No one could guess the answer, so Baba explained:
"There are two who do not care about religion — a materialist and a God-realized person.
"There are two who do not care about money — an animal and a God-realized person.
"There are two who do not worship God — an atheist and a God-realized person.
"There are two who are free from lust — a child and a God-realized person.
"There are two who have no anger — an idiot and a God-realized person."
On 29 September, a Hindu gentleman whose son had disappeared came to Baba and brought with him a printed handbill with his son's description. Though sincerely interested in finding the boy, he also wanted to test Baba. He asked, "Where is my son and when will I find him?"
Baba replied, "Your son will be found tomorrow and for that you should start for Sholapur immediately." When he was about to leave, Baba called him back and rebuked him, "What do you take me for? If you take me as a saint, why is it necessary to ask questions? And if you take me as a fortune teller, where is my fee?"
The man admitted his wrong intention and Baba directed him to take darshan of Narayan Maharaj at Kedgaon. Baba also suggested that he inquire at the Christian Missionary School there for his son, assuring him that he would soon locate the boy.
Another person who had four sons once came to Baba with the same ill intent of testing him. He requested, "Please bless me with one child." A God-conscious Master is all-knowing, but feigning ignorance of the man's four sons, Baba blessed him remarking, "You will have one son." The man bowed to Baba, giving the appearance of being satisfied.
Back in his village, however, he informed people that Meher Baba was a charlatan, and he described how he had fooled the Irani Master. But within a few days, three of the man's sons died. He then realized the dire consequences of testing a Sadguru and bitterly repented. He had asked Baba's blessing for one child and now only one remained alive.
Later that night beneath the stars, Baba served an unusually delicious meal under the light of a Petromax lantern. The mandali began talking about food, and the conversation turned to the gluttony of the Brahmins of Benares. Baba reminisced about the time he had gone to Benares with Upasni Maharaj in 1919. He narrated that no one except a Brahmin was allowed inside the sacred temple there, and so before he could enter with Maharaj he had to change his clothes to disguise himself and wore a dhoti like a Brahmin.