Harichand left with much of his mental burden relieved; but during Baba's stay in Dehra Dun, he would not leave Baba alone and so was occasionally permitted to come to him.

Several men from the asylum for the blind in Dehra Dun came for Baba's darshan. Although they could not see Meher Baba's physical form, they had an appreciation of his love which they could feel. Baba consoled them: "The whole world is blind because it cannot see God as Truth, and whatever it sees is false. From that viewpoint, you are luckier than those enmeshed in illusion."

A college professor asked Baba, "What is life?"

Baba looked at him with a smile and replied: "Life is a mighty joke! He who knows this can hardly be understood by others. He who does not know it feels himself in a state of delusion. He ponders over this problem day and night, but finds himself incapable of knowing it.

"Why? People take life seriously and God lightly, whereas we must take God seriously and life lightly. Then we know that we always were the same and will ever remain the same — the originator of this joke! This knowledge is not achieved by reasoning; it is born of experience."

Thus the function in Dehra Dun came to an end amid great joy, and Baba stopped giving darshan the next day. Almost 2,500 people had attended the program. On 24 March Keshav Nigam left for Hamirpur with the mast he had brought. Meherjee arrived for a five-day stay on the 25th from Bombay.

Baba wished to bestow his love-gift on poor families in Saharanpur, a large regional town, 45 miles to the southeast, and Pendu and Eruch began to make all the arrangements. They selected the Company Bagh (garden) which had a hall in it where Baba could sit and distribute prasad to the families, one by one.

Eruch thought it would be a good idea to approach the chairman of the committee which oversaw the garden to seek his permission, but Baidul said it was not necessary. Still, Eruch approached the man, who willingly gave his consent. Eruch asked for it in writing and the chairman said, "It is not important. What are you concerned about? But if you insist, come tomorrow and take a letter of authority from my clerk." Accordingly, it was received next day, and afterwards 1,001 passes were printed and distributed among the poor in Saharanpur. Completing this work, Eruch and Pendu returned to Dehra Dun.