What sort of tools? Are they expensive?" and so on, and so on.
Some God-realized souls and Perfect Masters continue talking and talking to keep them connected with their physical forms. Or else they might take a cloth, rip it to shreds and sew it back again — anything to keep themselves occupied. If they were to keep quiet and inactive, they would drop their bodies. The pull, the attraction of Union, is so very powerful, they long to go Home. Although they are already "there", still they do not wish to remain in illusion.
When Baba asked the mandali whether they were afraid of Upasni Maharaj when he was scolding them, the men admitted they were.
With a twinkle in his eye, Baba asked, "And are you ever afraid of me?"
They again admitted that at times they were.
Baba said, "No, don't be afraid of me; love me. Be afraid of breaking my orders, not of me. I am your guru. Do as I tell you, be strict in that — never lax — and you will please me."
Baba was ready to leave Bableshwar at 6:30 A.M. on Friday, 2 November; the men placed their baggage in a truck and drove toward Ahmednagar. Near Rahuri, the truck's engine broke down. Many people, including children, gathered to look at the odd group of travelers. Baba sent for sweets and distributed them to those present. Some in the crowd remarked that sweets were being given so the truck would start. The engine was worked on for an hour and a half, and then the truck had to be pushed in order to start. They arrived at Ahmednagar at 2:00 P.M. and stayed in Khushru Quarters. Sadashiv and Babu Cyclewalla were permitted to leave for Poona the same evening.
Baba then told the rest of the mandali, "Think again about staying with me — even now. You are free if you do not wish to follow me. You can leave and go away at any time."
The remaining men agreed that it was not necessary to think it over. "We have caught hold of your feet," they replied, "and we will stay with you until the end. Our resolve is only strengthened by the game between yourself and Upasni Maharaj. We belong to you!"
On the morning of 4 November 1923, due to some negligence on Rustom's part, Baba bitterly remarked that Rustom was indifferent to his needs.