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of Jesus' disciples, Theodus and Bartemaus, buried the body of Jesus,* after carrying it all the way from Palestine. (There is also a local legend that Jesus was buried there).

It was while returning from Harvan that a man close-shaven, small in stature, very scantily clad, rushed out from the side path and started running after our tonga,** singing and dancing in high glee. To all appearances he seemed a harmless madman and was taken as such by all in the neighborhood, especially attracting the delighted children. This man recognized Baba—hence his ecstatic behavior. Baba smiled at him. I recall Baba restrained one of us from giving him money, and warned us not to laugh at what seemed strange behaviour. Later Baba told us he was a "borrowed agent" of his in Kashmir and that he had to appear mad, in order to carry on his spiritual work. He was one of the "abdal" types of agents who can disappear and appear miles away at will. †

In relation to this first trip to India, I recall the following incident:

A few months before our leaving for India, Baba, in November, 1932, came to London for nine days. After great difficulty in finding a hotel that would take a party of Easterners and Westerners, and almost deciding on a private home, I eventually settled on the Knightsbridge Hotel, London, S.W. Baba had specified by cable that we stay in an hotel, even if expensive. The hotel was most comfortable. We had our own private suite. Meals were served for Baba and his group in their apartment, and a young waitress, Christine, a quiet, reserved girl, brought up the meals and saw that the party had all they required.

After a day or two, Baba drew our attention to Christine, saying, "She is a very spiritual type, a very good soul." He asked us to draw her out in conversation, but not to make her feel self-conscious. We therefore called her up to the apartment more often so that Baba could see her. Before leaving for India, Baba wanted to touch her hand. (He often uses this means for a spiritual contact.) On leaving, he told us to keep in touch with Christine and explain to her about Baba. A few months later, Baba cabled for a number of us to come to India― this was in February, 1933—and to bring Christine with us. We were to pay her return fare, supply her with the necessary clothes and pocket money, as she would be without her job. Baba was ever thoughtful of such details.

Page 611: It is a legend among Hindus, Tibetans and Muslims that Jesus lived and died in India. In the course of talking with the mandali at 9:45 P.M. on Sunday, 23 August, Baba confirmed this:

There is one secret about Jesus which the Christians do not know. When Jesus was crucified, he did not die; he entered the state of nirvikalp samadhi [the "I Am God" state without bodily consciousness]. On the third day, he again became conscious of his body and he traveled secretly in disguise eastward (with some apostles) to India. This was called Jesus' "resurrection."

After reaching India, he traveled farther east to Rangoon in Burma where he remained for some time. He then went north to Kashmir where he settled. When his work was finished on earth, he dropped his body and entered nirvikalp samadhi. He was buried in Kashmir, and his grave can still be seen there.

Saints in India have verified these facts about Jesus' travels. Mankind will soon become aware of them.

Footnote: In India and Tibet, Jesus' legendary name is Isa Asaf. It is also recorded in the Koran (passage 4:157) that Jesus did not die on the cross.

Page 914: The next day Baba spoke about Jesus and his parables, and again stated that after Jesus' crucifixion, he went to Kashmir where he died.

Page 1070: In Gwalior, Padri mailed the exposed rolls of film to a photographer in Ahmednagar for processing, but the rolls were lost in the mail. Hence, no photographs of this journey were to survive. The Master's seclusion on Harvan Hill, near where Jesus is buried, was therefore more pronounced than any of the mandali could imagine at the time.

Page 1513: Baba had stated that Jesus did not die on the cross but came to India, where he spent many years wandering from place to place doing his Universal work until he dropped his body in Kashmir. Pointing to a hill, Baba revealed, "There is the place where two of Christ's apostles, Bartholomew and Thaddeus, buried his body; they had accompanied him from Palestine."

Page 2431: Baba once took the women to the village of Harvan and showed them where he had sat in seclusion in 1929. Pointing to a place in the mountainous area, he remarked, "That is where Jesus' body is buried."