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

THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE 351The work ending on 28th October can be compared to the amassing and arranging in a universal heapthe accumulated rubbish of man's ignorance in illusion that enmeshes him in the false and prevents himfrom realizing his true identity.The result to be 'established' on 24th December, will be as my applying the match to this rubbish-heap.The stage of humiliation to follow will be as the smoke that will first result, getting into your eyes and'blinding' you, creating confusion and trying to envelop you. Do not let it confound you or get you in apanic.The fire that will follow will clear away all the smoke of doubt and confusion, its light will reveal theOne Truth that Is, and all that is not will perish in its consuming flames. This is my Glorification.Do not worry. Be happy in my love and continue to hold fast to my daaman to the very end.Rest assured that all will be Divinely well. God does not abandon those who trust him. They who love meand obey me as I should be loved and obeyed, will one day be similarly loved and obeyed. Those whohave today willingly chosen to become my slaves, will become true masters tomorrow.Although he would not be 'secluded' after December, he wished no one to visit him, nor disturb him withletters or requests for interviews.In the new year, 1960 he started to leave Meherazad again, on 2 January going with the mandali toArangaon where his arti was sung; and there was afterwards the usual band and dancers. Resting now andthen, Baba walked on this occasion something like two miles, which astounded everyone.At the end of the previous year the poem, Stay with God, was published in Woombye, Queensland,written by the Australian poet, Francis Brabazon, who had been continuously with Baba since the start ofthe year, having previously made a number of short visits. The long poem in five parts is in praise of Baba,in irregular verse, something like William Blake's Jerusalem, which is an epic in praise of the love ofJesus: it is praise of one who has given meaning to the poet's life. In his preface the poet says that hisreligion has been the quest for beauty, which had led him to the very embodiment of Beauty in Baba, theideal or perfect man:You are the great Undoer, so that what shall be done shall be done.The Remover who brings, the Stupefier who makes intelligent.