(Dec. 1927) In the course of his explanations the following day, Baba revealed:
As previously explained, there are an infinite number of worlds which have cooled down, and for each such world to cool down takes cycles and cycles. Imagine how long! But when a man attains Realization and ascends to the seventh plane, he feels as if only a second has passed; that is, no time has actually passed during the numberless changes of forms and deaths and births of 84 lakhs – eight million, four hundred thousand times.
Now I know that according to you, it accounts for billions of years, and there is no limit to accounting. But my experience is that nothing has happened and there is no time spent.
In reference to the number 7, Baba elaborated:
There are seven worlds (planets in evolution), seven skies, seven suns, seven moons, seven planes and seven heavens (in involution). Why this figure seven? And sanskaras too are of seven colors. Why? Because in the very beginning, when Energy (Pran) clashed with Matter (Akash), it created seven divisions. The explosive friction between Energy and Matter created seven dazzling colors.
Each individual human being is a universe unto himself. In the head there are seven openings: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and one mouth. In the body there are seven parts: two arms, two legs, two openings (front and back), and one trunk.
But all this explaining of the universe and creation relates to the hair and has nothing to do with the head. So first try to get hold of the head because out of it comes everything.
Baba drew a figure of a man’s head with hair and added:
The barber’s work is to shave the head. And who is the barber in this case? Mahapralaya! For when it occurs, all the hairs – universes – on God’s head are shaven off.
It is said that the universes pour out of the Godhead; they are like God’s hair. Your head may symbolize God and your hair the universes.
Lord Meher, Original Publication, Bhau Kalchuri, Vol. 3, pp. 997 – 998.