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

260 THE GOD-MANinsult to our beloved God, who is beyond all understanding. The only answer is Love. If we love God, webecome him. There is no further question. But we must love with all our hearts, so that only God exists forus."There followed some music, during which Dr. Ben Hayman arrived from Texas. 'I wanted you here, soyou came', said Baba. He told him to relax, and said he wanted him to feel that he had not missed anything.'There will be no more explanations', he then went on. 'I will play marbles with you! I am so full ofhumour and so human that it is difficult even for rishis and saints to know me as I am. I am at every leveland act according to that level. With a child I am a child; with the highest saints I am one with them. It ismy nature to be absolutely natural, even with the beloved God, who is one with me, and I with him.' Hewent on:"If you understand what I have just said, the solution to everything is in your hands. God is infinitehonesty, and unless we love him honestly we cannot know him. Though beyond understanding, the heartfull of love can understand the un-understandable. If you love God you become one with him; that is theonly thing. And you can love God."When I washed the feet of the seven poor, and bowed down to them, I did it with all my heart. I did notmerely play the part of one who bows down and gives gifts: I became that. What did you see that day?This bowing down is due to Perfect Ones, according to Hindu custom, also the giving of gifts. I became bymy act the devotee and disciple of seven Perfect Ones. I placed my head on their feet and gave gifts. I ameverything, but I became all this, and honesty demands that what I am, I must express."The next day Baba arrived at 9.30. As usual, he said, "All must be fit by the 29th and 30th.The wind is not good for throats: Keep warm. All explanations are stopped from today", he declared,"Tomorrow I shall take you to the village. I love these poor people of Arangaon. Tomorrow at a quarter tofour the villagers want to do arti, and I have permitted them. The village is full of germs, but with meeverything is safe because I am the poorest of the poor. I say that and really am that: emperor and beggarat one and the same time...."The people of this village are very dear to me. You will see how they