THREE TYPES OF...

Meher Baba

DISCIPLES:

Those who do not give but ask.
Those who give but also ask.
Those who give and never ask.

SEEKERS:

The intellectual seeker.
The inspired seeker who is an intellectual.
The inspired seeker.

YOGIS:

Those who master Yogic exercises merely for occult powers.
Those who long for the Goal and also for occult powers.
Those who long for the Goal and give no thought to occult powers.

LOVERS:

The mast* who loves and knows only God. He loses all consciousness of his body and surroundings, and is dead to himself and the world. For him only God exists.

The one who lives in the world, carries out his worldly duties and responsibilities a hundred percent, but is all the time conscious that everything is passing and only God exists. He loves God without others being aware of it.

The one who completely surrenders to the God-Man (the Christ or Avatar). He no longer lives for himself, but for the God-Man. This is the highest and rarest type of lover.

RESIGNERS:

Those who do what the Master asks at all cost, but expect reward.

Those who do what the Master asks, sacrificing everything and not expecting reward; but they do it because their surrender to the Master demands it of them.

Those who have no thought of their surrender and are so completely resigned to the Master's Will that the question of how, why or when, never enters their minds. These are the 'fortunate slaves' that Hafiz advises us to become:

Mazan ze choono-chera dam ke banda-e-muqbil;
Ze jan qabul kunad bar sukhan ke Sultan guft.

Befitting a fortunate slave, carry out every
command of the Master without any question of why or what.
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*mast: One who is intoxicated with love for God.