Glimpses of the God-Man, Meher Baba - Avatar Meher Baba Trust

32 GLIMPSES OF THE GOD-MAN
attended the special meeting at Meherabad on December 27,
1942 were not present at Lahore so a report in the form of a
circular was sent to them. The circular concluded with the
following significant statement:
"I call upon you to be ready to die for God and live as God."
The God-intoxicated Wayfarers
The period of ten years beginning February 1939 has special
significance in Meher Baba's life. This is due to His contacts
with the masts, the God-intoxicated wayfarers. The years 1941
to 1947 were intensely devoted to searching out such Godintoxicated
souls from the nooks and corners of India. 5 Usually
Baidul, Kaka and Eruch accompanied Meher Baba on these
hazardous mast tours. During 1941 and 1942 Baba journeyed as
many as 18,000 and 15,000 miles, respectively, in search of
such souls. I will mention some of the contacts made by Baba in
the year 1943.
In February and March Baba stayed mainly at
Mahabaleshwar. From there He visited the southern part of
India to contact God-intoxicated souls. At Guntur He contacted
Nawab Ali Shah, who used to cover his body with pieces of
cloth and rags. He preferred to rest and sleep in a shop selling
charcoal, so you can well imagine how clean and beautiful he
might have looked! But Baba knew the inner richness of his
heart and felt happy in his company. Bhiku Baba, a great mast,
was contacted at Polavaram. This mast lived in a hut and kept
piles of sand by his side. He used to shovel the sand towards
himself with his hands. After some time he would change his
place and repeat the same gesture. That was his fancy. At
Kottalanka, Baidul met a mast, Saiyid Ahmad Ali Shah, who
5 For details concerning Meher Baba’s work with the masts refer to:
William Donkin, The Wayfarers.