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Even though Saints take on a physical form for the salvation of people, they are not their physical form. The vaani (speech) of a saint is who they are.

Once, while Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar was staying as Bhikoba Niwas, Kakuma’s home, he heard that a sadhu from the Himalayas had come and was staying on the ground floor of the same building. Baba was staying on the third floor. 

Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar’s childhood was nothing like that of other children. In particular, he would wake up at 3:30 am, at Brahmamurtha, every day to meditate.

The following is a story about Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar told by Mr. Thakar: I had gone to Pandharpur for Dusshera in 1966. That very...

One afternoon, there was no one in the math , except for Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar and Shri Raghu, the gardener. After lunch, Baba...

Shri Anna Puranik was one of Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar’s close disciples. He was originally from Akkalkot, and an ardent devotee of Shri...

The following is a translation of a memory of one of Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar’s disciples from Solapur, Mrs. Kulkarni.  This is a...

Excess of anything is poisonous. Even good habits, when they get out of hand, can be harmful to our mental health.  Kakuma was very...

Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar frequently went to Alandi. One of these times, when he was staying there with a few sadhaks , coincided with...

Saints say that the relationship between a Sadguru  and their disciple is one of an unconditional/without expectations guru and attached...

Mr. Kasegaonkar from Akkalkot used to attend spiritual gatherings in Machnur from the very beginning. He and Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar...

Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar performing the diksha (initiation) of Saint Madhav Swami during the thread ceremony One time, when Saint Baba...

In the early days following her first meeting with Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar, Mrs. Anusuya Vibhute was very shy to go and get darshan...

Mrs. Vaishampayan from Solapur, like many others, had immense faith (shraddha) in Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar. For the last eight to ten years of her life...

Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar says that those who feel like they love god, they should assume that they have still not come on the path of...

Saint Baba (right) with Saint Madhav Swami (left) In his sacred text, Divyamritdhara, Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar says that those who are...

During discourses and speeches, audiences tend to welcome the speaker on stage with applause.  Once, Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar held a...

One of Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar’s disciples, Khardikar Tai and her family, used to live near the temple in Pandharpur. Whenever Saint...

Sometimes, when Saint Baba Maharaj Arvikar was traveling, he would leave Saint Madhav Swami in charge of the ashram. Once, when Baba left for Mumbai, Madhav Swami was the only one in the Machnur Ashram. While leaving, Baba said to him...

Bolava Vitthal Pahava Vitthal । Karava Vitthal Jeevabhav ॥ (Loose translation: Speak of Vitthal, see Vitthal and make Vitthal your life.)...