Diary 1963 - Murshid Sam's Living Stream

Diaries 1963July 9, 1963Beloved One of God:This is my diary. Yesterday I thought I made a bad mistake but the intuition said there wouldbe important mail coming which would need prompt attention. This proved to be true. Saladin sentan emergency asking me to keep certain dates free toward the end of the month. He does not knowit but that is exactly the spiritual advice I had from Pakistan.I have been making effort to get the next room but the previous occupant has failed to move hiseffects. But now it is clear this should be done for Major Sadiq, my closest spiritual brother, is nowmaking every effort to come here and asked me if I had quarters. As things stand this will be so, sowe shall see.The denouement mail from Pakistan is causing me to make a change in social activities. I havebeen given the problems of at least six women—actually greater—and in not a single case was anythingdone excepting taking time and sometimes magnetism. One case has passed the limits of theusual and the woman in question will be in an awkward predicament if she does not respond. For Itook her case up seriously and it led to some nice contracts—for me. While this has been going on inPakistan the situation is exactly the opposite. Both in healing and in counsel I have been extremelycautious and as extremely successful, praise to Allah. The reactions both toward my personality andtoward Pir-o-Murshid are the best that could be expected. All I can say is that the women in Pakistanboth trusted the counsel and their problems have been solved. One never knows how much of this ispersonal wisdom and how much Divine Grace.The possibility of having an article published on one of my “spiritualistic” experiences is encouragingbecause here the request came from the editor. I know where Major Sadiq stands in thisregard and shall again make inquiries for him. But I find that so many non-scientific Americans aretoo self-centered and have had far too little real suffering to get down to cases.My friend, Vocha Fiske, has been here, and met with several friends of my old pal, LutherWhiteman. It is curious and wonderful how these people have acted as elder brothers and sisters tome when all the rest of the world stood otherwise. But I have said “non-scientific,” for my associationswith both scientists and Orientals are of absolutely a different stripe and I am ready now forsome ventures and more than ventures.The Zen Roshi here has returned and wants to see my manuscript so I shall have to spendhours and hours typing and editing, and while he has it work more on How California Can HelpAsia.” Today I am assured of cooperating on both the Stanford and California campuses. My visit toUCLA was on the supposition that Major Sadiq would be coming and at least this was in the rightdirection. But I did not receive on letter with either advice, predictions or spiritual directions.The man who ordered Murshid’s books and who, himself has recently become interested in hiswritings is hospitalized and I have had no word from Santa Barbara on this either. It is an enigma. Idon’t know now whether my next trip will be delayed till Major Sadiq comes, or before that but if heis not here by September I shall have to try to arrange another trip, possibly before the next semesterstarts.Love and blessings,