September 1, 1978
London, England
UK
TRANSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS
A.) Find the BOLDED title below to select and click to open the pdf transcript.
B.) On the right side of this webpage (below for mobile), select and play the talk with the same title.
C.) Read along as you listen to Adi’s talk.
Note: Only BOLDED titles have transcriptions.
1. The Real Mystery
2. The Business of Sanskaras
3. Learning To Let Go
4. The Question of Honesty
5. Balancing the Head and Heart
6. God Works in Mysterious Ways
7. Anguish of Separation
8. Mental Renunciation
9. Inside Subtle Worlds
10. Veiled Planes and Total Obedience
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Adi explains that true mastery is controlling your own mind and ego, not forcing outer circumstances. When work is difficult, stay calm, avoid brooding, and wait patiently for the right opportunity.
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Adi explains that material fortunes constantly shift, so financial ups and downs should stay skin-deep while love for God remains deep in the heart. When giving or sharing wealth, one must act from sincere inner conviction rather than external guilt or social pressure.
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Rather than obsessing over petty remarks, Adi tells us that we should shake off negative thoughts like a duck shakes water from its wings. When facing aggressive people, practical tact and quiet patience protect both inner peace and harmony without causing needless confrontation.
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True dishonesty only exists when actions are driven by selfish gain or malicious intent, not in harmless social tact. explains how one cannot use surrender or God’s will as an excuse for apathy; true resignation to His will is valid only after exhausting every ounce of sincere effort.
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Adi explains that intellectual words merely point to the reality of love, which connects us directly to God. To balance head and heart, he highlights Meher Baba's simple test: never think, speak, or do anything you would hesitate to do in His presence.
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Adi tells the story of Baba rehabilitating an alcoholic with daily cash gifts, explaining that the Avatar operates from divine omniscience that ordinary human reason cannot judge or replicate.
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Adi explains that Baba gives what is truly beneficial rather than what is demanded, showing how the painful yearning of separation from God is far higher than ordinary worldly love because it leads us back to divine union.
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Adi explains that true renunciation is internal mental detachment rather than giving up physical life, pointing out how people strive to learn everything about the world while completely ignoring their own true self.
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After recounting an amusingly chaotic speaking engagement in Aurangabad, Adi K. Iranianswers questions about the inner planes, explaining how space, time, sensory experiences, and energy function differently in the subtle realm compared to the physical world.
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Adi explains why Meher Baba leads souls past the spiritual planes veiled to protect them from entanglement, concluding with a strong reminder that blind obedience to the Master's direct commands supersedes all personal discretion.