When Bal Natu got a summons to go to Meherabad in August of 1949, he had no idea why. On the way, he ran into another Baba lover who wondered if Bal was going to join the New Life. Before Bal got a chance to ask him what that was, the man got off the bus. Indeed, it wasn’t until Bal was handed a list of conditions that he fully understood he was being asked to leave everything and go with Baba. Bal immediately said “yes” and began to prepare. He went home, resigned his teaching job and bought the required clothing, etc. But in the end, Baba had other plans for Bal.

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