MOST SIGNIFICANT DAY

 
The event that took place at Meherabad on April 1st, 1928, was meant to be written in a mystical language — the language of wine. In that language things are not read, but felt. Words fail to describe such a unique occurence, the true meaning of which can be grasped only by those Perfect Ones with divine consciousness.

From 8:15 that morning, the Master began walking about on Meherabad Hill barefooted. All were surprised to see him doing so and it seemed to signal that something unusual was about to occur.

The meaning of Meher Baba's behavior became clear when suddenly at eleven-thirty Hazrat Babajan arrived by car in Meherabad. The car stopped in front of the girls' school bearing her name.

Since moving to Poona many years before, Babajan had never left the city for any reason. Therefore, everyone was truly astonished to see her at Meherabad.

A week before, she had expressed her desire to leave Poona and go "to my child's place." She was found to be constantly talking about Baba and remembering him very lovingly and wanting to visit Ahmednagar.

After Rustom's departure to England, Padri was made the superintendent of Meherabad. In those days, the procedure before any visitor was allowed to meet Meher Baba was to inform him about the person's arrival through a secret slip of paper with his or her name and address written on it. When the note was read to Baba, he would respond whether or not he would meet the person.

Following this procedure, Padri sent this very understated slip:

    Date: April 1st, 1928
    Name: Hazrat Babajan
    Address: Poona

Still barefooted, Meher Baba immediately came walking down the hill, not using the rickshaw as was his usual habit. He stopped at the railway tracks about fifty yards away from Babajan who was standing on the opposite side.

Keeping one of the mandali near him, he motioned to the rest to take Babajan's darshan as he watched from a distance. As the mandali bowed at the ancient woman's feet, she was talking to herself, praising Meher Baba and addressing him as usual as "my child."

She spoke with authority and unusual sweetness, and also mysteriously referred to many spiritual secrets which the mandali could not follow. Babajan was offered a little water to drink and within a short time departed.

The two Masters had actually neither talked nor had any physical contact.

After her departure, Meher Baba explained at length about Babajan, concluding with an extraordinary remark: "Today is the most eventful and significant day of my life!"

The next day, he went by car to Poona with the mandali to pay a return visit to Hazrat Babajan, who was seated with a crowd in Bund Gardens. He remained at a distance again, this time standing across the river on the opposite bank. After the mandali had gone back and forth over the bridge for her darshan, Baba returned to Meherabad.

Again there was a union of sight between the two Masters.