“I feel happy I obeyed my beloved Baba”
Mehera tells the story of the gold ring that Upasni Maharaj gave her and how Baba used it to test her. Rich in details, Meher recounts how Upasni was given the ring and then, after wearing it on his toe and giving darshan, he put it on Mehera’s finger. Upasni then ordered her to “always keep it on your finger and don’t part with it.” But later, when she was with Baba, He asked for everyone’s gold rings. Mehera immediately complied, despite Upasni’s order, and gave the ring to Baba. Within minutes, He returned the ring to Mehera and then gave her a second one.
Audio, 8:40
Mehera’s Veranda, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
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Uploaded May 16, 2025
“Words are words to satisfy us but God must be lived”
Baba’s close disciple and gifted storyteller Eruch Jessawala tackles the riddle that words about God present: How they may delight the mind and increase the longing for God, but they can never explain Him. Eruch starts with the story of a young boy given a description of a wedding yet still has no idea of what a marriage is. He then moves on to God Speaks and its delightfully confounding conclusion: “God cannot be explained, He cannot be argued about, He cannot be theorized, nor can He be discussed and understood. God can only be lived.” This recording is also chock full of Eruch’s clear, simple explanations of just what that means to him.
Audio,17:35
Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, July 24, 1988
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Uploaded 5/2/2025
“Love for God is love for all His creatures”
Meherjee Karkaria was a long-time disciple of Meher Baba, accompanying Him to Meher Center in both 1952 and 1956. In this recording, Meherjee begins by talking practically about how Baba wants us to be in the world, to lead a “straightforward, honest life.” He goes on to answer questions from the small crowd assembled outside the Lagoon Cabin on Center, touching on topics such as Sufism and helping others, all while feeling Baba’s presence in your life always.
Video, 13:41
Meher Spiritual Center, Myrtle Beach, 1971
Courtesy of Irwin Luck, Meher Baba Oral History Project
Uploaded 4/11/2025
“I stayed awake all night with Baba”
Chhagan Master was one of Baba’s early disciples who came to Baba in 1926. For three years, prior to joining Baba, Chhagan was with Upasni Maharaj. He earned the name Master because he taught at Meher Ashram as a teacher. In this audio, he recounts the early days, Baba’s charitable work, mast work and the stories of awe that he came across with Baba.
Audio, 19:03
Meherazad, India, May 22nd, 1971
Courtesy of Irwin Luck
Uploaded 4/4/2025
“Everything was there”
In this audio, Meheru Irani—one of Baba’s women mandali—answers questions about her life in service to Baba. She talks about the duties Baba assigned her, and shares what little things in life bring Baba to the forefront of her mind today.
Audio, 7:36
Mehera’s Veranda, Meherazad, March 14, 1976
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Uploaded 3/21/2025
“Baba sent His Agents”
In this short but profound story, Rhoda Dubash shares an incident that brought her to safety through Baba’s loving grace. While her husband Adi Dubash was with Baba for a sahavas, she was home alone with her son. One night, suddenly, she was woken up from deep sleep at midnight. There was a knock on her door and she rushed to check who could possibly be there at that hour? What she saw was proof of Baba’s protective love towards her.
Audio, 9:23
Meherazad India, July 8, 1987
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 3/14/2025
“This is the plight of each individual”
In this short audio, Eruch recites a lesser known and humorous story told to him by Baba. The story is about a con-man seeking precious gem stones from a jeweler. It is the eternal story of seeking and finding, bringing home the point that what we are seeking on the outside is usually found within.
Audio, 7:43
Meherazad, July 21, 1990
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Uploaded 3/7/2025
“Keep concentrating on Baba”
Mehera Irani was Baba’s closest female disciple, whose life will stand as a testament on how best to love Him throughout time. In this audio clip, Mehera discusses meditation. She talks about the difficulties of focusing a mind that hasn’t yet seen God. She says that Baba rarely asked her and the other women to meditate, but goes on to share a story of Baba tasking her and a few other women in the early days at Meherabad to meditate on His photo.
Audio, 4:37
Mehera’s Veranda, Meherazad India, October 16, 1976
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Uploaded 2/21/2025
“I shall become yours when you become Mine”
Ishtiake Showk is a ghazal written by Meher Baba in His early days. In this recording, Katie Irani, one of the female mandali members who dedicated her life to Baba, sings a beautiful rendition, briefly explaining the ghazal’s significance at the end.
Audio, 3:12
Mandali Hall, Meherazad India, November 30, 1999
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Uploaded 2/14/2025
“The natural condition of Self is love”
In a continuation from our last offering, tune in as Francis reads out Book IV of his incredible work, Stay with God, entitled, “The Steps to His Feet.”
Audio, 27:50
Location and date unknown
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Uploaded 2/7/2025