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The Light of Ajaib Volume 1: 1976 – 1983 The Light Of Ajaib Questions and Answers from Sant Bani Magazine Volume 1: 1976 – 1983 2 The Light of Ajaib – Volume 1 The Light of Ajaib – Volume 1 3 Volume 1: Table Of Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6 1976..................................................................................................................................... 7 1976 July: Sant Ji’s First Message to Western Disciples ............................................... 7 1976 July: The Essence is Meditation ............................................................................ 8 Session Date: April 3, 1976 ........................................................................................ 8 1976 August: The Message of Love ............................................................................. 14 1976 September: No Burden or Pain in Love ............................................................... 19 Session Date: August 23, 1976 ................................................................................. 19 1976 October: The Example Of The Fly ...................................................................... 28 Session Date: October 14, 1976 ................................................................................ 28 1976 October: You Have To Be Brave ......................................................................... 32 Session Date: October 16, 1976 ................................................................................ 32 1976 December: Our Soul is Crying ............................................................................. 39 Session Date: November 13, 1976 ............................................................................ 39 1977................................................................................................................................... 47 1977 January: We Came Down to Love ....................................................................... 47 Session Date: October 10, 1976 ................................................................................ 47 1977 February: One Who is Thirsty Will Ask for Water ............................................. 53 Session Date: December 12, 1976 ............................................................................ 53 1977 April: No Fixed Time for Lovers ......................................................................... 58 Session Date: November 14, 1976 ............................................................................ 58 1977 May: Weed Out Your Faults With Love .............................................................. 62 Session Date: May 8, 1977 ....................................................................................... 62 1977 June: To Solve the Mystery ................................................................................. 66 Session Date: May 4, 1977 ....................................................................................... 66 1977 July/August: What Is A Sikh? .............................................................................. 73 Session Date: June 22, 1977 ..................................................................................... 73 1977 September: Comments on 'A Bomb' .................................................................... 79 Session Date: August 16, 1977 ................................................................................. 79 1977 October/November: The Last Darshan ................................................................ 82 Session Date: August 23, 1977 ................................................................................. 82 1978................................................................................................................................... 91 1978 January: A Very Intricate Matter ......................................................................... 91 Session Date: December 11, 1972 ............................................................................ 91 1978 January: The Value of Parshad ............................................................................ 93 Session Date: July 20, 1977 ...................................................................................... 93 1978 February: Anyone Can Do It ................................................................................ 96 Session Date: August 8, 1977 ................................................................................... 96 1978 April/May: All Masters Had Masters .................................................................. 98 Session Date: August 13, 1977 ................................................................................. 98 1978 June: The Story of Poono and Sussi .................................................................. 105 Session Date: August 14, 1977 ............................................................................... 105 1978 December: They Come to Make It Fresh ........................................................... 110 Session Date: September 30, 1978 .......................................................................... 110 4 The Light of Ajaib – Volume 1 1979................................................................................................................................. 114 1979 February: The Master's Search For Us .............................................................. 114 Session Date: July 12, 1977 .................................................................................... 114 1979 July: You Can Control Your Mind .................................................................... 120 Session Date: August 23, 1976 ............................................................................... 120 1979 September: The Real Glory of the Master ......................................................... 122 Session Date: December 16, 1977 .......................................................................... 122 1979 November: The Struggle With The Mind .......................................................... 126 Session Date: May 1, 1977 ..................................................................................... 126 1980................................................................................................................................. 132 1980 February: When Man and Woman Agree .......................................................... 132 Session Date: January 3, 1980 ................................................................................ 132 1980 March: Just By Doing Simran ............................................................................ 137 Session Date: January 5, 1980 ................................................................................ 137 1980 November: Questions and Answers in Rajasthan .............................................. 143 Session Date: October 28, 1980 .............................................................................. 143 1980 December: Some Sweet Things About God ...................................................... 148 Session Date: October 29, 1980 .............................................................................. 148 1981................................................................................................................................. 152 1981 March: The Ripening of the Fruit ...................................................................... 152 Session Date: October 6, 1980 ................................................................................ 152 1981 May: Only a Quiet Mind Can Meditate ............................................................. 156 Session Date: October 31, 1980 .............................................................................. 156 1981 June: Who is a Christian? .................................................................................. 159 Session Date: January 12, 1980 .............................................................................. 159 1981 September: To Keep The Sweetness .................................................................. 167 Session Date: April 6, 1981 .................................................................................... 167 1981 December: The Thirst of My Soul ..................................................................... 172 Session Date: October 28, 1981 .............................................................................. 172 1982................................................................................................................................. 178 1982 January: On Raising Children ............................................................................ 178 Session Date: February 24, 1980 ............................................................................ 178 1982 February: The Fruit of Remembrance ................................................................ 180 Session Date: October 6, 1981 ................................................................................ 180 1982 April: On Carrying the Karma ........................................................................... 186 Session Date: March 6, 1982 .................................................................................. 186 1982 May: Father, Forgive Them ............................................................................... 191 Session Date: February 6, 1981 .............................................................................
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