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

300 THE GOD-MANLover and you are all my beloveds. I want you all to remain happy in my sahawas. I am the Ocean of Love.Draw as much of this love as possible. Make the most of this opportunity. It rests with you to draw asmuch love as you can out of the Ocean. It does not rest with me to explain to you how you should love me.Does a husband or a wife explain to one another how to love? One thing is certain; I want to give you mylove. It depends on each of you to receive it. The easy way to receive it is to forget your home, family andall worldly affairs, when you are here, and be receptive to my love. This is the first thing. The secondthing is to have a good night's rest, sleep well each night and feel fresh when you come here for mysahawas each day. I am God: if you remain drowsy in my presence, you will miss me and your drowsinesswill oblige you to remain absent from my presence, in spite of your daily attendance.'Sahawas' means intimate companionship. To establish this companionship you should be free with me.Sahawas is the intimacy of give and take of love between the lovers and the Beloved. There is no need toexplain this give and take, for to create an atmosphere of explanations and discourses is to mar the dignityof love which is established only in the closest intimacy.How do I participate in the sahawas? I bow down to myself, I embrace myself. It is I who smile, whoweep: it is Baba who sits here on the dais seat and it is Baba who squats on the ground in the tent. Babameets 'Baba': Baba consoles 'Baba', pets 'Baba', chides 'Baba'. It is all Baba, Baba, Baba. Such is myexperience of participation in the sahawas.Drink deep at the fountain of love, but do not lose consciousness. If you can but taste even a drop ofthis love - what a wonderful experience it will be! Have you any idea what this sahawas is? He whoapproaches me with a heart full of love, has my sahawas. After I drop this body and my passing awayfrom your midst, many things will be said about this sahawas. Take fullest advantage of this opportunityin the living presence of the Avatar. Forget everything else but my sahawas and concentrate all yourattention on me. I am the Ancient One.Baba interposed for Eruch to remark that one man in India was so overwhelmed when he heard this thathe fell unconscious on the dais. Baba had to call for volunteers to remove him. He was unconscious fortwo days. Baba was taken to the tent where the man was lying. He poked the man in the stomach with oneof his walking sticks. The man