“The spiritual Path is not a bed of roses. After fourteen years of fasting, the great yogi Farid Shakkar Ganje had reached the fourth plane, but only knew how to kill sparrows. Once a Sadguru was sitting in the shade of a tree observing him. Seeing the birds, Farid said, ‘Let all the sparrows drop dead.’ Instantly all the sparrows were dead. Then Farid, by his command, made them come alive again. The Sadguru taunted him: ‘That is nothing. Learn Fakiri – control over yourself.’

Once Farid found an old woman lowering a bucket into a well, and drawing it back up again empty. This happened several times, and he expressed his surprise. The old woman, who was a saint on the fifth plane, replied, ‘It is better than your commands of die and come alive.’ Hearing this, Farid Ganje was awakened to the reality of his powers, and began searching for a Master. He found one, and by the Master’s grace, became a Perfect Master himself.”

Meher Baba