"Don't be afraid of bad thoughts. They do no harm if they come, but don't put them into action. Don't entertain them willfully, either. Nothing will happen to a man if he thinks of taking poison occasionally, but if he constantly thinks of it, a time might come when he gets the poison and swallows it."
Baba then explained to Dedolchow about this "imaginary" creation:
"Close your eyes and imagine a ten-headed elephant.
[Dedolchow did so.]
Now when you open your eyes the image ceases to exist. By imagining, you created a ten-headed elephant, and by your imagining you got rid of it. Thus, you are the creator in imagination of the ten-headed elephant. As long as you imagined it, the elephant lasted. As long as you go on imagining, you maintain imagination. Similarly, this whole creation is the outcome of the mind. Creator, preserver and dissolver is a play of the mind!"
Explaining about love, Baba asked Dedolchow, "Do you know how to swim?"
Dedolchow said, "I can swim but I can float better."
"You are in the navy, a sailor, and you don't know how to swim? What if your ship sinks?"
Dedolchow said, "I will keep floating and you are there to guide me to the shore."
Baba replied, "You should learn how to dive! If you don't know how to dive in the Ocean of Love, how will you reach the bottom and find the Pearl? Be a diver in the Ocean of Love and you will find the Pearl of Baba!"
Dedolchow used to address Baba as "Father."
Baba joked, "Whenever you call me Father, I am reminded of my old age. Call me Baba . I am the Ancient One, but if you call me Baba I won't remember my old age!"
Dedolchow and Amiya Das saw Baba the next day, along with various Poona workers. About 60 persons had gathered. At one point a mother approached Baba, cradling her infant in her arms. The baby was fast asleep, but Baba wanted to hold it. So the mother placed the child in Baba's arms, and Baba started tickling it and patting its cheeks until it woke up. Instead of crying, the baby stared at Baba intently and would not look away. Finally, the mother took the baby from Baba's arms — and then the baby started to cry!
Baba began a discourse and Das started to take notes. Baba signaled him to stop; he did not want any notes taken then. After the morning session, Dedolchow, Das and Jalbhai went out to lunch, and then to the zoo until one o'clock, after which they were to return to Guruprasad for the afternoon session with Baba.
While at the zoo, Jalbhai asked Harry Dedolchow, "Next time you return to see Baba, will you bring me an inexpensive transistor radio, about $20, no more?"