Hedi's son Toby garlanded Baba, and Baba sat down to chat with his lovers. He spoke about Eruch's strength and childlike mildness, and then said:
"All this is imagination and exists only in imagination. What you see physically is not Baba; it is only my body — a mere piece of clothing! Baba is infinite, and you cannot see him with these eyes."
Max was asked to narrate how, at Meherabad in 1954, Baba had told him to feel his biceps, indicating, "I am strong, feel it." Now Baba added, "I am very strong, the strongest of all! But at the same time I am weak and delicate like a child."
Among those gathered was Dr. Arwind Vasavada, a friend of Nariman's who had met Baba previously in 1942. He was in Zurich to study with the psychoanalyst Dr. Carl Jung. Also present, to meet Baba for the first time, were Dr. Medard Boss and Dr. Shoebel. Boss, 53, was a well-known Swiss professor of psychotherapy at the University of Zurich. He later wrote a book about two trips he made to India ( A Psychiatrist Discovers India ) and his conversations with various gurus, rishis and saints. Irene Billo sent Dr. Boss a copy of God Speaks but Boss returned it unread.
Before bidding the European group farewell, Baba stated, "I have come out of total seclusion, interrupting it for this trip, but I will continue my seclusion on my return until the 15th of February next year."
It was time to depart and Baba embraced each person again. As Gisela Haefliger recalled: "Baba poured his love over us all. The time passed so quickly, and all else vanished leaving only the strong impression of his embrace so intensely full of love."
Irene, Hedi and Max accompanied Baba and the mandali to London. In the plane, Baba assigned seats to each of them. After the plane had taken off and reached a certain altitude, Baba spread his hands on the window and peered out for some time, his face changing into a concentrated expression, as if he wished to overlook the whole country. Soon after, Baba made them change seats: Hedi took Irene's seat, Irene moved and sat behind Baba, and Max took Hedi's seat in front of Baba near Nilu.
"Max and Nilu are old friends," Baba remarked.