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THE SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS
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MISCELLANEOUS I
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Obsession
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THE SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS
MISCELLANEOUS I
Obsession
And now many today are apt to understand the Message of God to be in the same way as the message of the mediums. And there are some who understand the Message in the same way as they understand an obsession. That a man who is obsessed by a philosopher begins to speak a philosophy and when his obsession has gone, then he cannot speak about it. And it is true too. There are persons who will speak most intelligently on philosophy, on metaphysics at the time when they are obsessed. And when the obsession has gone, they are left just like a horse without a rider. Because when they speak they are not themselves.
I have known a girl in Bombay, who never learned Persian in her life, nor Arabic. But there used to come a condition upon her, when she used to speak in Arabic and Persian. And the parents were so surprised, that they brought learned men, who understood Persian and Arabic and she discussed with them on philosophical and metaphysical subjects for hours and so wonderfully that very often she defeated them in the debate. And yet when that influence went from her, she could not even understand one word of Persian.
That has nothing to do with Prophetic Message. God does not take hold of a certain body and obsesses a certain body, in order to give His Message to the world. These two things are quite different, an obsessed person is quite different from the Message of the Prophet. This must be distinctly understood.
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