The Journey Towards Perfection
The Art of Consciousness
On Perfection
Charles Haynes
July 1994
Los Angeles Sahavas, Pilgrim Pines
60 Min
The theme of this talk is Spiritual Growth. Charles shares his thoughts with us about Spiritual Growth and Remembrance.
Charles was 8 years old when he first met Baba in 1958 in the Lagoon Cabin. The first thing Baba gestured/said to Charles was “You have grown”. The idea of growing spiritually is important … but how? Baba told Charles to hold on His daaman, not with one hand, but with both hands. Baba said “Love has meaning”, “Obedience has more meaning”, and “Holding on to my daaman has most meaning”. If we hold on to Baba, we will automatically grow and change.
The elimination of the ego is Baba’s job, and not our job. Our job is to remember Baba with love. Remembrance is growth. Remembrance is waking Baba up. Remembrance is also a two way street … it begins the dialog between the lover and the Beloved, and is the beginning of our labor. A happy life is knowing that whatever happens in life, it is part of your growth. You cannot remember Baba without loving and serving others. Remembrance brings awareness which also includes more pain, but as a Buddhist teacher said, there is a difference between painful pain and joyful pain.
Our job is to grow spiritually and prepare for Baba’s next
incarnation so that when we meet Him again, Baba will say to us,
“You have grown!”
Kanji Miyao