"So, take my advice and accept God Speaks as the final authority. Nothing of its kind has been recorded before."
Baba also had another poem ready for Kenmore:
It is the law of love divine That you must wither, you must pine; That you must suffer, but not whine, Speak no words and write no line, If you long for Valentine!
In the afternoon Baba again distributed tea to the men, including Hoshang Bharucha, and once again, Baba told him to drink it that day but never again in his life. Some records were played in the hall afterwards, but Baba did not explain any of them.
On Sunday morning, 25 October 1959, Baba discussed the line of medical treatment for some of the mandali with Goher and Dr. Hoshang Bharucha. Once when Hoshang was treating someone, Baba called him. Hoshang first zipped up his medical bag and then went to Baba.
Baba scolded him, "When I call, you should drop everything and come at once. You should not have closed your bag."
It was an important lesson for Hoshang which he never forgot.
In the hall on the 25th, Baba asked Aloba to read a verse in Persian from Hafiz. Baba explained the couplet:
The pangs of suffering due to separation from the Beloved were as big as a mountain, while my body had become as thin as a reed in that suffering. How could it be possible for a reed to support the weight of a mountain? But Hafiz says: "I bore it with the grace of my Master for 40 long years." All of a sudden the Master opened the door of Hafiz's destiny and stood before him with a cup of two-year-old wine.1 He only took one gulp of the intoxicating wine and was graced with Realization.
Baba continued:
If a Perfect Master gets a whim, he can in a moment make a reed bear the weight of a mountain of the suffering of separation. A Qutub can shower his grace on anyone he wishes, irrespective of his readiness to receive it or not. If a Perfect Master can do this, just imagine what the powers of the Avatar are, and what he can do for his dear ones.
Baba reminded Hoshang and Cowas that they were to leave that day. They nodded sadly. Their minds had become so blank by the prospect that they didn't know what they were doing or what day it was.
Baba asked Cowas Vesuna, "What is the date today?"
He said. "The 25th of September."
"No," Hoshang corrected him, "It is the 15th of November."
To give them a bit more of his company, Baba decided to go for a walk in the morning. Cowas held the umbrella over his head while Hoshang carried Baba's chair. After the walk, Baba went for lunch at the main house.
Footnotes
- 1.In ancient Persia, wine that had been bottled and kept for two years was said to be highly intoxicating.