On 9 June (1926), Baba remarked to the mandali:
The number of my devotees is great, but the number of my disciples is much less. The devotee seeks the pleasure of his own devotion, while the disciple's only duty is to obey the commands of the Master, which is much more difficult. Devotees select their own Master and surrender to him. A Master selects his own disciples. Therefore, many can become devotees, but only a very few can become disciples.
LM online edition, 1926, p.671
6月9日(1926年)，巴巴对满德里说:
我的奉献者数目甚多，但我的门徒数目却少得多。信徒追求自己的忠诚，而门徒唯一的责任是服从大师的命令，这要困难得多。奉献者选择自己的大师，向他臣服。大师选择自己的门徒。因此，许多人可以成为信徒，但只有极少数人能成为门徒。
LM在线版，1926年，p.671
