“”It will be a war of surprises and unexpected changes. It will change the map of the world. Disastrous results and unexpected consequences and developments will bring about a quick turn of events. Destruction is essential for reconstruction. All evil is to be eradicated for good to be established.
Almost constantly throughout May there were daily visits by the various mandali members and close ones. Adi Sr. with Falu came from Bangalore in mid-May, and Adi, Sr. was sent to Bombay and Nasik; Ramjoo and Maneck Ranji came from Nasik; Kalemama was sent to Kolhapur and then back to Bangalore; Naoroji and Murli came from Byramangala for discussions; Chanji returned from Bombay; Sarosh and Rusi Pop were daily visitors from Ahmednagar, and members of the Satha family were occasional visitors from there; Jalbhai and Adi Jr. came from Poona; Dhake arrived from Rahuri; Kaikobad came from Bombay, and others visited as well.
Baba's schedule at this time was as follows (in summer temperatures that reached 110°): He got up at 5:00 A.M., had private meetings and then gave instructions to the mandali. In the morning he made the rounds of the mast ashram, which was now situated north of his Tomb on Meherabad Hill, in buildings that had formerly housed the Maternity Hospital and the offices of the Meher Baba Journal . Baba gave baths to the masts from 7:00 to 8:30 A.M. He then came down to meet the mandali at lower Meherabad and stayed in his Jhopdi until noon, meeting outsiders, giving instructions and so forth. In the afternoon he was preoccupied with making frequent visits to the mast ashram and in sitting in seclusion with various masts. He would also visit Mehera and the other women, relax and discuss matters with them.
Ever since K. J. Dastur left the ashram in 1931, he publicly distanced himself from Meher Baba and wrote articles against Baba in the press. Nevertheless, privately he would write Baba plaintive letters (even threatening suicide!) pleading for money "just one more time ..." Much to the mandali's consternation, Baba would usually send him some amount, and Dastur would promise to pay back the money as soon as he was able.
But in April 1940, despite Baba's repeated help to him out of his love, Dastur wrote to Baba that unless he was loaned money again, he would be forced to take legal action against Baba, filing a lawsuit and dragging Meher Baba's name into court for "breach of promises," made to him by Baba over the years.
