When the terrific thunderstorm broke out, the men built a shelter to protect themselves, but nevertheless they got completely drenched by the heavy rain. When the rain stopped they lit a fire to dry themselves and also for Baba when he would return. "Maya's usual opposition," Baba was to remark later.

Earlier than expected, at 4:30 P.M., Baba rose from his bedding, put on his coat and pants and walked back to the men. To their amazement he was completely dry. When asked about it, Baba simply smiled a significant smile which the men intuitively understood.

Baba was radiant — beaming. He later commented, "I am very happy. I am satisfied with the work done here. It was better than at Assisi. When I work like this, a meeting of large numbers of my agents is held; but you cannot see them with your gross eyes. Sometimes, though, you can hear a rumble like boot steps."

At 5:15 P.M., Baba distributed fruit to break their fast. Then they walked through the forest and fields to the road junction, arriving in 45 minutes. Five minutes later, Hedi showed up in the car. She had felt an inner urge to arrive an hour earlier than ordered. They loaded the luggage and, at Baba's request, they began their return home by a different route. At the top of Ibergeregg Pass, they stopped to have coffee in the local restaurant. Inside, a happy atmosphere prevailed with local Swiss farmers laughing and singing in loud, merry voices. Some danced and Baba particularly enjoyed their yodeling. It was quite a contrast to the hours of seclusion he had spent on Fallenfluh — an enjoyable respite from his strenuous work.

They started back to Zurich at 7:15 P.M. and reached the Mertens residence two hours later. Anita remarked that Baba looked glorious. "Baba what authority you have!" she said. Baba responded, "Yes, but real authority means having great responsibilities."

Baba was in a good mood and called his lovers to his room. He told them his work had been accomplished well and explained about his meeting with the advanced souls of the hierarchy, the future war and his protection of Switzerland. He spelled out on his board, "I have drawn a circle around the country so that it will not be involved in the coming war." He went on to describe the details of his seclusion on the mountaintop. 

The next day, 13 July 1934, was filled with private interviews from nine in the morning until six that evening. Baba met with more than 50 Swiss and Europeans. Norina and Walter interpreted for those who did not speak English. Excerpts from a few of those meetings are given below:

At 9 A.M. Mr. Kliener, a workman who had become paralyzed, came. Baba said, "It is not the paralysis of the body that matters but of the mind that retards the soul. I will help you spiritually, for I appreciate the spirit in which you bear all your suffering."

Norina introduced Mrs. Henry James Forman who had met Baba previously, saying, "She is complaining that she has not developed in her spiritual progress as quickly as she would have liked. She feels confused about things."

Baba replied, "All are confused, except me. But it will soon be all right."

"She accuses herself of not being good enough, not as selfless as she wants to be. She longs to be better."

"That is very noble. It will happen. Let that desire remain and she will progress. This contact will help her."

Miss Girsberger, the daughter of a clergyman, wanted to know why Westerners thought Eastern religions were so confusing? Baba replied, "Easterners say the same thing about Western religions! Everyone thinks his own religion is the best. This is ignorance. Jesus never meant that. What does religion mean? To find God within. What did Jesus teach? To find him within and not to wage wars [in his name] as his followers have been doing."

"How can we realize that?"

"Through Love, and helping others selflessly. It is very easy. If you think less of yourself and more of others, it is so easy. No matter if you doubt me or do not even believe in me, I will help you. I will help you even if you don't want it! When the sun is high up in the sky and you feel hot, you cannot avoid it. It shines on you even if you don't want it to."

To another, Baba said, "[Spirituality] is so easy, but people make it so complicated that it seems a gigantic task. Think more of others and less of yourself. Try, little by little."

Mrs. Hiner, a woman working in Walter's office, was asked if she wanted to ask anything. She shook her head no. Baba commented: "I understand, because what can explanations mean when internal help is at hand? Real help is spiritual help, not by words and explanations." A few tears fell from the woman's eyes, and she put her hand in Baba's and sat with him for a few moments.

Another person who also had no questions said he only wanted the Master's contact, to which Baba commented: "If it is true that I know everything, then there is no need to ask me questions. And if you feel I do not know, what is the use of asking me as I would not then be able to help you!"

At 10 A.M., a nurse named Mrs. Schreiber disclosed certain fears to Baba, saying, "I am so tired of life and very unhappy. I don't see how I can improve."

Baba reassured her, "Everyone is unconsciously tired of this life, because everyone seeks happiness, but knows not how to get it. But life is so beautiful! It is meant to be happy. I will help you. Then things will appear changed. You will see it. It is always the outlook that counts, and not the object. Today, you feel tired, upset, seeing nothing beautiful in things around you in life. If tomorrow, you do not feel bored but cheerful in the same things that appeared so black to you yesterday — it is all due to changed mentality and outlook. The easy way is not to make so much of things. Take them lightly. Say to yourself, 'I am meant to be happy, to make others happy,' and gradually you do become happy yourself and make others happy, too. Don't suggest to your mind, 'I am tired, haggard, depressed,' et cetera. That will make it worse. Always say, 'All is well and beautiful. I will be happy.' "

Baba added, "I will help you spiritually. I can and I will. You will feel it."

Baba gave a similar reply to a morphine addict who approached him. Baba asked, "Are you happy?"

The man said, "No, very, very miserable."

"Try to be always happy. Never think that life is dreadful; I am tired of life, et cetera. Such thoughts really make life miserable. Life is worth living. If you think like that, all difficulties will appear insignificant. I will help you try to develop love. Never think, 'I am alone,' 'I have so much to do,' 'I am poor,' and so on. All are poor. The whole world is poor. Even millionaires are poor because they have greed and want more. Love someone and I will help you."

A man came with a written list of his transgressions, which made him feel that he was unredeemable. He was about to read it out, but Baba said, "There's no need to tell me anything. Don't worry. When one is meant for spiritual advancement, one has either love or lust in him to the extreme. This lust must be converted into love. What is lust but a craving to satisfy physical senses; and love is the craving of the soul. Never think that you have fallen so far as not to be able to rise again."

A nervous young woman came, and Norina explained that she was in love with a church pianist. She wanted to know if she should continue the friendship platonically, as Catholic law prevents marriage with a man who is divorced. "Do they love each other?" Baba asked. The girl said yes, and Baba continued, "Then love is all that matters. If there is no lust, there is no harm in it. Let that love grow so that it makes two souls like one. I will help her spiritually to make this love grow purer."

Norina reintroduced the painter Helen Dahm, who had met Baba two years before. Baba remarked to her, "I am also a painter. I paint the hearts of people with the colors of spirituality."

To another artist, Baba said, "I am an artist who has the whole world as my canvas. I paint souls. One can express all of one's spiritual qualities through art, but one must put all one's heart into it. Art is one of the sources through which the soul expresses itself and inspires others. But to express art thoroughly, one must have his inner emotions thoroughly opened. I love artists, for through art, one can express oneself beautifully. Art, when inspired with love, leads to higher realms.

"When you paint, you forget everything except your object. When you are so engrossed in it, you are lost in it, and when you are lost in it, your ego diminishes. When that happens, love infinite appears; and when love is created, God is attained. So you see how art can lead one to find Infinite God."

The Mertenses' home was an old estate surrounded by extensive nurseries and orchards. Gesturing to the beautiful gardens outside, Baba quipped, "All this is my painting."

A young woman wanted to develop the divine within, but felt she could not achieve it herself, without help. Baba responded, "You will achieve it by my help. Never be disheartened. It is all within, and I will help you to 'open' it."