It is similar in the case of Upasni Maharaj and Narayan Maharaj. Although they are both Perfect themselves, their work is of a [Hindu] sectarian nature. They are surrounded by Brahmins who strictly observe all rites, rituals and ceremonies, keeping others out. Upasni Maharaj's indifference to the established rules of society [keeping many young women] brought him a bad name and made his work difficult, creating scandal and trouble. But he did not mind it, not only because he is Perfect — hence above and beyond these things — but also because his work is not so extensive and wide as to necessitate the care and caution he should have taken if it were otherwise.
My work is universal; hence, I have to come in contact with all kinds of people of all religions, countries and creeds, in the East as well as in the West. And while working, I have to be very careful to consider the feeling and impression created on all who come in my contact, especially those whom I wish to work for me immediately, or later in the future.
If I do not do that, no one would come in — would be induced or persuaded to do the work as I want him or her to do it. In my great, universal divine plan I require men and women of all castes, creeds, cults and denominations in life — from the poorest peasant to the richest Rockefeller — each to fit in to a particular type of work in his or her class or community. Accordingly, I find the person willingly inclined.
Thus with me, there are Hindus, Mohammedans, Parsis and Christians, Easterners and Westerners, each with certain tendencies, temperaments, inclinations, and fitness or fondness to do a certain type of work. Each has at the time certain weaknesses and prejudices side-by-side with good qualities, and it is all these things and factors which I have to observe and consider if I want a particular person to fit in somewhere for certain work of mine.
Therefore, whenever a person is introduced or comes into my contact, I watch over him closely, and for a certain period in the beginning, even pamper his prejudices of caste, creed or religion. I tolerate his other weaknesses in nature and temperament until he is gradually trained and prepared to give these up one by one. And then he begins to understand things in a better and broader angle of vision, all the while trained through talks, explanations, discourses and direct references to others, which are really meant for him.