The sum and substance of this long talk is that you either hold fast to my daaman and me only, or leave me altogether. Do not make any compromise. However, you are free to pay homage to and visit the shrines of my five Perfect Masters — Sai Baba, Upasni Maharaj, Hazrat Babajan, Tajuddin Baba and Narayan Maharaj. Out of my five Perfect Masters, four do not have any representatives. Only Upasni Maharaj has a representative. She is Godavri Mai. She has a very pure heart and there is no equal to her in this respect. You can go to Sakori and pay your respects to her. She is very dear to me. She loves me very much. She is my beloved Yashoda. This does not mean that my five Perfect Masters do not have a chargeman and a close circle. Invariably, without any exception, every Perfect Master must necessarily hand over his charge to one man whom he makes as Perfect as himself. Such a one is called the chargeman of the Perfect Master.
Do not visit other ashrams or saints, because you cannot distinguish between a real saint and an imitation one. I also wish that you do not criticize or scandalize any person. If you happen to meet saints, real or imitation, by chance, you may pay respects to them. But do not run after them. If you have full faith in me, stick to me; otherwise, leave me now once and for all.
Baba asked, "Who will hold my daaman wholeheartedly to the end?"
Everyone present raised their hands to express their willingness.
At this juncture one man said, "Somehow or other, my heart cannot accept the idea of Paramatma [God in the Beyond] becoming and living as a man on Earth. I believe in Krishna, but only as aunsh [part] of Paramatma. However, if like Arjuna I am blessed with Vishwa Swarup darshan [seeing the Avatar's Universal Body], I feel I will get the necessary conviction."
Hearing this, Baba smiled and retorted, "So now we are bargaining in spirituality? I should give you some sort of vision so that you will believe in me 100 percent? That is a poor bargain.
"It was nothing short of weakness on my part as Krishna to have convinced Arjuna that I was divine by exposing my identity as Paramatma through Vishwa Swarup darshan."
Baba continued to explain: "By itself, any experience, small or great, ultimately amounts to zero compared with God-realization. Some lovers in the West who regard me as God Incarnate write to me about their rare experiences, but those too have no real importance. Although it is heartening to have experiences, it is very dangerous to attach too much importance to them and to indulge in them."