dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd hiː kˈeɪm əkɹˌɑːs ðə bˈʊk ɡˈɑːd spˈiːks, baɪ mˈɛhɚ bˈɑːbə, ænd pˈoʊɪtɹi baɪ ɹˈuːmi, bˈoʊθ ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæd ɐ dˈiːp ˈɪmpækt ˈɔn hˌɪm.
During this period he came across the book God Speaks, by Meher Baba, and poetry by Rumi, both of which had a deep impact on him.