LET YOUR HEART GO TO HELL!

 
Baba took up residence in his Jhopdi Hut in lower Meherabad, but would go up the Hill daily to work with the masts and meet with Mehera and Mani. When Baba was walking up the Hill, a bell would be rung and all the women would go inside their rooms. After meeting only Mehera and Mani, Baba descended the Hill. The bell was rung a second time and the other women could then come outside. Thus, in this manner, Baba's partial seclusion continued.

Once the bell rang when Baba was coming up the Hill, and Mansari, who was missing Baba terribly, came out to see him. Baba was annoyed and asked her, "Why did you come out?"

Mansari pleaded, "I too have a heart, Baba. How can you expect me to bear not seeing you?"

"Let your heart go to hell!" he said. "It is no heart if it does not follow my wish! Why do you call it a heart?"

Baba continued scolding, "What have you gained by seeing me? You cannot see me! When you don't obey me, what is the use of seeing me? You will never be able to see me that way. If you want to see me, follow my behests. Do you hope to see me by incurring my wrath? That seeing is not seeing. Try to please me and one day you will really see me."

Baba then ordered all the women, except for Mehera and Mani, to closet themselves in one room together when the bell announcing his arrival was sounded, and not to come out until the second bell was rung.