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Chapter 32: 1958 Meherabad Sahavas

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In the course of conversation with his old disciple Murli Kale, who had recently gotten married, Baba observed, "Now that you are married, you will have a family and will have to look after all the resultant difficulties and maintain them."
Murli Kale had been a student in the Meher Ashram in 1927 and was among the mandali who had accompanied Baba in the New Life. With Baba's permission, he had moved to Jabalpur.
Baba teased Suloo Meshram of Jabalpur, that by registering his wife's name in the sahavas list, he, himself, had come.
Baba remarked, "Anyway, you were drawn by my love."
Baba went on to say that he did not like hypocrisy, and advised those present to always be natural and unpretentious.
Meshram begged Baba to visit Jabalpur, to which he replied, "If I were to go to Jabalpur, Deshmukh would say, 'Baba, Nagpur is not far from here, and then there would be no end to the traveling. I might have promised during the 1955 Sahavas to visit different places, but I am beyond all promises. Whether I break one promise, or one hundred, it is the same."
Baba, however, assured Meshram that when Baba came back after 700 years, if Jabalpur were still there, he would visit it.
Then the Pakistanis were called, and Baba chatted with such longtime lovers as Minoo Kharas, Adi and Rhoda Dubash, Adi and Dolly Arjani, and others.
At 2:00 P.M., Baba called about 50 persons which included some of the mandali. Each was given a copy of Life Circular No. 37 , ("Baba's Reminder"), where Baba's four orders appeared, including the one to desist from any lustful action for six months. Baba freed Murli Kale and Ali Ramjoo (who had recently married) from the condition, and also Sam Kerawala, who was to marry in March of that year.
Murli Kale used to write copious amounts of couplets and send them to Nilu — so much so that Nilu had also taken up the hobby. Baba asked him to recite a poem, and after much thought, Murli began, "Wonderful is the effect of the Wine that permeates the Jabalpur air ..." and then came to a dead halt. Much to his chagrin (and the amusement of all), he could not remember the rest, and their meeting came to an abrupt end.
Baba went to the men's dormitory tent, where Chaturbuj of Ichhuara was lying in bed ill and unconscious. Baba placed his walking stick on his chest and advised he be given milk, but someone said he was unable to drink anything. Baba sent someone to bring milk and kept his other cane on his chest. Chaturbuj suddenly sat up and held Baba in a tight embrace. He drank the milk and also ate after a while.
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