Now, no more birth for him!
When Masters touch the dead bodies of animals, the animals get human forms in their next lives. Those animals who are in contact with Masters get forms of spiritual souls in the next birth. But, for Warrior, no more birth!
Had he died within three days, it would have been different. I remember how he came to my gaadi the last time I saw him. I patted him. I knew he would die. He played a part [in my work] which none of you can ever grasp. He shared my work and now he is free.
Even Chum will not be so lucky. He will die before July 1941 and will be buried next to Warrior.1 But he will come back as a yogi. Kippy will also be a yogi in her next birth. I will not go deeply into details, or you would have understood more clearly. But I have given you some idea of my working.
Warrior, who kept me company in seclusion, died. I am happy. He died in time and not before. Even I could not have stopped that. The work was of such a kind that had I stopped it, the whole thing would have been in a mess! He was a real warrior! He played an actual part in my work.
How God works! He just takes a spirit from the spirit world, gives it form, works with it, and when it is over, takes it away! Ram's Hanuman, Baba's Warrior!
Elizabeth, you are not God-realized. You naturally feel sad about Warrior's death, but knowing what I explained to you, you must be happy!
At the end of September 1940, Meher Baba began making plans to leave Meherabad for some other place where he could continue to work in seclusion. At the beginning of October, Kaka and Chanji were sent to Ceylon to find a place to stay.2 A wealthy Parsi businessman named Rustomji Ratanshah Billimoria knew of Baba, and helped Kaka and Chanji look for a suitable residence for Baba and the women. Baba had specified that he wished to stay in a villa on the beach. But as none was available, Rustomji put his own bungalow in Veyangoda, 25 miles outside of Colombo, at Baba's disposal. Chanji and Kaka sent a telegram to Baba, and he agreed.
Baba now began making plans to depart the first of November, and discussed the upcoming journey with the women.
Footnotes
- 1.Chum's exact date of death is not known, but he was buried on Meherabad Hill next to Warrior's grave. According to Katie, Chum most likely died of old age (perhaps circa 1943), and Baba was present at his burial.
- 2.Chanji was staying in Bombay, where Baba had instructed him to keep everyone's passports ready, but he had recently been traveling back and forth to Meherabad for instructions.