The kindhearted Jesus knew very well that his nearest disciple would betray him and thus lead to his crucifixion. But, because of the divine sense of humor, Christ could not help getting himself crucified, although the world rightly continues to look upon him as the Savior of humanity.
The funniest divine sense of humor was on the part of Buddha when he died of simple dysentery, though his "medicine" for the spiritual bimaries [illnesses] of mankind holds the field to this day.
In short, except for a change in the circumstances, the atmosphere and the surroundings, the same old, old story goes on repeating again and again, which by itself proves the divine sense of humor or the leela of God. The manifestation of the divine sport or leela, however, depends upon the Great Ones of God who achieve Oneness with God. And thus, in spite of raising themselves above the law of duality, they still retain the divine sense of humor to uphold the universal law of ignorance through which Knowledge Divine is achieved for all eternity.
Those who were with me at the spot at the time of my car accident in America can alone well describe my own sense of humor as to how thoroughly battered, bruised and literally helpless and hopeless I was when lying with broken bones in a pool of my own blood together with my dearest ones. Yet I maintained my silence and my consciousness throughout the crisis and the long period of convalescence.
Pointing to his ring finger, Baba remarked about masts, "Masts are jewels. They work for me and share my spiritual work. They are a great help to me. In April, they will be hailed for their work and help to me."
Baba recalled some masts who had undergone the most severe type of penance, and then stated:
In the whole world, there are one lakh men of God — Mard-e-Khuda . These, with their lives on their sleeves and complete control over mind, strive for God-realization. After a number of ages, one among them gets God-realization. This is not extreme pessimism but optimism. Is not Vedanta full of statements such as "I am God!"? We are all God; this is a fact. Is it not optimism?
Turning to Pleader, Baba gestured:
Pleader has become so desperate, he cries out, "Why talk about the height of optimism or the Infinite Ocean of Love? I would be satisfied with just a spoonful of it! I do not want the Ocean!" But the fact is, if you get one spoonful, it becomes very difficult to get the Ocean; that very taste would become an obstacle in your merging in the Ocean. A spoonful can be compared with the valley which lies between the sixth and seventh planes of consciousness. In that stage, you stand facing God. You call Him, but do not get any response, and it becomes very hard to be one with God, the Infinite. So when I give, I give the Ocean, not a drop.