Later, Baba gave another example of the Avatar's becoming and the Sadguru's acting on various levels:
To make the point of acting and becoming clear, many examples can be quoted — innumerable examples. For example, the Sadguru cannot and will not fall ill. When he appears to have fallen ill, he acts . When people see the Avatar ill, however, he has actually fallen ill. And though he has fallen ill, he has at his back Infinite Knowledge, Power and Bliss. On every plane the Sadguru acts like a man of that plane. But the Avatar becomes that man of the plane, and that is why the Avatar can give a Universal push.
God is everything and in everyone. The Avatar is not only everything and in everyone, but he becomes everything and everyone. Therefore, the fundamental difference between the Avatar and the Sadguru is that on every level and on all planes the Perfect Master acts, whereas the Avatar becomes that.
Narayana Rao asked, "How can we retain contact with the Avatar constantly?"
Baba clarified:
He means that now that Baba is physically among us, we feel the contact. But when Baba physically leaves us, this contact gradually cools down. How to retain it constantly? I will explain.
Do you feel constantly hungry? When you are hungry, you take food and then you forget about it. When you work hard, you get hungry. And so work for me in such a way that you feel hungry for me — sometimes thinking of me, sometimes working for me, sometimes talking about me, but not continually. If you go on eating continuously you will get indigestion!
Before going to sleep say, "Baba, I entrust all that I did to you, thoughts, spoken words, good and bad deeds."
When you wake up say, "Baba, I now begin entrusting all to you." This much will be more than sufficient for me.
Say it only twice a day for five minutes. Do that and make me responsible wholeheartedly for all that you think, speak and do, but wholeheartedly. Then you are free. Nothing can bind you. But you must do it honestly.
I am the Ocean. I can accept both fragrant flowers and coconuts, and also filth. So throw everything in the Ocean with all your heart. This is a great thing and is to be done wholeheartedly; otherwise, it goes in a pool of water, making it filthy because of your own dirt.