The Silent Word by Francis Brabazon

THE SILENT WORDFrancis Brabazon   Softcover, 424 pages Being some chapters of the Life and Time of Avatar Meher Baba, by Francis Brabazon   In a mystical utterance, Baba once used the image of the key with respect to the five Perfect Masters (who together comprise the pinnacle of the spiritual hierarchy), saying:   "There is one Key to the treasure-box of the world, but it is in the hands of five Masters. One is the actual Key-holder without which the box cannot be opened; the second is the guard over the box whose permission is required before touching the box; the third alone can open the box; the fourth has the authority to distribute the treasure, and the fifth has the power of authorizing the distribution. In this way the Five equally hold and use the one Key."   Quoted from Francis Brabazon, The Silent Word