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The Khwaja type stays at one place. Upasni Maharaj and Babajan belonged to this type. The Ghaus type can separate all limbs of his body and reunite them at his will. If any mortal tries to see him in that state, he loses his eyesight.

 

Baba said, "Sai Baba was of the Ghaus type. He used to keep a night watchman who had strict instructions not to look at him after he went to sleep. One night the watchman's curiosity got the better of him and he peeped in, and lost his sight at once." He continued, "After I left Sakori, I used to stay in a small hut in Poona very near where Ferguson College now stands. During the day people would come to be with me and go away at dusk. I had a night watchman called Arjun who was a tough fellow. I had ordered him to sit outside the hut and not enter it under any circumstances. One night, while on duty, he saw a huge awesome figure. Overcome with fright he rushed into my hut. He disobeyed my order. Arjun began to lose weight from that day, wasting away until he finally passed away."

 

Baba then said that though he was talking to us, he was doing his internal work simultaneously. He said that just as we breathe and at the same time do all other things, he does his work though engaged in talk with us. Just as breathing was natural and one did not have to exert oneself, similarly his internal work was natural. But he said that when he was doing some special work he wanted no disturbance at all.

 

A girl named Mehera, about four years old, was sitting near Baba. He called her and asked her to say the Master's Prayer. Mehera boldly repeated the prayer correctly in English, much to the surprise of all. A few bhajans were sung and then all joined in singing Baba's Arti.

 

Baba said, "In the world today there is pain, suffering and a gloomy depressive atmosphere everywhere. In the coming nine months it will become worse. Everyone will get desperate. As soon as I return to Meherazad this depressive atmosphere will begin to increase. Just as a pregnant woman has to undergo all sorts of trouble during her pregnancy, which becomes worse during labor, so there will be suffering for nine months and it will reach its zenith when I break my Silence after nine months. Once the delivery is over, both mother and baby feel relieved."

 

Baba then told us about a funny incident that had happened when he visited England for the first time. He said it was winter when he and the Mandali reached there. It was bitterly cold and the Mandali were given warm clothing and blankets, and some of them even slept with their shoes

 

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