After having a look at Coonoor and a few other places, Baba returned to Mysore on the evening of 1 March, indicating, "Ooty is a very good place for the Westerners to stay, but we will decide definitely about it later on."
For many years Baba had wanted to buy the Meherabad property from Adi and Rustom's father Khansaheb, which was still registered in his name. Baba had offered Rs.5,000, but Khansaheb would not sell. In February 1936, Adi unexpectedly sent Baba a telegram stating that his father intended to transfer the property to Meher Baba's name.
Baba cabled back on the 16th: "Happy Father giving land. Transfer it soon."
On 4 March, a letter from Adi was received stating that his father had transferred the property. On the deed, Khansaheb, had actually written: "I hereby transfer this property out of my love for Meher Baba." The gift deed was executed on the 7th.
After the letter was read, Baba remarked, "There was a time when I offered to buy the property from him for Rs.5,000, but he refused. Now he has given it to me gratis! How and why did it happen? It happened due to the power of love! Love is unique and makes the impossible possible."
Baba began taking food only once a day from Friday, 6 March, and his seclusion became stricter. For a brief outing, he visited the Krishnaraja Sagar dam with the men mandali on the evening of the 7th, and went again the next evening with the women.
M. Chakravarthy Iyengar, the man who wanted to see Baba in Bombay but missed him, came to Bala Bungalow for darshan on 9 March. Baba permitted him to see him for one minute from the adjoining room. After he had Baba's darshan, Chanji talked with him and found out he was an influential person. Chakravarthy assured Chanji he would secure a better place for Baba's ashram after conferring with the Maharaja of Mysore and his dewan (chief minister) Sir Mirza M. Ismail.
During this period, the letters from Baba's Western lovers often asked how to meditate and what to meditate on. To help them, Baba had a chart prepared for meditation.
On 10 March 1936, he explained: "They must think, 'I am not this body.' The chart will help them meditate and they will escape from the rush of thoughts that crowd their minds during meditation."
Baba was having stomach problems, and was driven by Jalbhai to Bangalore on the 12th, where he had a dentist's appointment the next day. Chanji accompanied them. On the drive back, Baba noticed five poor boys playing near a hut on the road.