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Chapter 9: Tumultuous Travel

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Baba would often go to Akbar Press without intimating Nusserwan or the rest of the Satha family that he was coming. He would feel so at home there that he would walk into the kitchen and help himself to whatever he found in the pantry or on the stove. Once when the meal was not ready, Baba picked up a loaf of stale bread meant for the dogs and ate it with some chutney. He would not wait until the food was cooked. After that incident, Gulamasi Satha always kept food aside for Baba, in case he arrived unexpectedly, and only then would she serve the rest of the family. Later, when Baba did not visit Akbar Press for years, Gulamasi still followed this daily practice of keeping food aside for him. Thus, the lamp of Baba's remembrance was always burning at Akbar Press.
The castor oil had not helped Baba, and he had no sleep that night, having to get up to use the toilet four or five times during the night. At eight in the morning on Friday, 31 January 1930, Baba went to Meherabad, where he met Maruti Patil, Mastan, and others. Baba inspected the entire property and then went up the hill.
Chhagan brought a few kites, which Baba flew from Meherabad Hill after lunch. The wind kept changing direction, and there was much excitement to hoist the kites and keep them flying. "It was a lot of fun for the onlookers for four hours from 12:00 to 4:00 P.M.," Chanji noted in his diary, "but to what [spiritual] purpose internally Baba was flying kites is known only to him."
While on the hill, Baba disclosed, "In the future, Meherabad will be like Jerusalem. For my spiritual work, it is the best possible place. It will always be the center of my work."
About Adi Sr. (perhaps in relation to Adi's association with Meherabad), Baba added, "Adi has very, very deep past connection with me."
The next day, 1 February, Baba inspected the new well and settled the family affairs of Ramaji, Sidhu, Bomanji, and Bhau Cheema. Baba returned to Akbar Press and gave darshan to more than a hundred followers there.
He commented, "Though a Sadguru may appear to be chitchatting, his conversation is never ordinary. It is never a joke. His every word is serious; his every word is Truth, as he himself is Truth. His words are not to be treated lightly."
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