Similarly, my mercy and grace are equally on all. But only those on the plain deserve it, while those who go about as if they are on top of a high mountain do not benefit by it!
Meanwhile Baba had assigned different duties to Jal Kerawalla, among them being to find a good boy and bring him to Baba. Jal would daily bring one boy after another, all of whom Baba would feed and give new clothes to, and then return to Jal. This saddened Jal, who thought himself a failure in meeting Baba's requirements. He had no idea that Baba's work was something quite different, which he was doing while feeding and clothing the boys.
Once, when questioned about the work done with the various types of boys who had come to him, Baba remarked, "Through them I am working with the youth of the future."
On the 5th, Baba repeated to Jal what he had earlier told Keki:
Always remain detached toward results. The result of something may be good or bad, but you should be detached from both. Like Ramakrishna, dedicate everything to your Master.
Let not the dirt of the sanskaras of your thoughts and deeds touch you, by surrendering every thought and act at the feet of your guru. As a dhobi [laundryman] washes and cleanses clothes, in the same way, I remove all the dirt which has stuck to you through your thoughts and actions.
Just continue doing as I say. If you put in your best efforts, there is no cause to worry. My work only I know! At this moment, I am speaking with you; but while doing so, you do not see the work I am simultaneously doing for the whole universe!
A finely dressed man came to see Baba and prayed to him for guidance on the Path.
Baba asked him, "For what do you want this guidance?"
The man confessed, "I have incurred numerous debts to maintain my family in comfort; now the debts are weighing on me like a great mountain. They pierce me like arrows and I suffer terribly. No one in the world is as miserable as I am!"
Baba urged him to have courage and advised, "Try to wipe out your debts. I will help you internally."
The man was comforted, and Baba explained, "Sacrifice is sweet when it is for a good cause. Suffering should be for something worthwhile, and not for selfishness or weakness.