In response, all agreed to stay with Baba according to his conditions.
On the same day, at 11:00 A.M., the bhandara (mass feeding) started and continued until evening. Nearly 1,000 poor and destitute persons were fed. The food was cooked by Chowdhary with the other mandali's assistance. Rustom brought up a subject that he considered important, which resulted in a meeting of the mandali, and several guests were also called.
Abdulla Jaffer was made the chairman and, as there was no chair, he was given a bucket to sit on. The others sat around him on the ground. Rustom proposed that, since Meher Baba was recognized as the spiritual chargeman of Hazrat Babajan and Upasni Maharaj, he should have a separate symbol representing his position. Some proposed wearing a different shirt, a distinctive cap, or some other form of dress. At this point, Ghani found fault with the chairman ("bucket-man," as he called him) and Abdulla was deposed. Ghani was then made chairman and given a ghamela to sit on.
Most objected to having a symbol for the Master.
Baba, too, did not like the idea and said, "We are not a society." He added, "Any mark of distinction would rob us of our independence and would prove a binding to restrict our minds."
Therefore, the proposal was dismissed and the meeting ended. But due to some laxness on the part of both chairmen, Baba made Abdulla and Ghani hold their ears and do three deep knee bends (the usual punishment for Indian schoolchildren) while the others laughed.
Another meeting was called the following afternoon to suggest a name for Baba's newly built room. A local devotee named Kaka Shahane sugested Agra Kuti (Primordial Hut), but Baba proposed the name Jhopdi (Hut) which all seemed to like. And so the King of the Universe's one-room stone cabin was accordingly christened.
Another proposal was to name the three animals that were to be brought to Meherabad soon. Daulatmai had presented Baba with the white horse that belonged to her daughter Mehera. A white dog and a white bullock were also to be procured. During the discussion, it was decided that the horse would be called Sufi , the bullock Sant (Saint) and the dog Sadhu .
In the afternoon all the guests who had come for Ram's birthday departed from Meherabad for their respective homes. Baba spent the evening singing bhajans with Adi and afterward discussed the two types of muktas — liberated or Realized human beings: