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Water is a life-giving force. And it’s frequently used as a spiritual symbol or metaphor — often in music.
The “Songs of Water & Spirituality” playlist is a selection of songs in which water has a connection to the Divine.
Read MoreWe were all standing around under Baba’s Tree, almost in a circle. We prayed and said our “Jai Babas,” and before I knew it, Fred Stankus started to sing “Mind, Mind, Stupid Mind" [formally, “Manonash Calypso”].
I was new to Meher Baba then and had never heard Fred sing this song. I laughed, and then I felt all the words in my heart. Even though it wasn't a typical spiritual song, it ran through the branches and, I think, all the way to the ocean.
Read MoreAbout prayer, Avatar Meher Baba said,
“The ideal prayer to the Lord is nothing more than spontaneous praise of His being.
“You praise Him, not in the spirit of bargain but in the spirit of self-forgetful appreciation of what He really is. You praise Him because He is praiseworthy.
“Your praise is the spontaneous appreciative response to His true being, as infinite light, infinite power and infinite bliss.”
Read MoreMeher Baba continually stressed a cheerful attitude and asked His followers not to be "garlic faced."
There is an interview with Meher Baba on happiness in Not We But One: Meher Baba on Life, Living and Love, a collection of stories and messages from the life of Meher Baba by Bill Le Page.