Your love, your devotion, your steadfastness amidst storms of opposition, self-created or real, are commendable. Your allegiance to the cause of Truth for which alone I stand is unique.
Every year that passes brings fulfillment to the tremendous task of spiritual upliftment of the world. I work dynamically through humanity in its intense suffering, joy and vigor, because I am the One in all. Among all my previous birthdays, the present one represents the end of a year full of great upheavals, outstretching from rigorous spiritual activity performed during my fasts, travels, hardships, seclusions and contact of poor suffering people and spiritually advanced masts.
Suffering comes and goes; joy comes and goes; pleasure comes and goes. They will demand your utmost patience, courage, poise and, above all, your love and obedience to me. Whoever stands for me, stands for the Truth — the Eternal Light that is forever illumining the hearts of you all.
Through darkness to light, through suffering to happiness, through chaos to harmony, will be the end of the journey. All suffering has an end. Spiritual happiness has no end. It is perennial. Giving over your goodness, your strength and your weaknesses in entire submission to me, you will share my Treasure of Happiness.
My Love and Blessings to you all.
Although Baba had not visited the West for a number of years, he was ever vigilant of work going on there on his behalf, and would regularly correspond and keep in touch with his lovers in America. Norina continued to give lectures (topics included "Grace," "Have Faith," and "Spiritual Power"), Elizabeth worked developing the Myrtle Beach property, and others worked or contributed in their own particular ways.
Even though Norina was missing Baba terribly and ardently wished to be near him, at one point she wrote to him, "It is for the good of this life that it is to be or not to be that we see you in the flesh." She understood that Baba had sent them to America for his work and to be with him would interfere with that.
On 16 February 1946, Baba sent this telegram to Norina:
I sanction and bless the message of January 31st regarding your work —
Norina through thought-order;
Jean through intellectual fervor;
Elizabeth through sacrificial behavior;
Malcolm through full-faith endeavor.
Nadine through life surrender;
Markey through arts maneuver.
And for others who with love remember
Are all working more or less for me!
Meanwhile Baba's brothers Jalbhai and Beheram arrived from Poona to see Baba on 22 February.
On Sunday, the 24th, Eruch was called from Poona and Baba directed him, "Tell Pappa to find a bungalow in Dehra Dun; but the matter should be kept absolutely secret. I want to remain there in seclusion, and even the mandali should not find out about it."