“”The final touch will be given to all the boys through Ali, who is the link through whom all will get the light of love.
After a few days, Baba informed the boys, "During the coming two months, keep studying and playing as you used to do when you first joined the ashram. During this period, however, I will not permit an outburst of love to occur. There will be no spiritual demonstrations [manifestations] now."
On Sunday, 25 March 1928, the Prem Ashram was formally established on Meherabad Hill. It was housed in a temporary structure near Baba's crypt-cabin, while Meher Ashram remained in the compound next to the Water Tank. A new set of rules was formulated for the Prem Ashram. The boys were given the freedom to meditate at any time while they were alone, except in the evening when they were instructed to participate in games and other recreations. Baba would lead them on walks in the evening, thus giving them the opportunity of his intimate companionship.
In late March, the boys became unruly and some of them began behaving strangely. At times, some would bite themselves, tear their clothes, cry loudly, and run away, refusing to come near Baba when called and even directly disobeying him. Even Aga Ali was disturbed and was not above exhibiting such disrespectful behavior, addressing Baba quite rudely on more than one occasion. Afterward he would sorrowfully regret his misconduct.
Baba, too, had to suffer during this period because of the boys. Besides spending hours trying to calm and placate them with explanations, he had to tolerate their rough antics. Once in their excitement the boys tore his kamli coat in several places. The coat, which Baba had been wearing for almost six years, was his favorite, so he insisted that it be patched instead of discarded. The boys became so wild in their enthusiasm that, one day when they were pulling Baba in the rickshaw, they went so fast that the rickshaw overturned on the rough dirt road; Baba received numerous cuts and scrapes to his hands and legs.
The event that took place at Meherabad on Sunday, 1 April 1928 will be written in the history of Meherabad in golden letters. It was a unique occurrence, the true meaning of which can be grasped only by those with divine consciousness.
From 8:15 that morning, the Master began walking about on Meherabad Hill barefooted.
