October 8th, (1967) On Sunday, October 8th, (1967) as desired by Baba, Kishanchand Gajwani, Sohrabji Siganporia, Jal Dastur and Kishore Mistry came to Meherazad from Bombay. An International Tourist Fair was to open in Bombay on October 30th, and after reading about what Canadian lovers had done at the Montreal Expo, Siganporia was inspired to set up a similar booth at this fair. Baba gave his enc... »
7 October 1925 Baba received news on 7 October that the Harijans of Arangaon had eaten the flesh of a dead bullock. He immediately closed the school and sent the Arangaon Harijan students home. In the afternoon Baba was informed that the parents of the children who had previously taken the oath had not eaten the flesh. So the children were called back and Baba walked to Arangaon. There he jotted d... »
6 October 1933 Baba and the mandali arrived in Venice at nine o’clock on the morning of Friday, 6 October 1933. Enid Corfe, Kitty and Minta came to welcome them, along with an Englishman named Bill Precey who had previously met Baba in London. Baba proceeded from the pier to the Hotel International, where the group stayed. After lunch, they went for a walk to St. Mark’s Square. 6 Octob... »
5 October 1935 On Saturday, 5 October 1935, Baba composed this poem, which he directed the mandali to read aloud in the evening: O damn good Meherabad, mandali mahal [palace], In face of storm or rain or gale, Attacked by thunder, lightning, hail; You must not fail, you must not fail! 5 October 1946 Baba is in Lyallpur to contact a Sikh mast (God-intoxicated soul) and a Christian mast. He c... »
4 October 1927 On 4 October, Rustom’s wife Freiny, who was then in her ninth month of pregnancy, came to Meherabad for her weekly visit to see Baba. Soon after she returned to Ahmednagar, she gave birth to a baby girl whom she named Mehera after her sister. The child was later called Meheru. 4 October 1947 Even though Baba’s health was still not quite normal, he continued to take the w... »
3 October 1922 Baba explains his previous night of fever and weeping as necessary as he must suffer 28 times like this for the various members of his circle. 3 October 1929 On Thursday, 3 October 1929, Baba decided to leave for Isfahan. Three cars were hired. Baba ordered that the cars follow closely behind one another, but due to a disagreement between the drivers, the three cars took off in thre... »
2 October 1922 From Monday, 2 October, all the men awoke at 4:00 A.M. and queued in front of the three bathrooms. The brisk, cold bath made them wide awake, and they sat still for one hour “in worship.” Exactly at six o’clock, the breakfast gong was sounded and they went to have tea. This turned into the morning routine, although there were some humorous incidents. Behramji would... »
1 October 1946 Baba contacted Lal Sain, the fattest mast any of them had ever seen. He looked to be at least 500 pounds, and was always seated on a sidewalk, opposite a restaurant (which must have fed him regularly!) This mast was so obese, he even slept in a seated position, as he could not lie down due to his tremendous size, nor could he get up on his feet and walk. Despite his strange shape an... »
30 September 1926 On 30 September, Baba humorously named the deer Dhadak (Palpitation) and the mongoose Dhoojara (Shivering) because of the trouble and the emotional stress the animals caused Sailor. 30 September 1931 On Wednesday, 30 September 1931, Baba went to the studio of a Japanese photographer named Kinye Imai to have his picture taken. The six portraits he took of Baba turned out superbly... »
29 September 1926 On 29 September, a Hindu gentleman whose son had disappeared came to Baba and brought with him a printed handbill with his son’s description. Though sincerely interested in finding the boy, he also wanted to test Baba. He asked, “Where is my son and when will I find him?” Baba replied, “Your son will be found tomorrow and for that you should start for Shol... »