DISCOURSES & TALKS BY MEHER BABA

REALIZED  PERSONALITIES

20th August, 1929

These Realized personalities are of two kinds: saliks or Sadgurus, and majzoobs. Both are Realized and enjoy perfect bliss; but outwardly, there is a vast difference between these two types. The majzoobs, though God-realized, go about in rags or are completely naked; they remain in dirty surroundings and are oblivious to the world and people, to whom they appear to be crackpot beggars. On the other hand, saliks and Perfect Masters, though fully God-realized, act just like ordinary mortals. They eat, drink, sleep, talk and appear to suffer like any other ordinary man.

But how can you recognize them? Among 100,000 so-called saints, there may be only one who is real. What is the test? The best test is to have his company. Maintain your connection with him; stay with him. Then you can know him and, even in your own limited way, judge him by your standards, understanding him to some degree.

For example, there are two glasses full of water.

One glass contains a little salt in it. But how can you know which is which? For that, you have to taste the water and only then are you able to know the difference. Similarly, by keeping the close company with a so-called saint or Master, you will come to know who is real and who is false.