Journey In Consciousness Session One
“Journey in Consciousness” is a five part series intended as an introduction to Meher Baba with a common thread of consciousness and its advancement. Above is the first session; all the other sessions can be found here. Systematically presented by Daniel Stone, these sessions build on each other beautifully to demonstrate and weave together Baba’s messages on the Divine Theme, karma and sanskaras, eventually leading us to the role and necessity of a Master, the New Humanity and the Path of Love as explained by Baba to His lovers.
Video, 1:14:14
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 2, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 6/23/23
“You sowed Your sparks of love”
Alan Wagner has been a resident of Meherabad for over four decades. In this talk, he shares poems, songs and stories reflecting on that time. They contain glimpses of the qualities of his Beloved and of the mandali—the gems Baba left behind when He left His physical form.
Video, 1:07:23
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 4, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 6/9/2023
“Perfect Cycles in Meher Baba’s Life”
In this unique, interpretative presentation of Baba’s life, Rich Blum observes the perfect cycles in Baba’s advent ranging from His birth to His physical death. All the cycles, as observed by Rich, revolve around the transition in Baba’s consciousness and include His work with the Perfect Masters, His New Life and His Silence. Extensively researched and beautifully laid out, this one makes for a very interesting watch!
Video, 40:15
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 21, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 6/2/2023
“Remember to try to be joyous”
Charmian Duce Knowles was the daughter of Murshida Ivy Duce, and was fortunate enough to spend time with Meher Baba and His mandali. In this talk, she begins with stories of the time period after Baba’s accident in Prague, Oklahoma, on May 24, 1952. She continues sharing her experiences through the next 17 years with Baba, offering us a small glimpse into what life was like in Baba’s orbit.
Video, 1:08:35
Meher Center Meeting Place, February 24, 1996
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 5/19/2023
“Being allowed to come within an arm’s length”
During this talk at the Meher Center Meeting Place last month, Steve Klein shares Baba stories and his own writings (or “Prosems,” as he calls them). With his characteristic humor, Steve touches on themes like being natural with Baba and the multifarious means that Baba employs to break down the egos of His lovers.
Video, 57:30
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 28, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 5/12/2023
“Meher Baba and Hafiz”
In this presentation given at the Center last month, Jamie Newell speaks to Meher Baba’s love of the Persian poet Hafiz, and the influence of Persian culture on Baba’s life and work.
Video, 50:33
Meher Center Meeting Place, March 17, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 4/21/2023
“He will never let you drown”
Rhoda Dubash grew up in an anti-Baba family, and it was only after her marriage to Adi Dubash that Baba wormed His way fully and irrevocably into her heart. In this recording, she talks about the importance of sticking to Baba and only to Baba, accepting everything as His will. She says that Baba will never give us more than we can take, and He is with us through every moment of our lives.
Audio, 7:07
Meherazad, India, August 5, 1989
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 4/14/2023
“Baba wants us not to expect, but to accept”
Rustom and Sohrab Irani are Baba’s nephews, and were fortunate enough to grow up in Baba’s close circle. Baba was such an integral part of their childhood that, as they touch upon in this talk, they did nothing without first asking for Baba’s permission. In this hilarious and delightful recording, the twins regale us with tales such as impersonating a female American Baba lover, playing marbles with Baba on the day of His accident in Satara, and Baba’s opinion on their choice to grow mustaches. They also weave in several songs which they perform with enthusiasm.
Video, 1:18:13
Meher Center Meeting Place, August 31, 2011
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 4/7/2023
“To be in the presence of Christ”
This audio recording is a brief, luminous description of Darwin and Jeanne Shaw’s meeting with Baba at the Shelton Hotel during His visit to New York in 1934.
Audio, 3:41
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 4/7/2023
“For my lovers, I dare not care not”
Jehangir Sukhadwalla, known more commonly as Jangoo, was married to Baba’s neice, Gulnar. In this recording, Jangoo has the audience howling with laughter as he shares stories of his life with Meher Baba. From tales of filming Baba’s darshan programs at Guruprasad, to Baba purifying the well at His house after the devastating 1961 flood in Pune, Jangoo’s humor and charisma shine through in this very entertaining talk.
Video, 50:53
Los Angeles Sahavas, 1991
Courtesy of AMBCSC Archives