DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

VELOCITY OF THE FORCE OF MAYA

23 December, 1928

 On 23 December, while giving a discourse about God-realization, Baba revealed:

The velocity of the force of maya is tremendous and requires stilling. That is, the force of maya must come to a stop gradually. It takes five minutes for this to happen before Realization. For example, a train coming into the station does not come to a halt all of a sudden. It slows down gradually after the momentum has stopped.

Similarly, due to the "speed" of maya, it takes five minutes before one realizes oneself to be God. Just before Realization, the gross, subtle, and mental worlds all become still; but that continuous sound — "I am God; I am God" — is there. But this is all beyond the mind's comprehension.

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