of obedience; but Baba said he did not think any of us could come to that.

Baba said there can be no compromise: one cannot love the world and love God. The man of the world has to compromise; but to have obedience to Baba one cannot compromise with the ways of the world. Baba is God. He is pure; it is the impurities in us that stop Him entering our hearts; we keep Him away; yet He is in us too.

Baba said,* “It is impossible for one on the Path to fathom my real state. Why is it impossible? Hafiz said that unless one steps out of the limitations of one's own nature (routine of life), one cannot step on the Path of reality. Here realization of reality is obviously not meant. What Hafiz means is that it is impossible to realize your real self as long as you are bound within the limitations of our own nature. This means that you should go against your very nature, against the very nature of your physical, subtle and mental bodies! Thus, if you are hungry, you should not eat; if you are not hungry, you should eat! When you feel like sleeping, you should not sleep: when you do not feel like sleeping, you should sleep! This is what Hafiz means be going against one's own—stepping out of the boundary of your own nature. "Baba continued with another couplet of Hafiz," ‘O You, if you ever get possessed by madness to realize God, then become the dust at the feet of a Perfect Master (Qutub or Sadguru).' Hafiz uses the word 'madness' to depict. once again, that it is a sheer impossibility to realize this state of reality. The question now arises as to how should one become dust at the feet of a Perfect Master. Dust has no thought of its own, whether it is trampled upon or applied to the forehead of a man or remains suspended in air or water. It is all one and the same to it. There is no truer and better example of complete obedience than becoming like dust," Baba said.

He added: "The Impurities in our hearts make Baba shy of entering our hearts." Baba also said this would be the last time we would see Him in the flesh. He would drop the bode in the next twelve months. Time is an illusion, we should forget the past and the future and live for the Eternal Now; all else is illusion; God is eternal. Baba said that only a few would hold to his daaman. Baba often said this; including Eruch, he said to make sure to hold to his daaman during the coming year. We must forget our problems, our families during the Sahavas and enjoy Baba's Presence, as Baba knows our problems well as he is in each of us. Baba now

*See Awakener, Vol. 5 , No. 3 , page 23 bottom of page