Indra Devi used to run a yoga centre at a place on the California-Mexico border and had been coming to Baba for many years. She had no plans to go for Baba's Birthday Celebrations in 1969 but as the day approached, the longing to be there grew.
One day the telephone rang. Someone spoke on behalf of Warner Brothers, the famous studios. He said, "Mataji, Warner Brothers are keen to produce a documentary on the life of Sai Baba. Could you go to India tomorrow itself and obtain permission from Him for this? Warner Brothers will take care of the arrangements for your travel and the expenses thereof."
Indra Devi readily agreed. It was confirmed by the Manager of Air India at Los Angeles that Warner Brothers had purchased the tickets for her. She happily left for India.
She reached Puttaparthi in time for Baba's Birthday and had a private interview with Baba, where He materialized a Lakshmi medallion for her. In all these joy-filled times, she totally forgot about the request of Warner Brothers and neither did Baba, the Master Prankster, remind her about it. She remembered only after her departure.
On her return to Los Angeles, she went to Warner Brothers to beg to be excused for not taking Baba's permission, though they sent her at their cost purposely for that. Warner Brothers people were puzzled and denied having paid for her trip to India for meeting Sai Baba. In fact they had never heard of Sai Baba!
(From the book "Mother Sai's Miracles of Love")
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