The Mahant suggested a place called Motichur, four miles from Hardwar. The next day, Virendra Pandey, the District Information Officer for Dehra Dun, offered to locate and arrange a bungalow for Baba. When Baba informed him he wished to pay the two months' rent, Virendra said it was unnecessary.
Baba remarked, "I do not wish to take any boja [financial burden] in the New Life."
On Sunday, 5 February, Virendra drove Eruch to the village of Motichur, a distance of 35 miles, to show him the house of one of his friends, who was willing to allow Baba to use the property during March and April. Because the friend did not wish to take any money, Baba paid Rs.400 to have needed repairs done on the old bungalow. The same day, Baba sent Baidul to make inquiries about masts, saints, and the camps of sadhus and mahatmas around Rishikesh and Hardwar.
Don and Naja arrived in Manjri Mafi on the 10th. Naja joined the other four women and was strictly ordered not to utter a word about the Old Life and the people in Bombay.
On 4 February 1950, Baba had disclosed to the companions that prior to entering the New Life he had made an agreement with Elizabeth Patterson. Elizabeth had given Baba a certain sum for his work, and he in turn had promised to visit the West, provided Elizabeth agreed to two conditions: first, of seeing that the course of the New Life was not interfered with; and second, of bearing the expenses of the journey both ways for Baba and the companions going with him, as well as their maintenance while abroad.
"The New Life has to be continued endlessly, irrespective of whether I stay in the East or the West," Baba stated.
As per the instructions contained in the circular issued at the inception of the New Life, there had been no correspondence or telegrams received from Elizabeth or Norina for the past three months. But when Don returned, Baba sent a letter through him to Elizabeth to the effect that, as promised, Baba would come to America whenever she invited him. Baba asked whether she would be able to arrange for him to come in July 1950. She was to immediately inform him of the specific month and year she would be ready to invite him, so that Baba could arrange his future schedule accordingly.
"The most important point for Elizabeth to know before inviting me," he commented, "is that I will continue my New Life even when in America.