September 8, 1978
by Adi K. Irani
London, England
UK
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1. Divine Exception to Balance
2.Dual Nature of Avatar
3. Divinity and Humanity
4. One God in Every Form
5. Avatar and Holy Tombs
6. Why We Visit Baba's Tomb
7. Love, Obedience, and Conviction
8. Love Beyond Speculation
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Balance between head and heart is necessary in daily life, but pure, unselfish love for God stands as the sole exception to this rule. Adi explains this principle to the gathering, noting that genuine spiritual longing transcends all worldly balance.
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Adi focuses on the nature and spiritual function of the Avatar, exploring His dual consciousness as both God and man. Adi addresses the necessity of the Avatar’s mental suffering for humanity and explains why ordinary human perception often fails to perceive His true reality.
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Adi shares a personal story about his confusion over a specific instruction from Meher Baba concerning proximity and spiritual realization. He recounts his questioning of Baba at Meherazad and discusses whether physical presence near a Master holds exclusive spiritual advantage.
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Adi begins with an Urdu ghazal celebrating Meher Baba as the embodiment of all prophetic figures and religions, praising His boundless compassion. The conversation then addresses questions about the continuous nature of Avatarhood, the necessity of holding onto Baba's daman, and the ultimate dissolution of the mind into God-consciousness.
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Adi discusses why the Avatar expresses ordinary human ignorance despite His omniscience, defines His eternal consciousness beyond the physical body, and narrates a night spent with Meher Baba at a Master’s shrine in Ajmer where Baba reorganized pilgrims' disarrayed impressions.
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Adi explains why physical pilgrimage to the Avatar’s Tomb is necessary to liquidate dense gross impressions, and clarifies why addressing Meher Baba as Parvardigar honors God in human form.
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Adi explains that love and obedience must precede intellectual understanding when relating to Meher Baba, shares Baba’s definition of true conviction as the complete harmony of head and heart, and advises surrendering the results when speaking to skeptics.
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Adi explores Urdu poetry reflecting humanity’s longing for the Avatar, explains how Meher Baba's silence and global crises serve to awaken mankind, and reminds listeners that faith must rest purely in love rather than historical debates or unfulfilled expectations.