Baba reminded Ben Hayman, "I had promised you five minutes. Today's the day! Shall we send all these people away?"
At Baba's request, Leonard Willoughby sang He's Got the Whole World in His Hands , and all applauded.
In response, Baba remarked, "The words are true. It is a fact. I am very happy to have the whole world in my hands. It seems so quiet, calm, peaceful! Just a little speck!"
Everyone had a smile, including Baba, about the "little speck" in his hands.
Then Baba began meeting the different groups such as the New York Monday Night group, the Myrtle Beach group, the Sufis, and those from Europe and Iran. To the Sufi group, headed by Ivy Duce as their Murshida, he stated:
The only thing I must give is the Word — next year. That is the reason why I plan to stop everything next year. I will not send for anyone, either Easterners or Westerners — no one. I will prepare for the urge to break my silence. It is simple, but I must have that urge. You do not know how eager I am to give that Word. I am preparing everything. I must see to the affairs of the whole world. Meanwhile, I stress that when I give that Word, all of you who love me will know it in your hearts. Much will be revealed to you then.
God is the Truth. So, why worry about the future? Didn't you hear yesterday what Hafiz said? "Why worry?" It never means anything ... Murshida [Ivy], give up some of your worries!
Do your duty, but don't feel worried about it. Remain 100 percent happy, 100 percent honest. Do the best you can; then at night, relax and forget about everything. Keep happy. That is your duty. And remain honest; don't compromise. When you do, you get a fear complex in the heart.
I am telling the whole world not to worry. The time is fast approaching when I will give the Word. The whole world will know about it, and there will be many changes. You have no idea how insignificant your worries will become then. So why not stop worrying today? Try to live until I give the Word. You may worry yourself to death unnecessarily, and then when I give the Word, you won't be there!
Some of the younger Sufis were concerned about their careers.
"The whole world is bound by worry," Baba informed them. "I am full of worries — you have no idea what real worries are! But with me, there is infinite bliss and that sustains me. Otherwise, it is a burden."