In truth, it is not a matter to be understood; it is a matter to be felt within. It is the miracle of the Beloved's love — a love that awakens the soul in silence, tenderly smashing into fragments the rocklike ego-mind."
Parmeshwari's head bowed low forever at the Beloved's feet. His heart burned with as much determination to spread Baba's message as he had originally had to defame Baba!
Baba showed his happiness at Parmeshwari's gesture.
"Whatever you have offered me," Baba dictated on the board, "I accept it all."
Jalbhai handed Baba the clothing, which Baba embraced and kissed, and then returned to Parmeshwari, along with all his money, except a token amount which was accepted as his contribution. Parmeshwari edited a Hindi weekly political newspaper, titled Pukar (The Call), and Baba gave him this nickname. He became known as Pukar from then on.
Regarding the money, Baba informed the gathering: "I will use these gifts toward my work with the masts and poor, which will start from October 21st."
After every man who wished to donate had come forward, there was a break of fifteen minutes.
The previous evening, the Old Life disciples had been given this message from Baba: "If any of you have experienced any difficulties in carrying out my orders and instructions to you, put them down in writing and give me the list tomorrow."
Some wrote down their problems, and when they had reassembled, the lists were handed over to Baba, who dealt with them one by one.
Keshav Nigam had been given three orders to follow for one year: 1) not to touch money; 2) not to touch any woman; 3) to fast one day a week for 24 hours.
Keshav confessed to Baba that he had fully carried out the second order for six months, but thereafter, had not been able to do so. He was, however, obeying the other two orders 100 percent. Baba expressed his pleasure at Keshav's confession, gave him an orange as prasad, and ordered him to adhere only to the third order of fasting one day a week.
After this a humorous incident occurred. Pankhraj had Baba's permission to marry a young woman named Tarabai but only after the two had shaken hands in Baba's presence. The wedding had been pending for more than a year, because Baba had set out on the New Life. And since only men had been invited to Mahabaleshwar, Pankhraj had not brought along his fiancée, whom he wanted to marry.