Baba observed, "Very, very few reach that Goal, but he who holds fast to my daaman reaches it." Then he concluded, "Godavri Mai has not attained Self-Realization. She is not God-realized."
Hoshang considered Godavri Mai to be his guru, and hearing this directly from Baba, he became confused. His mental agitation and inner turmoil took a long while to subside; but thereafter, Hoshang became completely Baba's.
After the sahavas, Eruch Karadia went to Sakori and told Godavri Mai what Baba had said. She replied, "This was said only to test your faith in me." But Karadia, likewise, became fully devoted to Baba.
Baba had asked for volunteers to fast for seven days, and five men were selected from each group. On 5 November, Baba dictated the following instructions for them:
1. You must start from twelve midnight of 14 February 1956 and stop at twelve midnight of the 21st of February. (Timings must be according to the Local Standard Time.)
2. You must repeat audibly the name of Avatar Meher Baba in the form of "BABA" by uttering "BA" with each breath in and again "BA" with each breath out — without a break throughout the waking state during day and night for the seven days. It must not be stopped even when you happen to have some sort of spiritual experience in the form of seeing circles of lights, colors, et cetera, or smelling sweet smells or hearing fine music, and so forth. It does not matter at all when the repetition of Baba's name stops automatically when you go off to sleep by day or night, but it must be forthwith commenced as soon as you wake up.
3. A room should be very carefully selected for doing this "duty" of seven days. Under no circumstances must you leave the room once you have entered it and started the duty. As for example, even if you happen to see a snake or any such creature or big, ghastly looking figures, forms, et cetera, you must not leave the room. Answering calls of nature, taking a bath if you should so desire, attending to the barest physical needs, walking or any movement inside the room is permitted at any time of day or night.
4. Whenever you feel like going to sleep, either by day or night, you are permitted to do so.