Late Night Chat with JeffWolverton: E&G: ”A Most Intimate Practice,” Mar 16, 2026, live BabaZoom

The Topic: A Most Intimate Practice Dear folks of Baba, Of all the meditations for following Baba, I have found that the practice of “dressing our soul with Baba”—sahaj dhyan--has awakened for me the deepest intimacy with Him. He has said that if we follow this practice which takes only four seconds, we will eventually feel His presence throughout the day. Four seconds a day? No meditation teacher of any credible reputation would get away with requiring from their students only four seconds of inner focus; however, it is God Himself who is offering this to us! This meditation was first introduced by Baba to eighteen Western men who were invited to India as His guests in September 1954 in what became known as “The Three Incredible Weeks.” One day during their visit, Baba said that he would give them a special meditation. The men, many of whom had been in the mystical tradition before coming to Baba, were eager to receive a meditation from the Master Himself, thinking it would be something very esoteric. Calling it sahaj dhyan, meaning “natural meditation”, Baba described it this way: “The first thing in the morning, before doing anything, think of Baba for one second. Baba is then worn by your soul: early in the morning dress your soul with Baba. At 12 noon, for one second do the same. Do it again about five o’clock: when you retire do it also.” Just for the length of time it takes to adjust your tie, Baba told the men. “If you do it, I will be always with you, and you will feel my company all the time. Do it for four seconds every day, then you will be in the world, yet Baba will be with you all the time.” What does it mean to dress your soul with Baba? Baba left the interpretation of that to us. Some imagine their body being infused with a warm presence. Others might think of it as being wrapped up in a warm down coat worn on a cold winter day. Or it might be a deep awareness turned toward the innermost blissful realm of the spirit. It is entirely individual and unique to each one. Baba said, “At first, you will have to do it deliberately, then it will become natural.” And as Darwin said, “It has the potential of markedly raising the consciousness of those who do." Behind this simple meditation that Baba introduced to the men, there is His hidden divine cleverness. Darwin used to say, for example, “As we approach twelve noon, we might check our watch or clock and see that it’s only 11:15. Well, why not dress our soul then in case we might be too busy at noon and forget. And if we miss noon and it’s 12:20, well, do it then. In this way, at various times other than the four seconds of remembrance Baba asks of us, we are dressing our soul with Him.” Eventually it becomes such a rewarding practice that we begin doing it in our spare moments during the day and before you know it, a series of moments is strung together like beads on a string and we move toward having His presence with us throughout the day, just as Baba predicted! He is such a "sneaky sweetie” as Mansari, one of the women mandali, used to call Him! Why do we continue this in our spare moments? Because of the sweetness we eventually feel in doing it. Over time, some say they experience a warm glow lighting up their body, some feel surrounded by Baba’s presence; for some an exquisite love floods their being deep within, and others are touched simply by doing something that would please Baba. As Baba said, we will eventually feel His presence and companionship throughout the day—palpably! Those who have been doing this for decades will attest to the quiet intimacy with Baba that this always brings. Darwin shared that “…instead of falling back into bodily habits and personality paradigms, we dress our soul with Baba’s consciousness instead of our lower consciousness. It counteracts other trains of thought that clamor to come in.” In carrying out this practice, the question naturally arises: where is the soul and where is Baba? Are they somewhere beyond the heart? Through this meditation, we find that Baba from His side gradually awakens the experience of our soul, a timeless, spacious realm within us: the soft, warm, silent and peaceful place at the core of us. We are dressing our soul with Baba, who is our very soul, the drop and ocean merging! We are moving away from being solely identified with our personality and asserting our soul’s identity. And inevitably and unexpectedly, who Baba is to us and where our soul is, goes on expanding and deepening in a most natural way! Of course, there are also countless other ways His lovers remember Him. “When you remember to remember, remember Him!” Eruch In His love, Jeff P.S. We are continuing from page 78 Please subscribe, then the notifications bell. To join future live events, visit www.babazoom.net.