“He always loved us more than we can ever possibly love Him”
Kusum Singh had Meher Baba for a neighbor when Baba rented two houses in Dehradun in 1953. She was in her teens when she met Baba for the first time that year. In this video, Kusum and her husband Mohkam Singh weave a captivating story of their times with Meher Baba, recounting Baba not inviting them to a darshan, receiving His private audience, singing for Baba, and humorous incidents around the Master. Their steadfast love of many years for Baba is reflected in this video.
Video, 11:14
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
Uploaded on 9/2/2022
“It was as though time stood still”
In this short heartfelt video, Leonard Willoughby describes his first meeting with Meher Baba at the Delmonico Hotel in 1956. He had prepared many questions to ask Baba. However, Baba was not taking questions. After receiving numerous embraces from Baba during the filming of a newsreel, Leonard realized that he no longer had any questions; he was in a state of bliss.
Video, 12:44
New York, October 24,1971
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
Uploaded on 8/5/2022
“Faith is like a bridge over a turbulent river”
Rhoda Dubash, an old time lover of Baba, shares the meaning of faith as explained by Baba. She shares a vignette to demonstrate that Baba expects nothing short of 100% faith. If we do so, He promises to carry our burden on His shoulders. Finally, she shares a humorous story about her son and Baba, bringing home Baba’s profound message on faith.
Audio, 12:21
Meherazad India, August 5, 1989
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Uploaded on 8/5/2022
“Baba would do something when you least expected it”
In this talk, Liz Sacalis and her sister Virginia Sadowsky tell the touching and often humorous stories of their relationship with Meher Baba. They describe their time with Baba at Meher Spiritual Center in 1956 and 1958, and their lessons of learning to be alert and ready for Baba – no matter what. Virginia describes how she came to the realization that “He was the reason that the universe came into being.”
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Audio, 1:00:32
Meher Center, May 25, 1988
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
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Uploaded on 7/22/2022
“Baba is the Experience of Love”
In this video, Ella Marks talks about her life with Baba, learning ballet from Margaret Craske and meeting Meher Baba in 1956 and 1958. She shares how Miss Craske demonstrated spirituality not through discourses but stories and actions. From Margaret, she learned how the ego stood in the way of Baba and many reflections followed that realization. Poignantly, she refers to the passage of time where hardships are real but Baba is always present awakening us to love.
Video, 1:03:53
Meher Center Meeting Place, May 7, 2002
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 7/15/2022
“He was very happy every time He was here.”
Here are three vignettes gleaned from a talk given by Kitty Davy, Darwin Shaw and Lyn Ott at Meher Spiritual Center in 1979. Darwin speaks of the search for the Center and the pioneering spirit of those involved in its development. Lyn talks of how the Center remains the same even though there has been constant change and improvements. Kitty provides a lively account of her role and the instructions given by Meher Baba on maintaining special buildings. Finally, all three contribute to a discussion on the significance of Meher Baba’s Tomb.
Audio, 22:40
Meher Spiritual Center, 1979
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Uploaded on 7/15/2022
“The Chemistry of Baba’s Divine Silence”
In this engaging video, Dr. GSN Moorthy shares his experience of coming to Baba. As a student of Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta, he captures how Baba answered his philosophical questions. Moorthy was fascinated by Baba’s silence and avidly studied and wrote about the meaning of spirituality and silence, exploring discourses by figures like Shankaracharya and Mahatma Gandhi. Here, he explains his astute understanding of Baba’s unique silence and how a real Master works through silence which is the language of the heart and soul.
Video, 59:23
Jhansi, India, November, 2002
Courtesy of Murali and Manjusha Kalavapudi
Uploaded on 7/8/2022
“His gift to me was a stone”
In this talk, Bernard Bruford and his wife Jo-Anne make a detailed presentation on Baba’s visit to Australia in 1958. He presents pictures and letters to support the story of the lead-up to Baba’s visit and the painstaking preparations made by Francis Brabazon to get Avatar’s Abode ready for Baba. Bernard was fifteen years old during this visit when Baba wasted no time in putting his faith to test. His family was then asked by Baba to live at Avatar’s Abode along with instructions on how to care for the spot that Baba said would become “a world pilgrimage site.”
Video, 1:19:56
Meher Center Meeting Place, May 17, 2019
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 07/01/2022
“Complete understanding and compassion”
In this dynamic talk alongside Eruch, Mani, and the pilgrims in Mandali Hall, Agnes Baron shares the story of Meher Mount and her life with Baba. In the early 1950s, Agnes was disillusioned with spiritual teachers. Nevertheless, she found herself tagging along with a group of Baba lovers to look at a beautiful property in Ojai, California as a potential center for Baba. Agnes would soon meet Meher Baba at Meher Center and become completely devoted to Him. But even before she met Him, after seeing that property later known as Meher Mount, she found herself writing her first letter to Him. It ended with a promise that, if He wanted the property, “I’ll keep it for you through hellfire and damnation.” And, over the decades, she did.
Audio, 1:04:38
Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, September, 1982
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Uploaded on 07/01/2022
“I was in heaven”
In this treasure of a talk, Shireen Bonner, Meher Baba’s niece, shares moments with Baba as a child. When she first met Baba in 1965, Shireen was seven years old and nervously trying to remember how to garland and bow to Him as she had been taught. Instead, she looked up into His beaming face and ran into His arms. From that moment on, through many funny and touching moments, Baba became Shireen’s deepest and truest companion.
Video, 1:19:43
Meher Center Meeting Place, August 1, 1998
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives