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

THE FINAL DECLARATION 229whatever you feel, but say always, "I", not "we". Do you feel happy?' Lud said he did, and Baba asked,what else was necessary? Philippe told how deeply impressed he was with Baba's darshan on the 12th, andsaid something to the effect that it must have been a great strain on his body. 'Before I drop my body',Baba replied, 'I shall go through violent attacks on the body. What has to happen will happen and I willgladly undergo all this for the sake of humanity. My only happiness lies in making people understand, notthrough the mind, but through experience, that God alone is the Beloved for whom we exist. In themeeting, I will make this clear as never before, and any of you who are strong enough to carry out thatmessage will do my work. It is only for this meeting that I have called you.'Joseph Harb said something to the effect that it was a privilege and great joy to be there with Baba, andthat he hoped he would be made a fit instrument to carry on the work. Fred Winterfeldt said that when theheart is full, the mouth runs over; that he could scarcely believe that he was really there; and asked by whatgrace we could attain to the love which Baba described. Frank Eaton spoke of being deeply impressed bythe fellowship of Baba's disciples. Bill LePage and John Ballantyne said something that escaped recording,but it evoked from Baba the comment: 'One who wants nothing, gets everything. Nothing means nothing,and one who wants nothing, is never disappointed.' Then he turned to Francis Brabazon, whose remarksalso escaped recording, but in response Baba quoted a verse from Hafiz, which runs as follows: 'Do notask for union with God, and do not bewail separation. Seek only the will of the Beloved. Before I met myBeloved in union', Baba continued, 'I lost everything, ego, mind, and lower consciousness; but thank God Idid not lose my sense of humour.' Darwin Shaw said something that reminded Baba of an incident in NewYork in 1952. Max Häfliger said, 'I don't understand anything about you, but I like your people.' 'Thatmeans you don't like me?' asked Baba. Max said something about liking Baba sometimes. 'So you like mypeople all the time', said Baba, 'and you like me sometimes.' Fred Frey said that he was up in a cloud; thatBaba was just what he had expected; that he felt warmed inwardly by Baba's people; and that if he couldbring Baba's love back to America it would make him most happy. Will Backett said that his heart hadechoed everything that had already been said, and that of course he was blissfully happy to be with Baba.When it came to my turn I said, 'When you were speaking about the three types of conviction, I wasreminded about what Jesus said in relation to seeing God - that only the pure in heart can see him. Will