"God-realization is always given by one Master only. It is only for
Irfan — Gnosis — that sometimes contact with more than
one Master is necessary. There are numerous cases amongst Hindus and Muslims
who have contacted two or more Masters.
Very often it is only one Master that gives God-realization and Gnosis as
well. In my case Babajan gave me God-realization and for Gnosis (Gyan) I
had to spend seven years with Upasani Maharaj. During this period of my
return to normal consciousness if I had connection with some other
Masters, I would have surely contacted them too. The number of Masters
who impart Gnosis to a disciple, each one of them is entitled to be called
a Murshid (Guru), but from the Realization point of view, there is only
one Master."
TWENTY YEARS WITH MEHER BABA, p. 79-80
1975 © Avatar Meher Baba Poona Centre
