“”A child's trust in his mother is complete because he leaves all his worries to her. She has to take care of him. So if we trust in God and let Him worry for us, we live contented and happy. When the leader of a nation puts complete trust in God, God makes him the instrument to guide the nation rightly.
We should think well of those who think ill of us.
To a highly educated group of his lovers, Baba stated something similar:
“”It is better to deny God than to make a show of devotion. You may be extraordinarily clever, but in the eyes of God your intelligence has no value if you indulge in hypocrisy. On the other hand, if you are the most unlearned person and if you have no trace of hypocrisy, you become the wisest in the eyes of God.
The same day at 1:00 P.M., Baba gave an interview to Sorabji Siganporia of Bombay, and also one to Yogi Shuddhananda Bharati about Bharati's proposed trip to America.
Along with them came Captain A. V. Rajagopal, who, although still in the army, arrived dressed in the ochre-colored robes of a sanyasi He too was given a private interview on the 6th.
“”Baba remarked to him, "The 'final interview' does not need even a split second, and within that fraction of a moment you know everything. Compared with the final interview, all other interviews matter very little."
Baba then embraced him and he left.
Unfortunately, Captain Rajagopal later wrote several vituperative letters to Yogi Bharati, Adi Sr. and others, reminiscent of Colonel M. S. Irani's attempts in the late 1930s to stoke the fires of opposition against Baba. Rajagopal had been warned by Baba not to have anything to do with Baba's work or his lovers and, as a result, Rajagopal called Baba an "international fraud ... a seasoned criminal who preys on the gullibility of the poor children of India ... an unscrupulous rascal" and other regrettable terms.
“”When Baba was told of such communications, he asked Eruch to remind Yogi Bharati "to beware and be very careful of such characters, who spare no pains in order to vitiate the hearts and minds of true lovers of God."
Baba added, "My embrace for Rajagopal will not go in vain, for it was the expression of my divine love for him, and one day he is bound to feel the warmth of my compassion in spite of the vagaries of himself."
