Baba said, “Don’t Change Anything”
Bhau Kalchuri, writer, poet, biographer of Meher Baba and Mandali member narrates how Meher Baba composed You Alone Exist. Baba told him, “This is the only prayer which gives all pervading nature of God. Don’t change anything.”
Video 7:55
Midwest Gathering, Rockford Illinois, July 24th, 2004
Courtesy of Bob Fredericks
Uploaded on 8/12/2022
“His voice was so beautiful”
Naja Rustom Irani was Meher Baba’s cousin (the sister of Pendu and daughter of Baba’s aunt Piroja and uncle Masaji). She was also part of His intimate Mandali from the early days on. Naja was Baba’s cook at His ashram and Meher Baba called her His Martha. Here, she narrates simple incidents of being with God in Human form: cooking for Him, playing games with Him, experiencing His silence and entertaining Him to lighten His universal burden.
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Video, 37:21
Meherazad India, May 19, 1971
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
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Uploaded on 7/22/2022
“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
“Of Sound and Silence”
Meherjee Karkaria first met Meher Baba in 1923 at Meherabad and went on to become a close disciple who exemplified obedience. He was one of the Eastern men who accompanied Baba to the Meher Center in Myrtle Beach in 1952 and 1956. In this talk given by Meherjee at the Meher Spiritual Center on July 7, 1978, he speaks of the “interesting relationship that Meher Baba has given us between love, silence and sound.”
Audio, 14:50
Meher Center, July 7, 1978
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 7/8/2022
“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
“We can’t escape His sight”
In part two of this talk, Aloba recounts his reunion with Baba. After he left Baba’s school, Aloba went to Bombay where he studied in a Persian school from 1928 to 1934. After that, while in business, Aloba secretly longed for Baba until he decided to look for Him again. Eventually, he found Baba in Nasik. Here, he describes Baba’s grandest birthday celebration, talks about His orders, dreaming of Him and how Baba worked on Aloba’s relationship with money.
Audio, 25:04
Meherazad, India, August 16, 1987
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“Intense love for God was created in ours hearts”
In part one of this audio, Aloba (Ali Akbar Shapurseman) talks about his arrival in India in 1927 to attend Prem Ashram, Meher Baba’s ashram school for boys, without even knowing who Meher Baba was. He narrates the experience of longing and love while with Baba and the restlessness that the boys experienced while away from Him. Filled with great details about the teachings, schedules and vignettes from Prem Ashram, this talk is a unique glimpse into the lives of the boys that were obviously chosen by the Avatar of the age.
Audio, 34:48
Meherazad, India, August 16, 1987
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Mehera, Meher Baba’s Beloved
In this timeless film, Mehera’s purest love for her Beloved Meher Baba is demonstrated in the most natural way. Narrated by Meheru Irani, Baba’s Mandali and Mehera’s niece, this film traces Mehera’s life with Baba including clips of her, Mani’s explanation of the unique role that she played and music inspired by her life.
Video, 42:01
Meher Prasad, 1998
Courtesy of Sheriar Foundation
“More faith and love in Baba”
In this recording, Mehera shares stories about early life with Meher Baba as she sits on her porch with some of His lovers. She focuses first on her mother’s very early days with Meher Baba in the 1920s and the fruits of her obedience to Him. Then, with a charming giggle, she talks about some of her own experiences as a young girl with Meher Baba in Meherabad and Quetta.
Audio 35:51
Meherazad, India November 23, 1975
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“An entirely different order of devotion”
In April and May of 1969, four months after Meher Baba dropped His physical body, many of His young western lovers arrived in Poona, India to keep their appointment with God. What later came to be called The Last Darshan was arranged by Meher Baba and all attendees were invited by Him. In this masterpiece of a speech to these young lovers, Francis Brabazon talks of the might of our Beloved Baba; our steps toward Him and His steps toward us; and the nourishing of His word and His song in our hearts.
Audio, 16:14
Guruprasad, Poona, India, 1969
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California