Only seven miles away from Seoni they had a final blowout which left the tube in shreds, torn beyond repair. It was now 4:00 A.M. They had not had a minute's sleep for the past two nights.
Chhagan volunteered to walk to the town of Seoni and bring a new tire and tube. He left, but half an hour later they realized that he had forgotten to take any money with him. Vishnu was sent to catch up with him. A robbery had been committed that night and the police were patrolling the area. When Chhagan entered the town looking like a disheveled zombie, the police arrested him. Chhagan, however, was able to convince them that he was not the man they were looking for and he was released. Vishnu and Chhagan returned to the car with the new tube and tire. After it was fitted, they drove on to Seoni.
Baba worked with a devout man known as Ghaous Mian in Seoni. This man sat in a mosque and read the Koran most of the day. Ghaous Mian was a seeker in the state of hawa (the subtle breeze) and was approaching the first plane, Baba said.
Baba and the men then drove to Jabalpur. There on Sunday, 17 April 1949, Baba worked with three advanced souls. Maggu Mian was a good mast who used to wander throughout the area carrying a long bamboo pole on his shoulder. Raji Mastani was an old woman who was fond of carrying a basket filled with broken pots and pans on her head. Magga Shah , an old man, was found wandering about, smoking a cigar, accompanied by an old woman devotee, who attended to his needs.
On 18 April, Baba was driven ten miles from Jabalpur to the village of Jumunia, where he contacted a high fifth-plane salik known as Dada Thanthan Pal .
Baba later described this great mast in a most beautiful fashion: "He is very loving, very lovable, and as mild as a lamb; yet he radiates such power that when you sit near him you feel as if you were face to face with a tiger!"
From Jumunia, Baba drove to Mandla and contacted Dhaniram Maharaj , a high fifth-plane mast, with whom he had worked ten years before in 1939. During this encounter, the mast questioned Baba, but before Baba could reply, the mast answered for him: "Where were you all these days? I know who you are!"