Baba embraced Elizabeth and Norina again and continued, "I have had many homes this time. I have laid my head on the ground in palaces and on concrete floors of humble homes." Then, gesturing toward the Center, he stated, "But of all the homes I have visited, this is the home that I love the best, because it was given to me and built for me with such love."
After a pause he added, "I never leave. Remember, I do not leave, because this is my home."
Mehera, Mani, Meheru and Goher were accommodated in the Guest House, and Rano, Kitty, Margaret and Delia in another cabin. Elizabeth and Norina also stayed nearby at the Log Cabin. The next morning, Elizabeth gave Baba and the women a tour, driving them around the whole property.
At the end of the tour, Baba remarked to her and Norina, "I am not only extremely happy, but also touched by your love which has made you do all this for me."
Baba and the women's food was cooked by Bessie Graham, with Ruano supervising. There was another black cook who would prepare food for the others. It was ironic that while the cooks enjoyed a hearty breakfast and lunch of eggs and fried chicken, the women had to be content with vegetarian fare, as per Baba's orders.
For others though, he stated: "I allow vegetarians to follow their own diet and non-vegetarians to eat meat; I do not interfere with any custom or religion. When faced with love for God these matters have no value. Love for God is self-denial, mental control and ego annihilation."
The five men mandali arrived on 24 April, and though they were eating at restaurants outside, they too had orders to eat only vegetarian food. Gustadji was a longstanding vegetarian with an insatiable penchant for ice cream. Taking full advantage of its ready availability in America, Gustadji was happy to have ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Baba usually rose at 5:00 A.M., and was driven to the Guest House by Adi. After tea with the women, he would walk to the Original Kitchen to be with his lovers. Then, with the women, he would walk to the ocean or watch a few of them take boat rides on the lake.