Meher Baba wants all his lovers to realize what he has said before, that the fate of the universe hangs on his seclusion, and the redemption of mankind depends upon his manifestation. He says that his having prolonged his Universal work in seclusion is an act of his divine compassion and love preceding his manifestation.
To help him in this work, Baba wants all his lovers to recite once daily the Master's Prayer (O Parvardigar) and the Prayer of Repentance, individually or collectively, from the time they receive this circular until the 25th of March 1968, and also to observe complete silence for 24 hours from midnight of 16 March to midnight of 17 March 1968.
Baba wants to remain absolutely undisturbed until the 25th of March 1968. Therefore, under no circumstances, should anyone try to visit him unless he, himself, calls anyone especially for work. It should carefully be noted that the restriction on correspondence will continue and should be strictly observed.
Until such time when Baba announces that he will see his lovers or give darshan to them, no one should come of his own accord to see him but should patiently, and in Baba's love, await Baba's own announcement.
Please note very carefully: Baba wishes all his lovers, Easterners and Westerners, to keep in mind that they must not come for his darshan before his announcement is circulated.
On 28 January, Baba's youngest brother Adi Jr. arrived from London to stay at Meherazad for a month. Adi Jr.'s son, Dara, had written to Baba from London about his desire to marry an Indian girl, and his marriage had been arranged with Baba's approval to Kumar's daughter, Amrit. (Mehera had suggested the girl to Baba.) During his stay, Adi Jr. discussed and finalized the marriage arrangements with Baba.
On Wednesday, 31 January 1968, Baba called the following individuals to Meherazad at 11:00 A.M.: Adi, Feram, Sarosh, Viloo, Padri, Jangle, Chhagan, Dhake, Prem and Girja Khilnani, and their two sons Vinod and Raj. The cars carrying those invited pulled up at Meherazad about ten minutes ahead of schedule. According to the prescribed procedure, as they were approaching Meherazad, Sarosh honked the horn to signal their impending arrival. Baba had just finished his morning seclusion work in the hall and was still in the process of adjusting to the outer world as he "came down" from his work on the inner planes. He was having the perspiration from his body wiped by Eruch and was about to change his clothes. Baba felt very upset and annoyed at their early arrival, and he sent word for them to back up their cars and wait under the mango tree a few hundred yards away on the approach road.