Baba was offered sherbet and refreshments and to please them he took a sip of his drink and left the rest as prasad. Before leaving, he mentioned again the Zoroastrian Perfect Master Azar Kaivan. He told them that they could come to see him at Guruprasad on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M., and Sunday afternoons at 3:00 P.M. He also said that he would be visiting them about every third day with Mehera and the other women. The Bombay group was instructed to take a walk in the evenings, to go to bed by 9:00 P.M. and not to go out to eat while they were in Poona. Baba, after embracing each, left at 11:00 A.M. in Beheram Dadachanji's car and returned to Guruprasad. Baba, Arnavaz and Eruch sat in the back seat, and Beheram, Goher and Freny in front.
The Bombay "birds" had a very happy stay in Poona that summer. Indeed, they and the Poona breed had more of a chance than any of the other groups of singing in the Garden of Guruprasad — and of having the Owner hear them!
The Bombay group was called to Guruprasad two days later, on Wednesday, 24 April 1963, at 10:30 A.M. to spend more intimate moments with Baba.
That morning, Baba stressed the importance of constantly taking his name: "Repeat my name every second, every moment! If it becomes so natural in your subconscious, automatically it will come out during moments of difficulty to help and save you."
He added, "The other day Dr. Bharucha asked me to give some of my suffering to my lovers. I told him, 'Yes, that time is near.' I will see then how many keep their friendship with me."
Meanwhile, Joseph Harb recovered from his operation, and when he and Kari came to Guruprasad, Baba informed them, "Due to your recent ill health, you must now give up the idea of living in India. Kari's health also cannot be maintained here. You should return to America. Don't worry, your two years here have not been in vain. You have balanced off much karma, dating back 2,000 years!"1
According to Baba's instructions, on 25 April the Harbs left Poona for Lebanon and then America.
That same day at Guruprasad, Baba gave his touch to 250 children of the Remand Home. They consisted of orphans, children born out of wedlock, and displaced children from broken families, with the children ranging in age from three to sixteen, both girls and boys. Baba appeared very, very serious as he touched and blessed every single child. Recognizing something divine in him, all the children in turn behaved so well, as if they knew Baba was their Savior! They sang two songs before him.
Footnotes
- 1.Perhaps Joseph Harb was connected with Jesus in a past lifetime.