Yet,
accommodating himself to the limited understanding of men, he has
played many acts of his divine life in the presence of one or more
witnesses. Thus it came about that a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya was
present when Babaji deemed the time to be ripe for him to proclaim
the possibility of bodily immortality. He uttered this promise
before Ram Gopal Muzumdar, that it might finally become known for
the inspiration of other seeking hearts. The great ones speak their
words and participate in the seemingly natural course of events,
solely for the good of man, even as Christ said: "Father . . . I
knew that thou hearest me always: but BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHICH
STAND BY I SAID IT, that they may believe that thou hast sent me."
{FN33-2} During my visit at Ranbajpur with Ram Gopal, "the sleepless
saint," {FN33-3} he related the wondrous story of his first meeting
with Babaji.
"I sometimes left my isolated cave to sit at Lahiri Mahasaya's feet
in Benares," Ram Gopal told me. "One midnight as I was silently
meditating in a group of his disciples, the master made a surprising
request.
"'Ram Gopal,' he said, 'go at once to the Dasasamedh bathing GHAT.'
"I soon reached the secluded spot. The night was bright with moonlight
and the glittering stars. After I had sat in patient silence for
awhile, my attention was drawn to a huge stone slab near my feet.
It rose gradually, revealing an underground cave.
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