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Chapter 28: 1955 Meherabad Sahavas

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Baba expressed his pleasure with the volunteers' work and embraced each one. They were to leave for their homes the next day. The Arangaon workers were sent for, and Baba praised and embraced them, also.
Francis Brabazon had been staying at Meherabad since the 1st of November, and had imbibed much Wine. After the Andhra tour, he had written a description of his experience titled Journey With God . Now Baba sent him back to Australia with instructions to write an account of the sahavas, which became Stay With God. Brabazon left Meherabad on 7 December and stayed in Bombay for a week before returning home.
After the Marathi sahavas group departed, Baba began coming from Meherazad to Meherabad daily, and would instruct the mandali to wind up everything there soon. The 11th was fixed for their return to Satara, and the work of dismantling the pandals, tidying up the area, cleansing the utensils, and returning the rented cots, mattresses and blankets went at full speed. Bhau and others supervised this work, while Vishnu and Ramjoo did the accounts, and Pendu and Padri oversaw everything.
On Monday, 5 December 1955, telegrams (dictated by Baba on the 2nd) were sent to the organizers of the sahavas programs for women, stating:
Paying visits to about 20 places for women sahavas most uncertain because arrangements necessary during my absence of one year are still pending and required [financial] provision not assured yet. If arrangements and provisions can be made before December end, sahavas programs can become possible during January. If programs are canceled, don't worry but work intensively to spread my message of Love and Truth. Whether programs are canceled or not, I want all who had my sahavas to remember everything which was conveyed to them through my love. Inform all concerned.
For his Gujarati, Telugu, Hindi and Marathi lovers, the Meherabad Sahavas had been a joyful, wonderful week spent in Baba's company. But for Baba, to give his darshan for hours, to conduct hundreds of private interviews and to give his company for so many days was an exhausting task — because with the shower of his love, he was taking upon himself the good and bad sanskaras of those who came in his contact. The sahavas afforded pleasure to his lovers, but at a cost of great suffering to himself. Unbeknownst to those attending the four sahavas programs, throughout every night, Baba would be restless.
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