“”It is best that you stick to me alone. You will be benefited most by your unflinching loyalty and devotion. If you go on running hither and thither, you unnecessarily get more involved. This is my advice to my dear lovers only, and not to the visitors who come merely for my darshan.
My advice to the followers of other saints, whether false or real, is that it is not necessary for them to come to me unless they are ready to follow my instructions. No one should come to me for help unless he is prepared to obey me implicitly.
Baba quoted a few couplets of Tukaram, which meant: "Be careful in your dealings and contacts with saints, for, if you disobey them, there is a possibility of your best sanskaras being wiped away in no time, or of contacting such a type of sanskaras that are extremely difficult to efface."
“”So it is better to respect the saints from a respectable distance.
I am not a saint, I am the Avatar [God Incarnate]. Tukaram, the Perfect Master, had warned people about their attitude and contact with saints. So how much more careful one must be about one's contact with the Avatar, and especially about the specific instructions given, if any. Beware when you disobey my instructions willfully, for any disobedience will create a very tragic situation for the lover concerned.
The best course for my lover is to remember me wholeheartedly as much as he can and remain happy. So try to love me by remembering me, and leave the rest to me.
Many of those who came to see Baba from faraway places stayed in a local dharamshala. Baba specifically advised Madhuban Das not to go roaming about to any shrine, but despite this, when he came to Poona (in April), he went to Alandi, 20 miles away, to take darshan at the tomb of the Perfect Master, Dnyaneshwar. Upon his return, the whole night he was feverish.
“”When he came to Baba the next day, Baba, to correct him, scolded him: "Why did you disobey me and leave Poona? Why do you wander here and there? When you take me as Paramatma [God], why run after idols of gods and goddesses? I am within you, I am everywhere. I am the Lord of the Universe! Beware, if you leave me and go wandering, my daaman will slip from your hands!"
