Baba asked Charles Purdom, "What are you thinking? W ? Why are you sad?"
"Because this is the last," Charles answered.
Four men entered to take their leave of Baba, speaking in Persian, praying to Baba to give them strength to carry on his work in Iran. Baba commented to all present:
The Muslims are fanatics. If in Iran anyone were to say that God has descended in human form, he would be slaughtered. It takes great daring. It is not like India where people accept the concept of the Avatar coming again and again. But even the Muslims' hearts are turning. Once they understand, there will be throngs of them — perhaps by the time I drop my body. And because of their fanatic nature, it will be impossible to stop them coming here — even without passports!
All this nothing is adnyan [ignorance]. God alone is real. Once you are able to see Him within yourself, then it is all bliss. This bliss is unimaginable.
When you cannot imagine that bliss, what about that infinite knowledge? Knowledge in an instant! Knowledge of the past, the present and the future! This infinite knowledge makes God omnipotent. Because He knows everything, He does not have to do anything in order to know. This knowledge is beyond the function of the mind.
Some of the American Sufis asked Mani if they could perform a short skit for Baba on this final morning, and when the idea was put to Baba he agreed. The short, burlesque performance (spontaneously concocted the night before) was meant to satirize the three professions Baba had earlier approved for Khaled Al-Faqih, Gary Mullins and Brynar Mehl. Charmian Duce was the Master of Ceremonies and over the microphone she began: "This morning some of Baba's children are happy to present a light entertainment titled 'Forgive us Lord our little jokes on Thee and we'll forgive Thee Thy great big joke on we!' " Khaled came in dressed as a doctor and bent over Baba to listen to his heartbeat, saying, "Oh Baba, you have an enlarged heart!" Feeling his pulse he said, "Oh Baba, you have very high grace pressure! ... Baba, I must check your throat condition. Please open your mouth and say OM!"
Baba very solemnly refused by shaking his head. Then Khaled said he would write a prescription for Baba to cure him. Entering into the spirit of the play, Baba threw up his hands and pretended to be terrified at such a prospect.
Khaled started to leave, but Baba called him back and said, "Doctor, I will take your prescription if it will not make me go to sleep for 700 years!"