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Real Birth and Real Death
On May 26, 1958, Baba was carried into the Barn on His lift-chair. After a brief chat and the reading of a discourse, He commented, “All the so-called births and deaths are only sleeps and awakenings. The difference between sleep and death is that when you sleep, you awake and find yourself in the same…
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How Silence Day Began
Meher Baba’s silence has been a subject of great fascination. It is a part of His life that evokes awe, whether it has to do with its elusive significance, or its much awaited breaking and how that would come about, or simply an admiration of the possibility of someone being able to live a life…
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Working for Baba
For those who have been to the Center over the last several years, seeing Carole Kelly at the Gateway has been a quiet but definite part of the ‘Welcome Home’ experience. It is not a bombastic welcoming nor is it monastic; it is reliable and very thorough. Carole has been the silent pillar of stability…
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The Why of Youth Sahavas
Center staff and volunteers are in full swing preparing for this year’s Youth Sahavas. It feels a little like being in an anthill: we’re swarming, putting in flooring and setting up tents and washing load after load after load of dishes. Every regular staff and volunteer has their duties, not to mention the over sixty…