The next morning, when Paulson was about to leave to meet the drug dealers, he received a telegram from Adi, which stated: "Baba wants you to come immediately to Ahmednagar," and gave the exact time and date of his appointment. Paulson left at once for Ahmednagar by train.
Jerry Paulson arrived in Ahmednagar in the early hours of the morning of Wednesday, 9 October 1968 and had to sleep at the train station because of a heavy rainstorm. When he finally made it to Khushru Quarters at 8:00 A.M., Don hurriedly gave him tea and breakfast. Adi was frantic with worry that Jerry would not be on time for his nine o'clock appointment, because the road to Meherazad was flooded. They left at once in Don's car. Adi told him how glad he was that he had come and now had the chance of seeing Baba. "His seclusion has become so strict lately," Adi said, "that no one is allowed to see him, not even the mandali."
At Meherazad, Jerry was told to sit on a bench and wait, while Adi informed Baba that they had arrived. Jerry felt completely relaxed. After the long months of waiting, he had resigned himself that he would never see Baba, and here he was! When Adi returned after a few minutes, he said, "You can see Baba now. You are only to be with him for five minutes and you must not ask for more time. He has granted you this much and it's very unusual. None of us understand how or why you have been allowed to see him. You must not ask to stay longer. You must not touch Baba either; you must not kiss his feet, embrace him or offer obeisance when you go inside. Do not bring anything with you."
But when they went into the hall, Baba opened his arms for an embrace and Jerry shot into them! He hugged Baba and Baba hugged him warmly in return.
Motioning for Jerry to sit down, through Eruch, Baba began, "I have called you here and you have come. I am very glad you are here. Are you glad too? You should be very grateful that you have been allowed to come.
"Tell everyone of my message of Love and Truth, but do not tell anyone else to come to Ahmednagar until a circular is sent out that darshan is being granted. No one is to come before that time. It will be another five months before I permit people to come to me. You are very, very fortunate to be with me now."