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     Upasni Maharaj, born May 15th 1871, as a man.
     Left his body December 24th,1941, as a God Man, a super human being, a realized Master ,
a perfect soul, unlimited consciousness ...things like that.

He made this switch somewhere in the years 1913-1914, after spending 3 years in the Khandoba temple near Shirdi, India. 
He lived for a year there without eating or drinking. If lived is what you call it....
I call it, his final year of dying, before his metaphysical death.And transformation.
And that final year of living is more like the final year of dying to everything,
everything that you ever known since the time you were born.....as a soul....billions of years earlier.

His story is interesting, he was interesting.
He could be said to be one of the more interesting humans of our time.

Why? Because, he lived a normal life, in a way, was a normal person, in a way.....although he was definitely
drawn to a spiritual seeking life...looking for the reason of his existence...

He eventually became a medical doctor, married, had a son, became a property owner,
published a medical journal, and was respected as a medical practioner.......sort of a normal life ....

Then  after meeting Sai Baba of Shirdi ,during his 3 years in the Khandoba temple, he wandered around naked
or almost naked, went without food and water, lived alongside snakes and scorpions which would crawl over him
and sting him, lost his temper and beat those there to serve him, had visions...and became known as ...
Upasni Maharaj.... the.King of Austerites...no longer a "normal" life.

After his Transformation, he became the Guide of the
reborn,returned,Christ/ Avatar. Meher Baba,God in human form. The descent of God onto the planet as a man.....

Now that's an interesting life......

After that he voluntarily lived in a cage for over a year.....During this period when he stayed in the cage, he also talked about himself, i.e.,
What being a God Man was like, how one could advance toward this State,what is the nature of good and bad,
what is the nature of Reality, what it was like in the Khandoba temple.
And how to live a life worth living.

These talks were jotted down as he spoke by one who realized the value of these words....
and then they were later (1950) compiled into book form, and made available to the public.

I first came upon these books in 1990 during a trip to Upasni Maharaj's ashram.
There I purchased the 6 volume English Edition and later read them. I liked them,
although much in it was over my head, much of it also was very well articulated, full of wisdom and humor.
I read them periodically over the next 10 years,and also gave a set to a friend of mine,
John Murphy, who has made much of the music of the film.

The film is entitled Be As It May.....it was Upasni's favorite mantra. In other words,
accept whatever comes as being from God, even if you happen to lose all of what you have, as Upasni states:
"..after all,God is the real owner of all that you have and if he chooses to take some away some or even all of it...how can you prevent him?"   

Practical advise...down to Earth...and no one was more 'down to earth' then this Man.
The film is over an hour long yet offers only the tip of the ice burg of Upasni's talks......
it also features his biography , narrated by Bhujorr Bode, who knew Upasni personally.

It will be out soon...stay tuned................Robert Fredericks.....October 2006

IT IS FINALLY OUT!!    COPIES CAN BE HAD BY EMAILING ME HERE      July  2007
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