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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,…
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“We caught it from her”: Lessons from Margaret Craske
Ella Marks didn’t know about Meher Baba when she first attended Margaret Craske’s advanced ballet class. In a video of her speaking at the Center in 1997, she describes seeking out Miss Craske because she wanted to be a professional dancer— and finding a dedicated, witty, exacting teacher, one of the best in the world….
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Work as Worship
In 1985, when Tom Talley was contemplating leaving Myrtle Beach where he had moved in 1981, he randomly opened the Discourses and found himself on the Selfless Service chapter. It read, “The spirit of service which is invariably present in aspirants and good persons can be harnessed and creatively utilized for spiritual purposes if it…
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Welcome to My World
For six months, the Center had waited quietly, and Baba’s lovers from all over the world had waited too. Mark and Lisa, a couple from Vermont, were two of those people: they had been coming to the Center twice a year for twenty-five years, but this spring they weren’t able to. “Lonesome,” said Lisa, when…
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Frank Eaton: A Laborer of Love
Frank Eaton was one of the early caretakers at the Meher Center. In the caretaker role between 1943 and 1948, he lived at the Center and took care of the large property that was still being developed for Meher Baba’s visit. What a time, what a position and what a story to find oneself in!…