As years passed, she looked radiant in her rags. Then the king came and fell at her feet. For a man in India to bow down to a woman is a sin, and to his wife, unforgivable. Yet, he fell at her feet because she was sincere. When she died, all revered her, and now people repeat her bhajans.
Baba stated, "I am Krishna. I want all of you to love me as Mira loved me. Mehera's love is different and cannot be compared with Mira's.1
A record of one of Saint Mira's bhajans was played in which she sings: "Krishna is mine; I am Krishna's. I have nothing to do with anyone."
Thereafter, Baba asked Don Stevens and then Harry Kenmore if they knew of Saint Teresa of Avila. Kenmore replied, "She devoted her whole life to Jesus. That is all I recall."
Baba replied, "That is the most important thing. She loved me; she devoted her life completely to me."
A record of spirituals sung by Marian Anderson was played. Baba closed his forefinger and thumb in his gesture of excellence. One song she sang was He's Got The Whole World In His Hands.
Baba gestured with his right hand, "I've got the whole universe in my palm!"
The last song on the record was Let My People Go . Baba's face became solemn, and it was very quiet in the Barn. He touched his right foot and then his forehead twice.
Outside the Barn, Elizabeth called Jane over to the car where Baba was sitting beside her. Elizabeth said to her, "Baba says to tell you that he knows that you love him, and that he loves you very much." In recalling this episode, Jane said: "Something turned over inside my heart, but Baba stilled my mind completely."
On the way to the Barn one day, Peggy Muir stepped out of the way of an oncoming car onto the side of the sandy road. As she did, she twisted her ankle. She did not complain. She walked to the Barn and sat through the entire session, not complaining about the pain. The group always stood as Baba left the Barn first and then they followed him back to the Center. Peggy was driven back in a car.
Footnotes
- 1.As Baba's chief woman disciple, Mehera played a role in the Avatar's circle, representing Original Maya. In this sense, Mehera played the same role as Sita did with Ram, or Radha did with Krishna.