My reasons for not considering him as such any longer are the following:
Violations of a great number of promises given by him to his disciples for their spiritual progress. Their numbers cannot be counted.
Fits of temper in which he indulges; he suffers from them as any ordinary man. Moreover, unlike an ordinary man, he gets irritated over trivial matters. It seems he has less control over his mind than many of us have.
Monkey tricks practiced upon disciples, leading some to believe they are advanced and then criticizing them behind their backs. And also telling both Sadhu Leik and Meredith Starr the same thing: "You are the only European member of my inner circle."
Nonfulfillment of various prophecies made by him in important, as well as unimportant, matters.
Mischief perpetrated on boys and adults in the name of divine love. By making use of, or rather abusing, his psychic powers, especially those of hypnotism and mesmerism, Baba produced personal love for himself in the hearts of the ashram schoolboys and certain other persons and then put them through various sufferings to serve his objective.
Throwing disciples as well as outsiders into maya, instead of releasing them from it, by making several disciples work in and for the Circle Cinema, of which he became proprietor this year, and by exhibiting vulgar and sensual films [there].
In conclusion, my conscience tells me that Meher Baba is a humbug and a fraud.
Baba's response to all this written by Dastur was perfect equanimity. In one letter on behalf of the Master, Vishnu wrote to Dastur who had recently moved to Bombay:
As for your opinion of Meher Baba, he says that he loves you now with the same heart he used to love you with from the beginning. You may respect him or hate him or go against him. In any case, he loves you as he used to.
Baba helped Dastur express this hostility to a great extent, but Baba did not wish for Feram to play into Dastur's hands and be influenced by him. Baba indirectly cautioned and saved Feram from following in Dastur's footsteps. Like Meher Baba's Zoroastrian archenemy Colonel M. S. Irani, Dastur was a wonderful example of the Master's method of working, whereby Baba's antagonist received direct help from him and was even encouraged to indulge in nefarious activities against him.
During a discussion on Saturday, 13 February 1932, the topic of beauty came up in the presence of a few outsiders.