Vishnu was also highly wrought and started to jump from the moving bus, shouting, "Let me off! For God's sake, let me out of here!" The other mandali grabbed him. At this point, Baba had his car stopped and got out.1 He boarded the bus and slapped Vishnu soundly. Vishnu broke down sobbing, and Baba sat next to him, keeping his head on his lap. He told the driver to drive on.
After ten or fifteen minutes, Baba had the bus halted. All got down and gathered around Baba. Baba was quiet for a while and then explained:
A great work has been done today. A spirit [ghost] entered me after my afternoon rest. I was apparently upset at Krishnarao's place, and without any rhyme or reason took Chhagan and Bua to task — although it does not take much for me to find an excuse to beat them! But even this was of no avail and did not bring about the result I wanted in my work. You do not have the slightest idea of our [Masters'] work. How could you ever grasp our work concerning the three worlds? The momentum of the work was so intense today that I berated two of my closest disciples. This is the way Sadgurus bring about tranquility after their own inner work.
The momentum went on increasing until I raised my hand in the direction of Kalingad, and I beat him on account of Shroff. In the end, I had to bear the intensity of the force myself. If I had beaten everyone, all would have bawled out and been terribly upset. So I took it upon myself to avoid a row.
Some momentum was still left, which I completed here by beating some of you through the strife in the bus. If Vishnu was overcome with so much anger at this slight remainder of the momentum of my work, think of how great its force must be at full pressure! Whatever happened, it was my "key"; otherwise, there was no reason for Dastur to act as he did and for Vishnu to get so upset.
No Sadguru has a mandali like mine! Look at the mandali of Narayan Maharaj, Upasni Maharaj and Babajan.
Footnotes
- 1.Baba may have been in the bus already; Chanji's diary is unclear about this point.