4 IN THE VISION OF GOD and was working Himself in its place—the one great power who causes both the internal and external movements in this world of phenomena. At this period Ramdas scarcely talked. He was per- fectly fearless. Love and hate, like and dislike, conveyed no meaning for him. In brief, he could be likened to a dry leaf tossed at random as the wind of divine will listed. It was thus that he was guided back by God to Mangalore after a year's absence.