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oneness: one caste, one class, one creed of humanity: and this can be humanity: and this can be achieved only by the surrender of one’s self or ego to pure, selfless, universal love and devotion. Love is the basis, the common denominator, and devotion the divine spark, the cementing, unifying, integrating factor between man and man, and man and God.
Let me give you an illustration. (Baba spreads his handkerchief on the ground between us). Here is a piece of cloth. As you see, it is all made of threads. Pull out the threads separately and the cloth becomes weak. Put them together and it is firm and strong, it is the same with mankind. Love binds it like the million, billion threads in cloth and devotion reunites it with God. I, therefore, embody love and use it as my instrument to regenerate man and create the brotherhood of mankind with the help of the latter’s devotion. I always say: Start the day with love. Fill the day with love. End the day with love. This is the quickest way, the surest path to God.
Life is love, enjoy it;
Life is a challenge, meet it; Life is a song, sing it;
Life is a dream, realize it; Life is a game, play it.
SH1RDI BABA INCARNATE
Q: Did Shirdi Baba actually claim that he would be born eight years after his death in 1918?
Baba: Yes, he did. This has been recorded by Kaka Dikshit as well as a number of other devotees who were with Shirdi Baba.
Q: What makes you so sure that you are Shirdi Baba incarnate:
Baba: The knowledge of my own authentic experience, of course. Since no one who knew Shirdi Baba is alive today, there is no evidence except my own knowledge and experience.
The very fact that 1 announced that 1 am Shirdi Baba 40 years ago, when 1 was only 10 and when nobody in this part of the South had known or even heard of Shirdi Baba, proves this fact.
DHARMA (RIGHTEOUSNESS) ALONE CAN SAVE THE WORLD
Q: The existing situation driven by evil forces to destruction as you have correctly analyzed it, appears to suggest the inevitability of another Mahabharata-type (an epic relating to the battle of Kuruk- shethra) war. Does this mean that the salvation for which you are working can be consummated only after a destructive war?