book. Baba continued: “The explanations here are perfect, provided one understands how the law of karma works. In India, I said to the mandali, 'I am now helpless physically. I am mentally helpless and spiritually helpless.' The mandali couldn't understand how the Avatar of the age could become helpless spiritually. Last night Eruch asked me, 'How is it possible for God to become spiritually helpless? We understand your physical and mental helplessness.' Now I repeat my explanation to him:

“I am conscious of all power and I am conscious of all knowing. I know everything. I am conscious that I can do anything, everything. But this moment, now, I do not want to do anything. If I use my power, the purpose of my suffering for the universe will not be served. Jesus was all-powerful, all-knowing. He knew he had to be crucified and would have used his power to avoid it, but he did not use his power and made himself so helpless as to say on the cross, 'My God, even you have forsaken me!' Why? He could use his power but he did not want to use it. At present I have spiritual helplessness. Harry, is it-clear to you?"

Harry nodded.

"If it is clear to you, it is clear to all." Baba then asked Harry to give an explanation. Baba smiled while he was talking. Then he asked Charles Purdom, who said, "Jesus and Baba have no karma; they chose to be men." Baba liked this statement.

He continued: "At present thousands gather every day at the tomb of Sai Baba. It is a place of pilgrimage, so important to people that they come every day to his shrine. This happened in the last few years. They run special trains there.

"Hafiz quotes a Perfect Master as saying, 'I killed my friend and nourished my foe. Even God has no authority to ask why the Perfect Master does this or says that.' To explain this I would have to prolong my stay for several more days! It has deep meaning. When you suffer, don't worry; say, ‘It is Baba's grace.' Then I am pleased with your love. Now, what do you want? One more discourse, or music or jokes? Personally, I want jokes, but let's keep your wish.

"I want you all to be happy. I say to you, remain happy under every illusory circumstance. Do you follow, Harry?" Harry nodded.