He stated:
On my next birthday, I wish to feed 20,000 poor and I will bow down to them. I have a special reason for doing this. It is "stooping to conquer" [Baba punned]. If I stoop to these 20,000 poor and destitute, the whole world will stoop to me!
I intend creating a giant toofan [typhoon] and, therefore, need the help of the mandali to work as they have never worked before. Either I shall do this, if the mandali cooperate with me fully and completely, or I will close up everything and work aloof and all alone. There is not going to be anything done on a halfway measure; it is a question of going to the extremes either way.
The foremost point to be remembered by all is that the enthusiasm of the Westerners should not be checked or given any setback. There is no question of any of them going "backwards," but since persons here are likely to become jealous over anything spectacularly successful, every precaution is to be taken to maintain the Westerners' spirit and hukki [mood], with which they are looking forward to their stay here.
My plan is first to get them completely and comfortably adapted to the new surroundings, situation and climate before starting the real working. For the first month, they are to take rest and feel settled in, and then for about five months a course of fixed and regular, but light, duties will be given to each according to individual capabilities. It will be common to all to rise early every morning and meditate for an hour. They also will be tutored for another hour in Urdu for some future work.
Certain days have been fixed when I will be with them at Nasik, or they will be with me at Rahuri and Meherabad, and thus become acquainted with all three phases of my present working: Nasik, Rahuri and Meherabad. When at Meherabad, they will do as other mandali members do while eating, sitting, et cetera. The Western men will mix with the Nichenas [the men mandali at lower Meherabad], and the Western ladies with the Upernas [the women at Upper Meherabad].
After five months, the servant boys, butlers, cooks and laundrymen at Nasik will be dispensed with and the Westerners will do their own cooking, cleaning and laundry themselves, besides giving their services in the hospital which is intended to be opened by that time.