DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

GOD - REALIZATION

3 May, 1924

Baba was in a cheerful mood and explained more to them about God-realization and a Perfect Master's circle of disciples:

If you were to experience even for a moment an infinitesimal part of that Knowledge, you would derive infinite bliss. You would then experience only bliss from every external thing. Every particle would tell you its story in Knowledge. This whole world, which now seems full of misery, would shine forth as heaven!

The Spiritual Master molds only one chargeman like himself and bestows to him everything he has. He makes him his sole heir, entrusting him with everything. The chargeman distributes this inherited spiritual treasure among his circle — a very select few, numbering twelve. This treasure and power is divided among the twelve by the chargeman according to their capability before the fixed time [of their own Realization]. The experience at Realization is the same for all; yet the power given before Realization depends on one's rank in the circle and also upon one's forbearance and endurance before Realization. This means that when the Perfect Master leaves the body, the chargeman turns into a distributor. It is also possible that the Master retains his physical body, though he is "dead" inside. In some cases, the physical body of the Perfect Master becomes useless before his inner death.

Distribution means to hand over the inner duties of the chargeman to the circle members, whereby the chargeman becomes free. He becomes free to enjoy the infinite bliss, which up till then he could not enjoy due to his involvement in the duty of realizing his circle members. The state of the circle members is different from the chargeman's in this respect: they can enjoy the divine bliss whenever they like and also direct their attention to the discharging of the duties entrusted to them by the chargeman. But, after experiencing the highest state of nirvikalp [the Realization of "I Am God"] for some days, or only a few hours, the chargeman is brought down to the lower planes whereby, instead of remaining drowned in divine bliss, he can fulfill his duty toward his circle. While performing this duty, he has to pass through great mental strain and severe storms and crises.

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