The circular was typed and dispatched the following day. Four days later, on the 12th, Baba dictated a similar message in which he stated that those ready to obey and join him when called should sign the circular and return it to him.
Nilu was permitted to come with Vishnu and Eruch from the 11th, and Masaji also saw Baba briefly that day at 3:00 P.M. Baba fasted the next day on water and milkless tea and then broke his fast at midnight with a little rice and dal.
Although Baba was not seeing any outsiders, on 13 October 1942, he called Ramjoo to Lonavla from Nasik to discuss certain work. Three days later, Uderman Mastan and Mohammed Mast were taken by Sidhu back to Meherabad, where they were kept in the Family Quarters.
Also on the 16th, Chanji was called with Arnavaz and Nargis Dadachanji. Chanji returned to Bombay the next day, and Arnavaz and Nargis returned four days later. Goher also visited for a few days in October, during her Diwali holidays from medical school.
Arnavaz's family had previously consulted Baba about her marriage to her cousin Nariman, and Baba had approved the match. Baba informed Arnavaz that he would engage them formally after two months.
Meanwhile G. Y. Dixit, a devoted follower and the vice-chancellor of Kolhapur University, invited Baba to participate in the opening of a new Montessori school. Because of his seclusion, Baba did not go. Instead, on Sunday, 18 October 1942, he sent Adi Sr. to deliver this message:
The form of service that a Montessori school takes has a practical value, if one's service is rendered selflessly. It is an important task, as it deals with the infant's nature in the prime of its development. The children's carefree hearts and restless pranks reflect qualities which are divine, and they are blissful in their innocence. The task is to see how far you can make use of this "divinity" in man, expressed through the child-God. A little patience, a little kindness, infinite understanding and sweet love are the only things by which the teachers can repay for having received the usefulness of human service at its purest.
My blessings to all those who are genuinely responsible for having this school opened, as much as to the children who will attend it.
During Baba's seclusion in Glen View, he was paying particular attention to developments in the war.