The Shifting of Consciousness

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

Touring His Home

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

Youth Sahavas over the Generations

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

The Dhuni and Answered Prayer

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

A Force of Love

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

Early Meherabad: Gulmai, Gilori Shah and Meher Baba

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

Lovely in Pink

In December 1924, after a period of seclusion at Meherabad, thirty-year-old Meher Baba, along with several companions, moved to Bombay for two months. Among those who had the good fortune to accompany Baba were seventeen-year-old Mehera Irani and her mother, Daulatmai. The morning of departure... Read more

The Man in the Door

If you were a young person in New York in the 1960s who heard about the God-Man, you likely would have made your way to a Monday Night Baba meeting. There, the door would have swung open to a striking sight: a tall, unusual-looking character,... Read more

Those Eyes!: Lagoon Cabin Stories

When Meher Baba visited Meher Center, He often met with individuals and small groups in the little intimate cabin that would become known as the Lagoon Cabin. While each person’s first meeting with Meher Baba in 1952 was unique, a common pattern emerges from the... Read more

“Take Me with you”: An Excerpt from Three Incredible Weeks with Meher Baba

In September of 1954, sixty-nine years ago this month, twenty of Meher Baba’s Western male lovers arrived in Meherabad. They had been personally invited by the Master to spend three weeks in His presence. This excerpt took place on September 16th, when Baba took the... Read more