that he is Baba's representative. Those who know me for so many years not affected; but the new lovers, though educated, are very much impressed and flock around him. Just see how even the Westerners are misled!

"What is the remedy for this? I will tell it now. It will be very useful only if you grasp it thoroughly. If all of you are convinced that Baba is the Avatar, God Incarnate, the question of confusion does not arise at all. In this case, just hold fast to my 'daaman,' and close all doors for confusion and conflict to enter your minds. If you are not convinced, leave me. Seek someone else. But if you try to stick to me with a wavering mind, without being convinced of my divinity, you will be just like a nut caught in the crusher.

"I will also tell you a few instances of those who pay too much attention to masts, though they have been connected with me for so many years. One of them went to the extent of drinking wine whenever offered by a mast! The other used to carry a certain mast on his shoulders to his home and serve him daily. Had I not warned them in time they would have got themselves involved seriously. When God Himself has descended on the earth and you have the fortune to come in personal contact with Him, why run after His children, the masts and the saints?

"In U.P. and the Punjab, there are saints of both types, real and imitation. There, men put up a big show of spirituality by performing 'homa-havan, bhajan-kirtan, yadna-yoga, arti-puja', etc. From external appearances one cannot make out who is a real saint and who is an imitation one. Anyone is easily impressed by the so-called outward spiritual atmosphere. You do not find such things here with me. On the other hand, you find me sitting amongst you, sometimes telling jokes and letting you laugh. The Real Path is totally different from the conventional ‘ bhajan-kirtan, ’ etc. On the contrary, when one gets entangled in these rituals and ceremonies, one gets off the Real Path.

"When I tell you these things and ask you not to visit other saints, perhaps some of you may think, ‘Is Baba feeling jealous of others?' But I, being one without a second, have no rival; I am matchless. Being the One Reality, the question of rivalry does not arise for me at all. If I am to be jealous at all, I will have to be jealous of My Own Self.