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Chapter 35: Guruprasad, 1960

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Bhau tried to dissuade him, "The Aga Khan's bungalow is far away and Baba wishes you to go by car." Without listening further, Principal Asthana left on foot.
When Bhau returned, Baba teased him, "You are a fool! At least you could have sent your own principal in the car. How does it look? He is staying such a long way from here, and you allowed him to go on foot. You are an idiot!"
The next morning, Principal Asthana came for Baba's darshan and was highly impressed upon meeting him.
But later, from one of his colleagues, Bhau found out that contrary to what Principal Asthana had told him, he was not staying at the Aga Khan's bungalow but at a much cheaper hotel. He had only mentioned the Aga Khan's to impress Bhau. Baba had known this and therefore kept insisting Asthana use the car. Baba wished to expose his deceit, and thus Asthana immediately realized that Baba knew everything.
When Bhau learned of this, he informed Baba, who remarked, "I thought I was the only deceiver in the world, but even your principal has turned out to be one!"
That same day, Principal Niranjan Singh, Professor Jagindar Singh and Lala Tehlram came from Delhi for Baba's darshan.
Baba asked, "How many principals are here today?"
School administrators were attending a conference in Poona, and thus many of them came to see Baba.
On Saturday, 28 May 1960, Baba gave darshan in Guruprasad and visited three more homes, from 2 until 3:30 P.M. Lud Dimpfl left that day. A group of 50 lovers from Calcutta arrived two days later, on the 30th.
Poona house visits, 1960
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