barn. He tossed "prasad" at us, and I believe, repeated what He had just said about prasad—in His beautiful, flowing hand-gestures.

It was more than 6 p.m. before we finished, and followed Baba down the wet wood road back to the main center, stepping rapidly through the large puddles. Baba, in a released mood, teased us all by stopping very suddenly so we all piled up against Him, then striding off at a terrific pace, and then as suddenly, stopping again and looking round at us playfully and warning us that we must keep up with Him but never get ahead.

A few behind-the-scenes incidents of this day illustrate Baba's way of knowing all our thoughts and bringing them out. For example, Fred Winterfeldt had spent most of the day driving to and fro on errands, and had thus sorely missed Baba's sahavas. He brought Baba's car back to the Guest House around 6:30—when to his joy, Baba ordered him to chauffeur Him to His house. Fred, now happy in the company of the Master and proud to be driving Him, went confidently down the road following the white arrows. But suddenly he faced a dead end! Chagrined, he turned to Baba and said, "Baba, the trees just grew in front of the car!" Baba chuckled audibly as Fred made a fast turn, and brought Baba to His gate.

Ella Winterfeldt had a different experience, the same day. That morning Baba had given us all the order that we must all be at the barn with Him. But during the long lull waiting for the TV men, Ella had asked Kitty if she needed any help in the kitchen, and Kitty said she could make the tapioca pudding for Baba's lunch. While she did so, however, she saw Baba's face appear before her saying, "Come!" Feeling uneasy, she put the pudding in the ice box and ran across the lagoon to find everyone gone. She hurried down the road to the barn and at the very end found Baba, and the group returning. Baba called her aside and asked her where she had been. When she explained, He said, "Now you stay behind Me and stay close," and she walked right behind Him the rest of the way. But at noon as Baba passed her by, she still felt uneasy, and ran to Him crying "Baba, I have disobeyed You!" He stretched out His arms, embraced her, and locked deep into her eyes. It was an important lesson for her.

It is not always easy to know how to be with Baba. As Kitty writes "While Baba may say He wants all the group to stand by, to be called