But the soul, instead of seeing itself inside and toward its own body, sees into the reflection in the mirror and what it sees is illusion.
So what should it do now to see the Self? It must remove the mirror; not only remove it, but destroy it! That is, one must destroy the sanskaras which create illusion. If you do not destroy them, they remain as they are and present themselves again and again whenever you take birth. In other words, the mirror is there, even when you have left bodies after bodies and taken another. Therefore, remove this mirror of sanskaras and see your own Real Self.
Thus, although silent, Meher Baba beautifully described creation and other themes to the children in a way they could easily assimilate and remember.
On one occasion, the Master emphasized to the boys: "Remember you are not the body; you are soul — spirit." He urged them, "Try to stop thinking you are the body; try to stop thinking you are energy; try to stop thinking you are mind. Think: I am soul; I am spirit."
And the boys actually did try. One boy was found shouting to his body that it was not real.
On another occasion, Baba asked them, "What is higher than the clouds?"
The puzzled children looked at one another, unable to answer.
"A mother's love is much higher — and my love is infinitely higher!" Baba answered.
With the start of discourses on 23 November, the effects of the Master's wine began. The children drew closer and closer to Baba and were less attentive to their studies. They now preferred to sit in meditation, or to be alone and think of Baba. Their appetites at mealtimes noticeably declined.
After each discourse, Baba would urge the boys: "Love me and you will realize me. I am ready to make you like Vivekananda, Rama Tirtha, Ali, and Arjuna. The price I ask is only love. Spirituality is being plundered here, but only real love unlocks the treasure store. Godliness is on auction by me. Be ready to bid everything you own to acquire it!"
The discourses had a profound effect on Aga Ali. He would write in his notebooks: "Meher Baba is my Master ... Aga Ali, the son of Meher Baba ... This book belongs to the humble slave of Shri Sadguru Meher Baba."
The boy expressed his heart's message in pebbles on the ground, and he had a special fondness for collecting things belonging to Baba and used by him.