The Master does not give to the aspirant something which is not already within the aspirant in a latent form. He only unveils the Real Self of the aspirant and enables him to come into his own divine heritage which is rightfully his.
Baba then declared: "The darshan programs at Saoner and Angewada have touched my infinite heart. I am extremely happy with the love here."
Chaunde Maharaj sang bhajans and kirtans. Afterwards he declared: "Meher Baba is the junction of all religions!"
Chaunde offered his obeisance to Baba by lying himself prone on the ground and prayed: "May you banish the suffering of mankind!"
After two hours, Baba stood up on the dais and raising his hands, blessed the gathering. Tears rolled down the faces of many of the villagers. Baba's departure moved them profoundly; they felt as if their hearts were being torn from within.
Mr. Jaynarayan of Saoner had invited Baba and the mandali to his house for supper. Baba went there in the evening and gave darshan to the members of the household. Afterwards, Baba indicated it was time to leave for Nagpur, but before leaving he stopped for a few minutes at Pophali's house to say goodbye to his family. Pophali's wife, his son Shriram and daughter all began weeping.
Baba consoled Pophali, "How lucky you are that your wife and children love me so deeply. This family of yours is mine. You are all mine."
These words of love from the Divine Beloved resulted in the Pophali family's lifelong dedication to him. The family bid him farewell with tearful, swollen eyes.
It was ten o'clock at night when Baba returned to Nagpur where Abdul Majid Khan had arranged a qawaali program. Khan had been impressed by Norina's speech about Baba years before, and referred to her as Mother Norina. The qawaals sang until midnight and, though Baba was quite exhausted by the daylong activities, he did not disappoint Majid Khan and stayed until the end.
On Thursday morning, 16 November 1944, Baba visited the Buddhist Society in Nagpur. Adi Sr. read out the message, The Hidden Treasure of the Self. The following is an excerpt:
There is no creature that is not destined for the supreme goal, even as there is no river that is not on its winding way to the ocean. But in the human form alone is consciousness so developed that it is capable of reflecting and expressing the glory and perfection of his own true and higher Self — which is at the same time the Self of all.