Late Night Chat with Jeff Wolverton: Effort and Grace, March 26, 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!

Topic: Delving into Effort and Grace

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.

This Sunday we continue with the chapter, Our Veil-Making Machine, beginning on page 22. Darwin, with his insights gathered from Baba, explores some of the major misconceptions that have their source in our subconscious and percolate often invisibly into our conscious daily life: we think of ourselves as only the physical body and project that onto Baba who is timeless and beyond the physical body; we think of this creation as real and block our access to the realm of the spirit which is our true identity; we believe to be true what our minds and emotions tell us and are grossly misled; most of us only intermittently access our intuition to guide us, which is the very faculty Baba says is always 100 percent correct! We often try to explain our world in terms of stereotypes and concepts rather than seeing things as they are. Clearing up these illusions with Baba’s guidance is the secret joy of this life and brings us so much closer to Him.

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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