In fact, everyone without exception has his true existence only in, and as, this Limitless Being of God as Absolute Truth. But it is like having some hidden treasure, which, although in our possession, is as good as nonexistent, as long as it remains unknown. The sole purpose of evolutionary creation is to place the soul in conscious possession and enjoyment of this infinite treasure. In the Perfect Ones, God works toward this end consciously. But it is He alone who works through everyone and everything else; and, although this work is mostly unconscious, it also leads to the same end.
This may be clarified with the analogy of breathing. Breathing is the very basis of life, and the stopping of breath means dropping the physical body, without terminating the existence of the soul. But this breathing is for the most part carried on unconsciously, and we become conscious of it only in cases of exceptional effort. In the same way, God's working through the evolutionary processes is mostly unconscious and silent, and the stopping of this working brings about the end ( pralaya ) of creation, without terminating the existence of God Himself. God becomes conscious of His working only in the rare cases of the God-Men who own and enjoy Godhood in Life Eternal.
For ages and ages, God has been working in silence, unobserved and unnoticed, except by those who experience His Infinite Silence.
In addition to mass programs, Baba would also attend private functions and visit the homes of his close lovers. When he went on such house visits, Gadekar would perform his arti at every place. Baba had laid down this condition, that those men who had accompanied him must always be with him wherever he went.
At the times of darshan, Kumar (Baba's "Umbrella Man") would regularly and quietly arrange things and keep the crowds in check. The message of Baba bowing down and its meaning was read aloud at each program, and only after he had bowed to the masses were other items on the agenda begun.
During the darshan in Hamirpur, a man named Shiv Narayan walked up to Baba. He was completely covered with dust. He immediately began performing Baba's arti. Baba embraced him most lovingly and handed him some fruit, which he told him to eat then and there. Afterwards, it was learned that the person, in order to have Baba's darshan, had covered a distance of 27 miles on an empty stomach, prostrating himself full length on the road each step of the way.