Then if it is important and he wishes Mr. Starr to be disturbed, do so. That is all right. Of course Baba may enter at any time.
However, on 5 July, Meredith tacked this sign on his door: "Do not disturb, I am meditating." Later Baba went to his cabin and knocked on the door. Meredith did not open it and Margaret pointed to the sign. Baba smiled and left without commenting. He had asked Meredith to keep silence — not to meditate. The object of Starr's meditation had come to see him; but the meditator was not to be disturbed. What could the Master do? Baba wanted to awaken Meredith's heart, but Meredith was trying to see Baba only through his mind.
On the 5th of July, Baba began another long fast inside the Table Cabin. He did not even drink water the whole day, but at night he sipped a little and had a cup of weak tea. As the red flag was flying over his cabin, no one approached the area.
In the evening Baba remarked, "All accept me as their Master and revere me, but no one carries out my orders and obeys me as I wish. I am still without a single disciple. In fact, all are my Masters and, I am their disciple since I have to act according to their wishes."
The boys in the Prem Ashram were all spiritually inclined and frequently would become overexcited in their enthusiasm.
Regarding his spiritual work with them, the next day Baba advised the boys, "Don't be hasty. The preparations are being made and you are being prepared for what I want to give. You would not be able to assimilate anything new if I were to give it to you now. It would be too heavy a meal for you to digest — too strong a dose. So be patient and wait for the banquet."
Khak Saheb had been to Poona and returned on 6 July with his family, and they began staying in the ashram in separate accommodations. Dastur returned from Bombay the same day and rested for a short while on Baba's gaadi.
Baily reported this to Baba, who replied, "So what? I only want love and he has it. I have no objection to his lying there."
Baily felt that to occupy the Master's special seat was a great insult, but Baba made him understand that he gave no value to a piece of wood and some cushions.