' To Surrender '...

"To surrender is not as difficult as people think. It must not be external, but internal.

You must do your duty toward your dear ones — your wife, children and others who depend on you.

You must not shirk or avoid your responsibilities.

But while doing these duties, one must not be attached to maya.

"One must remain detached, whatever the result may be.

Even if one of your dear ones dies, you should not think about it, much less worry about it, but dedicate all to the guru.

You should dedicate every thought and every act, both good and bad, at his feet.

It is very easy, but because it is so easy, it is difficult.

Once dedicated, you should forget everything, and if you cannot forget them, how can you say that you have surrendered them?



-Meher Baba
Bhau Kalchuri
Lord Meher: The Biography of Avatar of the Age Meher Baba
Revised Online Edition, p. 1972