Baba then gave a brief but eloquent explanation about inner knowledge: "You can see all things in the world with your eyes, but can the eye see itself? No. To see your eye one requires a mirror. Similarly, to see God the mirror of true knowledge is required and that seeing is with your inner eye. There is a layer of sanskaras covering the mirror and nothing else. Once that layer is removed, you have the mirror and you see God."
He added, "I am nearer to you than your very breath. I am always with my loving ones in spirit, more than I am with you here physically."
The following morning, 20 April 1963, the Bombay group came again, but that day the atmosphere was heavy and gloomy. Baba had fever and looked awful.
He told them, "Do not argue before God or be headstrong, for a rock is easily crushed in His hands!"
Baba tried to joke with the group, but ended up again stressing the importance of obedience:
This is my way. I tell you to do something. You say, "Baba, such-and-such a thing will happen if I do as you say. What if I do it this way?" Then I will at once say, "All right, do as you please." For example, I told Kishinchand to sit cross-legged. He said, "Baba, my knees will ache." So I told him, "All right, you may sit with your legs straight."
Obey my first word without questions or suggestions. When you do not follow the original instructions given by me, you inevitably make me agree to do as you please. And if anything goes wrong, you blame Baba, saying, "It was done as we said and you concurred."
To those lovers outside his circle, Baba was no longer in his "helpless" state. He was changing before their eyes. Now he was doing what he wanted. He was as kind as he was angry. More than ever, he showed them his disgust for their disobedience, even in minor matters. He rebuked many and kept them once again on the alert, demanding that all obey his order and word explicitly.
For example, one day when Arnavaz and Katie were called, Katie placed her sandals outside the room. After they met Baba, he motioned to them to go inside to visit with Mehera. He indicated which door with his hand. Arnavaz went in, but Katie went out first to get her sandals.
Baba asked, "Why did you go out? I told you to go inside. You must do exactly as I tell you."