But the great Masters and Avatars give preference and advocate good over bad. This is only because good is really, spiritually speaking, easy for reaching the goal; though apparently, materially speaking, it is the reverse.
For example, bad is apparently easy — difficult, really! But the underlying principle in life being spiritual progress — true existence — comes against the material progress which is only apparent and not real. Thus, the Masters advocate good, being truly easy for mankind, as the better, standardized course to follow for true progress in the march of life to the Goal.
Another reason for preferring and advocating good is that in bad, although apparently easy, while thinking about and actually committing a bad act, there is always a sort of "torture" to the mind, which inevitably happens after committing the act. For instance, illicit sex or murder.
Whereas in good, which though apparently difficult, there is nothing of the kind — no torture to the mind. On the contrary, there is a constant feeling of a sort of happiness not only in thinking but also in doing a good act, although it is always more difficult apparently to do good rather than bad.
Besides, pursuing the course of doing bad to the extreme would not succeed until the end. A man's body however bold, indifferent, healthy and robust would not be able to withstand prolonged indulgence in bad vices — such as lust or drinking to the extreme. Therefore, bad to the extreme is not practicable physically.
On Saturday, 2 May 1936, Baba, Gustadji and Chanji, left Mysore by train to go to the shrine of the saint Baba Budan . They carried thirteen large bundles of necessities, such as cooking utensils and a stove, their bedding, lanterns and clothing. At about midday they arrived at Arsikere where they transferred to another train. They reached Kadur two hours later and took a local bus to Chikmagalur where they stayed at the dak bungalow.
Before leaving Mysore, Baba had advised Chanji not to keep the lantern and stove filled with kerosene; but in his hectic preparation to depart, Chanji had forgotten to empty them according to Baba's warning. In the bus to Chikmagalur, the stove leaked onto Baba's mattress, soaking it with kerosene. When Chanji discovered this while unpacking in the dak bungalow, he was frightened and put the bedding in the sun to dry. But the strong odor remained.