"Is there a future life?" —"Yes, the soul does not die. It goes on from life to life till it is merged in God."

"Nirvana?" — "Yes, but not loss of the self."

"Does the self survive ?" — "Yes. But it is merged in God. The soul is not the brain. It functions the brain. The brain is its instrument."

"Who sent you to save mankind?" — "I know. It is my whole life. My ecstasy is continuous. It is unbroken."

"Do you sleep much ?" The Sadguru smiled. He held up three fingers. `Three hours.' said the interpreter.

"Are you married?" He smiled in wonder. "Sex for me does not exist."

"Is God a person or a power?" — "God is both personal and impersonal. He is in art, in literature, in everything."

"Are you a Pantheist ?" —"No. When you know God, it is plain. The self is one with Him at the height of experience."

"Why am I not happy?" —"You have not grown out of self."

He is serenely certain that he can redeem mankind and its discords. I wonder.

The Daily Mirror of London carried the following interview with Baba on April 9th, 1932. Baba answered a correspondent:

"The statement that I am a Messiah is not to be taken literally."

"What do you teach your inquirers?" — "According to their individual needs. But when I speak to the whole world, then my teaching will be universal."

"Can you raise the dead?" — "If necessary. To anybody who has attained the state of consciousness that I have reached, miracles are child's play. The attainment of spiritual unity with the non-material world is something far greater than any outward sign that I might make."

"Did the woman saint Baba Jan teach you?" —"She did not teach me exactly, she unlocked the door. I knew that I had powers within me but it was She who showed me what they meant. It was not something to be taught but to be lived and experienced."

"Do you impose any discipline or rule of life on your followers? Do you encourage fasting or vegetarianism?" —"Only according to their individual needs. One of my disciples in India has lived for four years on water and a little milk. I have no interest in the political affairs of India. I want all nations to be brought together. I do not wish to work for India alone."

"Do you think politics and the spiritual life have much to do with each other?" — "Not directly, but eventually. Of course the spiritual experience becomes universal and includes the political affairs of the world."