So try, all of you, to be awake and rise at the first break of sleep, and do not sleep again so you can have sound sleep and good health. Besides, the early hours of the morning are best for meditation.
Once you accustom yourselves to this, you will not feel sleepy even while meditating. For example, the little boys of the Prem Ashram have been rising as early as 1:00 A.M. daily for the last month and have progressed marvelously. Although they were disturbed by sleep while meditating, almost all have now overcome the difficulty. Yesterday there was only one boy who left his meditation.
Beheram, Gustadji, Dastur, Chhota Baba, Rajaram, Sidhu and the young mast Mastan had been staying in the Manzil at lower Meherabad, but they moved up the hill near Baba on the 9th, as their new quarters there were ready.
Before leaving Toka most of the mandali had fallen sick and their illnesses continued even after their return to Meherabad. Baba arranged for their treatment and would look after them. However, no one was allowed to be inactive in Meherabad. Even those convalescing from illnesses were given the job of cleaning uncooked rice and dal of small stones and dirt.
During this period, Homi Mama Satha's wife Pilla, who lived at Akbar Press, became seriously ill with a high fever. She was treated by several competent doctors who pronounced her on the verge of death; all hope for her survival was abandoned.
Homi Mama went to Meherabad and informed Baba, who consoled him, "Even if Pilla dies, she will come to me for she loves me deeply. So leave everything to me, have the best possible treatment given, and don't be disheartened."
No sooner had Homi Mama left than Baba began suffering from chills. He had himself covered with several blankets, but his shivering continued. Soon after, it was observed that his body became as hot as a tawa (iron plate on which chapatis are baked) and he suffered extreme restlessness. Two hours later, Homi Mama sent word from Ahmednagar that Pilla's fever had miraculously broken and she was feeling all right. Even the doctors, who had tried their utmost but were unsuccessful in bringing down her fever, were wonderstruck at how it had happened. After Baba received the news, his fever suddenly lifted, and he appeared normal again. This is one of many incidents when Meher Baba not only inwardly took upon himself the suffering of his lovers, but outwardly as well.