most intimate disciples. Today I shall hold one of these meetings so that you all may be included. So you all will come down the Hill with Me, and after prayers we shall all come back here. You will see a Zoroastrian, Moslem, Hindu and a special Christian prayer being recited. Then we will close with a prayer of confession and Baba will come back with you.

"I want to tell you in a few words about Max. In the interview he told Me something very private, very personal, which we both promised each other not to disclose. It also included a description of his state of mind since he met Me two years ago. He then told Me that he really did not want to come, but that something made him come.

"'And now, Baba,' he said, 'I leave it to you whether to go immediately or to stay until the meeting.'

"I told him to go. He felt very sad, and cried. But I told him to go immediately. He will accordingly leave Bombay on the 22nd of September. He is a very fine man, and I love him very much. Today he sent Me a telegram saying, 'Dear Baba, I humbly apologize for having disappointed you and ask your forgiveness.' I cabled in reply, 'Don't worry. My love and blessings.' This I tell you because dear Purdom wanted to know why Max left.

“On the 20th we go to Sakori, leaving at 7 a.m.; so on that day I want you to rise at 5, breakfast at 6, be ready to leave at 7. We return at 1 p.m. and lunch here.

"Today Sarosh might take you to some place in the evening, but no more excursions from tomorrow on, as I have work for you to do. Did you all see Happy Valley yesterday? "

Fred Frey reports for the group on the excursion to Happy Valley. Baba then turns to Lud Dimpfl and asks, "How do you feel?" After Lud's report Baba directs him to tell Don, and continues, "Why didn't you go to Happy Valley yesterday?" Lud replies that when he was away from the Hill the previous day he found himself wishing all the time that he had stayed. Baba continues, "From tomorrow you all stay here and do as I will instruct you today after the prayers. There is not much time left and there is one special thing that I want you all to do."

“Now we will go down the Hill," Baba said, and we all followed Him at