It is the time; and the place, Guruprasad, 24 Bund Road, Poona, has been fixed. But, with the present condition of his health, how beloved Baba will give his darshan to the thousands who will come, yet remains to be determined, but it will be. He will give his darshan.
This darshan, Baba says, will be the last given in silence — the last before he speaks his world-renewing Word of Words.
(1) No one should write, telegram or cable for Baba's blessings for persons or events or programs, but remain content in the knowledge that his blessings are continually with his lovers. No such communications will be conveyed to Baba and so cannot be acknowledged.
(2) No one should attempt to see Baba until the 10th of April onwards in accordance with Avatar Meher Baba's conditions printed in Life Circular No. 70 , dated 1st November 1968.
(3) No one should write to Baba or the resident mandali and me (Adi K. Irani) about problems of Baba-work or the conduct of Centers, or of inquiry about Baba's health, as time and circumstance will not permit our attention.
(4) Change of postal and telegram address only should be communicated to me.
More blood samples were taken on Thursday morning, 9 January 1969 and sent to Ruby Hall. The urea level was 124 and the hemoglobin 10 percent. Grant advised Baba be brought to Poona where he could be well attended. Ginde also telephoned and inquired about Baba's health. Therefore, both the men and women mandali exhorted Baba to shift to Poona before his usual time at the end of March, but Baba was unwilling to go for further tests.
It was at this time, perhaps to relieve the mandali's fears, that Baba began mentioning giving darshan while lying down.
"If I give my darshan to my lovers lying down, would there be anything wrong in that?" he asked.
The mandali replied, "Of course not, why would it be wrong? Your lovers' only concern is to see to your pleasure."
But Baba's deteriorating condition caused the mandali to worry, and they continued to wonder how it would be possible for Baba to give darshan for two months — from 10 April until 10 June. They were apprehensive about whether his body could withstand such a strain, but Baba assured them:
It will be easy for me to give my lovers darshan, so you are not to feel concerned. I will give darshan reclining and that will be no strain on my body.