Baba gave many explanations to the people who came to see him in Dhulia. Two elderly Parsis came for darshan and were so impressed that they invited Baba to their home. The next day, he went there and also visited the house of a Marwari merchant, where he gave several interesting discourses. The first was about bliss:
“”Really speaking, everywhere in the entire universe is bliss. It is all bliss, bliss and bliss! But poor, ignorant mankind cannot enjoy it, as man does not know how to enjoy it. The whole universe is full of infinite bliss, but disregarding it, man hankers after the transient happiness of affluence, influence, possessions, name and fame. This is all false and illusory, yet man runs only after this. It is due to his ignorance of what is real. One should try to acquire real happiness by eschewing that which is false.
I am bliss personified! This five-foot, six-inch physical form you see is not real. If you could see my Real Form, you would not be yourself. The limited human mind has not the least conception of this sat-chit-ananda [infinite
knowledge-power-bliss] state. This state is beyond the realm of the mind. It is called the nirvikalp ["I am God"] state. It is the infinite bliss state of Paramatma or God.
Everyone is destined to attain this state and it is everyone's duty to make efforts toward that end. Some persons may acquire Realization today; if not today, then tomorrow. Some may get it after years and some after many births. But at some time or other, one and all have to experience this elevated state.
A discussion ensued about rendering social service. Baba made the following comments:
“”The activities you are engaged in of serving the nation and the people in a way are good. But to acquire the full bliss through karma yoga, there is only one sure-fire way and method. And that is, while rendering service, there should not be the least thought or feeling of "I serve ... I do this work." Real service requires selflessness and should be done selflessly. There should not be the least thought of "I-ness" or "I do this." Because such egoistic thoughts create pride, which gives rise to extremely dense and deep sanskaras, and it is most difficult to eradicate these types of sanskaras.
People all over the world do some kind of service.
