DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

BEGINNING  OF  CREATION

 27 December, 1927

On 27 December, Baba touched upon what happened at the beginning of creation:

When Energy clashed with Matter four things appeared — fire, water, air, and earth — in quick succession. Stones, metals, and vegetation have connection with Earth; worms with Earth and water; fish with water; birds with air; animals with fire; and human beings with all elements.

By "fire" is meant lightning. Lightning is everywhere, but it is covered by a layer of ether. It has direct connection with animals and so their digestive powers are strong and they eat a lot — to such an extent as if they are born only for eating. (In the zoo in Bombay is an elephant, which, if you happen to see it, spends all its time eating.)

The first worm form after the vegetable kingdom is totally green in color. The last worm form is the crab. It is found in moist earth; that is, it goes in water, too. It has to become a fish and therefore seeks water. After this form is frog, the last form of fish.  It wants to leave water, so it has a [turning point] form. After frog is the jal-kukdi [waterfowl]. In birds, you will mark that some species have an affinity with water. These are the first forms after fish. The next most advanced forms of birds have affinity with air, and the last most bird forms with the Earth — such as roosters. After that is the kangaroo form — the first form of animal life; and the last form of animals, as you can guess, is the monkey or ape.

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