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Chapter 21: Manonash

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So, the lifelong servant-companions must take stock of their personal weaknesses and take the various experiences they have had of the New Life of twelve months with Baba into consideration before arriving at any fresh decision. After taking a very careful and complete retrospective view of their personal weaknesses, and some pleasant but too many other painful experiences of the New Life with Baba, if they still choose to continue to stay with Baba in the New Life, then Baba will take some of them with him for three months from 1 November 1950 to January end 1951, to help him in his work among masts and poor when he goes out for this special work. The rest of the companions he will leave behind at Mahabaleshwar to look after the ladies.
Baba intends to leave Mahabaleshwar in the first week of November for places such as Kolhapur, Miraj, Hubli, Hyderabad, Bombay, Assam, Bengal, Orissa and Bihar for his mast and poor work, as well as for his three phases of begging, langoti and gypsy life. From 16 October 1950 onwards, Baba says that there will be plenty of journey[ing] on foot, by railway and by bus for those who will accompany him on these travels.
On 16 October 1950, Baba has decided to abolish the existence of Plans One, Two and the term "Nowalas". So, from 16 October 1950, Baba will not accept money from those who are in Plan One-B or One-C, since these plans will not exist anymore from 16 October 1950.
Baba says that he and his companions have not led the New Life all these months in the right spirit. So, on 16 October, he has decided to step into the Old Life for a short period of four hours, and as soon as the period is over, he will immediately step into the New Life again. So, all the companions of the New Life, including those of Plans One-B and One-C and the lifelong servant-companions, will again become Old Life disciples of Baba on 16 October 1950.
On this date only, all the companions of the New Life will be given another choice to stay with Baba in his New Life, which will begin in right earnest and spirit from 16 October 1950. The essence of the same conditions which they had previously signed "Yes" last year will be binding on those who prefer staying with Baba in his New Life on 16 October 1950. Then on and from October 16, there will remain only Old Life disciples, Arrangementwalas and the servants of Baba.
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