folded his hands and stood quite still. This strange sight drew more women around him, who called out to the others to come and have a look, for they thought Kaka was in some sort of a samadhi! Kala was watching them from the corner of his semi-closed eyes and praying fervently to Baba to end the interview so that he could be with Baba. Five, ten, fifteen minutes elapsed but the door did not open. Kaka could no longer stand the strain of his self-imposed "samadhi" so he suddenly opened his eyes, bowed to all and walked into the street below.

Baba then said that the next year (1963) was very critical for Him. He said, “From tomorrow (10th December) to 10th January 1963 are very important days for My internal work." Just then one lover entered the room and sat down. Baba turned to him and said, "Be happy, don't worry, I am the only Reality in this world." Then Baba said that once He broke His Silence great waves of people would come to Him. He said, pointing to us, "You will then be pushed away by the newcomers." The talk drifted to the Poona East-West Gathering. He said, "Only on certain occasions do I open a little of My Heart and give out a little love. At Poona this time I opened a small window in My Heart and doled out love. But I soon closed that window. When I break My Silence, I shall open My Heart completely and keep it open."

Just then Padri, one of the mandali, entered and sat in front of S., who is a very short fellow compared to Padri. S. started shuffling in his seat as he could not get a proper glimpse of Baba. Baba noticed the situation and said to Padri, "If you cut your head off and give it to Me, S. will be able to see Me and you will also come to Me for all time." Baba spied Aloba (one of the mandali) seated among the crowd. He warned him, "Don't jump up in ecstasy during the Qawwali." During Qawwali singing Aloba is well-known to let his emotions get the better of him, and thus disturb Baba.

We had all been called to Meherazad to celebrate the birthday of Mehera (one of the women mandali). Referring to her, Baba said, "Mehera loves me very much as I also love her, but I have not yet explained to her what the Path is. The spiritual Path is not an easy one, not as easy as eating Indian sweets. When you become the recipients of My Grace, you know what the Path is like."

Madhusudan had made a new poem for Mehera’s birthday celebration. He read it out to Baba, and then sang it to the accompaniment of the harmonium. Baba was extremely pleased with it. The Qawwali program then