Thus, embracing 15 to 20 more men, Baba ordered them not to fast, although he expressed his pleasure at their offer and preparedness to do so. Amidst jokes and laughter, he selected the 25 persons and instructed them as follows:

You may begin the fast at your respective places from July 25. Come to Meherabad on the 31st and, by taking milk on August 1st, break the fast in my presence. I will hand you the milk myself.

Now we shall talk of the program tomorrow. You will find me full of humor because I know that if I were in your place, I would have loved a God who laughed and joked and not one who was dry and dull. I would love that God who would even kill smilingly! Even if He were to take your life He would do so laughingly!

Tomorrow will be a very busy day for you because of the tight schedule, and the 17th and 18th will also be difficult. The circulars have been kept ready, which I will explain in detail tomorrow.

Tomorrow, the 16th, will be Meher-raj-ki Raat — the Night of Significance.

The 17th will be Katla-ki Raat — the Night of Suffering.

The 18th will be Karbala — the Night of Slaughter.

The 19th will be the Night of God — of celebration and feasting.

Ordinarily, it sounds easy, but when I tell you in detail tomorrow, you will find it difficult. I will explain tomorrow about the silence, seclusion and meditation.

Before everyone dispersed, the circular of typed instructions that Baba had mentioned was handed to all.

They were:

The following instructions, if carried out wholeheartedly by you, will [allow] you to help my work of spiritualizing the world. They are not to be treated like long-established sermons, read, heard and forgotten. They are not to be understood in the light of philosophical slogans preached merely for the sake of preaching. They are simple, eternal truths which I want all of you to try your utmost to live.

The instructions are:

1. Amidst all your duties and attachments, let the background of all your thoughts be only the one thought that: "God alone is real, and all else is illusion."

2. Infuse into others the idea that the ultimate goal of all life is to know God in His true, infinite aspect.

3. Think less of yourself and more of others by trying to make others happy, even if you have to suffer for it.