“What was important was what we did not do with Him”
In this exquisite, raw footage of Mani, she shares anecdotes about her life with Baba. Talking about her childhood, she spills some beans about the friction between her mother and Upasani Maharaj; her mother’s pain in letting her son go and her father’s deep search for God. She then talks about how Baba works on us and helps us lose ourselves. She ends with stories of creating skits for Baba.
Video, 47:42
Meherazad India, May 19, 1971
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
Uploaded on 8/19/2022
“You Alone Exist”
Dive into this classic visual and musical treat! With the soundtrack composed and recorded by Jim Meyer, this film features a number of rare short clips which have been improved and skillfully edited to follow the rhythm of this timeless prayer.
Video, 23:14
Courtesy of Meher Film Works
Uploaded on 8/12/2022
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
“It was as though time stood still”
In this short heartfelt video, Leonard Willoughby describes his first meeting with Meher Baba at the Delmonico Hotel in 1956. He had prepared many questions to ask Baba. However, Baba was not taking questions. After receiving numerous embraces from Baba during the filming of a newsreel, Leonard realized that he no longer had any questions; he was in a state of bliss.
Video, 12:44
New York, October 24,1971
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
Uploaded on 8/5/2022
The Final Embrace
In September 1954 Meher Baba invited 968 men to Meherabad to hear His Final Declaration. The meetings began with Baba embracing all who were present. He stated that they were embracing for the last time. This is a beautiful art film in slow motion focusing only on those embraces.
Video, 11:54
Courtesy of Bob Fredericks
Uploaded on 7/22/2022
“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
“Baba is the Experience of Love”
In this video, Ella Marks talks about her life with Baba, learning ballet from Margaret Craske and meeting Meher Baba in 1956 and 1958. She shares how Miss Craske demonstrated spirituality not through discourses but stories and actions. From Margaret, she learned how the ego stood in the way of Baba and many reflections followed that realization. Poignantly, she refers to the passage of time where hardships are real but Baba is always present awakening us to love.
Video, 1:03:53
Meher Center Meeting Place, May 7, 2002
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 7/15/2022
Meher Baba at Meher Center
This beautiful silent footage captures moments of Meher Baba’s last visit to the Center—Baba being carried in His lift-chair, hugging happy children, serving lemonade, and as always pouring out His love.
Video, 5:28
Meher Spiritual Center, 1958
Used with permission from Liz Sacalis
Uploaded on 7/8/2022
“The Chemistry of Baba’s Divine Silence”
In this engaging video, Dr. GSN Moorthy shares his experience of coming to Baba. As a student of Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta, he captures how Baba answered his philosophical questions. Moorthy was fascinated by Baba’s silence and avidly studied and wrote about the meaning of spirituality and silence, exploring discourses by figures like Shankaracharya and Mahatma Gandhi. Here, he explains his astute understanding of Baba’s unique silence and how a real Master works through silence which is the language of the heart and soul.
Video, 59:23
Jhansi, India, November, 2002
Courtesy of Murali and Manjusha Kalavapudi
Uploaded on 7/8/2022
“His gift to me was a stone”
In this talk, Bernard Bruford and his wife Jo-Anne make a detailed presentation on Baba’s visit to Australia in 1958. He presents pictures and letters to support the story of the lead-up to Baba’s visit and the painstaking preparations made by Francis Brabazon to get Avatar’s Abode ready for Baba. Bernard was fifteen years old during this visit when Baba wasted no time in putting his faith to test. His family was then asked by Baba to live at Avatar’s Abode along with instructions on how to care for the spot that Baba said would become “a world pilgrimage site.”
Video, 1:19:56
Meher Center Meeting Place, May 17, 2019
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 07/01/2022