Despite deteriorating health, he continued what he called his "Universal Work", which included fasting and seclusion, until his death on 31 January 1969.
Napriek zhoršujúcemu sa zdraviu pokračoval vo svojej "univerzálnej práci", ktorá zahŕňala pôst, samotu a meditáciu, a to až do svojej smrti 31. januára 1969.