DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

 

LOWLY  TASKS

 

1938 : Meher Baba cleaning the toilets at Meherabad with Baidul assisting. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
1938 : Meher Baba cleaning the toilets at Meherabad with Baidul assisting. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

 

16 December, 1928

 

 

The following day, Baba began cleaning the boys' latrines, allowing only Jalbhai to help in this work. Regarding this lowly task, Baba explained to the mandali:

 

Sadgurus are in the highest state, yet they work like bhangis [toilet-sweepers] to abolish the bad sanskaras of sinners. Here I have to do this outwardly filthy work of cleaning the toilets and urinals. You will never know how sweet and wonderful this work is to me! How will you ever be able to understand my way of working?

 

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