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A God-Conscious Master never does anything without some purpose,
and all enjoyed the humor of this peculiar situation. The greatest penance one
can do is to dance to every whim of the Master. Accepting his whims is the highest
type of devotion.
That which is given and received
in a moment's company of the Master
cannot be gained even by thousands of years
of austerities and self-mortification!
Sai Baba of Shirdi once explained that he contacted his spiritual
agents on the inner planes during his lendi ceremony. It is said that a Perfect
Master or the Avatar is doing work specifically on the gross level during the
relieving of his bowels.
ON MARCH 7th, 1923, after almost three months of strict
containment in the premises of Manzil-e-Meem, Meher Baba went for a short outing
to Munshi Rahim's house on Charni Road. Sayyed Saheb was staying there and for
quite some time had been feeling very depressed. To cheer him up, Baba went
to Munshi's by car with Adi, Behramji, Gustadji, Vajifdar and Ramjoo. After
staying for a few hours they returned to the Manzil to find three messengers
from Upasni Maharaj waiting for them.
Three of the Sadguru's main disciples – Yeshwant Rao, Gopal
Rao and Trimbak – had been sent by Upasni Maharaj to induce Meher Baba to return
to Sakori with them. However, Baba refused and all their efforts to persuade
him were in vain. In the end they pleaded with him, "If you do not accompany
us, Durgabai herself will be sent to bring you!" Still, Meher Baba would not
budge, and the three disappointed men had to return to Sakori the next day without
him.
Upasni Maharaj had sent them for this purpose saying, "Somehow
bring Merwan to Sakori, or else he will soon stop eating even his one meal a
day!" The three men had tried their best to prevail upon him, even weeping and
praying to him with folded hands, but Baba remained adamant. This was an invisible
tug of war between the two Masters, but, at the same time, it was also a medium
of their Universal work for establishing Meher Baba's Avatarhood in the
world. After some days, Maharaj also sent his chief woman disciple, Durgabai,
to Manzil-e-Meem. But, despite her pleas, she also was unable to persuade Meher
Baba to come to Sakori.
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