"For from the moment of finding a Guru, you have been pushed continually towards the Goal by the secret working and powers of the Guru.
"For example, look at the rays of the sun penetrating through the roof of the Makan. Compared to the space of the room, which is dark, the cracks themselves are very small and the rays they allow inside are few. Such is the condition of people in the universe. Most of them are utterly ignorant of divine knowledge; only a few have received some of the light from a Realized One. They are like the rays, but these rays are not the Sun, which is Real Knowledge."
On the night of 19 July, a man was returning to Ahmednagar after having taken Baba's darshan. About a mile from Meherabad, he heard cries coming from a ditch by the road. Approaching nearer to investigate, he saw three bodies in the darkness. Frightened, he ran back to Meherabad at 9:00 P.M. and returned with some of the mandali and Maruti Patil (the village headman) in Rustom's car.
The mandali found the three persons covered with blood, the apparent victims of a robbery. One was dead and the other two were on the verge of dying, moaning in pain. Rustom rushed to the railway station to inform the police and after returning, directed the two wounded men to be taken to the hospital at Meherabad, in spite of the opposition of the other mandali, who were concerned about possible legal implications. Rustom took full responsibility for the action and brought the bleeding men to Meherabad. Not only did the mandali severely rebuke him, but when he arrived at Meherabad, Baba also disapproved of his action as he did not wish to be involved in any way with the police.
"Rustom's actions are like hiring a burning bungalow!" Baba fumed.
Later the police arrived, the situation was explained to them and they commended Rustom's humanitarian gesture. The next morning, both victims were transferred to a hospital in Ahmednagar where they eventually recovered. Afterward, Baba praised Rustom's determination in the face of so much opposition.
It was decided, in view of the coming holidays, that a police guard should be posted near the scene of the crime (a notorious spot where muggers were known to hide). Some of the mandali were also appointed as night watchmen. While discussing the murder, the subject turned to death and Baba made these comments: