"You did not recognize Meher Baba, And wandered the world like a madman !"
Sharma was unimpressed by Baba's darshan in Hamirpur. Although he had no wish to go to Meherastana, on Keshav's exhortation he went there also. On the evening of 23 November, he again took Baba's darshan, and this time it had a profound effect.
The following day, Sharma had to return to Hamirpur; Baba was to proceed to Mahoba. With his friends, Sharma left Meherastana very early in the morning for Kabrai, where he could catch a bus. Baba's darshan the previous evening had touched his heart and he longed to see Baba once more. Just as this thought came in his mind, Baba's car pulled up and stopped. Baba got out and embraced all those waiting for the bus — except for Sharma!
Then Baba got back into the car and was about to drive away. Sharma was bitterly disheartened and thought: "Because I am a great sinner, Baba has not embraced me." But the all-merciful Lord again got out of the car and, walking up to Sharma, embraced him lovingly. There were tears in Sharma's eyes. That day brought about a drastic change in his life. He gave up his former ways and dedicated himself to serving Meher Baba's cause.
The largest darshan program during this period of the Fiery Free Life was held in the town of Rath on Tuesday, 25 November 1952. Gaya Prasad Khare, his son Adarsh and his whole family, including Gauri Shankar Vaidya, had planned the program, which was attended by not less than 20,000 people. Gaya Prasad had erected a huge pavilion, and all the best arrangements had been made and decorations hung. A great throng of humanity collected, and Baba distributed prasad nonstop throughout the day until evening.
As was the usual procedure, one of the seven messages was read out after Baba's explanation on the Fiery Free Life. One message was titled "Our Ills and Our Remedies":
In the world of quiet speculation, as well as in the world of surging political activity, or individual striving, men are desperately trying to remedy the many ills to which humanity is heir. All our creeds and faiths, all our parties and "isms" are so many practical solutions offered toward this purpose. But, though good in their intention and starting point, they often create confusion and chaos instead of solutions, because they lose sight of the inescapable truth that all external organization is doomed to failure unless it is implemented by inner spiritual transformation of the individual.