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In Joy
In a talk honoring the fifteenth year of Baba’s Amartithi in 1984, Kitty Davy spoke to the crowd about remembrance and joy. Quoting the dictionary, Kitty defines joy as “a forceful, sustained state of happiness that is associated with sharing, self-realization, and high-mindedness—an exultation of the spirit.” She then goes on to quote Mani, who…
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An Act of God; As told by Meherwan Jessawala
The following is an excerpt from the detailed account of Baba’s car accident in Satara, India in December of 1956, focused on Eruch’s experience as the driver of the vehicle. For the full story of the accident and events leading up to it, please click here. Baba had traveled after recuperating from the 1952 USA…
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The still, small voice
Do you remember setting foot on Center for the first time? You might have been a child when you first came, and you fit into the wondrous woodlands as a fish diving straight into water. However hard you might try now; the memory evades you. Or, you might not have been a child, but coming…
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The Necessity of Style
Kitty Davy, who first met Meher Baba in London in 1931 and spent the following twenty years in His company, some of the time in Europe and for a long period in India, made the memorable remark summing up her time living with her Master: “All Baba asked from each was a happy face and…
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Resolving to Be His
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 come every month? “Yes,” he exclaims, “sometimes even twice in…
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How Eruch Came to Baba
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 link with the Satha and Jessawala families. In Ahmednagar, there…
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“High-end restoration on old shacks”
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 sense of humor, a bubbling laughter and a unique point…
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In Readiness for Baba
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 step, made her way inside. This was Elizabeth Chapin Patterson,…
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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 be given at Meher Center and other places, her initial…
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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 mandali around the whole property in her car. Afterward, Baba…