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Andy is a personal robot enabled by the intelligence of an Android Smartphone or any Android device. Personal or hobby robots till date have been unaffordable due to the high costs of the hardware involved. Abheek Bose, Andy's creator shares the journey of building Andy and the factors that influenced its development.
What happened earlier in your career that led to your founding Andy?
Abheek Bose: We were always keen upon entering the educational and personal robotics sector but the challenge was keeping the price points low, especially for the Indian market.
After attending a mobile conference on advancement of smart phones, we identified an opportunity to utilize them and build cost effective robot systems for education and personal use
What is Andy and how does it add value to consumers?
Abheek Bose: Andy is a mobile robot platform that uses a Smartphone at its core.
On strapping the phone onto the Andy base, the entire phone becomes a part of the robot:
With Andy, students and hobbyists can now afford to own their personal robot, hack and develop various applications as well as share them with one another. Users of lower age groups can actually learn the concepts of computing and engineering using Andy in a more interactive and entertaining way.
What is your target market?
Abheek Bose: Anyone in the age group of 14 to 25 years is our target user group. Andy falls in the personal robotics market currently estimated to be around USD 1.3 billion.
What is your product's differentiator from competitors?
Abheek Bose: If you really look at the differentiators, they fall into two categories, Technology and Strategic. As far as technology differentiators are concerned they are:
Operational and Strategy Differentiators
Andy supply chain is well established and streamlined with the necessary arrangements to go for mass production.
We have finalized with the suppliers for all the components including chassis, electronics, batteries and other peripherals and the process is also set where we can order in lots and receive the same in our office within 2 – 3 weeks time. Andy distribution involves various channels partners including Robot training companies (education) as well as large retail formats (consumer / personal) to maximize reach.
We have currently the following partners in the educational / community development space
What is the biggest challenge Andy has faced so far? How did you address the challenge?
Abheek Bose: Out of the many close contenders, the biggest challenge was to streamline operations.
It was critical that the suppliers of Andy parts were reliable, assured high quality and also within the target budgets.
The challenge was addressed (and we are still improving this) by trying out various suppliers during an early prototyping phase and creating procurement processes as well as conducting quality tests for the same.
Online portals like AliExpress and EBay were very useful to select the correct suppliers.
How has the recent Mentor program from Mindsphere helped your company? What mistakes/pitfalls has it helped you avoid?
Abheek Bose:Mindsphere has been absolutely crucial in Andy's development. It is because of MindSphere's involvement that we could complete the product launch from concept to the beta prototype in just 88 days!
Mindsphere has been involved in all aspects of the product development cycle since the conceptual stages taking on a crucial role in
What do the next 12-24 months hold for Andy?
The next steps with Andy would be to concentrate on Sales, Distribution and Community Development. In parallel we will also be working on next generation design and product improvements.
Abheek is Andy's creator and oversees the development as well as the business of Andy. Abheek's mechanical engineering and software development roots are responsible for the Andy body design as well as the base software. Abheek also manages the overall business growth of Andy and looks into new partnerships, markets and users. Abheek when not hacking on Andy, loves to play around with gadgets, listen to music and recently taken a liking to reading Dilbert! Abheek is also a big foodie and loves trying out new places to experiment.
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Soundtracks for every mood
In news that surprises no one, Hollywood darling La La Land—a film about chasing dreams in Los Angeles—won the Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score. And who wouldn't like the La La Land soundtrack? Toe-tapping musical numbers, moody jazz tones, and John Legend's voice make this movie soundtrack one for the books.
Music adds a whole other dimension to stories, providing more depth to emotions and moments shown on a screen. Like the cliché goes, when words (and pictures) fail, music speaks. It's no surprise that music and audio get their own award platforms at the Oscars. We recognize movie music without even realizing it: the themes to Star Wars and Harry Potter are probably a few of the most iconic.
In my humble opinion, life should come with a soundtrack, with John Williams or Hans Zimmer conducting the orchestra. Our greatest victories would be accompanied by grandiose melodies like the Chariots of Fire theme, and our most heartbreaking moments would be softened by Adele singing in the background.
For those who are big fans of fast, upbeat jazz (like La La Land), the soundtracks for Birdman, Whiplash, and The Incredibles provide hopping drum beats and wild brassy notes for days when you need a bit more of a pick-me-up while getting homework done.
For people who love more light-hearted instrumentals, listen to the music behind The Theory of Everything, Pride and Prejudice, and basically any Studio Ghibli or Pixar films. These soundtracks, for the most part, take you on a gentle, yet emotive ride through their use of orchestral instruments.
Hardcore lyric fans, I'm definitely not forgetting about you!
In more contemporary tones, rap fanatics would be love to listen to the unexpectedly hip-hop soundtrack of The Great Gatsby, a soundtrack Jay-Z himself curated, where modern rap and R&B meet 1920s jazz in a fun way reflective of the pleasure-seekers of both the Jazz Age and the 21st century. And Ellie Goulding's Love Me Like You Do and The Weeknd's Earned It are only two of the beautifully romantic, slow songs on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey.
Throwback enthusiasts will get a kick out of the best of 1960s-70s funk and pop through listening to Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1. And for throwback fans who want to feel more nostalgic and angsty, check out the mixtapes behind 1980s teen flicks The Breakfast Club (which includes iconic song Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds) and Pretty in Pink.
A word to the wise: listen to these soundtracks in the order in which they were curated.
Just like the actual movie, the enjoyment of listening to film soundtracks comes from the fact that they are meant to take you through the emotions and atmosphere of a story. So enjoy them the way they were meant to be enjoyed, and listen
And there you have it: a barrage of movie soundtrack recommendations!
I hope you make your life a bit more epic and listen to some of these movie soundtracks during your day-to-day tasks.
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I don't want length as much as thickness.
Any rec's?
Mabybeline 5xTurbo Boost makes my lashes nice and thick also try using more than one type of mascara , i use one to define than another to plump them up
Nivea Eyes Wide Open makes my eyes look amazing.
^^Nivea makes mascara??
I'm a big fan of Loreal Voluminous
L'Oreal Double Extend (2 step process). Despite its name, it DOES do a great thickening job, hth!!
Another vote for Voluminous. I love it! I've tried almost everything and always end up back to Voluminous.
Great Lash- The Blackest of Black by Maybelline does wonders for mine.
Yeah its cheap. But hey, it works for me and a lot of other girls I know! ;D
MAC ProLash
I swear by Maybelline Volum'Express
Volume Express or Voluminous for cheapies. Diorshow blackout for high-end.
They have a whole make-up line which I discovered on holiday in Germany. Don't know if they sell it in many countries though.
Dior black out is the best! I love it so much I bought it for some of my other eyelash obsessed friends
I use MAX Factor 2000 Calories Mascara. I LOVE it, it makes my lashes look very nice!
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Manganese Nodules and the Age of the Ocean
by Jake Hebert, Ph.D.
Many secular scientists extrapolate current seafloor sediment deposit rates. They then publish Earth age assignments of millions of years. Are they following the scientific method? How do manganese nodules present problems for old-Earth proponents? Does evidence line up with recent creation and the global Genesis Flood?
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Samurai Rides: Birthday Celebration with the Kia K900
When March arrives it ushers in a personal tradition of mine I affectionately refer to as the #MonthofMe. My birthday is March 5th and I celebrate this through out the entire month of March. This year saw an added treat as I was given the opportunity to spend some time driving the new Kia K900. Truth be told I had no idea Kia had a luxury model vehicle. Then I caught a glimpse of a #K900 commercial featuring Lebron James and realized just what was in store for me.
My birthday week included a number of celebratory events around New York City. From the lavish Andaz on Wall Street to the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn and back to the streets of Dyckman I was on my tour of the boroughs as various loved ones reached out to wish me a happy birthday.
The #K900 effortlessly combines power and grace in a way that literally has you feeling like you're gliding on the road. It makes me upset that the roads were still suffering from severe pot holes a midst the hellish winter season but that gave me more then enough opportunity to test out the responsiveness of this incredible car.
As much fun as was had during this week I'm always one to incorporate business into the mix. I was not going to pass up the opportunity to showcase Kia's crown jewel so on a cool Harlem afternoon I called in Mr Refined to lead a photo shoot featuring the K900. Stay tuned as I'll be sharing that completed project soon.
***New K900 Feature Via Mr Refined***
You see Lebron James comfortably in the K900 and you say to yourself, "That can't be real." Well let's put it this way. LBJ is about 6 ft 8. I'm 6 ft 5 and I had room so that gives you an idea of how spacious this ride is. In the image below it looks like my head is to the roof but it's just the angle. lol
Overall this car lives up to any and everything that you have heard about it. Handling, maneuverability, sound, multimedia, tech, it's all here. This is my first time reviewing a car injunction with it running such a high profile commercial spot and it's no hype. If you're looking to experience excellence without dipping into your life savings the K900 is exactly what you've been looking for.
***New K900 Feature Via Mr Refined***
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There are many unpaved roads in Borneo, but something about this one felt wrong.
This had less to do with the incessant jolting of our taxi van striking potholes, and more to do with the fact that this road was never a part of the plan.
My wife and I, along with nine other travelers from Finland and France whom we'd met on Mt. Kinabalu, had pooled a fistful of Malaysian ringgits to hire the private van. With muscles aching from the two-day ascent of the 13,000 ft. mountain, it was our hope that the van could get us to Sandakan—and a hot meal and a shower—faster than the public Malaysian bus that may or may not be coming.
Sweaty and exhausted from the 1am wakeup to reach the summit by sunrise, we enlisted the driver of this rusty old van to simply get us there safely. When we veered off of the highway, however, and bounced ever deeper into the vine-laden jungle without the slightest explanation as to why, my mind began to drift to a place that something just wasn't right. As five minutes turned to ten, and then a physically uncomfortable fifteen, it became apparent that what we swore wouldn't happen, now appeared to be happening:
We had been kidnapped by a group of Islamic extremists, and there was nothing that we could do.
On April 23, 2000, the Filipino militant group Abu Sayyaf abducted 20 people from a luxury dive resort on the Malaysian island of Sipadan. Among those taken were 10 Western tourists and 10 Malaysian resort staff, who, while eating dinner at their restaurant over the water, were robbed of their money, stripped of their jewelry, and ordered at gunpoint into the Celebes Sea. The group was transferred by speedboat to Jolo, a militant-controlled island in the Philippines, and nearly five months would pass before the Libyan leader, Moammar Ghaddaffi, would broker a release with Abu Sayyaf that was rumored to be millions of dollars.
Though the Sipadan kidnappings happened nine years prior to this particular Malaysian excursion, online searches of scuba diving Sipadan still dominated the first page headlines. We were headed to Sipadan after Sandakan, and this isolated event managed to taint my research and burrow in the recesses of my mind. For every image of walls of coral I envisioned when I closed my eyes, images of assault weapons and militant chaos would make brief—but potent—appearances.
The geopolitical landscape of the time was also of very little help. With the wars in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan occupying much of the American media, a shallow blanket of fear mongering and distrust had been cast over the Islamic world. Though portions of Malaysian Borneo are Christian, large parts along the eastern seaboard border on Sharia law, and as the Western media was quick to point out, some might not see American visitors as particularly welcome guests.
Even with the inflated distrust, however, over years of traveling I'd gained a knowledge that people are inherently good; that it's only the extreme, outspoken minority who tend to make the news. Through rooftop tea sessions with Moroccan carpet merchants and coffees in Istanbul's bazaar, to homemade rice wine with Nepalese sherpas and pints from Dubrovnik to Dublin, even the act of sharing a drink with someone had taught me that, ultimately, at the end of the day, we mostly just want a place of security to raise our families in peace. By crossing borders and making lasting connections with people from across the globe, I'd become immune to media sensationalism that gripped those who rarely left home.
But I was wrong. I hadn't. And it was naïve to think that I had.
A seed of fear had been planted in my mind that I had never consciously sown, and like an insidious cancer poisoning my thoughts, with every refresh of the Google page, and every news story I would invariably read, and every headline that would grab nightly news about a beheading, a burqa, or bomb, the fear was fertilized and encouraged to grow into a malignant paranoia.
Bouncing down that muddy dirt road, crammed into a van full of high-priced Westerners, in a corner of the world that the interwebs had told me was potentially housing extremists, the smiling, cordial, missing-toothed man who I had employed back at Kinabalu, had changed in my mind to a ruthless terrorist with zero regard for my life.
All because of a road.
We traveled deeper into the Malaysian jungle—where chickens roamed around one-room houses constructed piecemeal from scraps of wood—before finally stopping the mud-splattered van in front of what looked like a compound.
With a heavy creak of the driver's side door and a sigh from three hours of driving, our smiling-turned-sinister taxi van driver strolled casually out of our view. Within the van, silence reigned, although there seemed to be a collective confusion about the unscheduled detour to nowhere.
Finally, from behind the wall of a crumbling structure that sagged heavily in the humid forest, our driver could be heard raising his voice as he argued with someone out of view. Appearing again in the narrow entranceway that faced the potholed road, he shot a quick glance at the muddy van to see if anyone had moved. Then, with hands stretched out in an attempt to grab something, my mind flipped through the Rolodex of terror that might emerge with his hands.
Would it be a gun? A knife? Something painfully rudimentary? Or maybe just a rope to bind our hands as they discussed the best course for ransom?
Or would it be a . . .
A grinning, gum-mouthed, infant child wrapped peacefully in a bright pink cloth.
We had driven here to this jungle compound to pick up the driver's family, where his pajama-clad wife and newborn daughter had spent the day with relatives. Like many taxi drivers in rural Malaysia it had been three days since he'd had a fare, sleeping in his van in the Kinabalu parking lot in the hope of getting a job. Now, as he safely shuttled us to Sandakan and our awaiting showers and meals, a 15-minute detour was all it required so he could do the same for them.
This scenario had happened many times before when I'd arranged transport while traveling, and my level of shame for letting my thoughts take over stretched higher than Kinabalu itself. This man had given me zero reason to be distrustful of his motives or character, and for the first time in a long time, my media-driven insecurity had conquered my intrinsic trust.
For a moment there, in that Borneo jungle, I had forgotten all that travel had taught me about our collective, unifying good; that in this world where borders really shouldn't matter, we so often are exactly the same.
This isn't to say that traveler security isn't a real and important issue—that there aren't pockets of ill-willed people who don't have our best interests in mind—but there is a wide gap between due diligence and paranoia when researching places you travel.
The lesson learned from this particular event was to never relinquish my trust, or to allow the media or outside influences to paint colors on humanity's canvas. One of the greatest gifts we gain as travelers is the way our experiences give us tools to knock down the walls of division; how our daily interactions on a human level tell a story of goodness and peace-loving sameness that often goes untold.
Upon arrival in Sandakan, I paid the man a few extra ringgits and wished his family well. He smiled that happy, missing tooth smile and appreciatively nodded goodbye, and we proceeded to go our separate ways most likely to never meet again. I successfully continued from there to Semporna and dove the waters of Sipadan, and though Abu Sayyaf, even today, continues to occasionally make headlines, it was only my mind that was tragically hijacked on that mud splattered Borneo road.


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The Current Regulatory Framework as Applied to InTouch Health's Telemedicine Solution
Mobile health and telemedicine products (including software associated with these technologies) have for many years been regulated as medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More recently, the FDA has begun developing a regulatory framework specific to mobile health and telemedicine technologies. Through this work, the FDA has clarified—and expanded-how these technologies are regulated. This white paper summarizes the current FDA framework for mobile health and telemedicine products and how it applies to InTouch Health's Telemedicine Solution.
FDA regulation of medical devices depends on the risk associated with the product. Class I devices are associated with low risk and, therefore, involve the least burdensome regulatory oversight. Class II and III devices involve increasingly greater regulatory requirements as devices that fall within these categories are associated with moderate or high risk. Mobile health and telemedicine devices fall into each of these classifications, and devices involved in active patient monitoring fall within Class II or III.
The InTouch Health Telemedicine Solution is a range of mobile, robotic telecommunications devices that enable transmission and storage of real‐time audio/video and other patient data as well as active patient monitoring. It has been cleared by FDA as a Class II medical device.


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She contained her shrieks
Tormented, shattered, orphaned
this poem has said everything the torture, the pain that girl girl would have went through... Its very sigh to know such kind of incident coming from various parts of our country. Those people have lost their humanity...ReplyDelete
Yes, they have. I pray that she gets justice.Delete
I am Shocked to know it as real ! animals, savages , brutes .....
your poem brings out the anguish of the girl and spinelessness of the society Saru ..Bravo for your words !
Even I was shocked. I heard it on TV early morning. Hope she gets justice and a better life now.Delete
Honestly, I wonder in what kind of world we living. Your poem expresses the anguish, pain and torture, how people are turning into savage indulging in such a barbaric act.ReplyDelete
I wonder the same. World seems to be deteriorating with each passing day. Bring some cheer, people.Delete
I can sense your inherent emotions buried in this beautiful creation Saru.. Indeed soul stirring it is <3ReplyDelete
Thank you so much, Maitreni. :)Delete
This is heart wrenching Saru. What low levels can people stoop to.ReplyDelete
I wonder the same. Thanks for reading, Somali.Delete
Are they even human beings?ReplyDelete
I don't think so.Delete
My God ! Humanity is dead ! how can a human being show such height of cruelness towards an innocent child ! The poem you penned has got me thinking...ReplyDelete
We all think the same. Thanks for reading, Najm. :)Delete
She suffered the unspoken
Laden with sorrow she still strive
I salute her courage
As she did survive
Even with father and (step)mother
She was all alone
I wonder ever since
What if, she were her own
Heart touching words Saru Ji ....
Saru Ji , can you tell me what can I do for a child like this ? As I know a girl child of same condition as you mentioned in your post but she is just of 3-4 yrs old and nobody care her besides his Grandpaa.
That's good to know. Thank you so much for sharing a good thing with us.Delete
Terrible .Thanks for sharing this Saru, We all hear and read of such horror stories every day, but only a few of us choose to reflect, then write about it.Kudos to youReplyDelete
Thank you, Sunaina.Delete
A very powerful poem Saru Maam, Its indeed sad to see such terrible incidences happening around :( Atleast this is one of those reported case's of violence ... what about those girls/ladies who face such torture in daily basis and find no other way to escape but end their lives...ReplyDelete
Yeah, I bet there are thousands which never come to surface. I feel sorry for all those. Wish there was some way to make it right.Delete
That's indeed a very powerful tale and astonishing at the same time. It fills me up with so much pain.. why do such kind of people even exist?
Very well written
We all wonder the same. Thanks for reading, Geetika.Delete
How can a human being, that of female species..can do that??? :-(( it's brutally shocking... and you've so well depicted the torment and the pain...Kudos, Saru... :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks Maniparna. :)Delete
How this can be done by any human? Shameless and merciless act! Its shocking.ReplyDelete
such a spineless father must be punished. the mother will pay for these deeds, no one can escape the law of Karma. I hope the poor girl is fine now, may God give her strength and support. Nice poem, every word is so intense and poignant. Loved itReplyDelete
God give her strength and some justice.
Thank you for reading, Ankita.
My heart breaks to hear of such brutality!ReplyDelete
You all share the same feeling.Delete
Heart wrenching..I fail to understand how can a mother do this :( :(ReplyDelete
Terrible. This is very disturbing. How can someone descend to such extent of inhumanness. Thank you for sharing Saru. The poem is really beautiful.ReplyDelete
I agree and thanks for appreciating the poem, Dipanwita.Delete
I am in tears reading this story.
How can anyone be so cruel? Such people are devils in disguise of humans.
Poem so too touching.
Yes, they are not worthy to be called human.
What the step mother did was terrible.. And the silence of her father makes me feel he is under some kind of pressure not to react. Either ways, humanity has gone to the dogs. No wait, let's not insult dogs here (sic)..ReplyDelete
He is a coward, what else we can say. I feel sorry for the girl and pray she gets better life now.Delete
It's actually really sad when ones own parents behave like this :(. The children have nowhere to go in such a case. Your poem has truly captured the torture and the pain the girl must have suffered.ReplyDelete
True, children are the sufferers.
Thanks for appreciating the poem, Aseem.
so sad to hear that!ReplyDelete
Your words are deep, emotional and intense. Feeling angry on reading the true incident. How cruel they could be.. You have brought out the emotions very well.ReplyDelete
Same here, Meera.Delete
This one moved me. So poignant.
That event disturbed me and it happened in my city, that is even more disturbing. Sometimes I wonder at the cruelty people are capable of. It is shocking!
It is indeed very shocking.Delete
How cruel parents can be? And they are in real. The sad part is that a mother has done this barbarous act.ReplyDelete
True that, Ajay!Delete
Such brutal treatment metted out to your own blood n still d silence. Her father should have been her shield.. Such ppl deserve extreme punishment... May that poor soul be blessed with a better life. May no other have to go through such tortures.. May humanity prevail..
Nicely worded saru..
Yes, they deserve extreme punishment, but knowing the law of our country, I bet he will wander scot free.Delete
It is a pity that those who are supposed to protect , become the worst tormentors! The sad reality is perfectly penned with anguish , Saru!ReplyDelete
Sometimes, I feel sorry for their bad luck. And, thanks for reading, Sir.Delete
Very shocking. I've heard stories where fathers allow step mothers to have a free hand, and I cant believe those people allow others to treat their own children this way. And they still call themselves fathers. Pathetic!ReplyDelete
Seriously, what's wrong with them.Delete
That's horrible. Such people should be punished.ReplyDelete
heart breaking....my heart reaches out to such victims who have done no wrong and still suffer. the poem and words chosen so apt Saru, may this world be a better place for all Amen.ReplyDelete
Amen! We all wish for a happier world.Delete
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New Orleans Saints star tight end Jimmy Graham is ready to have another big season this year for the team. Last season, Graham made 85 receptions for 982 yards and nine touchdowns, which would be a great season for any player. However, by Graham's standards he did not have a great season, and will be looking to come back even better in 2013.
Towards the end of last season, we learned that Graham had been dealing with an injury to his wrist for most of the year, and it was evident by his league-high 14 drops. With Graham coming off a successful wrist surgery, he should vastly improve in the coming season.
Another reason Graham will have a big season this year is because he is in a contract year, and will be looking to become one of the highest paid tight ends in the NFL. However, with Drew Brees getting the bulk of the salary cap, the Saints will have to get very creative as they attempt to draw up a deal for Graham. Nonetheless, Graham will get a huge payday and the Saints must figure out a way to get a deal done.
Heading into next season, Graham said that this offseason is "the hungriest I have ever been." With Graham heading into next season completely healthy, and the return of Sean Payton, he could establish himself as the most dominant tight end in the NFL. Look for Graham to post career highs across the board and return to his Pro Bowl form of two years ago.
Alejandro Aviles is the Featured Writer for the New Orleans Saints at Rant Sports @aaviles312


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N. Sanity Island
(Main Article: N. Sanity Island)
N. Sanity Island, also known as North Sanity Island and Jungle Island in some documents during the early developement of the original game, is the first and most recurring of the three islands, being the home of Crash Bandicoot and his companions (until Crash Of The Titans). Much of the island is occupied by a large mountain located in the center. On the side of the mountain is a skull-shaped opening that expels a waterfall from its mouth. The resulting river passes through N. Sanity Beach, where Crash's very first adventure began. Before the overthrow of Cortex, the island was largely inhabited by the native tribesmen (led by Papu Papu), who would capture and/or eat anything that sneaked into their territory.
Their village is guarded by a tall wooden wall that completely surrounds the village. Also surrounding the village are numerous monoliths, which the tribes-folk seem to worship. After Cortex's defeat, the island became the official home of Crash Bandicoot (until Crash of the Titans), who lives in a medium-sized hut alongside Coco, Aku Aku (the protector of the islands), and others. Their hut appears to be located between N. Sanity Beach and the jungle, as shown in Crash Twinsanity. The island has a cavern underground and many Tiki Statues, including Tikimon. Interestingly, a duplicate of Tikimon is seen in Jungle Bungle at the part where the red gem is found. Since Crash Of The Titans, N. Gin had built his weapon factory there. Remains of it are seen in the Junkyard in Crash Mind Over Mutant.
- The name of N. Sanity Island is a pun on the term 'insanity'.
- Features: Crash's First House / N. Sanity Beach / Skull Rock Waterfall / Native Village / Jungle / Caves
Wumpa Island
(Main article: Wumpa Island)This island is located between N. Sanity Island and Cortex Island, and was the least-occurring island in the series, before Crash and his family moved there after the events of Crash Twinsanity. Not much is known about this island, except that is littered with dated ruins and contains a lava cave below it, where a mine was located in Crash Bandicoot; it is unknown whether this mine still operates today. Also notable is the colossal Uka Tree located in the middle, in which Nina Cortex has a small tree-hut, and the tall waterfall that stems from a large tiki head (where Ripper Roo was fought in Crash Bandicoot) at the top of the ruins. It is also where Uka Uka was originally incarcerated many years before, until Doctor Cortex's shattered space station destroyed the prison, freeing Uka Uka. Also, here is a large Mojo Temple and, of course, Crash's new home.
The island is also home to numerous abandoned sewer systems although their origin is unknown.
The climate in Wumpa Island is colder than that of the other two islands. While the other islands would only be partially covered in snow during the winter season, Wumpa Island is completely submerged in white.
- Current State: Normal. The Doominator and Space Head that collapsed on the edge of the island can be seen.
- Features: Uka Tree / Ripper Roo's Waterfall / Crash's New House/ Mojo Temple / Ruins / Volcano/Mines
Cortex Island
(Main article: Cortex Island)The third and final island in the Wumpa Islands is the largest, but is also the least environmentally-healthy, having been overrun with pollution since its takeover by Doctor Neo Cortex (hence its name). Cortex Island was the former home of Doctor Neo Cortex, who resided in a large twisted castle known as Cortex Castle. The island also held a refinery named 'Cortex Power', where many of Cortex's mechanical contraptions were developed. Unfortunately, this very refinery was also the producer of a large amount of toxic waste, which was dumped into the nearby ocean, causing pollution. During its operation, the refinery was owned by Cortex's bodyguard, Pinstripe Potoroo, whom Crash battled as the fourth boss of Crash Bandicoot. When Pinstripe was defeated, he unintentionally shot out the refinery's core, causing Cortex Power to fall into disrepair. After the fall of Cortex, the refinery was later converted to a sewer system.
- Current State: Burned and abandoned. It is possible to see the remains of Cortex Power and the remains of the castle.
- Features: Cortex Castle / Cortex Power Factory
Iceberg Lab
(Main article: Iceberg Lab)Just north of N. Sanity Island is a huge iceberg, which holds up Dr. Neo Cortex's Iceberg Lab. It was his new lair in Crash Twinsanity. Pretty much all of the iceberg is barren because of the snow. Another huge section of the iceberg is home to the Ice Prison, and this is just north of Wumpa Island. Since Crash: Mind over Mutant the Iceberg has been inhabited by the Ratcicles in a section called Ratcicle Kingdom.
- Current State: Normal. The remains of N. Gin's blown-up battleship and Cortex's trademark airship can be seen. The Ice Prison is still operational.
- Features: Iceberg Lab / N. Gin's Battleship / Ice Prison
Madame Amberly's Academy of Evil
(Main article: Academy of Evil)
It is home of the wicked and evil children. This vast place sits on its own small island just north east of the Iceberg Lab and looks dark and dangerous. Nina Cortex used to be Madame Amberly's favorite pupil before she was transferred in the Evil Public School, by her uncle.
- Current State: Normal
- Features: The Academy of Evil
Tiki Island
Tiki Island only appeared in Crash of The Titans for the GBA. This is where Tiny makes his excavation. It has very few places like a village built by Tiny's minions and a cave from where materials for the Doominator are taken.


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This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Azura African Spa has massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
DiningJelly Fish Restaurant - This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
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We enjoy Flemings for the ambiance as well as wonderful food. The noise level was really high which made visiting with our friends a little difficult. Also, our waiter was really slow bringing out our food - and not terribly attentive, at that. Normally service is excellent.
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I'm fully confident in the public testimony of both Secretary of Defense Gates of Chairman Mike Mullen and our current Commander in Chief, Barack Obama, that they have been very clear that they want to have a nondiscriminatory policy in place. Having a nondiscriminatory policy in place was impossible because U.S. law for 17 years was that we'll continue discrimination that we currently do as under Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman could put clearly a policy in place that would not discriminate against men and women because of their sexual orientation. And I have full confidence that they will."
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I am looking for my grandmother's half brothers and sisters - children of her birth mother Olive. She was married to my greatgrandfather Fred Simons, had my grandmother Joan in 1926 and then divorced Fred in 1929ish. She then remarried under the name Glanville and had 6 or 7 children - among them Colin, Thomas and Gloria. Gloria particularly looked like my grandmother. If anyone can help, please email, as I would really like my grandmother to meet her half brothers and sisters. Thank you!
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(Women Saint)
A middle-aged woman saint named Tai Maharaj lived in Amraoti. She had a large following, and she invited Baba to her temple. Baba went on December 23rd, and in the presence of over five hundred of her followers, she received Baba with tears in her eyes. She declared to all present, "The Avatar has come to me!"
Throughout the half hour of darshan, Tai Maharaj remained seated near Baba's feet and would not leave Him. After the program, she requested Baba to enter the temple, which He did. A statue of Lord Krishna was profusely decorated inside, and Tai Maharaj gazed at it and then at Baba. Pointing to the statue, Baba motioned to her, "I am there!" On His return, Baba remarked, "I appreciate the spirit of Tai Maharaj. There are many saints but she is a real one who totally forgets herself. She is so simple and humble. As for Myself, I prefer vagabonds to hypocritical saints."
(Perfect Master & poet)
Baba elucidated that Nizamuddin Auliya, Bualishah Qalandar and Chishti of Ajmer were all Sufi Perfect Masters. He mentioned that Chishti was even considered to be on the same level as Muhammad; however, he was not equal to the Prophet, but the Qutub-e-Irshad of his time — the head of the spiritual hierarchy. Chishti established Sufism in India, and his tomb-shrine in Ajmer is a greatly revered place of pilgrimage.
These Perfect Masters and other Muslim Qutubs always liked listening to ghazals, which have been preserved in the various Divans of Hafiz.
Now, for a Perfect Master to write poetry — what is it (for Him) when the whole world is in His hands? But as Tukaram, the Sadguru, explained, one's original nature persists even after Realization.
(A Saint from Nagpur)
Tukdoji Maharaj was a high saint from Nagpur Baba first met him in December 1937, and later in November 1944. He was high saint, revered for singing bhajans (devotional songs), son that whenever he sang thousands come to hear him. He was well known in central Province and Bombay.
At the time of contact Tukdoji was about thirty years old. And was a man of vast size. He has a rolling giant like that of one who is intoxicated. When he approached Baba on the occasion of large public darshan program in Nagpur in December 1937, One of Baba disciples exclaimed! " Look Baba, a drunkard has come to see you". Baba replied, "He had drunk the wine of love."
On this occasion, Tukdoji Maharaj brought hundreds of his followers with him, and in front of all of them he bowed down before Baba, and then in his great voice sang devotional songs in Baba's presence. During the disturbance of 1942, Tukdoji Maharaj was imprisoned until many influential people having made it clear that his great influence was spiritual and not political, procured his release. Tukdoji Maharaj was interviewed by an official in prison, and he asked to be allowed to stay in gaol, since he found it restful there.
The next contact with Tukdoji Maharaj was during the great Nagpur meeting of November 1944. Following account is extracted from a circular describing this meeting.
"The most important public function of the day as staged at Gorakshan Compound where Sri Baba gave darshan to a mammoth gathering of 30000 people. Another feature of the occasion of Bhajan by famous saint Tukdoji Maharaj, who received Sri Baba on arrival, and escorted Him to dais amidst shouts of "Sri Meher Baba Ki Jai". After the Bhajan which ended at about midnight. Tukdoji Maharaj requested Sri Baba to step forward and bless the audience. The scene that was presented to the eyes, with Baba in His standing posture, His face aglow with divine lustre, hands outstretched in blessing was too sublime and transcendental for words to picturised adequately.
Tukdoji Maharaj had been told of Baba in 1948 by Babadas and Pankhraj. He had come to Ahmednagar to attend gatherings of his followers. Baba remarked to him, "I am in seclusion now and not giving darshan to anyone. When I go to Poona, I permit people to see me." Tukdoji Maharaj replied, "Darshan is of two kinds. One is to see physically, another is to see everywhere!"
Baba answered with a smile, "Only an exceptional one sees Me everywhere. I am infinite!"
In 1955, Tukdoji Maharaj had been invited to attend a conference on world religions and world peace. He narrated details of his experiences there. Baba then sent him outside with Adi and Bhau for a tour of the Meherazad premises.
Saint from Poona
In 1957, Dada T. L. Vaswani, aged seventy-eight, was a former college professor of English and history who had renounced all to serve humanity. He was called "Sadhu" and had established and was running the Saint Mira School in Poona, and was regarded by many to be a saint. There was a longstanding invitation from him to Baba to visit the school. Not to disappoint His "Beloved child," as Baba would call him, Baba agreed to go and a date was fixed.
On 23rd March 1957, Meher Baba visited St. Mira School in Poona and was received by Dada T. L. Vaswani and gave darshan to the students and others in School Hall. There was a public darshan program outside where nearly 10000 people had His darshan and received prasad.
Baba cautioned the Meherazad mandali to be always with Him during the Poona program, and he kept repeating this warning for days prior to going. At 6:30 A.M. on March 23rd, Baba, accompanied by Eruch, Bhau, Kumar and Aloba left Meherazad for Poona in Meherjee's car.
Joyous singing and shouts of "Jai Avatar Meher Baba!" accompanied Baba's car as it slowly made its way through the crowd toward Saint Mira High School. The car was decorated with garlands, and in the vanguard of the parade a band was playing. Vaswani received Baba at the door of the school and embraced Him tightly. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he led Baba to a private room, where he sat with Him for a while. Baba comforted him and was then carried in a chair to the school's Sanctuary Hall, where He was seated on the dais. Vaswani sat on his right and Irene Conybeare was given a chair opposite them with some other people.
After recitations from the Bhagavad Gita and kirtan singing by the students, Vaswani, deeply moved, paid tribute to Baba in his welcome remarks over the microphone. The following is a part of his talk:
Sisters and brothers, children of the One Divine Mother! I speak in the presence of one whom His disciples in different parts regard as the Ancient One …
For thirty years and more, He who is in our midst today has borne witness to the truth that there is something better than speech. That is silence. It is, to my mind, the truth of Truths. He has spoken to the world through silence. His witness to the "Kingdom of Silence" went into my heart many years ago. In this age of noise, He has taught the truth: Be silent!
I have been impressed, too, with another truth in the life of Beloved Baba. He is a lover of the simple life. He is simple, and therefore He rejoices in the company of the little ones. In His message … He said it did His heart good to come in contact with the little ones, the children of the Mira Schools.
There is a third thing too which I have noticed in regard to Meher Baba – the smile on His lips. A beautiful smile plays on His lips always. He has suffered as perhaps not many have. He has experienced pain as not many have. But there is always a beautiful smile playing on His lips.
His silence, His simplicity, and His smile – these are His three gifts to us. I bow down to him with love and humility in my heart.
On Baba's behalf C. D. Deshmukh spoke eloquently for five minutes, emphasizing Baba's Avatarhood and mission. The hall was full to capacity with Vaswani's students and followers. Baba's lovers had to stand outside by the gate.
The headmaster of the school, C. B. Advani, spoke a few words, and also the secretary, Sri Gangaram, after which Baba asked that this message from him be read out to the students:
The youth of today is the ruling force of tomorrow. All things have a small beginning; the seedling grows into a tree, the stream into a river and the child grows into a man to use or misuse the lessons he has absorbed in life as a youth. But even after he has grown into a man, he often remains a child in the spiritual sense of the word. The world is the kindergarten and school necessary for the spiritual lessons man must learn through countless lives of experiencing the opposites – such as pain and pleasure, joy and suffering, good and bad, wealth and poverty, et cetera.
All growth is gradual, and it is only through slow and gradual stages that man begins truly to grow up and discover his True Self and to relinquish the childish playthings of hate, greed and anger through selfless service and love. In the spiritual school also, there are many grades to be passed which few have the courage and determination to go through. Just as you need masters and instructors to guide you along the path of your studies, so there exist Perfect Masters who can guide you along the path of the spirit to the glorious destination of Godhood. Few have the good fortune to meet and follow such a spiritual Guide – when you do, you must earn His grace and be worthy of His love.
Do not balk at the discipline given by your parents and teachers. Discipline in small ways leads to the greater necessary discipline of self. Do not try to conquer others – conquer yourself and you will have conquered the world. The simplest way to do this is to love God. Begin to love God by loving your fellow-beings. Begin to see God by seeing Him in all beings and things. Give without thought of return. Serve without thought of reward. God is everywhere, in everything. Most of all, He is right within yourself. You do not exist for the world – the world exists for you.
There is an amusing illustration of this in the story of the ant. An ant was trying to cross a stream on a leaf. Midstream the leaf, tossed by the wind, overturned and the ant cried: "Help, help, the world is drowning!"
A frog close by said: "What rubbish. The world is not drowning; you mean you are drowning."
"Well," said the ant, "Once I drown the world might as well not exist for me. So for me it means not only that I am drowning but that the world is drowning too."
In the same way, all existence is within you. God is to be found within yourself, and once you find Him you have found the only treasure worth finding. I give you My blessings that you love God and find Him.
After the welcoming ceremonies, Baba gave darshan and prasad to the women and students inside, and hundreds surged forward to take advantage of it. Goldney and Pukar locked hands to stem the tide of the crowd from overwhelming Baba with garlands and embraces.
Baba was then carried outside and sat on the veranda to give darshan and distribute prasad to His lovers and many others from Poona whose number now exceeded ten thousand. Elbows flew as some pressed forward. The situation became so serious that Baba's safety was at stake. Physically, Baba was suffering terribly, but despite it, he had come to Poona to give darshan. The crowd continued to grow out of control and pandemonium eventually broke out.
A well-known singer who had been on Baba's return flight from Australia had come with his party to sing before Baba. But his harmonium and other instruments got broken in the melee and total confusion reigned. The mandali surrounded Baba as the police appeared on the scene. Not knowing who they were, the police roughly manhandled the mandali and separated them from Baba. Kumar was forcibly removed and taken some distance away where he was made to sit down. He, whom Baba had made the Commander-in-Chief during the Andhra and Hamirpur programs, was now in the custody of the police. Bhau was shoved so violently that he was just saved from falling several feet away. Had Narayan Bundellu not caught him in time, he would have been severely injured.
On the one hand, the mandali were pleased that the police had come and now surrounded Baba, but on the other, they had Baba's order to remain close to Him during the program. The police would not allow them to come near, and they had to stand helplessly at a distance. Only Eruch was allowed to stand by Baba's side, conveying Baba's words.
Although order was restored after some time, the crowd continued to be undisciplined despite the presence of the police, and nothing could be done to keep the people in line. The out-of-town lovers had been pushed back and had to stand in the hot sun near the gate. Amidst the throng, Bhau observed his wife, Rama, with their two children, Sheela and Mehernath, and her brother Dhiraj, moving near Baba. Bhau tried to approach Baba, but the police again did not permit it, and he was unable to meet his family. In spite of their being there for Baba's darshan, Bhau had no chance of speaking with them, not even a minute. From a distance, Bhau could see that Baba asked his wife how the children were, and He made Sheela turn around and show him her burnt back. The skin had healed with hardly a trace of the accident's scars. . .
Before leaving, Baba's arti was sung and He remarked, "Today's program gave Me much pleasure."
(A Young Yogi from Ale)
Baba returned to Pimpalgaon on the 27th, and left for the village of Ale the next day with Baidul, Pendu, Kaka and Chanji at 7:00 A.M. Chhabu again drove, but this time they went in an old car due to the rough condition of the roads. In Ale, Baba contacted a short old yogi called Vasudev Swami, who resembled a crippled child. It was said that Vasudev never lay down to sleep, but would doze while seated, bending over a pillow. Baba brought this mast-like yogi back with him to Pimpalgaon, and worked with him for three days. He was sent back on 1 May with Baidul and Babadas in a public bus, in especially reserved seats. Vasudev had done certain spiritual or yogic practices which had led him to become God-mad. Despite that, Baba showed him the sweetest of affections and treated him like a lost, injured child. (Lord Meher-p-2407-1944)
Vasudev Swami of Ale, with whom Baba had worked before, was a tiny old yogi who had been crippled doing certain occult or yogic practices. (Lord Meher-p-2560-1947)
Baba was invited to Devargaon, fourteen miles from Amraoti, on the morning of Wednesday, 24 December 1952. There, he contacted a mast named Virbhan Maharaj. As Baba began massaging his legs, the mast said to him, "Why undergo so much trouble for me? You have to do great work for the world!"
Baba replied, "I am for those who love Me, and those who love Me are My gurus."
"You are the Master of the Universe," the mast said. "The village is blessed by your presence." Addressing the mandali, Virbhan Maharaj then quoted this shloka (verse) from the Bhagavad Gita: "When the flame of righteousness burns low, God descends as the Avatar."
Baba's presence overwhelmed Virbhan Maharaj, and he wept tears of love. "Meher Baba is the real Avatar," he stated. "I can see him in His Real Form. My birth has at last born fruit."
(Son of Inayat Khan)
Born : June 19, 1916
Died : June 17, 2004
On February 9th, Baba went to Meherabad to give darshan to the Arangaon villagers.
Phillipe Dupuis of Paris, France, had written to Baba for permission to come and see Him. Baba granted permission, and Dupuis arrived in Bombay on February 6th. On February 9th, he was brought by Adi directly to Meherabad, arriving at 9:00 A.M. Without obtaining Baba's permission, Dupuis had brought Vilayat Khan, the eldest son of the Sufi teacher Inayat Khan.
Baba saw both in His interview cabin. Adi, Eruch and Francis were present during the interview. Vilayat Khan kissed Baba's hand. Replying to Baba's inquiry, he said that he had come to India a month before Phillipe Dupuis. He planned to sit in meditation for a certain length of time near the shrine of Qutub Mu'inuddin Chishti in Ajmer. Vilayat said, "I have come to Baba prompted by my Murshid to meditate on you in your physical presence."
Meher Baba found Vilayat Khan of good heart, but his understanding was not deep, and he was not of the same spiritual status as his father (mental-conscious). Baba dictated the following six points for him to live by:
"Do not run away from your own lower self.
"Do not renounce the world; renounce your own lower self.
"Do not seek solitude anywhere but within your own self, because you are eternally all alone to your own Self.
"Silently cry out within your own self: 'Beloved One, reveal yourself to me as my own, real, infinite Self.'
"It is you who are obstructing yourself from finding your Self. So try to lose your lower self by continual remembrance of God, Who is your real Self.
"Do not become Master of disciples until you have mastered your own self."
In conclusion, Baba emphasized: "The only proper thing for a genuine seeker to do is to surrender completely to a Perfect Master. A life of obedience and surrenderance is the only solution when one is fortunate to have caught hold of the feet of a Perfect Master.
"Really speaking, love and devotion for Beloved God are all that are necessary on this path. Meditation is neither devotion nor love, but a mental pursuit in pinning down the object of one's thoughts before one's mind's eye."
Baba asked Vilayat, "Did you listen attentively to what I have told you?" Vilayat replied in the affirmative.
Baba then stated, "Because you have come all this distance to see me, I want you to do one very simple thing. Spare five minutes every night at twelve o'clock and meditate on Baba. Concentrate on my face."
Vilayat said, "This would annoy my Murshid."
Baba replied, "If your Murshid were a Perfect Master, he would never get annoyed. And if your Master were to be annoyed over this, he could never be a Murshid!
"When you say you were prompted by your Murshid to meditate on Me in my physical presence, it is absurd to say that the Murshid would be annoyed if his mureed were to spare five minutes every night to meditate on Me in My physical absence, particularly when I give such an instruction to one who has come all this distance to meditate on Me."
Baba ended by instructing Vilayat Khan, "Please yourself, but you should at least do one thing for me. You must read "God Speaks" from the first to the last page."
Vilayat Khan promised to do so. Baba then sent him out of the cabin. He kissed Baba's hand once again as he left the room. Adi gave him a copy of Eternal Song, an Urdu book of poems on Baba by Saib Asmi of Pakistan, and a copy of Life At Its Best. He was also given a copy of God Speaks.
Baba then met privately with Phillipe Dupuis in His cabin. He warned Dupuis: "Don't get involved, financially or otherwise, in Vilayat Khan's affairs. You ought not to have brought him to see Me, for he is not yet ripe to absorb My grace."
Dupuis said, "I brought him in all good faith, thinking that if Vilayat were to accept you, his whole group of Sufis in Europe and America (which was a large group) would then have the blessed fortune to be drawn to you, and thus come directly under your protecting arms."
Baba did not appear to be satisfied with this explanation and repeated his query, asking Dupuis again and again: "But why did you bring him?" With every repetition, Baba indicated much concern for Dupuis.
Baba asked him about his own plan to stay in India. Dupuis said, "I have no plans, but I do not want to return to Europe." Baba asked about his financial condition and was told Dupuis had no debts and could afford his passage to and fro. (Lord Meher Volume 16, Page 5531)
Baba reminded Dupuis about his reply to the latest circular and assured him that his affirmation of love and obedience had made him happy. Dupuis reiterated his affirmation, and Baba embraced him with love.
Baba instructed, "You should return to Europe soon after leaving here and do not get involved in Vilayat Khan's affairs."
Dupuis told Baba that he was bound by the promise to accompany Vilayat Khan to Ajmer and stay with him there as an escort or a sort of protection for him.
In response, Baba stressed, "It is futile to go to Ajmer. I warn you to beware of further entanglements. You should realize that it is far more important for you to accept and hold fast to any instructions given to you by Me than to give a second thought to what you had promised to any man."
Baba further explained, "It is childish, when mankind has My living presence, to go to shrines, to sit in meditation in shrines and to visit saints. It is of paramount importance for you to realize the value of my advice to you, rather than to assess the worth of your promise to someone."
Baba assured Dupuis, "Although I have come to Meherabad for three hours today exclusively for the villagers, I have spent a considerable time with you because I love you very much."
Baba called for Vilayat Khan and, as he entered, he heard Baba, through Eruch, instruct Phillipe Dupuis the following five points:
"Phillipe should return to Europe from Bombay as soon as possible.
"Phillipe should now go to Bombay and stay there for some days until Vilayat Khan decides to go to Ajmer.
"Phillipe should go with Vilayat Khan to Ajmer and stay there at the most five to ten days, until Vilayat Khan feels settled in Ajmer.
"Phillipe should then go to Bombay and from there return to Europe.
"Phillipe should note that Baba wants him to go back to Europe as soon as possible."
Baba asked Dupuis whether he had understood His directions clearly. Dupuis nodded his head. Baba embraced him Vilayat Khan once again and left His cabin to go to the hall to be with the Arangaon villagers who were patiently awaiting His presence.
After the usual greetings from the villagers, Baba called Phillipe Dupuis and motioned to him to sit in the hall. The villagers entertained Baba with bhajan songs, as did Rustom Kaka and Kokila. Soonumyan sang qawaalis. Baba sent word to Vilayat Khan that if it pleased him to join the assembly, he was free to do so; if not, he was to sit outside until Dupuis was permitted by Baba to depart.
At the same moment, Vilayat Khan, who was outside, was asking one of the mandali whether it would be permissible for him to join the others in the hall to sit in Baba's presence. When Baba's message was given to him, he felt very happy at the opportunity and quickly entered the hall. He seemed charmed to hear the qawaali songs, although he did not understand either Urdu or Persian. From time to time, Baba would gesture a word or sentence in English to explain the depth of meaning of the Urdu and Persian ghazals' words and lines.
The substance of almost every ghazal sung to Baba that day was that it is absolutely necessary for a lover to surrender all and follow the Beloved, and that to become the dust underneath the feet of the Perfect Master is the only solution to all those seeking union with the Beloved.
After the villagers had embraced Baba, he instructed Phillipe Dupuis and Vilayat Khan to leave Meherabad with Nariman Dadachanji, who was driving back to Bombay that day. Both Dupuis and Vilayat had a farewell embrace from Baba, and Baba reminded Vilayat to read God Speaks and Dupuis to return to Europe as soon as possible after a short stay in Ajmer. Both left Ahmednagar happily; Dupuis went straight to Bombay, and Vilayat Khan was dropped off at the Poona train station to travel to Hyderabad for a short visit.
After he embraced all the villagers who came to Meherabad, Baba returned to Meherazad at about noon. While returning in the car, He expressed His concern for Phillipe Dupuis, remarking to Francis Brabazon: "It is so easy to fall and, with the fall, to get entangled. On the other hand, it is so difficult to get free from entanglements and to rise unfettered."
The next day, Baba sent a telegram to Nariman in Bombay to meet Dupuis at his hotel and remind him, on behalf of Baba, to stick to the instructions given by Baba in Meherabad. The day after, Baba made Francis write a long letter to Dupuis with additional reminders, and even advising Dupuis to leave India if he felt like doing so without going to Ajmer with Vilayat Khan.
Nariman was again sent a message to contact Dupuis and tell him to return to Europe before it was too late. However, Nariman was unable to meet Dupuis as he had already taken a train for Ajmer with Vilayat Khan. Thereupon, Nariman was told to contact Dupuis upon his return to Bombay and remind him of Baba's instructions. But this, too, he was not able to do, since Dupuis stayed in Bombay for only a day and left with no forwarding address. Baba had spent much time and energy concerning Dupuis, because he was trying to protect him and keep him in his fold. But Dupuis followed his own impulses instead, and the unfortunate result was that he was never heard from again.
Religious and Social leader of India
There is the example of an ordinary man like Vinoba Bhave going about barefoot against all odds, out of his love for man. There are many such persons in India who are doing selfless service. Some of you too are doing the same things, though you may not know it. Selfless service is service without the least tinge of ego.
The slightest egoistic thought would undo everything. Only one out of many can succeed in doing this type of service for humanity –even for saints it is impossible!
In the West, too, there are men rendering such service. One is a doctor in charge of a leper asylum. He is always with the lepers and so engrossed in his work that he has no time to think about himself. He does not know who Meher Baba is.
Such persons can do selfless service, but even they cannot come near Me. Why? It is because the mind is there. The most subtle thought creates binding, and this prevents them from knowing Baba. Despite this, as soon as such persons drop their bodies they come to Me because their thought is not for themselves but for advancing and improving on their work. And so they come to Me.
Vinoba Bhave was a well-known social leader. Bhave's cousin, A. V. Bhave (a teacher), stood up and said, "I am not sure whether I was asleep or awake ..."
Baba with a wry smile interrupted him, "Then you are now nearing the Beyond, beyond state of being wide awake in sound sleep!" All laughed, and Baba embraced him, also.
The mast-saint from Indore
The mast saint from Indore, Vishandas Maharaj, failed to catch his share and the orange fell to the ground. Baba had it returned and again threw it to him. This time he caught it, much to Baba's pleasure,


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