Lud Dimpfl described how he worried briefly about some money left in a pair of trousers sent to the cleaners. Baba sent for his wife, Bea, who said she had not worried about the lost money at all.
Baba remarked to Lud, "Why not lose your self so that you can come to me? Forget your worries, and find me within you. When I give out the Word, let it touch your heart. It will give you such happiness that the loss of even millions of dollars will not matter! No amount of money can give you that Experience. The time must come when I must give my Word. Meanwhile, I want your love; I want you to love me as you should!"
When asked about the Sufi Center in America, Baba replied, "It is one of my channels. I am the Source. I have so many channels, tributaries!"
Then he remarked, "Now that Francis [Brabazon] is with me, he knows how much I suffer. And the end of all suffering will be the giving of the Word. That will be the release for me. But I tell you again, do not worry!"
Suddenly, Baba said, "You should wish for my time to come."
Those present were allowed to see a glimpse of his suffering, by the expression on his face.
Baba further stated, "When I am not bound, I will be closer to you than I am now."
Baba approved Selma Hassen's brother, Khaled Al-Faqih, becoming a chiropractor, and Brynar Mehl, a dancer. He instructed Gary Mullins to finish his college education.
When Ivy asked Baba about what Brynar should do with his life, Brynar was mortified. He later explained: "I was trying to crawl under the carpet. Once I had met Baba, the thought of asking him anything was so absurd. What was there to ask? Baba had asked me if I was happy. In his presence, you are so happy — you've never had a problem. It was incredible."
As Brynar was leaving the room with the Sufis, Margaret Craske and the ballet dancers were entering to be with Baba. Mehl boldly marched up to her and said, "Miss Craske, Baba says I am to go back to dancing. May I come in with your dancers?" She said all right, so he went back in and had another meeting with Baba. The second meeting was completely different from the first. The Sufis' meeting had been very serious and full of heavy problems. But when the room was full of Margaret's dancers, "Suddenly it was like carnival time!" Mehl said. Baba was laughing and joking amidst his lovers.