The Ancient One has repeated his advent this time to put his seal on all yagnas, rites, rituals and ceremonies, thereby ending them. His very advent among mankind is the Sacrifice of all sacrifices; his very being in human form surpasses all the existing rites, rituals and ceremonies; his very presence on Earth is the Seal, sealing everything that is of the external and at the same time unlocking the gate leading to the very core of one's being.
My dear ones in the district need no tutoring for them to feel established in their love for me and faith in me. Such a yagna would be tantamount to tampering with the innocent hearts of Baba lovers. Yagnas, rites, rituals, ceremonies and even various yogic practices are all obsolete weapons in propagating my message of love. Except love, all things and means become obsolete when the Avatar of the Age lives as God-Man amidst his own creation.
Instead of performing sacrificial rites in the form of yagnas (thereby depriving some very hungry creatures of their right to eat and drink things which are burned unnecessarily in the sacrificial fire), your friend Yogiraj should have seriously thought of sacrificing himself in the far superior and sacred fire of love!
Baba gave darshan in Guruprasad for two hours on Sunday, 22 March 1959, and the Ahmednagar bhajan group was called to sing for the occasion. Other lovers traveled from various localities to be present. Three days later, on the 25th, Baba held another darshan program during which the Poona bhajan group had the opportunity of offering a musical recital before him.
A contingent of lovers from Calcutta also came for three days. Among them was Anil Kumar Sarkar and his brother, P. K. Sarkar, who was a high court judge. They were meeting Baba for the first time and were highly impressed. Justice Sarkar had first heard of Baba in February 1957, when he had been asked to preside over Baba's birthday celebration in Calcutta. He recalled his encounter with Baba in Poona:
These three days were an unending feast of love, sweetness and exaltation and an unforgettable memory. We could not resist our tears when we received his holy touch and loving embrace, tears of joy and happiness. Instinctively we felt that we were in the presence of Love Personified ... His very presence, his holy embrace, his looks, his benign smiles, his loving gestures and everything about him bespeak love. In the presence of Baba one cannot but feel that he is an embodiment of divine love and that he loves us more than we can ever hope to love him.