In the evening the question of Daulat Singh again arose.
Baba repeated, "The promise of help I have given will stand until December end. The question, however, is reciprocal. I am seriously helping you, and you all should help me also. If I am angry at any time, you should tactfully remind me that I am getting angry. This mutual help is needed until December.
"The New Life after January 1, 1950, will be hawa par [up in the air]!
"In this New Life, we will be caring for the voice of the heart and be deaf to the promptings of the mind. The body will take care of itself. That will be Real Life — infinitely different from what it is now."
Turning to Daulat Singh, Baba concluded, "Up to now I have given you advice, taking into consideration your family circumstances and your oath to return home within two months, in order to help you reach a decision. I shall decide your case tonight in conformity with my oath, your oath and the conditions of the New Life. Tomorrow morning my decision will be my order for you, which you must obey 100 percent. Now, don't worry and sleep peacefully."
Coming to the men's quarters the next morning, the first thing Baba did was ask about the schedule of trains going to Bangalore. Vishnu said there was one leaving at 9:00 A.M. Calling Daulat Singh, in the presence of all the companions, Baba stated:
Listen carefully, my friend. I have now decided for you to go back to your old life. I am sending you without any fault on your part, and without your having failed me in the least. Those whom I of my own accord send back to the Old Life without any fault are not concerned with the categories of Yeswalas and Nowalas.
If you obey and follow 100 percent certain orders that I will now give you, you will be sharing my New Life 100 percent. Two points will be ever binding upon you: First, responsibility for anything that happens to you will lie with you and you alone before God. Second, no material or spiritual benefit should be expected of me. But, as I am sending you of my own free will, your spiritual connection with me remains as before, if I am what you take me to be.