of complete suspension of training and other conditions that went with it. Baba, never without his unique sense of honor and in a very pleasant mood, gave the following explanation for this move. He said, “We have left the Old Life and there is no going back to it now. The Old Life is practically dead. I have heard it said that when a person is dead, the spirit has connection with it for 3 or 4 days and before the spirit gets established in the new sphere there intervenes a wee bit of time which may be said to be a sort of vacuum between the old life and the new life. Similarly speaking, our "Old Life" is dead since 16th October, 1949. From that date to 21st December our "New Life" has a kind of connection with the Old life. I have therefore decided that the vacuum period be from 22nd to 31st December."

You will note that during this New Life period, Baba uses the expressions― "I have heard it said," "I feel this is so" or we read "He expressed the opinion." In the Old Life Baba would say, "It is so," "This and that will happen," and "I know this to be so."

The ten days period over, the second period of the New Life, The "May God help you all" period of "Satyanashi'' began. To inaugurate this period, Baba called a meeting at Dehra Dun on December 15, which all were asked to attend. In brief, the following new developments were to take effect immediately.

To his companions Baba said the following:

"During these three months, you have seen my New Life Way and you have all shown how fit you are to be in the New Life. So, I and you also, keeping in sight these three months, should now decide about the three Plans that I place before you. You should all honestly and wholeheartedly consider these plans in their entirety. They are of my own making, of my own free will and accord, and you must accept one of them being my wish and order. By accepting one of these plans collectively or individually you will still remain hundred per cent my companions in the New Life. These three plans make me free to live the New Life in my own way and yet keep you all hundred per cent in the New Life.

"In these three plans, the two points, of responsibility before God and no spiritual benefit, stand good forever."

An additional note issued by Adi Sr. from Ahmednagar clarified these plans. Plan I: Anna Jakal, Babadas, Dr. Ghani and Adi Sr. were to return