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

THE FINAL DECLARATION 239We returned to the lounge at the top of the hill where Rano Gayley, who had come to Pimpalgaon withBaba, displayed two symbolic paintings executed under Baba's direction. He said:"From tomorrow I want you all to think exclusively of me for half an hour every day for seven days.You should each sit aloof, select your own spot, close your eyes and try to bring Baba's figure before yourmind's eye. If you find that you cannot do that, then just look at my picture and mentally repeat 'Baba'. Ifthoughts bother you, don't be concerned; let them come and go, but try your best to keep Baba's figureclearly in your mind's eye. Select spots where you will not be disturbed. One half-hour silentcontemplation, for seven days from tomorrow. You must be undisturbed. I want you to do thiswholeheartedly. From 9 to 9.30 a.m. daily, on the 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th. From the26th, I shall not be available, as I have many things to attend to for the meetings."He then called Savak and told him to see that we were undisturbed during this half-hour meditation.Turning, he concluded his remarks by saying, 'Do it so wholeheartedly that I must feel it here', and hepointed to his heart:"I shall only give points today - no explanation. Tomorrow, if time permits, I shall explain about Godand the Universe, reality and illusion, the one and the many, substance and shadow, everything andnothing, knowledge and ignorance, and the gap between the seven descents and the seven ascents."Christ and his inner circle, and the Christian mystics, all stressed purity of heart. Muhammad andhis Imams also stressed purity of heart. So did Zoroaster and the Magis, so did Krishna and hiscompanions, and the Vedantists. So does Baba stress purity of heart. Today we shall see what thismeans - what the heart is - what the mind is. Is it only the physical organ that is meant, or somethingdeeper? A sufi said: 'The abode of love is infinitely higher than the domain of mind. He alone, out of themillions and billions of people, can touch and kiss the threshold of the Beloved who carries his life in hissleeves.' This is a literal translation. What it means is that if you want to see your beloved God, you mustgo before him with your head in the palm of your hand. It means that the mind can never attain to the Onewho transcends the mind. So we now understand that God cannot be understood. He is not visible, becausehe is infinitely visible to that eye which has no veil of desires or ego over it. The mind has a dual function,which I have explained at length in God Speaks. The first function