Baba had no objection to signing M. S. Irani on this application; thus the passport (No. 83270) was issued the same day, and visas were obtained to visit China and America.
Baba visited some Mohammedan followers in Bandra on the evening of the 10th.
In speaking about happiness, Baba stated, "Look at Hollywood movie stars. They have ample money, name, fame, everything — still they are unhappy. Why? Because money alone can't bring happiness. It is one of the greatest and gravest mistakes of mankind to run after money to secure happiness."
About being possessed by an "evil spirit," Baba confirmed that in some cases it does occur: "Evil spirits sometimes take possession of certain bodies to satisfy their passion. That is the reason some very strange and horrible incidents occur, yet the person doing it is not responsible for it, being possessed by a spirit."
On his return to Nasik, Baba began making the necessary arrangements for the arrival of his Western "doves." Near Bombay in Kandivli, Marker's large bungalow was arranged for the women mandali and rooms for the Westerners were booked at the Majestic Hotel . A three-day visit to nearby Bhandardara was also planned.
Baba had originally called his Western lovers to stay in India for six months, after which he would accompany them to Europe and America via China and Japan. But this plan, like so many of Baba's, was soon to change.
One day, when Baba met with the men mandali in Nasik, Ghani narrated the following dream:
In my dream, I saw a saintly person whose figure and personality I could not exactly determine. Approaching him, I put many questions to him concerning Meher Baba: who and what he is, what he meant to do with us, the real meaning and significance of the word circle , and others.
In reply to all my queries, he spoke as follows: "You have heard there was a Prophet by the name of Jesus Christ and after him came Muhammad of Arabia. The present-day same personage is Meher Baba. It is good that you have gone to him just in time!"
Baba smiled and nodded in agreement.
At 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, 15 February 1933, Baba went to Meherabad to inspect and arrange matters there. Seventeen persons accompanied him in a "hopeless" bus, as Chanji recorded. They picked up Masaji at the railway station and stopped briefly at Sangamner at 5:00 P.M. before proceeding to Meherabad. Ghani had been summoned from Lonavla and met Baba on the 16th. The next day, Baba and the group returned to Nasik.