On Friday, 18 May 1956, Kirpal Singh came to Satara with one woman and two male followers and met Baba in Judge's Bungalow at about 9:30 A.M. Baba was standing on the verandah and lovingly embraced the saint. Catching hold of his hand, Baba took him to his room, signaling the others to wait outside, except for Eruch who was interpreting Baba's gestures. Baba sat on his usual seat and beckoned Kirpal Singh to be seated. With folded hands, Kirpal Singh said, "I am so very happy and fortunate to see you."
Baba replied, "I am the Lord of the Universe; I am in everyone and am everything. I know everything and yet, simultaneously, I know nothing ..."
"That is the mark of real greatness," Kirpal Singh interrupted.
"It is all of you who are great; I am but a slave of my lovers. I feel truly happy when I get opportunities to wash their feet. My delight is to embrace them. I am the Ocean of Love."
Baba stood up and patted Kirpal Singh, who also rose immediately. Baba asked him to sit down, but he remained standing reverently until Baba was himself seated and resumed the conversation.
"I am very pleased with the work you are doing," Baba began. "It is I who, through you and others, do my own work."
Kirpal Singh said, " 'Baba, I have met your followers in India and in other countries, too. But when I asked, 'What experience have you had?,' they told me that they have not had any experiences. Please, Baba, why don't you give them some experience? It would be helpful for them. How can people be expected to take interest in spirituality unless they have had some experience?"
Baba replied, "Although it is good to have inner experiences, it is very dangerous to attach importance to them. If the aspirants are not pre-warned, then even petty experiences prove treacherous and hinder steady progress."
A day before, Baba had stated, "He who knows everything, displaces nothing. To each one, I appear to be what he thinks I am."
Baba instructed Rano to write these lines out in large print, and told Bhau to hang it near Baba's chair. Baba pointed to it and explained to Kirpal Singh the true significance of the spiritual path.
"Read that board. What is written there? 'One who knows everything, displaces nothing.' It means that one who knows everything does not perform any miracles in the form of show."