But as ignorance exists in all minds, the suffering is infinitely more than the happiness of those minds; therefore, you suffer infinitely. However, your soul — which is fully conscious and enjoys God's bliss continually, and which is also enjoying its infinite state — is not affected by this suffering. Now you, as soul [in your present state], are unconscious of God and God's bliss. Your mind now suffers or is happy according to your impressions. Soul, as it were, is not affected because through ignorance your soul is identified with your mind.

After attaining Knowledge, your soul consciously experiences God's bliss. [If you come down], your mind then experiences suffering or happiness but soul is not affected. You are soul. When your mission is complete the Universal mind goes and with it universal suffering goes; then soul enjoys God's bliss eternally. By knowing, I mean you must experience to know.

This war is necessary — necessary suffering — but most of the world's suffering is unnecessary and self-inflicted.

One of those who was "unnecessarily" suffering was Raosaheb. He had written recently complaining about Baba's harsh, indifferent attitude toward him. On the 16th, Baba sent him this reply:

May Lilly [Rao's name for Baba] have mercy on you because Lilly loves you in spite of your certain weaknesses.

Firdausi could not have written what you in your Shahnameh of complaints have written about imaginary cruelty and illusionary injustice.  What you call tyranny is nothing but my expression of love. Must I not take interest in you and warn you to keep away from doing acts of weakness? And because I warn you, you think it is persecution.

What you suffered was for the betterment of your inner life. Your vision is limited and my control over things is unlimited. You attach importance to what you have sacrificed for me. I ask for what you have not sacrificed for me!

You want to attach a price to the priceless and I bring to you what is unattainable. You naturally, from your low human level, magnify the petty grievances, while I await your preparedness to ask for real suffering. Your outlook is barren — mine fertile. So, dear boy, know that what I do is for your good and because I love you.

You will not become blind. Do not worry. I will never punish you in that way; in fact, I never punish anyone.