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Chapter 22: 1952 Trip To The West

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3. Besides carrying out the special instructions given to him on 21 March 1952, Eruch will have to abide by the following:
a. He has been given Rs.2,000 for expenses [during] these seven months.
b. He should not accept cash [money] from anyone under any circumstances.
c. He can accept food and journey ticket, only if gladly and willingly offered.
d. He should abstain from politics as we have been doing all our lives.
e. He should abstain from lustful actions, as I hope he has been doing all along.
f. He should not feel flattered by praise, nor should he feel disheartened by ridicule and abuse.
g. Bravely and lovingly facing all difficulties, he should faithfully carry out the work in the name of God.
h. He should strictly abide by the rules of the governments of both India and Pakistan.
i. Pendu has been ordered to help Eruch wholeheartedly in this work of seven months.
j. Pendu has also been given Rs.2,000.
k. All the above-mentioned instructions stand good for Pendu also.
After finishing this dictation, at 11:00 A.M. Adi drove Baba up Meherabad Hill to see Mansari and Kaikobad's family, and from there he returned to Meherazad. Baba had not spent the night at Meherabad since 1948. Whenever he visited Meherabad, he would go only during the day, and he would return to Meherazad in the evening.
On Saturday, 22 March 1952, Baba, accompanied by Pendu and Nilu, was driven by Eruch in Adi's car to Ganeshkhind Garden in Poona. Since Dadi Kerawala was an agricultural officer there, he had been able to arrange Baba's stay in the garden, in a large bungalow. Although Dadi was tired of the work and had resolved to quit, Baba had asked him in a strange way to keep the job. When Dadi was talking about his decision with Piloo Mama Satha in Bindra House, Baba suddenly entered.
In the course of the conversation, Baba spelled out to Dadi, "The atmosphere in Ganeshkhind is quite good and the climate, too, is very good. It is a most pleasant spot, and the milk there is rich and invigorating for the health. I like Ganeshkhind very much, and you should not leave it."
Dadi thought: "What misfortune. If I get better emoluments in another job, why shouldn't I leave? Keeping company with this Master is not good, for he gives orders and binds one." Despite such thoughts, Dadi prudently said nothing to Baba.
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