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took place at Pilgrim Pines fromJuly2nd to the 5th. It was a marvelous Baba-frifi, fm-filled four days basking in Hislove.The guest speakers were the inimitable Bhau Kaichuri, Robert Dreyffiss,Jamie Newell, and Pratap A}iir from Pune. While the main presen tations were occurring, the ever-thoughtful LA staff provided concurrent activi ties for the Meher Minia tures and for the younger ones as well. Every detail was attended to, giving us the affirmation that only Baba working through all -
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could have prepared such a feast for the heart, while the Love Street Bookstore provided loving delights for all the intellect could desire. Bhau spoke each day, dis coursing on ways of increas ing our love for Beloved Baba, sparkling with anec dotes of his life with Him, and deftly folding in stories illustrating how we may more attentively serve Him when and as opportunities are presented to us. On Thursday evening, I Robert, Jamie and Pratap took turns sharing some themes of their life with Him. Jamie in song, Pratap about his first learning ofBaba, and Robert regaling the audience with mandali anecdotes. As people continued to arrive throughout the day and evening, there were heartfelt hugs, cries of”Jai Baba!” and endless cups of delicious toddy shop chai. Friday dawned with Arti, followed by a heartybreakfast. Pratap movingly told of how he first met Baba on October 16, 1950, when He stepped out of the New life and into the Old Life for one day to meet with His lovers at Mahabaleshwar. Pratap, an ac complished musician, became an active member of the Poona Bhajan Mandali and a regular visitor at Guruprasad when Baba was present in the summer months. Pratap’s i
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