Douglas again wiped his face. His questions were being answered so quickly, and the answers were so concise and sharp-witted, he was stunned. After a while, Douglas continued:
"Is there evil in the world?"
"No, there is nothing like evil," Baba spelled out.
Douglas was momentarily astounded and asked, "What do you mean?"
"There is nothing else except bliss everywhere."
Douglas excitedly rose to his feet and began asking questions. "How could that be?"
"In Reality, that is the case," Baba assured him.
Regaining his composure, Douglas sat down and took out another questionnaire. "Then how do you explain the thousand and one evils in the world such as theft, murder, rape, treachery, dishonesty, immorality, torture? Can these wickednesses not be considered as evils?"
"Not necessarily."
"Then what do you call them? What are these to be considered?"
"They are more or less of a degree of good itself."
Douglas was struck by this idea and put his hand on his forehead. He had gotten up again, and he slowly sat down and said, "Oh, God! How wonderful! Why couldn't the poets and metaphysicians have explained it in such a straightforward and intelligible manner?" He sat thinking for a while.
Baba added, "As I have said, there is nothing but bliss in the world. What the world calls evil is an extremely lower aspect of good."
"Of course, of course," Douglas declared. "How easy! Why people cannot understand such a simple thing is surprising! Could you enlighten us as to when the world will understand this simple truth?"
"When its angle of vision has changed."
"But when?" Douglas asked.
"It is going on internally," Baba spelled out.
"Thank God! What do you say about the delicate and dangerous situation the world is facing? The world's financial condition today is such that countries are ready to strangle one another! Restlessness is everywhere. When will this calamitous period end? When will this situation improve?"
"Not until there is a change of heart."
"A change of heart? What a sovereign remedy! But when will the heart change?"
"It will start after about a year."
"Christ took three years to complete his work. How long will it be for you to complete your work?"