By such acts a person is never able to realize the Truth, and however intense his desire for Realization, it remains unfulfilled. Such a person incurs the disgrace and displeasure of his Guru, instead of his grace and pleasure. On the contrary, he invites the Master's wrath upon himself which in the end proves terrible for him. Such pretenders should be cut to pieces!
Changing the subject, Baba's reproof turned to Gopal Swamy, "Why do you give medicine to the sick against my orders? You may be doing it for the sake of service, but what is the use of serving anyone against my will?"
Gopal Swamy pleaded that he had not given medicine to anyone. He had merely asked permission to try to serve people without any selfish benefit.
Baba pardoned him and asked, "Do you want to stay in Meherabad or go away?"
Gopal expressed his wish to stay, and Baba permitted it. Gopal then went to Bombay to bring his belongings.
On the following day, 3 February, Rustom also moved back to Meherabad to live with the men mandali.1
On Sunday, 6 February 1927, Baba ate after having fasted for six days. That evening, mentioning what real yogis could do with their yogic powers, Baba explained their source of power as electricity:
There is electricity[-like cosmic energy] in the air and it has seven layers — one inside the other. The power that the yogis make use of comes from this unlimited source of electricity[-like cosmic energy] in the air — from the third layer inside. They combine the limited source of energy in their own body with this unlimited cosmic source by means of breath. The combination of these two powers enables the yogis to bring about whatever result they desire. The yogis have only to think after combining these two forces — limited and unlimited — and by certain yogic practices they achieve results such as raising the dead, reading other's minds, reading of the past or future, seeing things at a vast distance, and so forth.
For example, if a yogi wishes to raise a dead body or see certain places in America while sitting here in India, by yogic practices he has only to combine the sources of energy within himself with that cosmic energy which is in the air. That done, the yogi has only to think of the particular desire he wishes to fulfill.
Footnotes
- 1.It is not known if Rustom's wife and children moved back to Meherabad also, but they probably remained in Ahmednagar at Khushru Quarters.