"I have practice," Chanji answered.
Douglas went and stood over by Chanji and tried again to read the alphabet board, but again failed.
Baba was very patiently moving his finger on the board to enable Douglas to read it, but as several minutes had passed, he now indicated to him, "Now, come to the point without wasting any more time on reading the board. There is only a little time left."
Douglas asked, "What is your caste?"
"I am an Irani."
"Where were you born?"
"In Poona."
"That means in India. How could you be an Irani?"
"My parents are Persians."
"Are you a Zoroastrian?"
"I was born to Zoroastrian parents."
"Which religion is considered highest today?"
"I consider all religions equal, as they are all different paths to realize the one God!"
"What's your opinion about the Christian religion?"
"Christ was a great soul who had realized God. So the religion derived from such a Divine Being must be great."
"What religion do you believe in?"
"I am beyond caste and religion. All religions belong to me, but I have no special relationship with any caste, community or religion. I am one with God, and God is in everyone and everything."
"Are you a Mahatma?"
"What is the meaning of Mahatma? Tell me who is called a Mahatma? He who knows the Soul, the Truth, is called a Mahatma. I know the Truth; I have experience of the Truth. As you know and have experience of the city of London from being a resident of it over many years; so also, one who has not seen London, but wants to know it, will have to do so indirectly through a medium. But you live in London and have experience of it and know it well. For that, you do not have to resort to any outside means or medium. Do you follow me?"
"Very well. Do you know Gandhi?"
"Yes, we met on board the Rajputana."
"Are you interested in politics?"
"I do not concern myself with any ethics or science, and so, also not with politics either, because in Self-knowledge, everything is included. He who has gained Self-knowledge has gained everything."
"What do you think of Gandhi?"
"He is a good soul and a profound student of the Gita, an aspirant for Self-knowledge."
"Are you a Divine Being?"
"I am merged in God in the way in which Buddha, Christ and Krishna were merged in and had become one with God. In the same way, I live in God. As they knew God, so have I known Him! You yourself, and others, can know God in the same way and become one with Him!"