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I would try.
After two days I succeeded in contacting the Spirit of the secretary. He spoke to me with a new awareness about religion. He said: "Guruji, you are right. The real meaning of religion is not traditional; it is in the living experiences of individuals. Also, religion should look to the future and cause people to think about the problems of humankind. Religion must be open to life and respect everyone and love everything because the universe is divine."
Then the secretary told me about the debts that he had and how much money to pay to whom, down to the last rupee, and that the rest of the money should go to his wife and children. When I told the secretary's wife all this, she was very relieved and surprised by the accuracy of my information. Thereupon, she paid off all the debts and took the remaining money and property for her children. She expressed much gratitude to me for helping her.
Three days after I had wanted to leave Calcutta, I left the city among streams of mourners who had journeyed there for the secretary's cremation. I left just when the secretary had allowed me to leave.
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