When he returned to Nagpur he was made Sessions Judge there in December 1952 and then, in March 1953, a Judge of the Nagpur High Court! All his friends and colleagues were astonished at this miraculous rise in his career.
Shri Nathji himself was so delighted that he sent a telegram of congratulations not only to Bhutt but also to several other devotees.
Bhutt saw in all these events the Divine Will of Shri Nathji working for his spiritual and material upliftment. Shri Nathji had often said:
But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
Bhutt’s Worldly Duties
At one point, Shri G. P. Bhutt wrote to Shri Nathji:
I wish to quit my job and to serve you directly.
Shri Nathji wrote back to him asking him to continue with his work because he would find fulfillment in it:
Your wish is great and your spirit of sacrifice unmatched, Shri Nathji said, but I want you to continue with your worldly duties.
“I wish to set an example before everyone that one need not leave the world in order to reach God.
“One can attain a state of meditation while engrossed in the performance of one’s worldly duties.
“People generally think of renunciation of action as being the core of spirituality. This need not be true.
“Go on performing the great work before you of dispensing justice. Think of it as an order from God for the benefit of the people, an unselfish task, with no thought of reward. You will obtain that bliss in your daily work which mahatmas claim to obtain in their meditations.
Shri Bhutt Sahib returned to his work with redoubled zest. Ganesh Prasad Bhutt became renowned for his work. He had risen in life quickly. From a Sub-Judge, he had become a Sessions Judge and thence a Judge of the High Court in record time. He met Shri Nathji and said to him:
I have no words with which to thank you! When I sit and write my judgments there is absolute peace and contentment within me, the likes of which is denied even mahatmas in their meditations.”