M iracle of L ove Miracle of Love

M iracleof of Love Love Miracle

STORIES ABOUT NEEM KAROLI BABA

COMPILED BY

Ram Dass

Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

HANUMAN FOUNDATION

For Maharajji whose presence reveals how subtle is the path of Love.

Text copyright (c) 1979, 1995 by Ram Dass Stories copyright (c) 1979, 1995 by Hanuman Foundation Photographs copyright (c) 1979, 1995 by Rameshwar Das, Balaram Das, Krishna Dass (Roy Bonney), Chaitanya and Hanuman Foundation All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 10 9 8 7 6 5

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Contents
Introduction ix Preface xv Acknowledgments xix

. . . the Bees Come 1 Darshan: A Meeting of the Spirit 17 Take Chai 37 Under Maharajjis Blanket 55 Faith . . . No Fear 79 Key to the Mind 91 God Does Everything 111 The Stick That Heals 137 Embodied Spirit 163 Maharajjis Teachings: About Attachment 179

Photo: Roy Bonney

CONTENTS About Truth 191 About Money 199 About Drugs 215 About Meditation and Service 229 About Anger and Love 241 Like The Wind 253 The Family Man 265 The Touch of Grace 275 Krishna Play 283 Take It to Delhi 293 Sadhana 317 Hanuman 349 Jao! 365 The Great Escape 371 Afterward 391 Glossary 405