Donned in green jungle boots and fired by a sense of “spiritual as well as physical adventure,” [1] a small group of devoted Baba lovers traipsed through the virgin woods nine miles north of Myrtle Beach. It was June, 1944, soon after Elizabeth Patterson’s father... Read more

Karyl Tych has been a tour guide on Center for decades. Her tours have always been warm, welcoming and informative while being efficient and articulate. Over all the years, she has had the ability to connect and engage with any tour participant ranging from young... Read more

In June,1934, while in London, Meher Baba said, “When I work collectively, which is generally at plays, movies and sporting events — wherever people collect and concentrate on a particular object — it is easy for me to have my spiritual effect collectively on their... Read more

It is Spring! A new life has sprung upon the natural habitat that is the Center. Flowers are starting to bud, the air is laden with impending humidity, the lake sparkles and spring rain clouds linger at a distance near the ocean. It is also... Read more

It must have been sometime in the late seventies or early eighties. I was at Meherazad sitting outside the Mandali Hall with Eruch and other fellow pilgrims when Eruch asked, “what attracts you all to keep coming back to Meherazad?” All our answers amounted to... Read more

When Bhau Kalchuri came to the Center, he wanted to go out in the gondola under a full moon. During Aloba’s visit, he was determined to see an alligator from the Venetian vessel. And the twins, Rustom and Sohrab Irani, they just wanted to go... Read more

On January 30th, 1969, Meher Baba remarked, “This is my crucifixion! Christ was crucified once, but I am being crucified every moment.”[1] Meher Baba had hinted at His impending dropping of the body in many ways. In August 1968, Baba had remarked, “’Coming, coming, came.... Read more

When Daniel Montague first saw the gondola at the Center in 1974, it was rotting, peeling paint and leaky, a victim of South Carolina’s humidity, heat and rainy weather.[1] “I thought it was a goner,” he said, in a recent interview. It was Daniel’s first... Read more

One morning in 1949, Elizabeth Patterson was sitting in Youpon Dunes reading the New York Times, as she did almost every day. At the end of a column in the business section was a misplaced classified ad with just three lines. It read: “Two gondolas for... Read more

This year marks the 70th anniversary of a momentous year in Meher Baba’s life. In 1954, Baba held the Three Incredible Weeks sahavas, gave his Final Declaration, and gave up the alphabet board. But by far, the most awe-inspiring event of the year was His... Read more