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Chapter 37: East-West Gathering

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Just as he was about to step down from the stage to leave, Baba asked the mandali and residents from Meherabad to stand up and offer him their salutations, which they did reverently. Amidst hails of acclamation, Baba left the Ahmednagar Center for Meherazad at 10:30 A.M. Although still in seclusion, Baba responded to the love of his Ahmednagar devotees and, in his compassion, answered their prayer by specially coming to give them darshan. When he took his seat in the car, scores of people thronged to touch him; those who could not had the satisfaction of touching his car and derived benefit from being in his divine presence.
Reaching Meherazad, Baba discussed with Pukar and Keshav Nigam matters concerning their work in Hamirpur in Baba's name. After staying overnight, they left for their homes.
Baba called the Kalchuris, Padri and Adi to Meherazad on the 19th, and finalized their moving to Khushru Quarters in June. Jalbhai arrived on the 20th.
On 21 March 1963, in response to Dhake's Irani New Year greetings that day, Baba sent him this telegram: "The Eternal sends his blessing of love to his ephemeral."
A Baba lover of Poona named M. N. Mirza had experienced great difficulty in his life due to his wife's unstable mental condition. Baba met him at Meherazad at 3:00 P.M. on 23 March and had the Master's and Repentance prayers recited before him. He instructed Mirza to recite the prayers daily and Mirza was told he could see Baba again at Guruprasad on the 30th.
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