“”I will be with you all who gather for my birthday to celebrate my being among you. I am wherever my lovers are. I give my love blessing to each of my lovers there.
Dr. Ginde in Bombay was cabled on 24 February 1967:
“”Your love for me makes me very happy. Let all who gather to celebrate my birthday know that the Ocean of my Love is there to fill their hearts with. I give my love blessings to you and your family.
This special message was sent for Naosherwan Nalavala's periodical the Glow (dictated on 19 December 1966) :
“”It is easy to love me because I am Love. But it is difficult to love me with that love by which I am attained.
In New York City, under the auspices of The Society for Avatar Meher Baba and its chairman Harry Kenmore, a grand two-hour public celebration was held at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel. For this occasion Baba cabled Kenmore:
“”I am very happy with New York celebrations of my birthday. I send my love to all who selflessly contribute to my birthday celebrations and silence anniversaries, thus making it possible for you to fulfill my wish for these events to be publicly celebrated each year in New York.
Arrangements had been made with the facilities of Radio New York Worldwide to broadcast a tape recording of the entire proceedings around the world on the following day. Harry Kenmore informed Baba of this through a telegram on 21 February:
Hold your hat, Baba. Last Friday evening arrangements concluded to shortwave broadcast worldwide to 125 countries of entire two-hour birthday celebration program over WNYW Radio of New York worldwide facilities on Sunday, February 26, 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Greenwich mean time. Hope you are happy with world scoop. Try having All India Radio broadcast domestically. Complete letter mailed today. Happy Birthday dearest Pop.
Love, Hallelujah,
Harry
In reply, Baba cabled Kenmore on 22 February 1967:
“”I am holding my hat tightly. You hold my daaman equally tightly. Your cable about New York birthday celebration broadcast made me very happy. My love and blessing to you, my dear son, and to all gathered to celebrate my birthday. The ocean of my love is yours to fill your hearts with.
The radio program was beamed to India and listened to by Baba and the mandali at Meherazad. Thus those responsible were truly blessed and had the unique honor of broadcasting the Avatar's name and message throughout the entire world for his 73rd birthday.
