Much to the doctor's surprise, Lud did fully recover in exactly two days.
Baba later revealed, "I precipitated this illness to save Lud from a much worse catastrophe due in a few months."
Baba had lovingly christened Lud's thirteen-year-old daughter Diane as "Three-B" — meaning, Baba's Beloved Baby.
He told Three-B: "Next time I come, I will call you to India."
Early in the morning on Sunday, 5 August 1956, Filis Frederick, Adele Wolkin, Bili Eaton and Beryl Williams were summoned to Baba's room. After talking with them a while, he called in Ivy and Don Stevens and informed them of his wish that they publish all the messages given out on the trip, within five months. They agreed, but as it turned out, it was more than a year, before Sufism Reoriented was able to publish Life At Its Best.
Everyone else was called in and Baba spoke about his forthcoming plans: "Last night I thought over everything. I had to attend to much Universal work. I decided about the meeting I want to call after my seclusion. I have decided the meeting will start November 7 [1957] and continue [for some days]. I will send instructions to those whom I will invite from the West and to others in India. These will include instructions informing the Western group when they should arrive and how long they should stay — one month. I will send the instructions in March 1957 to all those invited, and I will expect their early replies and suggestions. I will expect an early reply for the board and lodging arrangements. The group coming from different parts of the globe will have to stay one month. Dana, repeat all this so loudly that those on Mars can hear you!"
In a loud voice, Dana did his best to contact Mars!
Elizabeth Patterson asked, "Can we reply now?"
Baba continued to explain: "I will require six months for the arrangements. There will be so many from different parts of India — all the Indian groups — it will take time to make arrangements for them. Don, say all this so loudly that the fishes in the ocean can hear you! Start [from] the beginning. Baba cannot hear, it must be the fog!"