Does Baba want us to meditate? A Presentation by Richard Blum

In part one of this engaging presentation, Richard Blum dives into the loaded question of whether Meher Baba wants His followers to meditate. Richard gives personal examples, observations and quotes from the Mandali and Baba’s direct words on the subject. Stay tuned for part two, where Richard will explore the different types of meditations as laid out by Baba.

Video, 1:05:00
Meeting Place, Myrtle Beach, May 18th, 2024
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Uploaded: 7/11/2024

“I had experienced weightlessness”

In part two of this audio, Anne Forbes talks about the effect of Baba’s presence. For three days after meeting Baba in 1956, she felt immense joy, love, weightlessness and generosity. She was later called to move to Florida where she was very active in the Baba group.

Audio; 12:47
Myrtle Beach, May 24th, 1981
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks

Uploaded 7/11/2024

“He was the Essence of Purity”

Anne Forbes was slated to meet Meher Baba in 1952. When Baba had His accident that year, she wondered how a real Master could ever have an accident. She passed on the opportunity due to doubt. When her friend Loretta described her meeting with Baba and compared His suffering to that of Christ, Anne awaited her next chance to see Baba. She met Him in 1956 at the Delmonico Hotel. She wanted to express her deep regret to Baba for missing Him before, but when she saw Him, she melted into His ever-loving and all-knowing arms.

Audio; 12:46
Meher Spiritual Center, May 24th, 1981
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 7/5/2024

Meher Baba of Ahmednagar: His Life in Historical Perspective Part Four

In this engaging presentation, Jamie Newell explores Meher Baba’s early ministry from the year 1922 to 1931. He goes into fascinating subjects of Baba’s conviction of being one with God, Manzil-e-Meem days, His early disciples, silence, Meher Ashram and Prem Ashram and His early discourses.

Video, 1:10:25
Dilruba at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, May 18th, 2024
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Uploaded 6/21/2024

“Meher Baba Begins His Work at Meherabad 1924” A talk by Peter Nordeen

In this incredibly educational talk, Peter Nordeen walks us through the formation and earliest days of Meherabad, with a specific focus on the year 1924. Interwoven with beautiful photographs, he spares no details in painting us a picture of what life was like for the early Mandali who had promised their lives over to Meher Baba.

Video, 1:21:35
The Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, March 29th, 2024
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Uploaded 6/14/2024

“We all have to find that inner guidance”

Filis Frederick first met Meher Baba at Meher Center in 1952, after having learned about Him a decade earlier from Princess Norina Matchabelli, Countess Nadine Tolstoy and Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson. In this talk, Filis speaks of the inner guidance available to all of us, if we’re able to quiet our minds and hearts enough to hear it.

Audio; 15:49
El Cerrito, CA, November 15th, 1985
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 6/7/2024

Journey In Consciousness: A presentation by Daniel Stone

In this presentation on Meher Baba’s Divine Theme, Daniel Stone outlines Baba’s unique answer to the eternal question: “Who am I?” Through charts and Baba’s explanations, this program highlights the essential nature of the three-part journey of the soul: the evolution of consciousness through forms, reincarnation, and involution—that leads each soul to find that the answer to this question is ‘I am God—infinite in consciousness, power, and bliss.’

Video; 1:22:39
Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, May 10th, 2024
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Uploaded 5/24/2024

“His eyes were like the ocean”

In this delightful talk, Shireen Irani Bonner, Meher Baba’s niece, shares her wonderful stories of meeting Baba as a child. We see how free and happy she was allowed to be around Baba. She asked Him questions, played with Him, wrote Him letters and took liberties only a child would. Through the lens of her innocence, Baba comes through as an extraordinary uncle and the Divine Beloved.

Video; 1:38:41
Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, April 26th, 2024
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Uploaded 5/10/2024

Meher Baba Of Ahmednagar: His Life in Historical Perspective, Part 3

In the third session of Jamie Newell’s ongoing virtual series, he focuses on the years between 1913 and 1921 in Baba’s life. This was the period of Merwan’s meeting with the Perfect Masters. Jamie examines these big events from a historical perspective, while also using Baba’s own words to bring home the magnitude of the experience that led Him to becoming Meher Baba.

Video, 59:22
On Zoom at Dilruba, Meher Center, April 21st, 2024
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Uploaded 5/3/2024

“A powerful, powerful love”

George Eaton is the son of Frank Eaton, who was one of the original caretakers of the Center beginning in 1943. In this talk, George reminisces with great humor and charisma about the lives of his mother and father, his own childhood growing up in Myrtle Beach, and the ever-present hand of Baba that guided each of their lives.

Video; 1:06:42
Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, November 24th, 2016
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Uploaded 4/19/2024