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CONTENTS. PAGE SAYINGS OF SRI SADGURU MEHER BABA AROUT THE MASTER SRI BABA's 7TH TouR TO THE WEsT ... BIOGRAPHY OF H. H. SRI MEHER BABA EDITORIAL POEMS BY PROFESSOR C. D. DE ::: H~UKH PRACTICAL LESSONS ON YOGA BY SWAMI SRI SIVANANDA]I OF RISHIKESH THE \\-' ISDOM OF THE VEDAS THE 1\1 U.SDAKA UPANISHAD T.tiE CHILDREN's PAGE THE HARIJAN PAGE THE LADIES' PAGE MEIJER ASRAMAM, SAIDAPET MEHER LEAGUE MEMBERS OF MEIJER LEAGUE OUR EXCHANGE
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MEHER GAZETTE A Bi-monthly review devoted to the Propagation of Sri Babaji's Message and of Universal Brotherhood Through Meher League. VoL. IV]
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~H1\l~~~Q ~ g~ ~~~P.:1~?R :SR~ ~~~QWRY ~!;l~~g ~~~-1. It is impossible to get rid of Maya and realise God without the aid of a Guru (a. Perfect Master). 2. The powers of Maya that beset the Path are too alluring for resistance even in the more aJvanced stages of spiritual progress. 3. The greatest obstacles that beset the Path and obstruct the progress are those various 'powers' that develop within simultaneously with the practice of and progress in Yoga. 4. The aspirants are allured by these powers, and even if a few do not make use of these, their enchantment is too great for them to make any progress further and they are stuck up. 5. While others who are unable to resist the temptation make use of these powers with the most disastrous results, and they fall miserably on the lower ladders of evolution. It is why the aid and guidance of a Guru (Master) is always necessary for all the aspirants of sp.iritual progress.
ABOUT THE MASTER. Sri Baba was for l:Ome time in seclusion on Mount Abu (Rajaputana), and is now in seclusion in Meherabad.
SRI BABA'S 7th TOUR TO THE WEST. (Continued from page 25 of the last issue). (Diary of Bro. Chanji.) Amongst those introduced to Baba was a family of dumb ones-of Mr. and Mrs Johny and their young one two months old- who came to Baba and played with Him very fondly and lovingly as if they knew Him since ages. Mr. Johny was a very big, shaggy Scotch dog, with very long white hair all over his body Waste not; want not.
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and face, of the size of a bear. Mrs. Johny too was milky white and equally tame. But the puppy 'Woolfie' was the sweetest of the three, like a ball of wool, but rather too big for its age. The little one was lucky enough to be in Sri Baba's hands. In the garden, after the first introduction with the family and a little rest in the open, Walter had some nice snap-shots of Baba with different groups of the party, and also alone. Baba was then taken to His room, and the party followed. How neatly and nicely they had arranged things for Him and also for the whole par.ty accompanying Him-ten including males and females. Cleanliness and decency seemed to be the motto of the house-even the floor was so clean and shining and smooth that it required special attention to take every step with the utmost care. 7th July. The first day was spent in private talks with the family, and in arranging programme for the visitors that were expected during the week from different parts of the continent and mostly from Zurich itself. But Baba's most important work was in connection with the arrangements for the picture which he wanted to finish before He left on the 16th from here, and He repeatedly made enquiries, in His usual way, for the party arriving from New York; and it was only when the Cook office informed us in reply to our enquiries that the party had landed at Havre yesterday, and was expected in the ordinary course to arrive here this afternoon, that He felt satisfied. He then explained to all that one of His special worl<s here was to retire in seclusion in the mountains near by, and instructed Walter to make enquiries and find out some suitable spots. Walter had a friend who was familiar with such spots, and it was arranged that Baba should go this afternoon and sele':t one. So He left this afternoon with Walter's family, and returned in the evening after a successful trip to the mountains and selecting a nice spot. Meanwhile the party from New York had arrived, and after the first few ecstatic moments of blissful re-union that is known onl:y to those who love Baba and are loved by Him, business conversations commenced lasting for hours till late at night. As everyone wished to be with Baba as long as He could keep them near, Baba had occasionally to be amongst them to make them happy. He came down when all were in the dining hall at breakfast, lunch and supper times, and again in the garden when all had their afternoon tea, and also for short periods at intervals whenever He could spare a few moments or when He felt an inward call. The evenings after supper were daily spent in silent communion, all the family and visitors sitting around Baba, either in the garden or in the big hall, if it was cold outside. (To be continued). Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves .
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BIOGRAPHY OF HIS HOLINESS SRI MEHER BABA. {Continued from page 26). Sometime after this he went to Rahuri, wh,ich is in the District of Ahmednagar, and was there for a few days as the guest of Yogi Kulkarni Maharaj. This Yogi requested him to pay a visit to the Muhammadan Saint Sadguru Sai Baba. But be did not go to that Saint, but went to a jungle and stayed there. He then went to Jejuri, Morgaon and to Shupe, and in the last village be lived in a temple. Some of his worshippers took him to the Sankar temple, wherein there is a small dark underground cell. Nobody dared enter it. But Kashinath went in and the dark cell was illuminated by a glorious light. As soon as he got out it again became dark. From Shupe he went to Kedgaon and Bombay, where he met H1s Holiness N·a rayan Maharaj. His Holiness told him "To-day you have been so much painted that till now nobody was ever thus painted". He could not understand this sentence, when His Holiness told him that he would understand it later on. With the permission of Hi s Holiness he left Bombay and went to Rahta and Sherdi. In the latter place he went. to Sadguru Sai Baba. who helped him to become God-realized. His Holiness Kasinath Upasani Maharaj was then about forty -two years of age. H. H. Upas!lni Maharaj loved the poor. He used to distribute the food He had to the poor, He was clad in !)eggar's rags, and helped poor workmen. He was with cobblers mending shoes. He grinded corn with poor women. He swept the streets in the simps. One day a few wicked persons conspired to beat H. H . U pasani Maharaj's disciples, and entere I the room wherein was His Holiness with · His disciples. But those wicked persons could not see them, and went a way disappointed. From Kharakpur His Holiness went to Nagpur, and then to Sakori, where He has been staying since th t·n. Tnis village Sakori is about nine miles from Chitali Railway Station. His abode is very small. He built a temple which is open to the Hindus and also to non-Hindus. He wears only a loin cloth, and takes very simple food. His Holine~s is a great Scholar. He delivers every day at least. one speech on a moral or spiritual subject. He explained one day the title of the book Yoga Vashista. According to Him, it is made up of the three words viz. Yo, Gava, and Shista; Yo=which, Gava=the remaining: Shista = the best: That is, what remains att&r death is the best. (To be continued).
My life is measured by what I mete.
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Editorial.] We referred in our last issue to the scurrilous article of 'John Bull' of England against the Master, extracted in the ' Sunday Times ' of Madras, and expressed a pious hope that the impartial editor of the popular Madras Weekly would publish the truth. We are very glad that he has done so: May the Master's blessings be on him, The Editor himself has published the following emphatic statement:" In respect of the charges levelled at Sri Meher Baba by John Bull, which were published a few weeks ago in the Sunday Times, Mr. C. V. Sam path Iyengar gave me an opportunity to go through a number of documents, which go to prove that the writer in John Bull had been ill-informed. Sri Meher Baba leads a very inexpensive life. For instance, he always travels third by rail and by the lowest, the tourist class, when he travels on sea. In London, he stays at a small residence which his followers have secured for their own propaganda, and not, as is alleged, in expensive hotels. It is true that two of his one time ardent followers have turned against him; but the circumstances attending their defection were personal, and in no way reflecting on Sri Meher Baba's integrity. (Initialled) M. S. K." This true statement, based on documeuts, completely demolishes John Bull's shaky edifice, and it is unnecessary to add anything to it. We, who are on the Path, never repay insolence in kind.
Satyameva Jayati (Truth only conquers): And truth, in this case, has conquered. Will John Bull and his ilk eat humble pie and retract their unwarranted assertions, though it is not pleasant to ordinary haughty mortals to eat their words ?
TO SHRIJI. (3)
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Oh my Belored ! How shall I Put into words My tremendous longing For Your Love ? (2)
Speechless do I become When my heart Is all aflame VVith the yearning For your Love.
Surely without you This entire world Is but an empty bubble Lasting for a while And devoid of meaning. (4) 0 my Beloved ! For ever be it mine To be the most humble Servant and Devotee Of your Sacred Feet. PROF. DESHMUKH.
I earn my own reward.
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PRACTICAL LESSONS ON YOGA. (BY SWAMI SRI SIVANA!\DJI)
[Continued from page 28 of the last issue] 24. Karma is the seed for life state, life period and life experience. Nirbija Samadhi will burn up all the seeds. 25. Thought is a finer ~orce. This is supplied to us by food. If you rearl Chandogya Upanishad, the dialogue between Uddalaka and.Swetaketu, you w · : understand this point well. If the food is pure, thought also becomes pL: ~ He who has pure thoughts sp,eaks very powerfully ant! produces a deep impression on the minds of hearers by his speech. He influences thousands of persons through his pure thoughts. A pure thought is sharper than the edge of a razor. Entertain always pure sublime th::>ughts. Thought culture is an exact science. 26. The table that you see outside is a mental Kalpana (iruagin..1.1 ion). This table, though you see it externally, really exists in your mind. A mental picture or image plus external something is the table. That which exists outside is unknown and unknowablP.. Mind reacts to external vibrations and you see the external universe. If there is no mind, there is no universe. Where is the world for you during deep slumber? Hence this world is termed as mano-matra jagat or ma1~-kalpit jagat. This mind only is the universe. There is no world, apart from the mind. 27. Food (Ahara), sleep (nidra), fear (bhaya), coition (maiduna) are common to both animal and human beings. But man has got intelligence, power of discrimination (Viveka), and power of enquiry (Vichara sakti), and with the help of these special powers he can realize his self and can "know his true nature. Even Devas are envious of human beings, because Deva-Yo11i is mere BJ10ga-Yoni. They can enjoy only with a Dclivic body. Man has got both a Karma Yoni and a Bhoga-Yoni. He can do Nishkama-Karma Yoga and attain J nana, through Chitta-Su.:ldhi. (To he continued).
PROPHET MUHAMMAD. Speaking of the Prophet, Rev. Bosworth Smith says;"If the warmth of his attachment may be measured, as in fact it may, by the depth of his friends' devotion to him, no true friend than Muhammad ever livP.d, Around him in quite early days, gathered what was best ar d noblest in Mecca; and in no single instance, through all the vicissitudes of his chequered life, was the friendship then formed ever broken. The most note· worthy of his external characteristics were a sweet gravity and a quiet dignity, which drt:w involuntary respect, and which was the 1 best and often tht' only protection which he enjoyed from insult."
The Jove I give makes my heart comp !ete.
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The prophet spoke with a deep pleasant voice. When he walked he did not stare at any one. When he was pleased he simply smiled and did not laugh boisterously. Oats were his staple food. He very seldom ate animal food. He did not like onions and garlic. Honey, vinegar, olive oil and pumpkin were his favourite food.
THE WISDOM OF THE VEDAS. (BY SJT. DHARMA DEVA SIDDANTALANKAR (HoNs.) VIDYA VACHASPATI)
[Continued from page 29] Universal love is the natural consequence of the noble teaching of the Brotherhood of man referred to above. The following Vedic verses shouid be studied impartially and pondered over in this connection. In Yajur Veda 36-18 we are taught to pray as follows:" \fitrasya rna Chakshuha Sarvani bhootani Sameekshantam, mitrasya ham Chakshusha Sarvaai bhootani Sameskshe mitrasya Chakshusha Sarr.e~Â kshamahe." [The meaning is : Let all beings look upon me with friendly eyes. Let me look upon all beings with the eyes of a friend. Let us all regard each other as friends.] In the Atharva Veda there is the following beautiful and significant prayer for universal friendship. "Let us not have an enemy in the East, West, North or South. all be friends."
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In another verse of the same Veda, we find a prayer to the effect " May the people of all directions be friendly to me". In the Rigveda 10--191 - 4 the following injunction is given: "Let your intentions be similar and pure. Let your hearts be united. Let all of you be of one mind so 'that you may heartily co-operate with each other." In the Atharva Vella, several hymns are entirely devoted to this subject of Universal Jo,¡e and friendship. Hymn 30th of the 3rd Kanda opens with the following beautiful mantra: "Sahridayam Sammanasyamavidvesham Krinomi Vah. Anyo anyamabhiharyata Vatsam Jatamivaghnya" Freedom from hate I bring to you concord and harmony; Love each other as the. cow Joveth the calf it hath borne". Our Power is Sacrifice.
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The above quoted verses are enough, I believe, to show that the Vedas are full of the sublime ideas of Universal Brotherhood and Love, Does not this fact give the lie direct to the "Social Evolution Theory" ? I leave it to· the intelligent and impartial scholars to decide. [N.B.-The question of my learned friend is answered by the great scientist Dr. Alfred Russel \Vallace. He says: "The wonderful collection of hymns known as the Vedas is a vast system of religious teachings as pure and lofty as those of the finest portions of the . Hebrew Scriptures. Its authors were fu ly our equals in their conception of the universe and the Deity expressed in the finest poetic language. In it we find man:y of the essential teachings of the most advanced religious thinkers . . • . vVe must admit that the mind which conceived and expressed in appropriate language such ideas as are every where present in those Vedic hymns, could not have been inferior to those of the best of our religious teachers and poets, to our Milton, Shakespeare and Tennyson", This considered opinion of this eminent scientist explodes the Social Evolution Theory. Ed. ]
THE MUNDAKA UPANISHAD. SECOND CHAPTER. (Continued from page 31) 9. Ignorant chilciish people consider themsel ves as having achieved everything. It is because these karmins, who are attached to the results of their karma, know not the truth, and are born again dejected, after enjoying those worldly enjoyments. · 10. These fools, thinking that. the charitable works they do with the idea of reward will take them to the goal, know not the other blessed goal. Th :y enjoy the fruits of their good karma in the heights of heaven, and then come down to this world or inferior one. [lshta purtham = charitable works done with desire. These foolish people come again into this world which is full of bad temptations and worse. They enter this world of bnd temptations or thi s world of worse temptat;ons (Hilla taram). Compare slokas 20 - 21-22 of the 9th Chapter, and 19 of thtl 7th Chapter, of the Gita]. 11. Those learned men of peaceful mind, who have taken the vow of poverty, and who live far away from temptation in secluded places practising tapas full of Sradha, become free from all impurities of dP.sire and egoism and by fixing the mind on the One go to the place where that immortal imperisln.ble Purusha is. [The Rig Veda (mandai 1, 22, 164) clearly says that He is One, but the wise call Him by different names, such as Indra, Mitra and so on . Mitra is Sun. "Surya Dvarena means fixing your mind on Surya or the One. The Spirit is unconquerable.
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The same idea we find in slokas 52 to 54 (Gita 18). Vivikta sevi means resorting to a sequestered spot. This and other things are necessary for one to become Brahma Bhutaha (Brahman-become). Sloka 54 says he then is "the same to all beings". With this universal consciousness he helps the evolution of the world].
THE CHILDREN'S PAGE. Says the Satapatha Brah~ana,--" Matriman Pitrim:tn Acharyavan Purusho Veda," "that person alone can become a great scholar who has had the advantage of the three teachers,-mother, father and preceptor". Swami Dayananda Saraswati says: "Children should avoid useless playing, crying, laughing and wrangling, They should not give way to excess of pleasures and sorrows, nor become completely engrossed in a thing. Jealousy and malice they should not harbour. They should never handle or rub the reproductive organs, as it causes the loss of the reproductive element, and consequently besides soiling the hand, leads to impotence. The parents should try, in every possible way, to develop in their children such sterling qualities as truthfulness, heroism, patience, cheerfulness etc. When children attain the age of 5 years, they should be taught the Sanskrit alphabet, as well as that of foreign languages. Thereafter the parents should make them understand and leun by rote such verses (Vedic), poetical pieces, aphorisms, prose passagss etc. as are full of good precepts, inculcate truth and virtue, love of knowledge and God; and give advice as to the general behaviour towards father, mother, sister and other relatives, friends, teachers and other learned men, guests, king, fellow-sub]ects, and servants, so that they may not, as they grow up, be duped by any unprincipled person. They should also counsel them against all things that lead to superstition and are opposed to true religion and science". Our great sage Manu says:
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HARIJAN PAGE. 'vVe have in the Yajur Veda the following important mantra:" Brahmanosya mukhamasid bahoo rajanyaha Kritaha ! Ooroo thathasya Yadvysyaha padbhyagam soodro Ajayatha ". [This mantra is mistranslated thus: Brahmans were born of His mouth, Kshatriyas out of His arms, Vaisyas out of His thighs, and Sudras out of His feet. Wherever there is the Law, there is glory,
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I am surprised that every orthodox learned brahmin honestly believes that this is the correct translation, and contends that as he was born of the mouth he is superior to the others. The correct translation is this: In this universe of the Purusha, the omni¡ present formless Parabrahman, he who is wise and leader (Mukh) is a brahman, he who is strong and fit to be a soldier (Bahu: Satapatha Brahmana explains Bahu as strength and power) is a Kshatriya, be who travels and trades on the strength of his thighs is called a Visya, and he who serves others, as shampooing one's feet, is said to be a Sudra. This is the meaning given by Sathapatha brahmana. It is absurd to say that a brahmin is born out of the physical mouth of the formless Purusha. Supposing the first brahmin was so born, what about the others? It is therefore quite clear that our Rishis divided human beings into four classes and four classes only according to their guna and ka rma. And this is what the Gita also says. It is why, according to Manu, a Sudra may attain brahminhood and vice versa. Soodro branmanatameti soodratam brahmaschaite)
So says Apasthamba. Birth is not therefore the criterion for determining a class. All these four classes are necessary for the smooth working of a nation. All these classes must have opportnnities to develop their capacities. No one class should domineer over the others. All should work together as brothers and sisters, helping one another for the evolution of the world. There was nothing like a fifth class among the Vedic Aryans. Let us therefore embrace the so-called Adi-Dravidas and give them a helping hand. Says Isa-U panisha.:! : "Yasthu Sarvani Bhuthanyatmanyevanupasyathi! Sarva Bhuteshu Chatmanam thatho na Vijugupsate !! (Whoever beholds all beings in Atma alone, and the Atma in all beings, does not look down on any creature).
THE LADIES' PAGE. Manu says:" Wherever the husband is quite contented with his wife, and the wife with her husband, in that family only all prosperity, fortune and happiness perpetually dwell. And wherever they disagree and squabble, there poverty, ill-fortune and misery are permanent". Watch your thoughts daily.
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It is therefore important that we Indians should calmly consider the following two questions viz.,i What is the best time for marriage ? ii Which is the best form of marriage ? and come to a definite sane conclusion. The Aryan stalwart race is fast dis¡ appearing, and if we foolishly persist in having doll-marriages, we shall have a contemptible, pigmy race of intellectual inferiority, shampooing the feet of virile foreigners ! On these points, Swami Dayananda Saraswati says thus: " The best time for marriage for a girl is from the sixteenth to the twenty fourth of her life, and for a man, from the twenty-fifth to the forty-eighth year. The marriage of a girl of sixteen with a man of twenty-five years is called inferior marriage. Of a girl of eighteen or twenty with a man of thirty-five or forty is called medium marriage. Of a girl of twenty-four with a man of fortyeight is called superior marriage. The best form of marriage is that by choice (Swayamvara), after the education of the contracting parties is finished and their Brahmacharya for the aforesaid periods completed. Happy is the country wherein the people devote themselves to the pursuit of knowledge, Jive chaste lives, and adopt the aforesaid form of marriage". The observation of Raja Bahadur G. Krishnamachariar " that the Shastras do prohibit postpuberty marriages" (The Hindu, dated lOth July 1935) is as sweeping as it is untrue. It will be my endeavour to show that it is not the sane opinion of impartial well-wishers of our beloved Motherland. (To be continued)
MEHER ASRAMAM. Saidapet : (Madras) 1. Members of Meher League may assemble here and spend some time in meditation. They meditate on and practise the virtue of 'Patience 'in July, and ' Control of speech ' in August. 2. Earnest spiritual that quiet place.
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