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CONTENTS
--o-Meher Baba
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Sri Baba's where-abouts
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Ourselves, Meher Gazette, Me her Baba ...
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The Trumpet call of Meher League
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Shri Meher Baba
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Gosp~l
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of Yoga
Meher Asramam
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THE
MEHER GAZETTE A Bi-monthly review devoted to the Propagation of Sri Babaji's Message and of Universal Brotherhood Through Meher League.
1uly to September 193 8·
Vol. VII]
[No.3
MEHER BABA (Journal) (With which is incorporated 'The M eher Gaz ette'.) Will be Ahmednagar.
published
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October next as a 1nonthly at
Subscription 2 .R s . per anwum.
Address:-
E ditor , MEHER BABA,
(Joumal)
Meherabad, Via. Ahmednagar, (Bombay Presidency.)
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SRI BABA'S WHEREABOUTS. The Master is now with His Eastern and Western disciples at Ahmedn11gar (G 路 I. P. Ry. Bombay Presidency). He visits every day His asramam in Meherabad, which is about six miles from Ahmednagar. The Mad asramam is in a very flourishing condition with about 35 inmates undergoing spiritual treatment.
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OURSELVES, MEHER GAZETTE, MEHER BABA (journal)
Touch with a Perfect Master is necessary to understand the Divine Spirit, which is within us路 Peace (Santi) is necessary for - removing the crust of our lower nature which envelops that spirit, and peace comes only from love. And is not our M.aster an incarnation of Love? Even the thought of the Master is enough to make us he~r that Divin'e Melody, and through His Grace Peace spreads like the roots falling down from the branches of the banyan tree. In short, in the endless Path Master gives us Peace when we deserve it. Love divine, all love excellinfl, Joy of Heaven, to earth come down. It was cur good fortune to publish in June 1930, under the directions of the Master, the first issue of Meher Gazette as the Sister Journal of Meher Message. U nfortunatcly the latter ceased to exist unC!er very deplorable circumstances, and the small Meher Gazette has been faithfully doing its duty in the cause of the dear Master. Vve then wrote, ''Its purpose is to spread far and wide the Divine idea of Universal brotherhood through 'Meher League' and to a small extent supplP.ment the tremendous spiritual work done by Meher Message. Our religion is the religion of Love. We shall have nothing to do with the pernicious dogmas and injurious traditions of any Organization. We shall ever pray for the spiritual uplift of every being in this world路 We shall ever preach against the many social evils, which have brought our Motherland to the present condition. We shall also try to make (Babaji willing) Mother India the spiritual Mother of the World. May Bab'lji bless this movement! Om Tat Sat!!" This small child of the great Master has now a new incarmation路 It will be published in the immediate presence of Sri Babaji at We must think opulently,
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Ahmednagar from October next. At the first meeting . held in His 'Jopri' at Meherabad, Ahmednagar, on July 11, 1938, it was dec id ed that the magazine be edited and published by an E ditorial Committee, consisting of the following eight members : 1. Princess Norina Matchabelli. 2. Elizabeth C. Patterson. 3. Abdul Kareem Abdulla. 4. F. H. Dadachanji, 5. Dr. S, A. Gani. 6. Estelle Gayley. 7. Adi. K. Irani. 8· C. V· Sampath Aiyangar The Maga~. ine will henceforth be ca11 ed " Meber Baba", and will be published as a monthly, at Ahmedna ga r from October next. We express to our readers our "still small voice of gratitude." The late Bishop Leadbeater said " The pupil of the Master has only one desire and that is to serve". W e have re solved to ser ve· O ur bumble prayer is that He may use us as cha nn els through which His Grace may irrigate the world .
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1 Wake up brothers and sisters. Cast off the errors of ages, and meditate on the sacred Mantram of Uni versal Brotherhood, and practise it. 2 Be loyal to our Patron Sri Sadguru Meher Baba. 3 Live His Life : Practise and preach social harmony, 4 Work with absolute freedom of conscience, with Sri Babaji as your Guide and Master. 5 B e the soldiers of Truth. 6 Work for the spiritual welfare of the world .
SHRI MEHER BABA (By Dr, C· D. Deshmukh, M.A., Ph.D.) What we need for practical guidance is, Teachers who exempl ify thE perfect life. The !.'ynthesis or harmony for which we are stri ving can only be attained in life. And for this purpose there is nothing like We are all architects.
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meeting a Perfect Master, He teaches not by wor(ls alone, but by example. He proves the reality of the Ideal not m e re ly by describing it but by expressing it. He is therefore a greater source ol' inspiration than hundreds of books. We have such a Perfect One in Shri Sadguru Meher Baba. Some of the new visitors of the Master feel that they would find it difficult to follow his mode of communication. Since he entered into Silence, he has been using his alphabetical board on which he spells out what he wishes to convey. But it is surprising how ~ very one feels perfectly at home in his communications. He talks to the soul directly and the words which he uses are, as it were, incidental. \Vhat one longs for most is just to sit in the holy presence of the Master· It is like basking in the sun. From him there continually flow streams of life-giving love. And such is the wonderful magic of l his divine presence that as soon as the visitor sits face to face with him, th e re at once descend s upon him a great calm. And even if he has had only a short interview he is a changed man by the time it comes to an end . This is the main characteristic of the teachin~ of One who deriv es has 3uthority from personal realisation. It is not so much the words uttered as the tremendous personality of the speak er, whi ch produces lasting results· The instruction s which.....Shri Meher Baba gives to the visitor are according to pis needs and the general line of his development· His teaching exclude s nothing and comprehends the whole of life · It i.:; not concerned with sectari a n dogmas but with universal Truth· He imparts not dead formulae but living understanding• Shri Meher B a ba gi ves such beautiful love to those wh o a pproach him that they are inevitably drawn to him- Th ey fee l bound to each other by th e common bond of lo ve for him- He is their Master, F rie nd and Guide· He brings joy into their li ves and puts them on th e Path. And they in their turn love and adore him as Truth- Incarnate· The disciples feel personally drawn to him because his love for them is personal· It is not like a breeze heedless of the needy, giving purely ·a temperory delight to the passer-by. It is more like the wings of a bird who sits and sits on th e egg , until by the crea tive wa rmth of the wings, the creature inside grows and ultimatel y break <; its prison· However, his love is impersonal in the sen se that it is not . at a ll selfconscious. Like th e s pontaneou s perfume of a flow e r, it is ava ilab,le to all without distinction· It is mental penury that makes us poor.
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As a result of coming into personal contact with him the aspirant ex peri ences a quickening of life and the widening of his consciousness, and he gets a glimpse of the eternal values. In his presence one real ises what a great gulf separates ordinary human consciousnes's from a God realised Being· And one recognises in him the revelation of .that Truth which really is the object of our search and the destinati~n of our long pilgrimage, and which alone can completely satisfy our ii;~most aspirations. 'Hitavada'.
Om GOSPEL OF YOGA . ( By H. H. Sri Swami Sivananda, "Ananda Kutir", Rikhikesh.) (Himalyas) Worldly life is chaotic and fragmentary. - It is full of noise, troubles, unrest, agitation and tribulations. A worldly man is a spiritual bankrupt, though he may be a very wealthy and extremely intelligent man, though he may hold a very high position, rank or status- in ·society. S piritual wealth is the real inexhaustible wealth. Spiritual knowledge A fully- blown is the real knowledge. Sp iritual life is the real life· Yogi is the real Emperor of the whole world. The cause for suffering is the desire "to live and enjoy" the sensual objects of this world · The cause for desire is ignorance. If the r_oot cause for ignorance is annihilated in its entirety by attaining the,. knowl edge of the self, all de sires and the clinging to life, all sufferings will cease for ev er. A selfish man is unrighteous. Attachment and sense of se parateness are present in him to a remarkable degree. He cannot develop those qualities which Yoga needs. A des ire to become a Yogi and to learn Yoga can only arise in a man who is. free from selfishness, who is righteous, and who has religious disposition. Selfishness constricts the heart and forces a man to do injury to others and get bold of the property of others by foul means. It is selfishness that prompts a man to do sinful acts. Yoga is a perfect practical system of self-culture; You can attain harmonious development of your body, mind and soul by the practise of Yoga. It is an exact science. You can acquire absolute control over the whole nature by its practice. It helps the student to attain ethical perfection, perfect concentration of the mind and to unfold various psychic powers. · It teaches applied psychology. It helps the practi· Don't complain and say "I am a failure", )
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tioner to enter into consciou!l communion" with the Lordlthrough Samadhi and to attain Kaiva}ya {independence) eventually. Yoga is turning away of the senses from the objective universe and the concentration of the mind within. Yoga is eternal life in the soul or spirit. Yoga transmutes a man into Divinity. Yoga brings a message of hope to the forlorn, joy to the depressed, strength to the weak and kilo~! edge to the ignorant. Your spiritual growth is gu::~ged by the e,xtent of your victpry over external circumstances and environments, troubles and difficultiEs,. adverse conditions and antagonistic influel?ces. A yogi or a sage always keeps a balanced mind in all conditipns of life and at every moment. Yoga aims in controlling the mind and its modifications. The practice of Yoga disentangles the individual soul from the phenomenal world o~ sense objects. The individual soul becomes identical with the supreme soul. This union is the goal of human existence. The Western philosophers, Plato, Emerson, Schopehauer, Spinoza, Descartes, Prof. Max Muller and Paul Duessen have eulogised the study of the scien ce of Yoga very higly. It is only the uncultured man who runs after Siddhis or psychic powers. Siddhis have no spiritual value. Worldly people are enamoured of persons who exhibit Siddhis and run after them .with curiosity. They are under the wrong impression that those who exhibit Siddhis are only The siddbis ha ve no proper place in the real saints. This is wrong. spiritual life. You will have to shun then ruthlessly even they manifest during the course of concentration and meditation. They are bound to come. You should not min"d them a bit. Then only you can advance in the spiritual path. They are nothing when compared with the Supreme imperishable wealth of the knowledge of the self that will lead you to the goal of life, the attainment of Supreme Joy, unalloyed Bliss and eternal life. Santi; Om Santi: Santi;
MEHER ASRAMAM Saidapet, (Madras) 1 Members of .Meher League may assemble here and spend some time in meditation. 2 Earnest spiritual aspirants may go there and spend some time in that quiet place under the tree planted by the Master. 3 At present the offices of 'Saidapet Rate Payers' Association', 'Municipal Cong~ess Party' and 'Saidapet Civic Association', are .located here¡ Tl:J'o ughts are magnets, ¡
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MEHER LEAGUE When His Holiness Sri Sadguru Meher Babaji graced Saidapet with His Presence the following resolutions, among others, were passed in His immediate prasencei. That a League ce\lled "Me her League" be formed with the object of promoting Universal Brotherhood. ii. That all persons, who are aged IS and above might become members of the League. iii. That the only condition for becoming a member is that he or she should undertake in writing to promote Ur.iversal Brotherhood in thought, word and deed. iv . That the League should spread the me s~a ge of our Divine Lord Meher Babaji viz, Universal Brotherhood• His Holiness Sri Meher Babaji i<> the patron of the League. President: C. v. Sampath Iyengar, Vice-President: Vadivelu Mudaliar, Treasurer: C. V. Sampa.t h Iyengar, Secretaries: V. T. Lakshmi, M.A. L.T., M. R. A. s. K. S· Srinivasan· [N . B ·-Those who wish to join Meher League may apply to.c. V· Sampatb Aiyangar, 27· Brahmin street, Saidapet, (Madras)-India• [N· B ·-All members are requested to inform the Editor of their change of address, if any• Ed.)
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