(March 1953) DRESSED IN A PURPLE ROBE, a young sadhu had come for darshan in the morning, and Baba made him sit beside him. He came again in the afternoon and wanted to ask Baba something. Eruch discouraged him, but Baba allowed him to speak his mind. This conversation ensued:
The young sadhu said, “My sadhana (spiritual practice) goes on, but I pray to you to render me any inner spiritual help you can give.”
“How do you sleep?” Baba asked.
“I sleep in a sitting position. I keep a table in front of me and sleep for five hours.”
“How many times do you take food?”
“Only once a day.”
“Where do you live and from where do you get your meals?”
“I live in a temple; whatever people offer, I eat.”
“Have you any attachments?”
“I have a few connections with some people, not as a Master and disciple, but out of devotion.”
“Do people touch your feet?”
“Yes.”
“Are you serious about God?”
“Yes, I have an intense desire and longing for that.”
“Do you get good or bad thoughts in your mind?”
“I don’t have good thoughts for all twenty-four hours of the day. Some thoughts are ordinary and some are of acute intensity. But the body is unable to bear hardships. When I meditate or think of God, I get a headache and so on and so forth.”
Baba responded, “Although no interviews are allowed today, Eruch told me a few times that you needed spiritual help on the path. If you really want my help, do two things and God will help you. These are:
“First: Don’t allow anyone to bow down to you; on the contrary, you should bow down to them.
“Second: At exactly twelve o’clock midnight from today, cry out loudly ‘Parabrahma Paramatma,’ but only once. Shout it out in such a way as if God were deaf. Then after five minutes, only once in the same loud voice shout ‘BABA’ as if Baba is deaf.
“These two things which I have told you are the best of all sadhanas (disciplines), but they are also very difficult. Even rishis and munis cannot do them. Stick to these two things, which have everything in them. Start from today and let God feel that you are serious about Him. This has, however, no connection with the way you like to sleep or eat, which you may do in any manner you like. Remember that if even one person bows down to you, then the whole thing is lost. This order stands good for a period of eleven months only. Thereafter we shall see what God does.”
The sadhu left joyfully, promising Baba he would put into effect his instructions from that night.
Lord Meher, Original Publication, Bhau Kalchuri, Vol. 11, pp. 4100 – 4101.