An Astral Journey to Maharlika
from Namami Kalyanasundaram by Hamrahi

In order to experience first hand the spiritual wave that Baba had set into
motion, a group of Margiis from the Philippines came to Ranchi. Their original
plan was to stay for two weeks, but they got so absorbed in the spiritual
demonstrations that Baba was per­forming those days that even after four weeks had
passed, they seemed unaware of any need to return to their country. One of
the Margiis was Kamalanayana.

Once during general darshana, Baba was explaining about the subtlety of the
human mind and its abilities. The Philippine Margiis were also present. Baba
was saying how when one makes the mind more and more subtle, one can know things
that are beyond the ordinary capacity of one's senses. There are two
different methods that can be used. The first is to make the mind so subtle that it
can easily perceive subtle waves radiating from different places. The other
method is to make the mind very subtle and transport it to another place, so that
it can know all that transpires there.

Baba called an Avadhuta to Him, in order to demonstrate the second method. He
told him to shut his eyes, and then made his mind extremely subtle. He then
instructed him to travel east. As his mind was journeying onwards, he was
describing what he was see­ing be it a river, fields, a city or town, a forest or
an ocean. Baba would correlate his descriptions with specific place names. Baba
kept narrating what he was seeing, "See now your mind is near the Bay of
Bengal, now it has reached Burma (Myanmar), now Siam (Thailand). Finally when Baba
asked him what he saw, he said that he was over a vast city.
Baba: Look for signboards which reveal the name of the city.
Dada: Yes, yes, Baba -1 am in Manila, Baba!
Baba: What is the name of the street you are at?
As soon as Dada said the name of the street, Kamalanayana interrupted saying
that this is the very street on which he lived.
Baba smiled gently and continued questioning.
Baba: Now where are you standing in that street? When the Dada said the name
of the shop near which he was stand­ing, again Kamalanayana jumped up in
excitement saying that this is the shop that stands just opposite his house. Again
Baba smiled knowingly and continued.
Baba: Now enter the house in front of which you are.
Dada: Yes, Baba, I am now inside.
Baba: Who is sitting inside?
Dada: A boy of sixteen, Baba.
He gave a description of the youth. Kamalanayana said in ex­citement that it
was his son. Baba again smiled.
Baba: What is he doing?
Dada: He is deeply thinking about something, Baba.
Baba: Enter his mind and see what he's saying mentally.
Dada (after pausing for a while): Baba, he is thinking that when his father
left he had asked him for money for his admission for further studies. He had
promised to return in two weeks, and make arrangements for his admission fees.
Neither had he returned nor was there any news from him. If his admission fees
were not arranged immediately then he would unnecessarily lose a year. He's
also thinking how irresponsible his father is, and what kind of spiritual
master he must have who prevents him from fulfilling his family obligations.
Baba then turned to Kamalanayana: Had you given him your word before coming
here?
Kamalanayana: Yes, Baba! After coming here I forgot all about it.
Baba: Then you must honour your word. You see your son is having misgivings
about you and your Guru. He is cursing both of us, as he waits helplessly. Is
this proper? Because of your carelessness, I too am being misunderstood. Go -
this very moment, by any means, make arrangements for the money that will help
him gain admission into the appropriate class, so that there is no break in
his studies.

When this incident was taking place it was 1:30 in the after­noon at Ranchi,
and about four in the evening at Maharlika. Baba lso instructed him that when
he telephoned his son he should ask him about
what he was thinking on that day at four in the evening. Kamalanayana first
phoned a friend of his in the Philippines and requested him to see to the son's
school fees and to his school admissions. Then he phoned his son. First of all
he asked his son to forgive him for not returning for so long. He then
informed him about the arrangements he had made with his friend. And then
im­mediately, with much curiosity, he asked the boy about where he was that evening,
what he was doing at four - what he was thinking. It was indeed a miracle that
Baba had performed. Without doubt, the son said the very things that the
Avadhuta had seen with his subtle mind. Even though he did not get another
opportunity to get close to Baba again, his happiness knew no bounds. With excitement
he told all the Dadas and all Margiis who had come with him from the
Philippines about what had happened. He had no such expectation that Baba would make
him the target of His demonstration and that he would see an unbelievable
miracle take place before him. He knew that He did all this to save him from the
embarrassment and sense of guilt that he'd have felt if his son had to lose one
year merely because of his remaining oblivious to his responsibility in
Baba's charming presence. Paying his salutations to the miracle-maker and to the
miracle, he felt blessed.

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