In a Master's circle, as also in an Avatar's, there are four apostles and eight members. Three of my apostles are now with me: Kaka and Chanji equal two, and Herbert and Quentin together are counted as one since they represent the twins.
Every time when the Avatar manifests, there is one who betrays and one who dies. The one who dies is called the Dark Shadow [Side]. Judas loved Jesus, but Jesus turned the key so that his work could be accomplished, and Judas was forced to betray him. The present Judas is in India. There is also a man in India who is called Baba's Shadow [Gustadji] ... [Baba's will be] the greatest manifestation of all times.
Baba now at present looks exactly like Jesus, the same nature as Krishna and the mind of Buddha. Jesus did not have as keen a sense of humor. Krishna had a sense of humor, but not as great as Baba. He loved music and always made Narad dance for him.
Naturally, Baba's explanation greatly encouraged Quentin and Herbert in their dedication, love and devoted service to Baba.
It should be properly understood, however, that Baba did not mean the same souls return as members of his circle, but only the same types of souls. Baba would later explain that the Avatar's circle consists of 12 multiplied by 10, equaling 120 members, plus two "appendages" (Mehera and Mani), a total of 122 members.
Discoursing about how the Master gives and fulfills his promises, Baba explained to them:
The promises given by the Masters are never vague or unfulfilled. They always come true and are fulfilled, but in their proper time. The question of time depends on the conditions or circumstances in which they are given. When Masters give their promises, they are given from the mental, or subtle, or physical plane, and thus differ in the time of their fulfillment accordingly.
For example, if a train is rushing ahead at full speed and the brakes are applied, the train does not come all at once to an immediate halt due to the momentum. It stops gradually. The period for the fulfillment of my promises is just like this momentum. If I give a promise from the gross plane, it is fulfilled exactly at the time given and comes true. If a promise is given from the subtle plane, the momentum, or force of fulfillment, is halved; the promise takes a certain amount of time, for its fulfillment was given from a higher plane. If a promise is given from the mental plane, it takes even longer for fulfillment — like a train at full throttle takes longer to come to a dead stop when the brakes are applied.
This is why the promises given by me at different times vary in the period and details of their fulfillment. Out of sheer ignorance and inability to understand the secret behind it, you misjudge my way of working. This is the reason why some people have doubts about my power and ability to fulfill the promises I have given. They blame, ridicule and slander me in public and in private. But I go on doing my work in my own way, refusing to explain or disclose the manner in which I do it.