DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

HOLD  FAST  TO  THE  MASTER

4th June, 1925

Baba cited instances of well-known devotees and disciples who never quit or forsook their Masters, even under the most adverse conditions and circumstances. He narrated the following story to illustrate his point:

A sadhu once took it upon himself to train a certain man in spirituality; but after years of labor he found no change in the individual. He then began instructing an animal which he found even more hopeless. But instead of returning to a human, he began "educating" a tree. This too resulted in failure. His last attempt was to teach a stone. But a stone is, after all, only a stone — whether it is a rock high in the Himalayas or a precious diamond on one's finger. And as much as he tried, the sadhu failed to bring about any change in the consciousness of the stone.

As a last resort, the sadhu picked up the stone and smashed it down on his own head, breaking his skull and killing himself! But by this action, the stone instantly gained Knowledge [Realization]!

Baba ended by saying, "If you wish to stick to your Master, then become like a stone. And remain like that with the Master."

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