiding in God as God. In this state, individuality is infinite,and includes gross consciousness, so that as Man and God the soul knows its unlimitless in limitation. Thethird journey is taken by those whose lot it is to bear the burden of infinite Power, Knowledge and Blissand live God's life as Man and God simultaneously. There are only five Perfect Masters on earth at anymoment; when one drops his body one of those abiding in God takes his place.All who live God's life on earth and all who abide in God as God on earth when they drop their bodiesshed their subtle and mental vehicles and pass away utterly as God, retaining infinite individuality,experiencing infinite Power, Knowledge and Bliss. This is the fourth Journey.As God is without beginning and without end these four journeys are never journeyed, for everythingthat has the appearance of being appears from that which has no beginning and passes into that which hasno ending.At the end Baba said, 'This is not for you. Don't worry. If you obey me and hold on to my daaman,where I am you will be.' And he went on:"Only on this earth can God be realized. It is not possible for men to contact the worlds that contain thekingdoms of evolution but are without spiritual development. On these other worlds there are beings thathave more intelligence than exists in men. The earth is the centre of creation because men are made inGod's image, and only human beings on earth are capable of advancement."He ended by saying, 'Through your learning the simplest things have been made very difficult'.Leonard Willoughby from New York sang the negro spiritual 'He's Got the Whole World in His Hands'.Eruch said on a sign from Baba, 'Your voice says the truth.' Finally, those present were asked to write oneletter to Baba immediately they reached home.