That day Baba gave further instructions for his lovers; these instructions were issued as a circular. He indicated he would continue to be fully engaged in his Universal work during November and December. Therefore, he wished his lovers not to write to him or visit him until the end of December. Adi, however, was permitted to inform Baba about the serious illness or death of anyone. All those who had volunteered to do the japa (repetition) at various places in India and elsewhere were not to continue it after the 28th of October.
"I will be doing my Universal work alone thereafter," Baba stated, "and need no help from my lovers. My lovers from the West are also very keen to come to India to see me, but I have postponed their visits."
Baba concluded, "During November and December, any disturbance of any nature from any quarter, mandali or otherwise, is absolutely undesirable. Many of those who have been expecting or hoping to see me or write to me at the end of October must now curb their impatience and desire in order to uphold my wish."
The first copy of Francis Brabazon's book Stay With God was received in Meherazad on 8 October 1959.
Baba cabled those concerned in Australia: " Stay With God has come to stay, and my love to all those who helped make it the perfect book that it is."
(On the 28th, Baba signed 200 copies of the book, several of which he later had sent to certain lovers in the West.)1
Baba's words to Kenmore about his having to undergo terrible suffering seemed to be coming true. On the 9th, he remarked that his condition during Pendu's watch the previous night was so bad that it seemed he would break his silence.
"Such a difficult and troublesome night I have never spent before," he said.
He informed the mandali that after passing through such a night, he could be among them only as the result of their prayers.
On the 10th, while going inside to the house, Baba remarked, "I am the Endless One, but today I feel as if I am an old man, millions of years old."
The following day, he said, "I am awfully tired and want to sleep. This type of fatigue is quite different and requires 700 years of sleep!"
Hoshang Bharucha, 32, and Cowas Vesuna of Navsari, had been called the previous March to stay at Guruprasad, but Baba sent them back the same day they arrived, promising to call them later in the year to Meherazad. On Thursday, 15 October 1959, they arrived in Ahmednagar by train and were brought to Meherazad by Padri at 9:30 A.M. They were permitted to stay for eleven days.
Footnotes
- 1.Among those who received signed copies of Stay with God were Elizabeth, Kitty and Jane Haynes.