THE GOD-MAN The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an ...

228 THE GOD-MANyou, and one with you.' He said that he would come to see us every day between then and the 27th, unlessthe rains made the roads impassable, or unless he caught cold - 'from one of you' , he added. He wouldexplain many things about the spiritual path and realization, and about his work, and what we could do tohelp him in it, and he said that everything should be taken down. Everyone was to be present every daybetween 9 and 12.30, so that each would receive as much as possible of what he had to give.Baba went on to say that Realization of God came from loving God and seeing God in and througheverything. He spoke of the three kinds of conviction that both Sufis and Vedantists define. The first,mental conviction, arrived at through reason, as a result of which one can be convinced that God is. Thesecond, conviction by sight: when one sees God everywhere in everything, as clearly as one would seeexternal objects, but with the inner eye; one is then free from all doubts, and experiences bliss. But realconviction, he continued, is when one becomes God. Then one knows that only God exists, and that oneand all are God. It is only when one gets this conviction that one really knows Baba:"I am one with you on every level, but you know this only when the ego and reason do not interfere.Then Baba appears as he is. I am what I am, whether the world bows down to me, or whether it turnsagainst me; it does not matter. It is no one's fault. To know Baba is not a matter of eating Indian sweets.One has to die to oneself to know me. It is not just a joke - this Love. Be happy, and forget everythingexcept what you experience here. The meeting on the 29th and 30th will be unique, and it will be lasting inits effect. Until then, don't worry about anything; be cheerful, be honest, and look after your health."Baba then asked each in turn to say something. Malcolm quoted one of the songs of Kabir, which ran,'Where is the need for words when Love has made drunken the heart?' John Bass said, 'I really don't knowwhat to say. My mind is a blank.' 'To be blank is an excellent thing', Baba replied. Lud Dimpfl saidsomething about being tongue-tied, ending with, 'And we sit here like a bundle of sticks!' Baba smiled, andreplied, 'Say "I", not "we"'. Lud thought Baba was displeased with him; he said something to that effect,and appeared greatly distressed. Baba reassured him. 'I love you, and I will never be displeased. Speakfrom your heart. If you hide what you feel, you will not be honest. I love you for being honest. I really loveyou. Say