After my death, the companions may do anything they like. They may stay at the Hardwar property or choose to live their own life. One thing is clear, that if even one of my companions, such as Nilu, chooses to stay there, he can do so without the least hindrance or bother.
Ghani asked, "What will happen to the property when all the companions and Arrangementwalas are dead and gone?"
Smiling, Baba humorously replied, "This is like the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None ! What is the sense in bothering about things when all die? Let anything happen; who cares."
Resuming the topic under discussion, Baba stated:
Now nothing in India belongs to me or stands in my name. This land of 22 acres at Belgaum was originally in my name. It was to be transferred to Vishnu's cousin [Indu's] husband, Vishwanath Haldankar, on payment of a nominal sum. But Vishnu proposed a noble suggestion, that besides receiving the sum, a portion of the land — about four acres on which the present structures stand — be allowed to stand in the name of Mehera. This arrangement is therefore approved. Since Mehera is in the New Life and will never go back again, this piece of land is to be looked after by Haldankar, Sushila [Deorukhkar, Indu's sister] and the Arrangementwalas. Conditions of property management and usage will apply to this case as that of the Hardwar land and property.
Now let us stop all questions and arguments, insinuations and doubts. Even in the training period you are going through, take it as an order of training that you must accept anything I say unquestioningly. Those of you who imagine I am still in my Old Life ways will not be able to stay with me until the end. I am telling you the truth. Henceforth, there is to be no secrecy, privacy, favoritism, no fooling or promises. All will be clean and aboveboard. I do not want to go against my oath even one percent, and I won't let any of you compromise my oath.
Although this land now belongs to Mehera, I do not want it to belong to her by possession. This means that when and after Mehera dies, the land should not be claimed by her relatives. Take it for certain, Baba will not come here [to Belgaum] again, nor will the ladies. After Mehera's death, however, the land question should be decided and settled by the execution of a will, a draft of which should be prepared and the same be attested to by witnesses.