EPISCOPALIAN

 
It was wonderful to feel no spiritual narrowness at all in the advice that Baba gave to those who came to visit Him. It was not there anyway.

The following is a story of how He dealt with a friend of mine who was an ardent Episcopalian but who wished to see Baba Himself because of the love her sister and I had for Him.

Baba was in New York in 1956. He gave short interviews to many who did not love Him, but who were interested to see Him because of friends who loved Him and served Him.

Among them was this friend, Elsie.

She was a very honest type of woman and, not wishing in any way to deceive Baba, she came into Baba's beautiful presence and burst out nervously, "I am an Episcopalian."

It was as if she expected to be thrown out for heresy.

With great love Baba gave her prasad, and through His translating disciple said, "Now your duty is to love Christ more and more." She went out of the room happy that she had come to see Him.

What did happen was that her love for Christ became warmer and stronger and was in the end not directed to Episcopalianism but to Christ Himself.

Quite a different matter.