Baba would also emphatically impress on those with him not to have any bad thoughts about anyone else.
Once, over a domestic squabble one morning, he remarked, "Why do you worry over such a trivial thing like that when the whole world is at stake? Help me in my work by obeying me implicitly, and when you are in my presence, I want you to be unperturbed, cheerful and never out of mood for any reason."
Occasionally though, Baba would purposely bring up some topic in the newspaper. If in the course of reading it aloud in mandali hall any of the men was unintentionally critical of any leader or authority of any country, Baba would immediately correct him and warn him that they should desist from backbiting. He would repeatedly tell the mandali to always be pure in thought.
After the first 40-day period, Baba gave the mandali a different repetition to do as follows: "O Beloved God! May the work of Meher Baba be 100 percent complete!"
Baba would ask Baidul to do the japa in his presence and in the course of it, Baba repeated many, many times: "My body may remain or go, but my work must be completed."
Baba's health was not good during this time. For example, at 9:00 A.M. on 28 August, Baba suddenly felt very nauseous.
Baidul would sometimes pray for an improvement in Baba's well-being, but Baba would correct him, "Don't pray to God for my health; pray to Him wholeheartedly that my work may be completed. This work is very dear to me!"
During this period, Baba would point out the most minute faults of the mandali, things to which the average person would not have paid the slightest attention. On the other hand, when a major breach was committed and the person concerned would tremble with fear, Baba would not only dismiss it completely, on the contrary, he would comfort the offender that it was not his fault.
He would assure him, "I have done it, don't worry. What can you ever do? Not a leaf moves without my will!"
Baba would have the Prayer of Repentance recited after each of these incidents or breaches on anyone's part. While it was being recited, he would slap his cheeks in repentance. Sometimes, he would take the hands of the offender and beat his cheeks with their hands, causing the person concerned to have tears in his eyes.