INTERNAL LINKS

 
On January 31, between noon and 12:15, Baba's body was seized by a climactic spasm, and His respiration stopped. The Great Event had happened.

Under the guise of planning the '69 darshan program, Baba gave the world hints that darshan would be available every day in the future. Eventually many people who had never seen Meher Baba flocked to Pune to honor the Avatar's invitation, and the mandali realized what Baba had so cryptically conveyed. This darshan revealed that Baba had indeed, forged "internal links" with His future lovers and had also strengthened the existing links with those who loved Him already.

It became clear that Baba had withheld His darshan and curtailed correspondence for over two years out of compassion, so that these internal links could be established on a worldwide scale. The links had been forged through His indescribable suffering. Those who loved Baba were shocked by the cable sent by Adi on January 31, but their connection with Him withstood the shock, and many have reported that they feel Baba's presence to be stronger and more accessible since that time.