Last year, on New Year’s Eve, thirty-seven-year-old Alex Davis made a sole New Year’s resolution. He resolved to visit the Center every month in the year 2023. The year is almost ending, and I have seen Alex on Center quite frequently, but has he really... Read more

The story of Meher Baba’s arrival in Meherabad is legendary. It is bursting at the seams with the impending scope of the Avatar’s ministry—a pivot point for many seeds that the Master would sow and links that He would create. One such connection was His... Read more

Every time I chat with Dean Nordquist, I learn something new. I look at Uncle Dean, as he is fondly referred to by Meher Center staff, as a man who could be a character from a classical novel. He has a distinctive look, an uncanny... Read more

If you were on the Center in the 1960s or 70s, you might have seen a brown station wagon slip through the trees and stop at a nearby cabin. A small, white haired and slightly bent woman would have gotten out and painstakingly, step by... Read more

Kitty Davy simply saw her life divided into three parts: the time before she met Baba, the time after she met Baba and lived with Him in India, and the time she lived apart from Baba in America. When Kitty began writing her talks to... Read more

There have been many tours of Meher Center, but a particular one in 1952 stands out. Meher Baba arrived at the Center for the first time on April 21, 1952. The next day, Elizabeth took Him on a tour—driving Him and some of the women... Read more

One of the great joys for Center staff is to watch pilgrims return to the Center. Over the years, newcomers become old timers, their love and relationship with Baba and the Center grows, and somewhere in there, they bring their families. Most naturally, as is... Read more

What is answered prayer? Once, in Mandali Hall, Meher Baba’s close disciple Eruch told the story of a British dairy farmer named Michael who loved Baba.[i] In 1976, England was experiencing a terrible drought. As it wore on, Michael started going up to his second... Read more

Every visit to Baba’s house is life changing in its imprint, gentle or pronounced, upon the soul. And yet, by His grace, on a recent visit I was touched beyond worldly measure. On a busy Friday afternoon, I brought my infant son to Baba’s house.... Read more

Growing up, one of the stories that my grandfather told me was of being with Baba on His last visit to Meherabad in 1962. Incidentally, the occasion for His visit was the burial of Gulmai Irani, whom Baba called His spiritual mother. At the burial,... Read more