Swan Song…Swami Samarth Akkolkot Maharaj Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Not many are certain where and when Swami Samarth also known as Akkolkot Swami, was born. Like Sai Baba of Shirdi, His birth and time are a mystery and there is a lot of conjecture. Swami Samarth too spoke rarely about His birth. He is considered …
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 …
Swan Song…Guru Arjan Dev Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Guru Arjan Dev was divinely inspired to write The Sukhmani Sahib and thus He is close to my heart. In channeling sessions, Baba Sai of Shirdi, has often told numerous Sikh families who come for Baba’s Guidance to pray The Sukhmani Path or Sukhmani Sahib. According to …
Swan Song…Baba Sai Of Shirdi Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  BABA Sai was an enigma. Most of the world considered Him to be either a Sufi or a Mad Fakir. The irony was that all Sufis considered Him to be a Friend of God and all Sages who met Him or spoke of Him, considered Him …
Swan Song…Baba Nityanand Ruzbeh N. Bharucha  Last Days of Masters……. For a while a number of those who come for channeling have inquired as to why good people go through painful deaths of the body. In the next few articles I would like to cover those Perfect Ones who have passed over, many of …
