On Knowledge
Baba can speak on any topic and sound like He has specialized in
it for the whole of His life. For example when He speaks on geography about a
particular mountain and its rivers, he will go into such detail about all the
physical features of that area that one would think he must have visited that
place personally. Baba can choose any language and describe its origin and how
it came to its present form. Considering that He was a simple railway clerk, it
seems incredible, virtually impossible, that any one person could have such
knowledge. In a word, he must be omniscient.
Once Baba was travelling on a train to DMC. A politician and writer were sitting
nearby and asked Baba what His profession was. Baba smilingly replied, “I write
articles.”
The man asked, “In what language do you write?”
Baba replied, “I write in all languages of the world.”
“And on which subjects do you write?” asked the man.
“1 write on all subjects. What is the meaning of Suhurta?”
The man was surprised that Baba knew his name and replied that he did not know
its meaning. Baba spent the next 45 minutes explaining the man’s name in many
different languages.