The powers of the Sadguru are unlimited, yet he rarely uses them. The Sadguru can even bring entire new worlds into being — so great are his powers! Compared with that, what is turning iron into gold?
The Perfect Masters and other spiritual authorities are now working on a terrible problem. The world is threatened with a war of great magnitude — a war never before seen or known of in the past — in which every nation on Earth will be involved. The struggle will be for gold. But the final large-scale struggle will bring a good result.
A great Prophet will come forward with his divine message. Then, hundreds of thousands of people will throw themselves at his feet, listen to him and study his teachings. The time will come, mark my words.
During this time at Meherabad, Pendu was working as a nurse and supervisor in the hospital, and Padri was dispensing the medicines for the doctor. Both were fully occupied in these labors. Baba would be very exacting when he observed their work and would daily find some fault with them. On 3 June, they both became exasperated with his criticisms. Baba listened to them and then advised them:
Be like a football, which never cries out or complains when kicked. Its fortune is to receive kicks, and the force and height of its kicks are its beauty. You, too, should try to reach the level of accepting and remaining humble and unaffected by kicks [criticisms]. My kicks will raise you up high, higher, infinitely higher and beyond! The greater the force of the kick to the football, the higher it flies. Similarly, you will also rise high above the world.
Baba then instructed Padri, "Continue giving medicines to the sufferers, and I will go on blessing you."
From that day on, Padri's treatment carried with it Baba's blessings.1
At this time, Baba intimated to both the men and women mandali that, from 15 June, he would keep silence and communicate with them only by written notes and through gestures. The Master made detailed inquiries about the dispensary, the hospital, its patients, the school, the children and each of the mandali, cautioning all to be particular in discharging their respective duties.
On 4 June 1925, he declared: "I will observe silence for one year. I will not speak to anyone. But all should hold fast to my feet. Those who stick with me until the end will be greatly benefited and highly rewarded."
Footnotes
- 1.Some years later, Padri began treating patients with homeopathic remedies and was successful frequently in curing seemingly incurable cases.