Scrupulous care will have to be taken all the time by those going with me to avoid creating any occasion or situation, by word or deed, whether directly or indirectly, that may be capable of inviting or encouraging any homage or reverence to be paid to me or to any of you by anyone else. If by chance any respect or homage happens to be paid unsolicited to anyone, that action of respect or homage must be instantly met with an identical action on the spot by the mandali concerned, except when I happen to touch the mandali's feet or bow at their feet or salute them, and so forth.
Above all, I will not be mindful of anyone's health or have any concern with anyone's moods and likes and dislikes, as I have been doing so far. Under all these circumstances, those of you who really succeed in remaining with me to the end will become worthy to be worshiped by me. I will therefore be glad to have as many of the mandali go with me as possible but — looking to the difficulties ahead and to the conditions I have in mind to lay down in order to meet all likely situations and circumstances — I have my doubts if even five would be able to stand to the end, even if 500 were to accompany me.
After those called for the five days of meetings had left Meherabad, Don and Ghani drafted the New Life conditions, based on the points given by Baba. But before they were read out at 10:30 A.M., on Saturday, 21 August 1949, Baba asked Ghani to offer this prayer: "May it please God to give His absolute strength to Baba to adhere to everything in his conditions to the very end."
After the prayer, Baba directed Don and Ghani to revise the document, concerning different interpretations of the conditions. At the same time, he continued to dwell on the gravity and finality of the New Life, and the irrevocable and unchangeable nature of the conditions to be adopted on the 31st of August.
Baba stated: "There will be no change in the decisions I have taken. I am not going to return to Meherabad or Meherazad. That fact has been made permanent by the oath-taking ceremony performed through the four mandali members the other day. I was also very glad I received injuries on the hand that I had placed on the religious books.