I am everything that you take me to be, and I am also beyond everything. Then, why hesitate to speak out or be afraid to express what you feel and what you think of me? Speak it out frankly. I am both. But do not overrule your conscience, and do not exaggerate merely for propaganda. If your conscience says that Baba is the Avatar, say it, even if you are killed for it. But if you feel that I am not that, then say that you feel Baba is not the Avatar. Do not fear, but be prepared to say out what you feel. On my own account, I say again and again that I am the Ancient One, the Highest of the High.
Thus, the meeting in Rajahmundry of the Andhra workers ended, and his lovers were guided in the right direction of how to do work in Meher Baba's name. In this age, there are many ways for lovers of God to worship Him: through meditation, performing japa, tapa, penances, and fasts — but Baba's path entails meditation in action, not austerities. To talk to people about him while living a life of truth, honesty and renunciation not only betters us, but takes others into his love-orbit. To be united with God, Age has been guided towards a most natural and easy path, which is possible for one and all to tread. This is true Baba-work where our ego has no place and is to be burned in Baba's fire of love.
This type of Baba-work is the yoga of all yogas; and real Baba workers are yogis in the truest sense of the word. While making their egos lie dormant, they keep themselves always awake to a sense of truth, honesty and love. Such workers are the greatest of yogis and real ascetics.
To do Baba work means to annihilate our ego and see Baba in every act, promise and word. Thus the regimen of life is completely in his hands; and those workers who hold his hand in theirs, can follow him. There is a hidden meaning in following Baba hand-in-hand. It is: not to be led as our mind dictates, but to live according to Baba's wish in our thoughts, words and deeds by making truth, honesty and love our own. The doer, the deed, the word — everything is Baba. The real worker is he who keeps Baba present in his every thought, word and deed, and keeps himself absent!