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Chapter 37: East-West Gathering

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That night, both Luck brothers had similar dreams of dying on a battlefield in a war and of Baba being present but not looking at them (although they were repeating his name). The next morning, Baba called them. Some of the Australians were singing, and Baba asked if anyone had had a dream. The Luck brothers narrated theirs.
Before the start of the darshan function that afternoon, Baba met with his Andhra workers. Concerning work done in his name, he told them:
I am not at all satisfied with the present state of affairs concerning my cause in Andhra, and with the workers' attitude toward one another in conducting and carrying out my work. I definitely expect my lovers to strive to work in my cause as one unit, devoid of any faction and bitter feelings against one another. Whatever may have happened in the past should be completely forgotten, and whosoever was considered to be blameworthy should now be completely forgiven after the Prayer of Repentance [which was recited at the end of the meeting]. There is no one who is to be blamed for anything — it is all my game!
All of you have been doing Baba-work out of love for me and for my cause, and I have been pleased with the work done so far. But I will be made truly happy by your love, if my workers sink all differences and work as one heart with many hands for the sake of my love.
The responsible workers should sit together and form a body fully responsible for Baba-work in Andhra. The central office of such a body should also be responsible for immediately relaying to Baba lovers throughout Andhra state any message from me, or any important communication when sent from me directly, or sent from me through Adi.
Baba also wished that the various Meher Centers in Andhra remain in constant touch with this central office through correspondence. All correspondence directly concerning the function of each Meher Center in Andhra should be addressed to the office of this responsible body, instead of writing to Baba or to Adi in Ahmednagar. However, Adi should be kept informed from time to time of the different centers' reports.
V. V. Narayana Rao was informed by Baba that he should help in the formation of a body of responsible heads of workers, and that this body should satisfactorily represent all important Meher Centers. In the end, Baba exhorted all present:
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