You and the others do not know who Meher Baba is because of his young age. He can even be called Rasool-e-Khuda [Muhammad] and it is not wrong for you to say that.
"Don't leave him. Many will run away from among his mandali; only fourteen persons will remain. But I and Upasni Maharaj will see that you remain in the circle."
Naval believed in the divinity of both Sai Baba and Upasni Maharaj, and his faith in Baba's divinity and authority was profoundly deepened by this dream.
Khak Saheb's old Stower car had become a constant source of trouble and expense to him. At the beginning of their stay at the Manzil, Naval had recommended overhauling the car for Baba's use. Baba wanted it to be disposed of at any price, but Naval had insisted that if repairs were made, it would be "worth its weight in gold!" Baba did not want the car, but agreed to keep it on the condition that Naval would have the car fixed. Although the car was rickety, it had been used to bring purchases from the bazaar, pick up and drop off the mandali working at the flour mill, take copies of Upasni Maharaj's biography for sale, and convey Baba and/or the mandali to and from various locations, including some afternoon matinees at the cinema. But the mandali sometimes had to push the car to get it started, and they even had to have it towed via bullock cart back to the Manzil at times.
Naval tried his best, but the Stower could not be made reliably serviceable. It was decided therefore to sell raffle tickets with the car as the grand prize.
On 22 December 1922, Baba sternly told the mandali, "You do not carry out the work I give you with 100 percent of your heart and you have become inattentive to my orders. Now, because of your negligent attitude, I will neither eat food nor drink water."
Obviously upset, and without saying another word, he retired to his room early at four in the afternoon.
The next day, Baba had written on the blackboard the following notice:
If the fixed number of copies of the book [Upasni Maharaj's biography] and the lottery tickets for [Khak Saheb's] motorcar are not sold by 31 December, then Manzil-e-Meem will be out-of-bounds [closed] for those who fail.
Because I am keeping aloof, it does not mean that minor orders are not to be followed.