He doubted whether his father would give him the money for a similar expensive hat. But overcoming his hesitation and momentary anxiety, he flung it on the top of the hedge and Baba expressed his pleasure with Adi's obedience. A similar incident occurred after some days when the Master ordered Adi to throw away his piccolo, which he was very fond of playing. Again, Adi's obedience pleased Baba.
Sometimes, during these walks, Baba would suddenly stop and begin gazing at the ground, as if minutely examining something. The disciples saw nothing and stood beside him in silence, not understanding the work he was doing. One day, at the lane behind his parents' house, the Master did this again. He stopped, bent over and gazed intently at the ground. After a few minutes, he stood erect and asked, "Do any of you know what I am doing?" No one answered.
"Every minute, bodies are dying and coming back again; every second this process is occurring. I was watching and directing it all!"
After hearing this, Adi thought: "How wonderful if Baba would have given a glimpse of this sight to me! He was seeing the invisible worlds the whole time, but when will one of us see it also?"
Family members of the mandali would inevitably have some contact with the Master. During this period, Behramji's maternal uncle, Jamshed R. Irani, would occasionally come to see Baba at the hut along Fergusson Road. The younger men affectionately called him Jamboo Mama (Uncle). He was a kind, fun-loving, and generous person, who was always smiling.
Although by now some of the earlier rules concerning conduct at the Jhopdi had been relaxed, the rule about no one being allowed to stay past 9:00 P.M. remained strictly in force. One night, after Jamboo Mama and two cronies had been drinking heavily, they decided to find out what Meher Baba did at night at the Jhopdi.
To satisfy his curiosity, Jamboo left his house with his friends and walked in the direction of Fergusson College. But no matter how hard they looked, they could not find the hut. It seemed to have vanished into thin air! Jamboo Mama was perplexed since he had lived in Poona many years and knew the area well. Disappointed and confused as to how they could have lost the way, they returned home. They were even more incredulous when they saw it was dawn, because they had been gone for what seemed like only a few hours.