Late Night Chat with Jeff Wolverton: Effort and Grace, April 9, 2023, live on Baba Zoom

We have some informal chat after every arti, the "post-arti party"! But once a week, Jeff Wolverton joins us for some serious mining of the spiritual depths. Join us for conversation, more readings, songs, quotes - you never know what treasures will be uncovered!

Dear folks of Baba,

This Sunday we will again explore Darwin Shaw’s book, Effort and Grace, which is an in-depth inquiry into the inner life with Baba. It describes one of the major approaches to Baba by one who was devoted to Him for over 70 years, which culminated in a glorious intimacy with Him. Darwin was always so encouraging and optimistic in what we can do to open up to Baba’s immediate loving presence. He asserts that many of the blocks to this intimacy can be removed by our efforts and by inviting Baba’s ongoing intervention and grace.

We left off on page 23 with the section, “Coloring of our Thoughts,” in the chapter, Our Veil-Making Machine. Darwin often talked about how the contents of our subconscious minds (where the impressions of our past lives are stored) distort our conscious lives with hidden impelling feelings and desires. The layers of subconscious impressions block the rays of Baba’s sun from fully illuminating our conscious awareness. If in our past life, for example, we were persecuted for our religious beliefs, we might be closed to pursuing the spiritual dimension in this life. Many misconceptions persist because their roots are in the subconscious, and much of our spiritual effort has to do with becoming conscious and freeing ourselves of our subconscious. Darwin describes Baba as the benevolent Master, urging and guiding us in how to face these subconscious limitations.

Each session evokes invaluable discussion that does not require having attended the previous sessions; each section stands alone and provides a window into the inner life of the lover/Beloved relationship and is virtually independent, like facets of one diamond—Baba.

For those who do not have a copy of the book, below is an attachment for following along:

https://issuu.com/ompoint/docs/shaw_effort_grace

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