It has never been possible for the two of us to live with any differences between us. I told her to see Meher Baba only once. I have met him three times, and she has, after that, seen him six times! Now I ask her to garland Meher Baba in the presence of all.
There was loud cheering in the hall as Mrs. Niranjan Singh garlanded Baba. All were delightfully surprised at this unexpected transformation in her. She would not even read other religious scriptures. To accept Meher Baba as her Master was extraordinary indeed. Baba is beyond all religions, and Niranjan Singh and his wife acknowledged this. Professor Jagindar Singh and his wife also came close to Baba in their devotion.
Before the start of every program, the message about bowing down was read out and Baba would bow to all. At Camp College the message on "Soldiers of God" was repeated, and the following message from Baba on "Spiritual Freedom" was also delivered:
We have gained our national freedom; let us now try to gain our spiritual freedom, besides which every kind of freedom is a binding. Spiritual freedom is marred by the bindings of lust, power, greed, anger, hatred, jealousy and low desires. When the prison of these bindings is torn asunder, the heritage of freedom which constitutes infinite power, wisdom, peace, love and bliss is gained. To attain this freedom we must realize God, Who is the source of this freedom. To realize God we must love Him, losing ourselves in His Infinite Self.
We can love God through intense longing for His union. We can love God by surrendering to the Sadguru who is God's personal manifestation. We can also love God by loving our fellowmen, by giving them happiness at the cost of our own happiness, by rendering them service at the sacrifice of our interests and by dedicating our lives at the altar of selfless work for the downtrodden. And when we love God intensely through any of these channels, we finally know Him to be our own self.
The purpose of life is to realize God within us. This can be done even while attending to our worldly duties. In the everyday walk of life and amidst intense activities, we should feel detached and dedicate our doings to Beloved God.
Enough has been said to make people "food-minded." They must now be made "God-minded."