" 'If three go, one comes' means that if lust, greed, and anger are burned up, then God comes.
" 'If four die, one is afraid' means that if lust, greed, anger and hope die, maya is afraid.
" 'If two are false, one is real' means that duality is false and the state of unity is real."
Out of a possible score of 100, Baba gave Dhake a score of ten and Rustom four. He then asked them to solve this mathematical riddle: "16 - 100 = 0."
Again no one could guess its answer and Baba explained, "If so [Hindi for 100] is taken from sola [16], la is left, which according to the Muslims means nothing or zero."
A few weeks later, on 10 November, Baba asked the men this spiritual riddle: "How can 5 - 7 = 12?"
He explained, "The human body, which is composed of the five principal elements of nature — air, fire, earth, water, and sky — passes through the seven planes. This is the meaning of 5 - 7. When this is done, one becomes a Sadguru, who is always divided into twelve parts, which comprise his circle. Thus 5 - 7 = 12."
Dismantling the buildings at lower Meherabad began on 26 October, under Naval's supervision. The dharamshala (Upasni Serai) and the leper ward were the first two structures to be taken down and it was done in one day.
That night Baba was in a bad mood. Kaka Shahane did not understand certain of Baba's hand signs, which upset Baba. Baba pushed Shahane, and Shahane fell down, striking his head on a stone. He was then directed to go home.
The men were kept busy dismantling the buildings every day from five in the morning until late in the evening and were naturally tired. A report came to Baba that the men were found sleeping before the appointed time of 9:00 P.M. Baba called the mandali and several admitted their mistake. Baba however was not satisfied and issued special orders that from the next day, the mandali should go to bed at 11:00 P.M. and get up at 5:00 A.M. "Those who wish to stay may stay," he wrote. "Or else they should go away. Now I don't care."
Within the next two days, the sheds that had been near the leper asylum and the Hazrat Babajan School were demolished.