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Will You Break Your Silence?
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ill you break Your silence during this trip to the West, Baba? On April 25 1952, during Meher Baba's first visit to the Meher Spiritual Center at Myrtle Beach, He was asked this question. He gave the following answer: "God has been everlastingly working in silence, unobserved, unheard, except by those who experience His Infinite Silence. If My silence cannot speak, of what avail would be speeches made by the tongue? The very moment when He thinks My speaking would be heard universally, God will make Me break My silence." From Lord MeIJer Volume 11/12, Bhau Kalchuri, Copyright Manifestation Inc. and AMBPPCT.
"Why I Do Not Talk" Bhau Kalchuri
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eligion is a prison made with bars of rituals and ceremonies, and these prison bars have to be broken to face the Reality of God. Man has to become more mindful of God, and internaIly remember his Reality to transcend external religion. In 1937, Meher Baba was staying at Nasik, India, with both his Western and Eastern mandali disciples. At that time, there was a large religious conference of all faiths; leaders of each religion attended this conference. After the conference was over, one Christian clergyman approached Malcolm Schloss. Malcolm conversed with him about spiritual subjects and the clergyman expressed his wish to see Meher Baba for himself. Malcolm promised to see what he could arrange. 14
Malcolm approached Baba and requested him to allow the clergyman to see him, but Baba said, "Why do you want me to see him? Just teII him about me and my message and then let him go." The clergyman was not satisfied with this and Malcolm appealed again to Baba, urging him to see the man. Baba consented, but to see him only for five minutes. Malcolm brought the clergyman to Baba, and Baba dictated, "I am happy to meet you. You are a good soul." The clergyman was happy with Baba's words and Baba inquired, "How was the conference?" The clergyman replied, "It was very successful. " Baba then dictated, "Shankaracharya (the head of the Hindu religion) is a good man. The Maulvis (the head priests of Islam) are good men. But they all talk and talk and talk." The clergyman immediately interjected, "It was not Shank-aracharya, but
it was I who did most of the talking at the conference. Shankaracharya could not hold a word before me." Baba smiled and dictated, "Yes, they are great talkers. They talk and talk. " The clergyman became irritated, "I am telling you it was I who was giving the greatest talks there. I talked the whole time. Nobody dared to speak a word before me." Baba again smiled and repeated, "Yes, they aJI are great talkers... they talk and talk and talk." The clergyman became extremely irritated and spoke out saying, "Why don't you talk? Why are you using that alphabet board?" Baba's mood changed and he became serious, dictating, "Because I speak through you alI! That is why I do not talk!" The poor man felt confused and inquired, "What do you mean by this? I do not understand you." And Baba seriously dictated, "You do not understand because you go to Rome. .. I know because I am always at home." The five minutes were up and the clergyman left in dismay since there was nothing else he could say. Meher Baba used the word "Rome" to describe clinging to religious ceremony, ritual and dogma. Those who cling to religion feel content to chew the bone, but do not try to taste the marrow within the bone. For them God is only in external religion. Their conviction of this is so fixed that they cannot see beyond the dry bones of rituals, - ceremonies and dogmas. Meher Baba used the word "home" for the eternal abode of God-the heart. When one reaches this abode, it is after the self has been burned up in the fire of divine love. Only then is the heart pure enough for God to live there. From Avatar oft17e Age Manifesting by Bhau Kalchuri Copyright ]985 Lawrence Reiter