“”Baba then shouted at Behramji, "I had kept you here to look after things, and this is the kind of supervision you provide? Why did you allow them to break my order?"
"I tried to tell them," Behramji defended himself, "but they would not listen to me. I did not eat any of the sweets."
“”Baba then sternly criticized the men, "Because of breaking my order, you caused my health to suffer while I was away. Do you enjoy seeing me in this debilitated condition? I have to fast, my stomach is upset, I have had diarrhea for many days — while you all enjoyed sweets without my permission! Is this how much you love me? Is this an example of your devotion?"
After a while, however, Baba calmed down and forgave them. The belongings of each of those accused were brought back in the house.
Baba recovered completely after a fortnight (two weeks), as he had predicted in Ajmer. On 27 September, he sang sweetly with the men during a session of devotional songs, as Adi played the sitar and he played the dholak.
On Thursday, 28 September, Baba put up this notice on the board which was kept in the Manzil:
“”The following will come in force from October 1 — till God knows when!
1. Go to bed at 9:00 P.M. and get up at 4:00 A.M.
2. From 4:00 to 5:00 A.M. — answer nature's call, attend to ablutions, et cetera.
3. From 5:00 to 6:00 A.M. — be absorbed in devotion to God in the manner to be explained by me one day before.
28-9-22 [the date] = 59 = 14
— Merwan
On Sunday, 1 October 1922, the new schedule came into effect, which Baba explained:
“”The main object of asking you to follow this new program is to keep you awake in the early hours of the morning, especially between 4:00 and 5:00 A.M. From the spiritual point of view, this is the most valuable and important time of the day. The important prayers in every religion and the practices of all advanced yogis take place during this hour. In fact, from the yogic point of view, it is imperative to be awake in the early hours of the morning.
Although I am not going to ask you to follow any religious or yogic practice, as this order is quite apart from both, I simply want you to keep awake in these hours.
