And the Dnyani knows too that the sequels to good and evil, such as heaven and hell, dying and being born and born again, are the results of God's Will functioning through karmic law, but also that they exist only because ignorance makes them exist. Thus the Dnyani, who may often intercede with God for his devotees and humanity at large, never repents to God and never asks forgiveness for anything concerning himself.

By special dispensation of God, also, the very highest type of devotee, whose whole being is permanently focused on the Divine Beloved, is as completely exempt from the law of karma as the Dnyani. Unlike the Dnyani, however, such a devotee is utterly ignorant of this exemption. But the ordinary devotee, no matter how sincere his devotion, remains bound by the law of karma, and so his best course is to apply this law to his own spiritual advantage by the constant practice of virtue and the constant abstention from evil. And when he fails in virtue or falls into sins, he must throw himself on the boundless mercy of God and ask His forgiveness.

The Repentance Prayer for forgiveness will now be uttered for me, for you, and for all who are connected with me. Maybe some of you, or many of you, have no bindings of desires and attachments; but here today, as I am in the state of a devotee, I would like you all to join me and encourage me in asking God's forgiveness.

Baba stood up and asked the following persons to repeat aloud the following names of God seven times each, as they had done before. He also asked the gathering to stand and mentally repeat wholeheartedly with them: Nilu "Om Parabrahma Paramatma!" Padri "Ya Yezdan!" Baidul "La Ilah Illallah!" and Eruch "O God, Father in heaven."

After invoking God through the repetition of His names, Baba asked Don to read the Prayer of Repentance in English.  As the prayer was being said, Baba lightly slapped his cheeks throughout the recitation, the gesture in India for seeking forgiveness, promising never to repeat the act.

When the reading of the prayer in different languages was finished, all sat down. Baba stated:

Before I explain my Fiery Life, I must say that for a Dnyani and lover, these attachments and forgiveness for attachments do not exist. For a Dnyani, nothing exists but God.