"Why?" Vishnu asked.
"He is so very kind. I have never seen such a man. I feel like gazing at him forever!"
On Sunday, 11 December 1932, Baba discoursed about reincarnation, explaining what spirit means:
The soul always remains the same; it is only the spirit which reincarnates and takes successive possession of bodies. People do not understand what spirit is and only vaguely use the term. There are so many terms used for one aspect.
The soul is infinite, everlasting and pure. At present, you do not realize the soul, and your mind means everything to you. Yet the mind is not you; it is what clothes are to the body. You are not the mind that feels and experiences everything. You are not the ego — you are the soul.
Until it is realized, the spirit has to reincarnate and change bodies. You change your clothing when it becomes old and so it is with the body. You all have had so many bodies, yet your soul never changes. It is the spirit which reincarnates again and again until you get back to the Source of all — Baba!
A quiet, reserved Scottish woman named Christine McNaughton, 28, was working at the Knightsbridge Hotel as a waitress and often brought Baba's meals to his room.
After several days, Baba drew the group's attention to her, indicating, "She is a very spiritual-type person, a very good soul."
He asked them to draw her out into conversation, which they did. (He later informed Norina, whom he had been coaxing to pay attention to Christine, that the girl had been her daughter in a previous lifetime.)
Before leaving, Baba wished to shake Christine's hand and he instructed the Kimco group to keep in contact with her. When Baba later called the group to India, he specifically instructed them to bring Christine along, even to pay her fare and supply her with the necessary clothes and pocket money.
New persons came to see Baba in London, but he afforded little time to meet them, as he had come especially for the sake of his close lovers, spending most of his time with Kitty, Margaret, Delia, Minta, Kim, Zilla, Audrey, Quentin, Will and Mary Backett, Tom Sharpley, Charles Purdom, Elizabeth, Norina and Nadine.1 These individuals were worthy of coming to stay at the ashram in India which he was planning in the near future.
Footnotes
- 1.Quentin Tod brought his 75-year-old mother Belle to meet Baba (either on this visit or at another time), and she too became devoted to Baba. Baba gave her the Indian name Muradin and later sent her a shawl, which she wore quite often.