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Chapter 18: Final Mast Work: Prelude To Thunder

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On Sunday, 3 June 1947, Baidul succeeded in bringing the great seventh-plane majzoob, Chacha, to Satara.
Upon his arrival, Baba was very happy and remarked, "Chacha alone is worth 100 masts!"
It is a marvelous tale how Baidul managed to bring Chacha from Ajmer, where the majzoob had hundreds of devotees of his own who would never allow him to leave. At the end of May, Baidul had gone to Ajmer to try to coax the majzoob to come with him, but had no luck. A pilgrimage festival was being held at the time near Mu'inuddin Chishti's tomb, and many devotees had gone to attend it, leaving Chacha relatively alone. On the night of 31 May, after hours of ineffectual pleading, Baidul grasped the majzoob's hand to lead him away, and to his surprise, Chacha rose and followed. They climbed into a tonga, but to avoid being recognized, Baidul later hired a taxi to drive them 30 miles away to an out-of-the-way station, where they boarded a train for Bombay. Had he taken the majzoob to the Ajmer station, the local people would have recognized Chacha and prevented Baidul from spiriting him away. From Poona, they journeyed by bus.
In Satara, Baba began working separately with Chacha and Ali Shah, always alone in seclusion, for fixed hours every day. He would feed and care for both of them by himself, and spend most of the day with these two great souls.
Chacha loved to drink tea, and to satisfy his whim, a large kettle was always kept brewing. One day Baba gave Chacha a cup of tea. Chacha took a little, spilled half on himself, and gave the rest to Baba to drink. Baba drank it and Chacha called for more tea. Another cup was brought, which he touched to his lips, and then gave to Baba to consume — and again he asked for more.
He did this several times, and each time Baba placated him by accepting the brew. But Chacha kept saying, " Cha, cha," so Baba began offering him empty cups. Chacha would touch each cup to his lips and hand it back to Baba, who would pretend to drink tea. This went on for over an hour.
As a divine majzoob, Chacha was completely devoid of normal human consciousness. He had achieved Godhood — Infinite Consciousness — and was dead to his body and the world.
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