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important what tablets Baba prescribed. What was more important was that Baba—God—was prescribing them. Baba may give a pinch of dust and that may work miracles. He obeyed Baba and took the tablets that night. Next morning when he came to see Baba, he was asked if he had slept well. He replied, "Baba, in the last fourteen years this was the first night that I slept soundly!"

 

Last year the baby girl of one of the keepers at Guruprasad had died and the mother had entreated Baba to grant her the boon of another child. Baba had promised he would. The mother delivered a baby girl about a fortnight ago, but the doctors at Poona were at their wits' end trying to keep the child alive. Three times the baby had been shifted from one hospital to another. Sometimes she was much better and sometimes she was about to pass away. The mother again entreated Baba to keep her baby alive. Baba said that he does not use his powers and so could do nothing in the matter, but he asked the Mandali to phone Kaikobad (one of the Mandali at Meherazad) and ask him to beseech God with his prayers to keep the baby alive. Baba said, "When Kaikobad prays earnestly the baby feels better; as soon as he dozes off, the baby's condition deteriorates. Kaikobad's request to God to keep the baby alive is nothing but his request to me to keep the baby alive."

 

Baba asked Dr. K. whether the baby would survive or not. She said then, "If your Grace is on the baby, it will live." Baba replied, If my Grace is there, the baby will become One with God!"

 

Just then a beautiful Siamese cat came into the hall and climbed onto Baba's lap. Baba said that the cat belonged to some people staying in the bungalow nearby Guruprasad. For the past few days it had come into Guruprasad and would not return to its home in spite of frantic attempts by the owner. It wanted Baba's company all the time. Baba said, "Any animal that comes in contact with the Avatar's body gets a human body in its next birth."

 

Baba then said that he had explained yesterday about the different types of Qutubs (Perfect Masters). He again explained that Qutubs are of three types — Qalandar, Khwaja, and Ghaus. A Qalandar or a Khwaja, or a Ghaus, is not a Qutub, but a Qutub can behave like a Qalandar or Khwaja or Ghaus. The Qalandar type of Qutub is usually naked and never stays for long in any place. Totapuri, the Master of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, belonged to this type. Usually a Qutub does not move from his place.

 

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