Godspeed Mom Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  My mother passed over last year on this day. She had cancer in the brain and she slipped into coma at home and Baba carried her away to His abode. I was not physically present when both my parents passed away and I guess that does not say much …
Going Within Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  This is what Baba Sai has told me often regarding meditation and karmic cleansing. There are various kinds of meditations and the meditation without focusing on any external form is the best way to bathe the mind, heart, body and aura in the cool river of Oneness. Meditation or …
Happiness And All That Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Normally whenever one is asked as to what is truly desired or prayed for, usually, we declare that we are looking for happiness and peace. The problem is both happiness and peace are non tangible as well as evasive chaps. What is happiness and peace of mind …
Mistakes We So Often Make On The Path (Part 1) Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Very often on the path of spirituality we tend to create more obstacles for ourselves than all the past life Karma and the movement of planets can conjure. Mankind has an infinite aptitude and inherent tendency for self-destruction. Our talent of …
Swan Song…Shankar Maharaj Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Shankar Maharaj would smoke a particular brand called Honeydew (known as Pilo hatthi) cigarettes. He often appeared intoxicated due to the consumption of brandy and loved the smell of henna perfume or ittar. So, who is Shankar Maharaj, the One who lived in the body till around the …
Swan Song…Sadhu Vaswani Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  One day Dada Vaswani told me. “Sadhu Vaswani was truly great, He was, in His simplicity, sublime. At one time, He lived in the Hari Mandir, a big hall in which a mattress was spread on one side. Sadhu Vaswani slept on the mattress at night, and during …
Swan Song…Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  In early 1885 Ramakrishna Paramahamsa began to suffer pain in the throat. Initially it was diagnosed as clergyman’s throat, which is associated with inflammation of the vocal cords due to over exertion. He was staying at Shyampukur house those days but as months passed it became apparent that …
Swan Song…Prophet Muhammad Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Just before He left His body, Prophet Muhammad went for the Hag pilgrimage where He delivered what is now known as the Last Sermon or the Final Sermon or the Farewell Sermon in Mecca, in the ‘Uranah valley of Mount Arafat’. He began the sermon in praise and …
Swan Song…Narayan Maharaj Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  There are two aspects of Narayan Maharaj which were in total contrast to other Perfect Masters. First and foremost, He was a real natty dresser. He loved to wear the most expensive and stylish clothes, with jewels and all but yet had the simplest of tastes and barely …
Swan Song…Lord Rama Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Around twenty years back I was sitting with my maternal grand-mother while I read a P.G.Wodehouse book and she was watching a really antiquated version of the Ramayana on television. I think it was in black and white, a movie that would have made Shri Ram wince in …
