Baba then touched on the various stages of development:
A person has to pass through three stages before Realization — evolution, reincarnation, and advancement on the Path. From stone to animal to human form is evolution; this is the first stage. With the human form, evolution ends and the cycle of rebirth begins; this is the second stage. The third stage is involution through the spiritual planes.
In Africa there is a full swing of evolution, as all types of animals, plants and metals are found there. In Europe [and America], reincarnation is intensified with people taking birth after birth, and quickly, too. In Asia there is spiritual progress and advancement on the Path. That is why saints and Masters are found in the East, particularly in India.
They reached the town of Javali where they had tea. A Hindu named J. Krishnarao Gurjar saw Baba and the mandali standing on the road. Drawn to the Master, Krishnarao spontaneously invited Baba to stay at his brother's coffee plantation Horikan Estate , and the mandali were quite surprised when Baba accepted. The road to Horikan was extremely narrow and steep, and at one point all had to get down and walk. Krishnarao's brother Ganeshrao was equally sincere. Both were meeting the Master for the first time, and Baba was very pleased with their devotion and love.
Humbly, Ganeshrao said to Baba, "Your visit is our great good fortune! Our house is sanctified by your presence." Baba's arti was sung. After tea and refreshments, Baba went on a walk to see the local waterfall. It was a treacherous, narrow mountain pass, and Baba sprained his ankle. Two photos were taken, but the person taking them did not wind the film, and the pictures did not turn out. Baba rested that night at Ganeshrao's home.
Early the next morning Baba led a hike with Krishnarao to the summit of a nearby hill in search of a place for seclusion. Although Baba's ankle was still very painful, he ascended the hill with agility and speed.
Krishnarao expressed his amazement at this, and Baba commented to him, "The ways of Sadgurus are quite different. When a person sprains his foot, he is required to take rest, but in my case, by climbing the mountain my leg is cured! What a Sadguru does is quite the reverse of the ordinary ways of the world."
Baba's photo was taken again here.