Detached, he had to do this for their spiritual good — no lust for killing, nor duty, but pure detachment to do Krishna's work.

If you are a perfect follower of non-violence, you give an oath that you would not hurt any creature. However, if you saw one dog killing three cats, what would you do — kill the dog? If you stood aside, you would allow the killing of the three cats. What, Elizabeth, would you do? If you keep silent, you are helping to kill three cats. If you kill the dog, you are violent.

There is a tiger among a herd of cattle and you have a gun in your house that you do not touch, because of your oath of non-violence. You know you can kill the tiger and save the herd. What would you do? Kill the tiger, but [remain] detached — this is what Krishna teaches. Do not follow violence or non-violence, just be detached. You must kill for the good of the herd. In the case of Arjuna, it was for the spiritual good of others, who were like tigers of lust and greed.

Is it right to go to war? Go to war if called and you cannot avoid it, but do not fight for the sake of killing. You just help and kill detached, or be killed without fear and anger toward the killer. Few, very few, can do so. Why do I want war? To make things right for spiritual progress and advancement.

Baidul returned from Iran at this time, along with his wife Soltoon, and their two daughters Dowla and Sarwar and son Faredoon, who came to live at Meherabad. They were housed in the Arangaon Family Quarters. Soltoon and the children did not know any language other than Persian, but Dowla and Sarwar soon learned Gujarati from the women mandali.

For a month, Baba gave Baidul the duty of keeping watch by his side at night, and he would give him food from his own plate. During the night Baba would discuss with him about masts, implying that Baidul would have a much greater share of the work in the future. After a month, Baba praised him, stating, "You have become the Sardar [chief] of the masts and you will now be able to recognize them!"

To differentiate between the ordinary mad and advanced masts is difficult, because outwardly both look similar. But internally, there is a world of difference between their states. Baidul now believed he had that power and, astonishingly enough, was enabled by Baba to recognize a genuine mast at first glance. He, of course, had no idea about their stage of spiritual advancement, but he could distinguish whether a person was a mast or simply a deranged madman.