The contents were read out to Baba by Eruch, with Ramjoo to help incorporate points in question, and another Hindu disciple [Bhau] playing a strange role.For overcoming the impossibility of conveying through ordinary gestures the terms or names in Sufism or Vedantism, and sometimes a work or essence not to be grasped through Baba's patiently repeated gestures, Baba would have the Hindu disciple recite the alphabet A B C D, stopping him with raised hand when he had reached the first alphabet of the work Baba had in mind.Starting all over again Baba would stop him at the second letter; and so on laboriously, until the work or sense or sentence was complete.This is why it took so much time to return it to you.Baba worked four to five hours at it daily, listing, correcting adding.I am only writing this for I know it will interest you and Don [Stevens] to know now in spite of his self-imposed handicaps Baba has minutely attended to this book that you both are working on wholeheartedly.
I think it would have done dear Ghani's heart good to see the numerous points Baba has corrected, changed and added.I also see now more than ever why Baba wished the Supplement ascribed to the efforts of "some of the disciples."
You will be happy to note I am sure that Baba has touched on your question of a previous letter regarding "angels and archangels" (in the new 6 pages Baba has added).
I have added a footnote 270 (1) for I think it is interesting.It is from remarks made by Baba at the time Don and I were working on Ghani's material, but he would not say more.I have read it to Baba and he says it is O.K., but won't add to it, saying that the subject would make a volume in itself.DO NOT PUT IN .(I also remember his saying something about the " brainy" inventions made on our Earth are usually by some soul reincarnating from one of the other two worlds, but I am really not at all sure about this, so I have not put it in; and Baba seemed tired and disinclined to answer more.)
Do correct the English of the footnote as necessary dear Ivy; I do not know if a better explanation or line is necessary for the expression "head" and "heart."Anyway I leave it to you — put it in if you like and as you like.
— Manija
signing title pages of God Speaks , 18 March 1955
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