Signatories to the Final Circular of 1st December 1944, were called in the month of May 1945. Many accommodated themselves circumstantially and are prepared to attend the month's congregation. Several have difficulties of getting leave or getting away for one month and, in spite of their eagerness, are unable to attend. Be that as it may, this meeting has been postponed several times for several reasons.
The specific purpose of the meeting is spiritual, and until that is properly served, mere bringing together a number of signatories will not have fulfilled the purpose. There are several difficulties involved in coming together and living together for a period of one month. They must be properly solved through natural means. Intervention of my Universal mind at this juncture is not appropriate. All the physical necessities of housing, eating meals, et cetera, for the devotees must be properly arranged to enable all the signatories to become wholly devoted to the spiritual cause of the congregation without undue diversion to their physical needs.
Due to war conditions, food rationing is a constant problem, apparently void of solution. Besides, government restrictions on hundreds of people coming together for a month's stay is another unsolved problem, and the traveling difficulties are no less easy for every signatory.
In view of the spiritual purpose for which exclusively the congregation stands and which is most important, the matter of prolongation to suit the best occasion for the utmost result becomes a temporary necessity, however unsuitable it may appear. Out of the seeming appearances of changing events comes forth a definite spiritual basis on which the super-structure of Self-Realization stands. Rising above the mental upsets caused by prolongations and postponements of the one-month meeting can be counted as solid proof of the soundness of faith in the original signing of complete obedience in following my instructions at all costs and sufferings, whether mental or physical.
The one-month meeting, according to the Final Circular of 1st December 1944, will not be held in the month of May 1945. I therefore desire that every signatory disentangle himself from all commitments of having to take or having had taken leave, et cetera, to attend the meeting.
For the establishment of a permanent link in the chain of temporary postponements, I desire that every signatory should fast for the whole day of May 1 — from 7:00 A.M. of May 1 to 7:00 A.M. of May 2, 1945 — 24 hours. He should not take solid food or water or any other liquid.