bathroom, and hallway intended for relaxing and 'walking' —since during the period of his stay there he would not step out of the place.

Regarding his seclusion Baba said, "I know well that this period of three months, from May 1st to July 31st, is one of crisis for me; particularly for my physical body which might become paralyzed or drop. All that depends upon the strain I have to bear. As it is, I think I may remain here for all of the three months. But there is no binding on me—I will have to adjust things as they best suit my work. I may come out the very next day and move about freely, go into even greater seclusion, or travel from place to place. . . Irrespective of all that I may or may not do, for all practical purposes I wish to remain in retirement and want that everybody should completely let me alone for the full period of the three months."

When all were assembled it was again with a feeling of joy and gratitude for this unexpected company of the Master. Baba's explanations given with the authoritative stamp of Truth and simplicity of approach, the soundness of his arguments and the aptness of the examples he gave, kept all present alert and full of enthusiasm and cheer.

According to Baba, an illiterate rustic and a learned philosopher are both equally in the domain of ignorance, as both fail to understand the Real Life which is not to be lived until the last vestige of illusion vanishes. Baba never tires of upholding the fact that God cannot be imagined or understood through the intellect. Yet, while pointing out the limitations of the intellect, Baba employs sound reasoning to convince us that man can find God, man can see God, and above all man can more naturally become infinitely-conscious God than he is finitely-conscious man.

At about midday, in the midst of some discussion, Baba asked for the general Instructions (given out in Life Circular No. 25) to be read out, saying it was for this purpose that they had been called that day. Just then there was a pattering of rain drops on the tin roof above and Baba gestured, "This is symbolical of the fact that all this you now hear has come right from my heart."