One could have all books and doctrines, spiritual schools and different Eastern and Western preachers and leaders — but no actual help for higher true spiritual training...
All acquired experience only made it harder to lay trust on anyone. One thing was clear — the necessity of simple ways, the need of truth manifested as a perfect example. So you can imagine the greatest happiness when I have been brought in contact and actually was in the presence of a True Perfect Master. Immediate inner recognition and direct practical help, together with wonderful experiences, have given the long sought Peace. Since then my spiritual path became sure and clear, inner adjustments have removed former difficulties; old methods discarded and all-increasing progress assured... .
It is rare , very rare grace to find a True, Pure Guide who really is that Divine Love, for which we long all our lives and come to this Earth ... Shri Baba's Divine Love has an irresistible power — it awakens Love and brings confidence and divine assurance in his Pure Spiritual Guidance. It brings comfort to the Soul and helps to fulfill our spiritual Ideal.
The Westerners visited Meherabad on Saturday, 10 April 1937, starting at 2:00 A.M. and arriving early in the morning and returning the same evening at seven. Baba was driven to Rahuri the following day by Adi Sr., where Ali Akbar (Aloba), Tyebali and a few other visitors were waiting to meet him. Baba met each and sorted out their individual problems and worries, although he was annoyed and would have preferred spending all his time in Rahuri with the mad and masts there. Raosaheb and Ghani also seemed out of sorts, and this further irritated Baba.
On the 12th, Baba clearly indicated that he no longer wished to maintain two establishments:
"The whole affair should be at either Meherabad or Rahuri, but not both."
He instructed Dhake to see Laxminarayan, the landowner at Rahuri, and try to get more land; otherwise, the ashram should be moved to Meherabad.
Also on the 12th, Rustom came to Rahuri with cameramen and a director from the Imperial Film Company. They took a few minutes of film of the Rahuri ashram and of Baba feeding the inmates to incorporate with the footage they had taken of Baba's birthday celebration at Nasik. Later they went to Nasik and took some shots of Baba with the Westerners.
Baba came to Nasik unexpectedly that day, arriving after dinner at eight o'clock. The group was not expecting him until the following day.