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Bb Jai Gurudev, in contrast, could be distinguished from most other modern large-scale gurus by the consistent attention he gave to the countryside. [...]even quite late in his life, he brought his tour through small towns such as Jahazpur, to 138 / Daniel Gold which residents of surrounding villages could comfortably find their way: esoteric teachings should be made available to common country people, too. Throughout his career as guru, Bb Jai Gurudev attracted followers from higher as well as lower castes. Because this was particularly so in the urban satsa gs, caste divides in the movement overlap in part with rural/urban divisions. From the perspective of the established group and people who thought like them, the situation could seem clear-cut. Because Bbj= had made a public announcement affirming Tiwarij=s authority not so long before, it made no sense that he would knowingly sign a secret will: that document was highly problematic. Bb Jai Gurudev was jailed from June 29, 1975 to March 23, 1977. [...]in a tale related by Crooke (1893) a Brahmin and a goldsmith both covet money, but while the Brahmin knows when enough is enough, the goldsmith doesnt and gets eaten by a tiger. 16.