On religious matters, he had very little occasion to seek

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On religious matters, he had very little occasion to seek Babas assistance. It

was chiefly temporal blessings that he got. For instance, when his son Nana had

only one son, Damia prayed to Baba at his Samadhi for a second grandson, and a

second grandson was born. Being almost wholly occupied with worldly affairs, his

consultations with Baba were only on business and domestic matters. On one

occasion, a Bombay cotton broker told him that having a good lot of Rs. 50,000

or Rs. 60,000 with him, he could safely speculate in cotton and get lakhs, and

that too, very quickly. At once Damia wrote to Shama to ask Baba for permission

to launch on this speculation. When the letter came to Baba, Baba said, Damia

wants to catch at the sky. His head is wrong. He is trying to think of lakhs.

Write to him that his present position is not bad, and ask him not to think of

lakhsâ€. After the letter came, Damia with great regret dropped the idea of

cotton speculation, but not finally. He thought he would directly go and meet

Baba, and then induce Baba to give the permission by offering a share in the

profits to Baba. So he went to Shirdi, and, when massaging Babas legs, was

thinking of his plan. Baba at once said, ˜Damia, I am not in anything. That is,

Baba was not going to be a partner in any speculation or similar affair. Baba

did not want money at all and, if he wanted, speculation was not necessary for

him. Prakamya is one of the siddhis forming part of ones divine nature. Baba

said, ˜I am God™. He also said, ‘I have vast powers. Baba could command large

amounts at will. But he had no necessity for wealth.

 

Again on another occasion, Damia found people trading in grain. So, he wanted

Babas permission for himself to trade in grain. Baba said No. He was wondering

why. Because, his friends were saying that grain prices were rising, and if

grains were stored up, cent per cent or more profit would be the yield. But Baba

said, Arre, you will be buying at five seers and selling at seven seers. For a

month or two, the prices were rising still. Babas prophecy seemed to be

falsified. ut when Asvin came, the monsoon rains were abundant, and everywhere

the crops were excellent, and so prices fell and the grain hoarders suffered

loss. Damia discovered that Baba had saved him from this calamity.

 

Damia had occasional curiosity which prompted him to put questions. First he

wanted to know when so many were crowding at Baba whether they all got any

benefit from him. This was a mental question. Baba at once replied, ˜Look at the

mango tree in blossom. If all flowers turn fruit, what a splendid crop it would

be? But do they? Most fall off by wind. Very few remain. The second question

was, Baba should pass away, how helpless Damia would be. This also was a mental

question. To this Baba answered, ˜I will be with you whenever you think of Me

and wherever you think of Me. This was mentioned before 1918 and is fulfilled

even after 1918. Damia says,˜Even after Mahasamadhi He is still with me. He is

still guiding me™ in his statement made in 1936. So, he is one of the Ankita

children of Baba, whom Baba guided, corrected and helped.