On Friday, 28 July 1922, Baba went to Sakori with Ahmed Abbas, Sadashiv and Upasni's disciple, Trimbak, most likely in connection with this work.
Before leaving, Baba dictated this message for Ghani:
I am going [to Sakori] for some important and serious matter. The troubles relating to the internal world, about which I spoke to you some time back, are about to begin. Shri Upasni Maharaj will settle the whole affair with me and the matter will begin with myself. Thereafter, Maharaj and the whole world will turn against me! I therefore, again, hereby desire to bring home to you the seriousness of the whole affair and enjoin upon you not to be influenced by any extraneous circumstances and stick to me to the end, at all cost, as per your promise given to me some time ago. Also, in my absence, to obey Gustadji implicitly and not to break any of the seven orders given to you by me. Have faith and courage and, God willing, everything will be all right.
When they met Maharaj, Ahmed Abbas recounted:
Maharaj looked at us and his eyes immediately filled with tears ... [He] described the greatness and spiritual ascendency of Sai Baba, his own Master. The moment the name of Sai Baba came to his lips, his eyes were filled with tears of love, and for a long time he lapsed into a trance. When he finally recovered, he said, "What can I say about Sai Baba? I feel completely tongue-tied when it comes to praising Sai Baba." At the end of his speech, he said, "Whatever my Master gave me, I gave it all to Meher Baba. It is he who deserves it all."
On Baba's return on the 31st, he inspected everyone's room and surveyed the property, checking that everything was in order. He then inquired of the mandali if, in his absence, there had been any breaches of his orders, and he took most of them to task for defaulting in one way or another.
A week later, with Gustadji as leader, Baba sent some of his mandali to Sakori on 6 August. They arrived the next morning and went to the temple to participate in Maharaj's arti. After lunch they entered the Sadguru's hut to offer homage. Maharaj discoursed to them about God-realization, divine bliss and obedience to the Master. He emphasized to them: "Under any and all circumstances, through thick and thin, don't let go of Merwan's feet!"
The next morning, near the temple, Maharaj served them tea and bread. He approached each one individually, serving them several times until they were full. After the generous repast, the mandali saluted Maharaj and Durgabai, and left for Bombay.
Baba's standing instruction to Adi Sr., Ghani and Ramjoo was that when they were free, they should sit near him in a prescribed manner: Adi on his right, Ghani in front of him, and Ramjoo to his left. They found this order very difficult and inconvenient to implement because, aside from when Baba was in the Manzil, they had to sit like this while traveling with him as well.