From ages past I have been coming, so how old I must be! Think of yourselves. You too are coming from ages past, and you are the same in spite of that. In reality, no one comes or goes; no one is born or dies. To experience that, we must free ourselves from bondage. After playing lingocha [seven tiles] earlier in the day, I remembered all this.
Baba then departed for Meherazad.
The next day, Saturday, 5 November 1955, Baba returned to Meherabad at about 7:30 A.M. On his arrival each day he would first meet with Pendu, Padri and Vishnu in his cabin (opposite the hall). Although these three and the other mandali in charge of arrangements (Chhagan, Bhau, and others) could not be near Baba during the meetings because of their duties, they were given Wine of a different sort — a vintage full of pain! While the out-of-town lovers were enjoying only the delights of the Wineshop, not a day passed when Baba did not take these mandali members to task. And when they emerged from the cabin at the conclusion of these early morning sessions with Baba, they had to wear a smile on their lips to convey to others how pleased they were with their share.
At about 8:15 A.M. Baba entered the Meherabad Hall.
He greeted everyone present, stating, "Those whom I did not embrace yesterday should now come forward to be embraced."
Among those who lined up were Dr. Deshmukh and Bal Natu, who hoped for a second embrace.
Baba embraced the former after pointing out to him that he had already been embraced the previous morning and refused to embrace the latter for the second time, remarking, "That way I will have to embrace one and all once again."
Afterwards, when Baba asked Deshmukh about his fountain pen, everybody came to know that Baba had quietly filched it from Deshmukh's pocket while embracing him!
To Homi Desai of Lahore, Baba remarked, "You have come to Meherabad after a long time."
Baba explained to those attending the sahavas:
Those having a cold should sit at a distance so that I might not catch it. Some of you might ask how, being the Avatar, I could catch cold. You might as well ask why I should get hungry or need rest!
I remember an incident which occurred in England years ago. With me at the time were Chanji, Ghani, Adi, Kaka Baria and Rustom. The Westerners had deep love for me and wanted to take my photo. I had no idea they would make me stand outside in the bitter cold! But they wanted to take the picture in my natural dress and I could not refuse. They did not imagine I would catch cold. They were under the impression that the Avatar was immune from illness. In the days of Manzil-e-Meem, even in wintertime I would move about only in a sadra. Meherabad too was quite cold in those days. The Westerners made me stand in the open. I cannot describe how cold I was feeling. And to take different poses, I was made to move from one place to another.