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Labor of Love
“For us, however, it is only hopelessness and helplessness. How else can I describe to you what our New Life is?” This was the last line of the “Song of the New Life,” which Baba sent to Elizabeth and Norina in 1949 as they toiled at the Center, preparing for His long-awaited arrival. It also…
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Growing at the Center
For more than twenty years, Bryan West has been carefully tending to the grounds of Baba’s home in the West, and Meher Baba has been carefully tending to Bryan West. Bryan’s relationship with Baba began a few years before he first came to the Center.* As a recent high school graduate in San Diego, Bryan…
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God Walked Here
On my first trip to Meher Center, like many new pilgrims, I went to Brookgreen Gardens. A well-known cultural and artistic magnet only an hour south of the Center, these gardens are enjoyed by people from near and far for their exquisite beauty reflected in artistic history, preservation of nature and love for animals. In…
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The Miracle of His Descent
Every child is a miracle. But can you imagine the miraculous extent of the descent of the Avatar into the world? The stars align perfectly, and the earth readies herself to receive her long-awaited creator. The universe chooses the most auspicious time, the perfect parents and the right place. Despite the overarching magnitude and meaning…
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The Quiet of February 25th
During the late 1960’s, Meher Baba’s birthday was celebrated lavishly and lovingly across the world. Thousands of poor people were fed. Multiple buildings were dedicated. There were endless parades and performances and prayers. In 1965, Hyderabad celebrated for seventy-one days—one day for each year of Baba’s life. In 1967, the New York group’s public gathering…
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When you Suffer
“When you feel happy, think: ‘Baba wants me to be happy.’ When you suffer, think: ‘Baba wants me to suffer.’”* This was one of Baba’s five wishes for His lovers, which He had read out in the Barn three times one morning in 1958, while He sat in a yellow chair that had belonged to…
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Mehera’s Fortitude
The account of Baba dropping His body and the events leading up to it were full of contradictions, intense suffering and shock. He had hinted of a time when His physical body would no longer be present, but absorbed in His intimate companionship, the Mandali could never have imagined the prospect and meaning of an…
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Christmas Stories
It’s Christmas Day. Even during this strange year, we have felt its approach: singers crooning on the radio, lights dotting houses and trees in the dark, perhaps a longing to be with our loved ones which may or may not be fulfilled this year. And as the whole country bears witness to this day on…
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The Birth and Death of Jesus Christ
“Time and again,” Meher Baba said, “I come to arouse and awaken humanity. I came as Zoroaster, Abraham, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed and now I have come as Meher Baba.” Even though Meher Baba did not provide complete biographical details of His previous advents, He did revisit and reflect on the lives of…
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Committing to Be His
Katy and Jake Lawton visit the Center every summer with their children Jolie (6) and William (4). It’s not just this yearly date with God that stands out about them, but their devoted and concerted effort to make Baba a part of their whole families’ day-to-day lives. Whether in person or even through a screen,…