Bili Eaton had hidden behind some nearby shrubbery near the divan and was peeping at Baba through the leaves. She could see him all the time and thought she was so well hidden that no one could see her. She related:
Every time Baba greeted someone, he seemed to open the floodgates of his love. Every time somebody new came in, there would be this wave of love and I would get some of the residue. More and more people came in, and I was getting kind of "drunk." Finally, Baba caught me; all of a sudden, his eyes flashed, he pointed his fingers directly at me and gestured to Eruch. Eruch came to get me, but Baba did not seem angry. He let me stay with him for a little while and then dismissed me.
I could see then why Baba did not let most of us, except the mandali, be with him for more than a certain length of time. He would be with a person as long as he thought he could take it and then Baba would push the person away. I don't think that any of us could have stood Baba's presence for very long; it is like being too close to a power station. The mandali had to be trained by him to live with him as they did, because you can only take so much of this high tension.
Among the crowd were several expectant mothers. One was Virginia Rudd, though she didn't know it. Virginia was 40 years old and had been having "stomach issues" for months, but the doctors could not determine the cause. (All the pregnancy tests were negative.) When she came to see Baba, he rubbed his tummy and told her it was a baby. He blessed the child within her and told her it was a special soul.
Another "mother-to-be" was Anita Putalik, 28, from Michigan. Anita was worried about her pregnancy, but Baba assured her that everything would be fine. Anita, a devout Catholic, was a friend of Filis Frederick from her college days in New York.
She told Baba that she was devoted to Jesus, and Baba said, "That is good. Be devoted to Jesus as deeply as you can. But you have made one crucial mistake in your spiritual life. You have put God up in heaven, and until you find Him in everyone you meet, your beliefs will always be lopsided."
Baba's words greatly impressed her and they became the theme of her life.