Talk:Narayan Maharaj

Reliable sources
It is extremely unlikely that there will any academically reviewed or other English-language sources on this subject beyond those associated directly with the subject, or by followers of Meher Baba. That said, however, the sources cited do appear to satisfy the essential criteria referencing found here. I'm specifically mindful of these elements, which apply to self-published sources:


 * 1) the material used is relevant to the notability of the subject of the article;
 * 2) it is not unduly self-serving;
 * 3) it does not involve claims about third parties;
 * 4) it does not involve claims about events not directly related to the subject;
 * 5) there is no reason to doubt its authenticity

So I'm removing the "reliable sources" tag, as it suggests that this article is somehow unreliable or dubious. It's about a notable subject, well known in India, interesting to a fairly rarefied bunch of Westerners, and unlikely ever to have more information unless and until WP provides an outlet for Original Research. --nemonoman (talk) 13:54, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

The "Five Perfect Masters"
I deleted the section added by Danice thrall that was copied and pasted from Perfect Master (Meher Baba), an article on the teachings of Meher Baba. This is a teaching by Meher Baba, and does not belong in the Wikipedia article about Narayan Maharaj. Dazedbythebell (talk) 22:13, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Danice, I see you have chosen to put it back here, and on three other articles. This is useful information about what Meher Baba taught. And it is in the correct place in its own page on that subject. However to put Baba's teaching on the pages of other masters, with their own disciples, of different traditions, with different teachings, is simply to proselytize. It will not last in those articles, which are meant to be on the lives and teachings of those particular masters. So "spreading Baba's message" on other articles is not going to hold up on Wikipedia. Dazedbythebell (talk) 19:01, 20 November 2014 (UTC)