You ask what I think is the value of a written account of God's life on earth as Avatar. I'm tempted to answer in a single line borrowed from the song of Saint Mirabai, the great lover of Lord Krishna:

"Only the Jeweler can assess the value of a true gem."

So, it is not my opinion of its value which matters, but my awareness of the inordinate good fortune of our times that a comprehensive record of God's life story in this Advent is being made available for the world – for the few who are already awakened to his love and for the many yet to rise in tidal waves, reaching out toward his Light and Truth, for it is he who commanded Bhau Kalchuri to take up this task of compiling his story, now being released in the volumes of LORD MEHER.

And what value shall we place on this gift? It is given to each reader's destiny to do so in accordance with his or her receptivity and acceptance of Meher Baba as God-Incarnate. For me, it is but one of the countless proofs of Avatar Meher Baba's love for his followers of now and of the future.

    ]AI-BABA!

– Mani S. Irani
September 1994