was being made. Baba, through his example, showed that the life of the spirit is one, though made up of so many particles; a widening of interest, not a cutting-down.

We had been given a baby calf of fine English stock. Baba went each morning to the kitchen with Mehera, who had charge of the calf, to fetch the pail of special cow's milk, then off to the stable (an old unused garage), to feed the new-born calf—repeating the beloved story of Krishna with the gopis.

One felt Baba's personal interest served a double purpose, for it also served as a point of contact with the doer. It seemed that, through such activity, one came closer to Baba. Baba overlooked no one. No one knew when Baba would be "just around the corner. " This kept up a certain stimulating and tense feeling of expectancy which one immediately missed when Baba was away on tour. To the sweeper of the compound, to the servant with her big brass water-vessel on her head, to the little boy arriving at the gate with the milk, to one and all, Baba had a welcoming smile, a touch on the shoulder, an unspoken gesture signifying, "Are you happy? Are you well?" And, in a strange way, one's frown or mood would disappear.

All Baba asked from each was a happy face and work done cheerfully. To Baba, this cheerfulness was a goal most worth striving after, a goal of paramount importance. He emphasized once that no one must expect to get happiness from others, but be happy in himself.

Baba, while tolerant of our various moods, understanding their causes ( frustrations, jealousy, inferiority complexes), as a result of sanskaras left over from past lives, disliked them intensely. Said Baba, "All such moods feed the ego-life." In the early days, Baba would devote an hour or more to help you see the cause of your upset, occasionally making use of another of the group to come out with the unvarnished truth, knowing full well how distasteful it is to be told the truth by your neighbor. With Baba, weaknesses must be brought to the surface and faced. Once he has made you aware of "the lesser good," he rarely brings up the matter again.