(Aug. 1956) Baba had spoken of “sparks flying,” and one incident occurred during the visit to Meher Mount. Agnes was about to leave her guests and go to Baba, when Ivy Duce asked for something. Agnes was in such a hurry to leave she did not fulfill Ivy Duce’s request, causing her to make some disparaging comment about Agnes. Fuming, Agnes came to Baba and said, “I don’t love everybody – what am I going to do about it?”
Baba looked at her, and Adi interjected, “Agnes you love everybody you
just don’t like everyone!”
In the car while returning to Los Angeles, Baba sat next to Agnes in
the front seat. She said, “Baba, you know what Ivy Duce said about me
… I don’t believe it, but if it is true what am I going to do about
it?”
Baba slapped her on the shoulder and chuckled, “I like you the way you
are. I like your spirit!”
Agnes was so happy to have Baba come to Meher Mount after all these
years, she felt silly and joked, “What kind of spirit do you like –
the hard kind or just the mild?”
Baba would call Agnes the “Beloved’s Watchdog.” Years later, she
concluded that the reason she was surrounded by so many hypocrites was that Baba wanted her to bark – but not bite – and snap at their heels!
Lord Meher, Original Publication, Bhau Kalchuri, Vol. 14, pp. 5067 -5068.