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away and orders for books have been received.

 

Besides Meher Baba's Universal Message, to be given free, were the New Humanity; The True Teacher by Francis Brabazon; cards bearing Sahavas sayings; The Seven Realities; printed folders bearing the quotation, “To penetrate into the essence" from Baba's discourse on Divine love; and a few booklets on Love. All of these had been presented with love and some through the gift of Warren Healy's own printing.

 

It was usually something of Meher Baba's own writings that He Himself has dictated that inquirers asked for; hence God to Man and Man to God has been most in demand, also the original Discourses were sought after. Although the new book, The God-Man, by Charles B. Purdom, arrived only in August, many copies were sold and orders taken. Altogether close to four hundred books have been sold through the project at the Fair. The books have been an asset to the work, for thoughtful people would come in and look through them. They might glance at a chapter on the elimination of the ego in God to Man and Man to God; at the Journey of the Soul, shown in the diagrams in God Speaks; at the titles of the discourses in Baba's latest book, The Everything and The Nothing; and for those wanting to know about life after death, Listen Humanity. Then sometimes they would buy.

 

Charles B. Purdom - author of the book The God-Man and who edited God to Man and Man to God, was here during September as the guest of several Baba-groups. He visited the booth at the Fair, spoke on the radio network about The God-Man, he gave talks in New York; Hampton, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Here is his comment on the Fair project: "The space at the Fair does credit to Baba. I can say nothing better than that. The taste is perfect, the arrangement, pictures, furnishings exactly right. One cannot see it without feeling that here is something out of the ordinary. Yet there is nothing pretentious and no over-emphasis. The space invites attention and those who serve at it have a great opportunity. They can speak of Baba without proselytizing; for the fact of his being speaks for itself. What a great opportunity it is."

 

A thoughtful man stopped by one day; when he heard that Baba was of Persian parentage, he asked if Baba's teachings were along the lines of Zoroaster. I did my best in replying. He said to me: “Then Baba centrifies [sic] all religions." He looked at the books and bought several, leaving his name and address, as many did. On leaving he said: "You have spoken

 

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