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PREFACE__________The first part of this book is as complete and accurate a record as I have been able to make of thelife of Meher Baba who calls himself God-Man. It is the more important part of the book. The secondpart is the more difficult because it is concerned with the question, Why? For the reader who comes tothe subject without previous knowledge, I suggest that the first three chapters of the second part shouldbe read first.I have taken pains to record Meher Baba's movements and journeyings in some detail because theyundoubtedly have significance, and many of the 'messages' and 'discourses' of this silent man aregiven as they were made because time and place have bearing upon what is 'said'. I have had toselect, of course, but have done my best to omit nothing essential. The work has presented especialdifficulty because Meher Baba is silent and writes nothing, but I have spared no pains to be exact andto avoid vagueness. I am well aware that the book lacks perspective, for Meher Baba is not in thedistance; whatever value it has lies in that fact, for it is written with living witnesses available and isa record verified on the spot. I have brought to its writing my own experience, but have done my bestto maintain the necessary degree of detachment of mind, if not of heart.I do not think one can find any parallel in modem times with the life of this simple, subtle,innocent, unpredictable, alarming and engrossing man. He seems to me to be beyond the scope offamiliar categories, and our experience is insufficient to account for him except on his own terms.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe account of the early years of Meher Baba is based upon a record compiled by K. J. Dastur,supplemented by my own enquiries, also upon the diaries of the late Behli 1. Irani and variousdiaries and papers lent to me by Indian and Western followers, in particular the late F. H.Dadachanji. I have known Meher Baba since 1931. I have been to India twice and visited manyplaces associated with him and have
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Page 11: CONTENTSPreface and Acknowledgments
Page 14 and 15: THE GOD-MANTo praise and glorify hi
Page 17 and 18: Part I Chapter 1THE PREPARATION1894
Page 19 and 20: THE PREPARATION 17interest. A large
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Page 23 and 24: THE PREPARATION 21of consciousness
Page 25 and 26: THE PREPARATION 23Sai Baba does not
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Page 29 and 30: 2THE FIRST TEN YEARS1922-1931Accord
Page 31 and 32: THE FIRST TEN YEARS 29he was asked
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Page 42 and 43: 40 THE GOD-MANintimate disciples to
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54 THE GOD-MANOn 23 July he worked
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56 THE GOD-MANsadhu-the begging bow
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58 THE GOD-MANIn addition to these
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60 THE GOD-MAN'spoke' on the subjec
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62 THE GOD-MANto Baba's orders, and
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64 THE GOD-MANcolony, and Baba gran
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66 THE GOD-MANhis 'book', that duri
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68 THE GOD-MANfood, housing, and cl
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70 THE GOD-MAN"The 'sanskaras' orig
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72 THE GOD-MANmistake to ask for a
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74 THE GOD-MANthe teachers and staf
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76 THE GOD-MANon Love, on God, and
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78 THE GOD-MANdevotees, several hun
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80 THE GOD-MANBaba from a dangerous
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82 THE GOD-MANhut, which was comple
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84 THE GOD-MANtook him to the capta
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86 THE GOD-MANAnother incident is w
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88 THE GOD-MANradiator was filled w
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90 THE GOD-MANChanji-started for th
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92 THE GOD-MANtrain leaving in an h
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Part I Chapter 3THE PERIOD OF WORLD
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96 THE GOD-MANnervous, and felt as
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98 THE GOD-MANbreakfast at seven-th
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100 THE GOD-MAN'No, I teach. I am a
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102 THE GOD-MANof my greatest mirac
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104 THE GOD-MANMr Laughton in Londo
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 107Chine
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 109Deep
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 111St Fr
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 113Ameri
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 115wardr
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 117far b
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 119stati
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 121Pendu
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 123trave
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 125cross
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 127had B
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 129hill
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 131hands
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 133Rano
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THE PERIOD OF WORLD TRAVEL 135"The
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 137once; only af
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 139some women we
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 141the mast to w
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 143bowed down to
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 145because, said
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 147his superb fa
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 149"The two were
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 151"From the spi
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 153Khwaja Muin-u
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 155The instructi
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 157were discharg
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 159Viramgam and
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THE MASTS OF INDIA 161occupied on t
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Part I, Chapter 5THE NEW LIFE OF HE
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THE NEW LIFE 165into the material a
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THE NEW LIFE 167'If there were any
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THE NEW LIFE 169It was found that A
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THE NEW LIFE 171"It is all the more
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THE NEW LIFE 173The mandali were th
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THE NEW LIFE 175Padri. He said that
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THE NEW LIFE 177An explanation of w
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We neither wail over lost hopes, no
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THE NEW LIFE 181but the meals were
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THE NEW LIFE 183them to don their c
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THE NEW LIFE 185on their feet askin
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THE NEW LIFE 187Eruch was sent on 2
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THE NEW LIFE 189"My old life places
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THE NEW LIFE 191The day before the
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THE NEW LIFE 193"And if it be God's
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THE NEW LIFE 195its, desires, cravi
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THE NEW LIFE 197"O God: today being
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THE NEW LIFE 199even after realizin
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THE NEW LIFE 201She spent long peri
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THE NEW LIFE 203Kitty Davy, Rano, D
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THE NEW LIFE 205remaining in seclus
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THE NEW LIFE 207meet him. Baba was
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THE NEW LIFE 209hardship belonged e
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THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGH 211fundamen
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THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGH 213surrende
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THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGH 215by Baba
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THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGH 217show the
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Part I, Chapter 8THE FINAL DECLARAT
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 221devotees,
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 223expression
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 22520,000 poo
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 227of the hil
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 229whatever y
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 231here with
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 233We arose e
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 235Baba follo
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O God! Almighty Father! The Lord of
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 239We returne
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- energy does not manifest itself;
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 243Master. Du
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 245Bliss. I s
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 247"He who co
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 249from one s
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 251OM. That i
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 253and a half
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 255Sakori, an
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 257but I will
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 259body. Aham
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 261live in mu
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 263that becau
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 265The villag
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 267with other
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 269you love h
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 271thoughts.
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 273two days o
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 275poverty, l
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 277country, u
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 279of events
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 281God is abs
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 283In the cou
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 285Kaikobad t
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 287but said t
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 289On Sunday
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 291believe me
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THE FINAL DECLARATION 293"I do not
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Part I, Chapter 9THE SAHAWAS OF 195
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THE SAHAWAS 297All who came to the
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THE SAHAWAS 299Baba continued, 'The
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THE SAHAWAS 301got up and embraced
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who works for me, does not oblige m
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THE SAHAWAS 305not then think that
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THE SAHAWAS 307this process, and is
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THE SAHAWAS 309rest?" It all depend
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THE SAHAWAS 311of his couplets Hafi
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THE SAHAWAS 313reminded him that he
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THE SAHAWAS 315Son of the Father. N
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THE SAHAWAS 317'I will now explain'
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THE SAHAWAS 319The discourse then w
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THE SAHAWAS 321cried 'Avatar Meher
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THE SAHAWAS 323Thus, it follows tha
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THE SAHAWAS 325of Khwaja, the guru
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THE SAHAWAS 327Within the head as s
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THE SAHAWAS 329beginning to underst
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THE SAHAWAS 331It is to make the Be
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THE SAHAWAS 333A record of spiritua
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THE SAHAWAS 335then got into the ca
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THE SAHAWAS 337always that when in
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THE SAHAWAS 339else is illusion. So
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THE SAHAWAS 341property, but he sai
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Part I, Chapter 10THE UNIVERSAL MES
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 345Man being
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 347put your f
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 349him to hel
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 351The work e
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 353He paid a
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 355Francis ad
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 357As I am th
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 359Three week
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 361It was sti
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 363carpet. Yo
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 365
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 367In the aft
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THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 369not yet re
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Part II Chapter 1THE MAN'I am one o
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THE MAN 375in the mast state resemb
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THE MAN 377Persian and Indian poets
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THE MAN 379Fasting in the ordinary
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Part II Chapter 2THE PERFECT MASTER
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THE MAN 383an existence beyond time
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THE MAN 385(4)There is much disputa
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THE MAN 387a God'. He says, 'I bow
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THE MAN 389Whole World in His Hands
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see the Avatar ill, he has actually
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THE MAN 393man, he must manifest hi
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THE MAN 395bear in mind that we do
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THE MAN 397(5)The Hebrew-Christian
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THE MAN 399his parents were concern
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THE MAN 401with each other. When on
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THE MAN 403its own tradition; these
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THE MAN 405and nature as inherent i
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Part II Chapter 4THE SILENCE'In spi
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THE MAN 409One of the strangest sto
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THE MAN 411which there is much cont
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THE MAN 413even those who have been
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Part II Chapter 5THE TEACHING'I am
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THE TEACHING 417advantage of the fo
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THE TEACHING 419the world; rarely h
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THE TEACHING 421and that only here
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THE TEACHING 423(7)There is in Baba
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THE TEACHING 425pp.219-131), what i
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THE TEACHING 427To accept anything
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THE TEACHING 429arrogant claim? Not
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Part II Chapter 6THE METHOD'Do what
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THE METHOD 433disciples with the ch
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THE METHOD 435quietly, although the
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THE METHOD 437in the ordinary way b
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THE METHOD 439people who had come t
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THE METHOD 441plane, such for insta
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THE WORK 443Nature is the divine ma
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THE WORK 445(3)Another matter allie
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THE WORK 447work of the rather olde
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 449ABDULKARIM RAMJU AB
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INDEXAdam, 397, 421n.Adi K. Irani,
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INDEX 453Confucius, 403Conscious ac
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INDEX 455Haqiqat, 308Haji Malangsha
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INDEX 457Mahadeo Desai, 95Mahapurus
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INDEX 459Must, the Law of, 310the I
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INDEX 461Sadguru, 211, 281, 325, 38
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INDEX 463War, the second world, 133
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