Those highly advanced in spiritual life never test anyone. They know whether the person concerned would do it or not. Therefore, the Perfect Ones have no "will." When he himself [the Perfect Master] is in everyone, his work itself is his will! Those who are mindful of it, their every word, their every action is their Master's will. But to live up to that standard, that degree of submission, is impossible.
Obedience to the Master's will should not be mechanical, because it will then be monotonous, dry and uninteresting. Not only should it not be mechanical, but no thought of self at all, even for a second, should be there. How could these things be achieved? That is: it should not be mechanical and, secondly, no thought of self should be there. It is almost impossible, so what the disciple has to do is to consciously become the very will of the Master.
Reflecting back on the mechanical aspect, Baba stated:
If you are always conscious of keeping the Master's will, and the consciousness is not disturbed by the slightest thought, then it is not mechanical. But this is impossible without the grace of the Perfect Master. Even to understand that the Master's pleasure is your pleasure is impossible. But if you always have this steadfast thought that the Perfect Master's will is your pleasure, then it is not mechanical.
What is the will of the Perfect Master? He alone knows. It is said that when a man realizes God, there is neither pleasure nor pain. In that state, the will of everyone is his will.
Baba elucidated further, concluding:
"Love is difficult, but obedience is much more difficult. Yet I think that my mandali are trying their utmost to obey me. If I were in their place, I don't know whether I would have been able to obey me even for five minutes as they do, considering my nature and temperament. What do you all think?"
Eruch said, "None of the mandali can say whether or not you would have been able to have such obedience."
Baba just smiled and changed the subject.
On Saturday, 13 June 1953, looking at Kishan Singh, who was involved with a married woman, Baba quoted this verse from Tulsidas on his alphabet board:
"Consider others' wealth as stone, another's woman as mother.