“I knew I’d come home”
Virginia Sadowsky met Meher Baba for the first time in 1956, with her nine-year-old daughter holding one hand and an injured bird in a cage in the other. In her bright, humorous, self-deprecating way, Virginia goes on to describe her time with her Master, including intimate tales—funny, touching, and sometimes painful—of Baba’s final days on the Center in 1958.
Video, 46:37
Meher Center Meeting Place, October 31, 2003
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Building on Sacred Ground
The photographs in the video above show Michael Tych’s work throughout the years at Meher Center and are shown in the chronological order of his work.
Take Baba with You!
This beautiful silent footage of Meher Baba, taken at the Meher Center in 1958, was shown to end the Holiday Sahavas. While some of you might have seen this before, we share it here again to re-experience His intimate Darshan at the Center.
Video, 5:28
Meher Center, 1958
Used with permission from Liz Sacalis
The Meher Spiritual Center and Meher Baba’s New Life
Many remain unaware of the significant connections between the Meher Spiritual Center and Meher Baba’s New Life. During the New Life, Meher Baba sold nearly everything He owned and ceased communication with His lovers who were not joining Him on His journey of “hopelessness and helplessness.” However, the Meher Center was one of two properties that remained in His name during the New Life period, and He kept up correspondence with Elizabeth Patterson and Norina Matchabelli regarding their work on the Center throughout. In this video, Jamie and Zo Newell explore these and other deep connections between Meher Spiritual Center and Meher Baba’s New Life.
Video, 41:30
2019
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
A Walk to Baba’s House
In celebration of the Center’s outdoor opening, and for those not able to make it today, we wanted to provide a virtual walk from the Lagoon Cabin to Baba’s House.
Video, 13:34
A Meher Center Tour for Bal Natu
In 2001, Marshall Hay, on behalf of the Meher Center, did a very intimate tour of the Center for a very unique purpose. This was a virtual tour especially for Bal Natu, one of Meher Baba’s Mandali who lived in Meherazad, India. Bal was one of the few Mandali members who had never been to the Center. By 2001 his health had declined significantly and it was clear that he would never come. This tour is a delightful visual treat for any onlooker, as Marshall directly addresses Bal with humor and respect, while taking him through the exquisite beauty of the Center, and fusing the experience with lesser known details of Baba’s visits.
Video, 31:21
Meher Center, October 18, 2001
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“I never come, I never leave”
This is an audio recording by Mike Loftus of a meeting that took place in the Barn one day after Meher Baba’s 1958 visit to the Center. In the glow of Baba’s continued Presence, Marion Florsheim encourages many of Baba’s lovers to share about their experiences, including Margeurite Poley, Darwin Shaw, Fred Winterfeldt, Elizabeth Patterson, Andy Muir, Charles Purdom, Fred Marks, and others.
Audio, 1:22:17
Meher Center, June 1, 1958
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives