"Peter denied me when I was Jesus. The dark cloud of which I have been warning you is very, very near. It will happen suddenly, from an unexpected angle, just like I have mentioned the sudden onrush of the cobras. You will not expect it from such an angle, and you will feel justified in leaving me. Each will be tried by his own psychological weakness, but try to hang on."
To Darwin Shaw, Baba remarked, "Do you realize how blessed you are? You love Baba, your wife loves Baba, your children love Baba. By working with groups of souls who love me and bringing them closer to me, you are really blessed."
Carrie Ben Shammai of Israel was called and introduced to the mandali.
Baba commented, "My apostles there [in Palestine] were stoned at the time of Christ." He assured Carrie, "No matter what they [forces of opposition] will do to you, I shall always be with you ... I shall always stand by you."
At one point, Baba called Anita, Margaret, Delia and Jane, and told Jane to sit at his right. Jane was a bit overdressed and could tell Anita was wondering who was this newcomer.
Baba turned to her and asked, "Anita, what do you think of Jane?"
She looked startled but recovered and said, "Oh Baba, very beautiful — very young and beautiful."
Baba looked serious and shook his head, gesturing, "No, not beautiful here [pointing to his face]; beautiful here [pointing to his heart]."
Jane could not understand why Baba had said this about her, a woman who, she felt, was "covered with the world." Much later, she realized Baba was seeing his own love in her heart.
Jane had been told not to take her children out of school for the sahavas, but to bring each individually after school to meet Baba. Her oldest son, John, age ten, was the first to be brought on the afternoon of the 20th. John had recently been involved in a serious automobile accident. While riding his bicycle, he had collided with a Cadillac and had to have 120 stitches on his scalp.
Jane was fearful of brain damage, but Baba placed his hand across the boy's skull and assured her, "Don't worry, it will be all right."