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You're a Baba Lover If...

By Ann Conlon

1. You're a Baba lover if you greet every Baba lover you know with, "Jai Baba!"
   

   You're a Baba lover if you greet every Baba lover you know with, "Hi there, how are you" or any variation thereof.

2. You're a Baba lover if you faithfully attend every weekly meeting of your local Baba group.
   

   You're a Baba lover if you went to one local Baba group meeting and decided it wasn't for you.

3. You're a Baba lover if you go to India once a year, usually for two or three months.
   

   You're a Baba lover if you go cross country once a year to visit your aging parents, so you can't afford to fly to India.

4. You're a Baba lover if you moved to Myrtle Beach so you could go to the Meher Spiritual Center every day.
   

   You're a Baba lover if you moved to Myrtle Beach and get to the Center once a month, if you're lucky, because you're so busy working to support yourself and a family.

5. You're a Baba lover if you know the names of all five of Meher Baba's Perfect Masters and the facts of their lives.
   

   You're a Baba lover if the only name you can remember is his.

6. You're a Baba lover if you can toss off the definitions of Nirvikalpa, Sahajawastha, and fana-e-malakuti.
   

   You're a Baba lover if you can't pronounce Nirvikalpa, Sahajawastha, and fana-e-malakuti, let alone define them.

7. You're a Baba lover if you produce wonderful paintings of Baba, songs or poetry for him.
   

   You're a Baba lover if your grade school art teacher despaired at your lack of ability, you're tone deaf, and your idea of good poetry is "Roses are red…" But you're the best audience the creative ones have.

8. You're a Baba lover if your living room walls are covered with Baba photos.
   

   You're a Baba lover if the only picture of him you have is the one in your heart.

9. You're a Baba lover if you can recite the Master's Prayer and the Prayer of Repentance from memory and you do it every day.
   

   You're a Baba lover if you recite the prayers at the Amartithi and July 10 programs and you need the printed words to do it.

10. You're a Baba lover if your children are named Merwan, Eruch, Mehera and Mani.
    

    You're a Baba lover if your children are named John, James, Mary and Elizabeth, and so are they.

And finally – you're a Baba lover if you just love him.