I would also like a workers' meeting and it is very important that it be held. But the time remaining is very limited. Regarding work, I find dissension between the workers everywhere. I do not like conflicts among workers while they are assembled. It takes nearly five hours for me to clear up a conflict. In Poona, I allowed ample time for the workers' meeting and spent four hours with the workers. In Meherabad, I held a workers' meeting last week and explained to them about real work and real workers. In Andhra, I took one full night [in 1954] to explain to the Andhra workers what real work meant. A small pamphlet [titled Who Is a Real Worker and What Baba Means By Real Work ] was published about it.
The substance of all this is this: To make others follow my instructions, you must set an example yourself and through your own example, you should spread my love and message and make others follow me. Through your own example, others may be led to follow your example. If, however, you yourself cannot follow my instructions implicitly and honestly, while conveying them to others, at least tell them frankly and admit that you yourself cannot follow them, but that you are only relaying my messages and instructions.
If you yourself do not really feel 100 percent and are not convinced that I am the Avatar, do not tell others that Meher Baba is the Avatar. Without the conviction in you that I am the Avatar, do not tell others that Baba is the Avatar of the Age.
Baba ended by saying: "The time is limited, and I want you all to choose either the workers' meeting or a group meeting."
All unanimously voiced, "We want group meetings."
"From 2:30 P.M. this afternoon to 5:00 or 5:30 P.M., we will have group meetings. Each group can come to me and spend about fifteen minutes. How about the groups? How many groups in all? How will you group yourselves?"
Various suggestions were voiced. Thirumala Rao suggested that the gathering might be divided along linguistic lines into three groups: (1) those speaking Telugu; (2) those speaking Gujarati; and (3) those not speaking either and knowing only English and other languages. Baba accepted his suggestion and stated in that case more time could be allotted for each group — a half hour or 45 minutes. The Telugu group, being the largest, was the first to meet in the pandal, and the other groups met in Meherabad Hall.