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The second tape was a recording of the three messages given by Baba during the East-West sahavas of November last. These were, "My Dear Children," "My Dear Workers," and "Baba's Universal Message." It ended with "The Master's Prayer" and "The Repentance Prayer." While the last prayer was being recited, Baba asked all of us to stand up. He also stood up during the prayer. These different messages and prayers were interspersed with Indian music. The program finished at 11:45 A.M. Baba asked us all to leave for lunch and return at 2:30 P.M.
In the afternoon, before Baba came into the assembly hall of Guruprasad, he received some lovers who had come from Andhra, also a Sadhu who had come for his darshan. This Sadhu hailed from Mount Abu and he had spent fifteen years in penance in these mountains. He had a long beard and his hair fell over his shoulders. He told Baba that he had long wished to have his darshan. Baba told him, "I am in your heart."
On the wall in the room was a board carrying a Maharathi verse from the poems of Saint Tukaram. Baba asked his lovers from Andhra if they could read it. He then began to explain the verse. He said, "There are many hypocritical saints with long hair and who besmear their bodies with ashes. Tukaram says let their dead conscience be burnt. Even to thrash them is no sin.” Baba added, "Tukaram, though he was Love Incarnate, could not tolerate hypocritical saints. Ninety percent of all so-called saints know nothing about the Spiritual Path. In Northern India such bogus saints abound. Out of the ten percent who are genuine saints there are only five Perfect Masters, and these five bring me down to this earth. The present five Perfect Masters will come into public recognition after I drop my body. An atheist is better than a hypocritical saint. God is not to be found in the skies or in the Himalayas or in the hills of Abu. He is in the hearts of everyone. Once your heart is clean, I will shine out in it. But it is not easy to clean one's heart. It is as difficult as diving deep into a sea of fire. One out of thousands of Mardan-E-Khuda (true lovers of God) has such courage, for he has become the dust of the feet of the Perfect Master. Only he has the right to ask to see God. To love God is very difficult. The easiest path is to hold on to my Daaman. Throw all your burden of sanskaras at my feet. I am the Ocean and can absorb all your burden. In fact there is no such thing as burden. It is all imagination."
At 2:30 P.M. Baba sat in the assembly hall of Guruprasad which was filled to capacity. Various singers gave good performances and Baba enjoyed them very much. He gave his handkerchiefs to two of the singers.
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