People of all beliefs were introduced to Meher Baba. Kumar brought an atheist to whom Baba stated:
Everyone is an atheist until he finds God by actual experience. It is better to be an atheist and be honest in words and deeds than to pose as a lover of God and lead a dishonest life. God is completely independent. He needs no worship. He only wants us to be honest.
-www.lordmeher.org, p3296
March, 1953; Dehra Dun