“”My coming to the West in July 1951 is definite, and Elizabeth and Norina have undertaken to arrange this.
Thus, one boja fund, concerning the monetary burden for Dr. Ghani, was collected from Baba's lovers in the East, and another sum from those in the West.
As desired by Baba, on the morning of Tuesday, 25 July 1950, the servant-companions bathed and were ready by five o'clock. Although they had to rise at four o'clock daily, a bath was not obligatory; but the 25th was a special day. Eruch and Pendu had washed and cleaned the hall of Bhurke's Bungalow the night before, and all now awaited Baba's arrival.
Baba came at 6:45 A.M. from Mutha's Bungalow and, walking straight inside, took his seat on a chair in the hall. The servant-companions followed, and the doors and windows were tightly shut. Only Jalbhai, who had been called from Poona, was allowed to watch and listen to the proceedings through a window from outside the room.
“”Baba looked serious and warned the companions: "So far, I have not yet learned to completely control my anger and sense of annoyance; so do not provoke me in any manner and thus become the indirect cause of my lost mood. I will try to keep my mood, and as far as possible, overlook and forgive your faults, minor mistakes and shortcomings.
"But, I warn you, I will definitely remove the cause of my anger and irritation if it persists in annoying me. So, to avoid such a situation, just do as I say, and everything will go smoothly and all will be well and good."
Don then read out the following prayer which Baba had dictated to him the day before:
“”On this, the most eventful day of my New Life, I send salutations to all my Old Life men and women disciples and devotees, including the Nowalas and Arrangementwalas, and to all my New Life companions. I ask the most merciful God to forgive us all our shortcomings, failures and weaknesses, to help the Old Life disciples and devotees to keep firm in their faith and their love and their understanding of God and His Divine Manifestations, to give courage to the Arrangementwalas to fulfill their responsibilities 100 percent, and to give strength to the New Life companions to abide by Truth and the following of the New Life conditions honestly and faithfully.
