Perfection also has degrees, when compared with imperfection. So you see, one perfection in duality does not include every perfection. He who is perfect in science is probably not perfect in singing, and one perfect in singing will not be perfect in painting. So all these "perfections" are in the field of duality. Have you ever heard of perfect crimes? When murder is so cleverly perpetrated as not to leave a single clue behind, it is called a perfect crime. So even in crimes and so-called sins, there is perfection.
But spiritual Perfection is not in the domain of duality. All these relative perfections explained come within the scope of intellect, but the perfection of spiritually Perfect Souls is beyond intellect. When one is perfect spiritually, one experiences that nothing except God alone exists. To a Perfect Being, everything that exists under the intellect and under the domain of duality is illusion. So for the Perfect Man, nothing exists but God — science, art, music, weakness, murders are all dreams to him. His knowledge, his perfection, is one indivisible existence.
When this Perfect Soul, for spiritual reasons, wants to use all his power and knowledge, he does it purely for the spiritual good of others. He then applies his Universal mind in that subject and knows all. To express everything outwardly is not necessary, but he does know everything.
How? All languages have their root in the mental world [of thought] and are then expressed orally. But he, the Perfect Man, knows the mind of everyone! He knows the purport of every thought before it is uttered! So it is with everything — science, art, et cetera — if he wants, he can know it even before it is actually manifested. But he does that only when he thinks it necessary.
Then a series of questions and answers ensued:
The journalist asked Chanji, "Does Meher Baba believe in the theory of previous births, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita ?"
"Yes," Baba dictated, "the whole existence depends on the law of reincarnation."
"Even materially, Lord Krishna was perfect. So aren't you also perfect materially?"
"Perfection includes all perfections, but there is no need to express them. Krishna was perfect spiritually. That means he was perfect in everything, but he never showed his perfection materially, as it [material perfection] has no meaning and is in the realm of illusion. He could have shown himself a perfect drunkard, a perfect sinner, a perfect rogue.