“So much Baba has given to the World”
In part two of this talk recorded in Mandali Hall in September, 1972, Naja continues to tell stories of her life with Baba. In her sweet and unassuming anecdotes, Naja shares with us a range of topics, from memories of lovers whom Baba helped overcome addiction, to the choice Baba presented to Naja herself to either stay and serve, or leave Him and return to the World.
Audio 22:23
September 1972
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 2/3/2023
“I am Eruch, the slave of the Lord of Love”
Eruch was Baba’s right-hand man, and dedicated his life in service to his Master. In this beautiful and heartwarming clip taken at Meherabad during the 1996 Amartithi, Eruch grants us a glimpse into his inner journey of loving Baba.
Video: 9:12
Meherabad, India
Courtesy of the AMBCSC Archives
Uploaded: 1/27/2023
“We have to continue to do what Baba wants us to do”
During an afternoon at Mandali Hall, Baba’s sister Mani gives a moving description of her struggle to accept that her God-brother had dropped His body, and how she learned to keep living for Him.
Audio, 9:59
Meherazad, India
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 1/27/2023
“Everybody was drawn to Him”
Naja Rustom Irani was Baba’s cousin, and grew up on the same lane as young Merwan in Pune. At the request of Baba’s mother Shireenmai, Naja began preparing and serving food to Baba at the age of twelve or thirteen. This was the start of a lifetime of service to the Avatar. She became one of Baba’s early female Mandali members, and spent the majority of her life cooking for Him in the ashram. In this talk, Naja shares stories from Baba’s childhood in Pune, the time period after Babajan’s Kiss, and the gathering of His early Mandali and formation of Manzil-e-Meem.
Audio, 25:29
September 1972
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded on 1/20/2023
“Just follow His instructions”
In this talk, Bhau Kalchuri, Baba’s Mandali member and night watchman, tells stories about being with Baba. He focuses especially on the challenging (and sometimes humorous) ways that Baba taught him to follow His orders, no matter what. Bhau also discusses writing Meher Baba’s biography, Lord Meher.
Video, 47:46
Meher Center Meeting Place, July 3, 1995
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 1/13/2023
“That consciousness is that love, isn’t it?”
This conversation followed the talk on consciousness given by Kitty Davy that was presented in last week’s offering. She shares more about keeping Meher Baba close in everything we do, about living by faith, and about the process of freeing God within ourselves.
Audio, 15:38
June 1977
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 1/13/2023
“What a divine work is the shifting of consciousness to Himself”
In this inspiring and Illuminating talk, Kitty Davy shares what she has learned about consciousness over the years. She begins with her personal experiences of Meher Baba’s patient and loving work to help His early lovers shift their consciousness “from the many to the One.” Then she focuses on what she has realized about consciousness from Baba’s writings and the writings of His lovers— and her own decades of trying to remember, please and serve Him.
Audio, 45:38
June 1977
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 1/6/2023
“So beautiful”
In this timeless video segment, Mehera reminisces about the early days with her Beloved. She moves from a humorous incident of using a very unusual mortar and pestle to grind cardamom for a dish for Baba, to the lovely sound of the Beloved’s singing voice, to the first time that Baba asked her what she was thinking. In each word and gesture, her matchless love shines through.
Video, 8:51
Meherazad India
Courtesy of Michael Le Page
Uploaded on 12/23/2022
“His Real and Constant Presence”
This charming video captures an afternoon in Mandali Hall with Baba’s sister Mani in 1989. Mani shares humorous incidents of life with Baba that give an intimate glimpse of His ways. The stories include anecdotes about Elizabeth Patterson and Kitty Davy, two of Baba’s lovers who were integral to the development and care of Meher Center.
Video, 47:55
Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, September 19, 1989
Courtesy of Sheriar Foundation
Uploaded on 12/16/2022
“Obey Me, whatever I say”
Faredoon Driver joined Baba at Manzil-e-Meem at the age of 18. He was later given the name “Padri” by Baba because of his lanky, priestlike stature. One of the “Four Pillars of Meherabad,” Padri remained on at Meherabad after Baba dropped the body, maintaining the ashram, practicing homeopathic medicine and providing a steadfast example to pilgrims of obedience. In this conversation with Padri recorded at Meherabad in 1972, he shares stories and lessons learned from a life spent following his Master. The recording ranges from a humorous story of a failed attempt to deliver Upsani Maharaj a horse and a bull, to an ardent exchange on the difference between ritual and a code of conduct in the presence of the Master.
Audio, 45:46
Meherazad, India, September 1972
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded on 12/9/2022