brought him to Baba. Baba agreed to this and gave some of the food to the mandali member, but when he tried to feed Gulab after this, he refused again saying that Baba should eat first. It was a day of fasting for Baba but if He did not eat, the mast would not eat either, so Baba broke His fast and are some of the food.

Once at Nasik, one of the mandali contacted a man. Baba ordered him to go and meet the mast and come back at once. When he went to the mast, the latter asked him to bring a ladder. He did not understand the meaning of this and since he was ordered to leave at once, he did not meet with the mast's request. The mast shouted in Hindi, "I have been ordered to let loose the waters." He did not understand what the mast meant by this and he did not wait to hear the clarification. As soon as he was out of Nasik, the Godavri river which flows through the heart of the town rose in full spate and the waters spread all over the city. After the floods subsided the mandali member came back to the mast and found him perched on the top of a tree. He now understood the meaning of the two statements of the mast. He wanted a ladder to escape from being drowned. Baba had ordered him internally to flood the city.

24th October. After the usual enquiry about each one's health, Baba said to Harry, "During your stay here this time I have told you many things, cleared many doubts, made poems for you, given you gramophone sessions, etc. Besides this you have read many of My discourses and also God Speaks. Now comes the new book Stay With God. All this reading and hearing is more than enough food for your mind. Some of the discourses of other saints and Perfect Masters are likely to confuse you by their contrary statements, e.g., Mohammed and Christ said that there is no reincarnation. Krishna and Buddha said there is reincarnation. Now whom will you believe? So take My advice and accept God Speaks as the final authority. Nothing of its kind has been recorded before."

Baba had made another poem for Harry:

In the afternoon there was a tea party and Baba distributed eatables and tea to all, including me, and said that I should drink it that day but never