Mehera & Mani
These brief, lovely videos capture Mehera and Mani sharing about their beloved Baba. Mehera speaks about Baba at Meherabad in 1924, soon after she and her mother moved to be with Him, and the sound of His singing in the early morning hours. Mani zestfully demonstrates some of Baba’s hand gestures, including His powerful sign for forgiveness.
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Meherazad India, 1978
Courtesy of Martin Cook
Doing All For His Sake
Mani shares stories of her childhood with Baba and her sole ambition to be with Him. In this quintessentially Mani video, we get to see the objects that she made for Baba as a child. She also shows examples of the meticulous work that Mehera and she did in creating artistic pieces made from Baba’s hair and nails—not mere relics but symbols of simple devotion and utmost love for the Highest of the High.
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Meherazad, India, September 24, 1989
Courtesy of Sheriar Foundation
“He was always by my side”
Kavas Arjani grew up in a family devoted to Baba. Through stories of his parents’ unique paths to Baba in the late 1940’s and deep surrender to Him; Kavas’s childhood antics that made Baba and the Mandali laugh; Kavas’s inner struggle with Baba after his brother died in 1968; and many simple, timeless moments the family shared with the Master; Kavas brings to light Baba’s constant companionship and exquisite care.
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Meher Center Meeting Place, May 6, 2016
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Avatar Meher Baba In Sakori
On September 20, 1954, Meher Baba took His 20 western guests and members of His Mandali to Sakori, to show them the Ashram of Upasni Maharaj, one of His five Perfect Masters, and to meet Godavari Mai, the Kanyas and others. This event was captured on 16 mm film by Lud Dimpfl, with still photographs by Panday, Darwin Shaw, and others.The following day Baba told the men about the rich history of His connection with Upasani Maharaj and Sakori. This 22 minute film, just produced this year, beautifully chronicles those moments with a musical backdrop.
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Sakori, India, September 1954
Courtesy of Bob Fredricks
“He speaks to us within our hearts”
Raj Khilnani grew up around Meher Baba and retired as a senior officer in the police department in Maharashtra. As a child he lived with his family at Khushru quarters under Baba’s direction and the Khilnani family remained connected with Baba throughout their lives. Here, Raj reflects on how Baba helped him through the ups and downs of a highly competitive and challenging work life, the many “coincidences” that were Baba’s guiding, invisible hands and His speaking to us internally. He ends with reading letters that Baba wrote to him and his parents.
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Meher Center Meeting Place, January 10, 2010
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“He turned bitter resignation into sweet surrender” Opening Talk by Jenny Keating
Jenny Keating is an Australian Baba lover who met Meher Baba as a child in 1956 and then again at the East-West Gathering in 1962. Here, Jenny speaks of her time as a young adult with Baba. She focuses on a critical point in her life when she had to choose whether to live a life she felt would please Baba or a life she felt would please herself—and the deep happiness that eventually sprang from her choice.
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Meher Center Virtual Young Adult Sahavas, November 5, 2021
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“He doesn’t promise us miracles but He does promise us His companionship”
Preeti Hay is a third-generation Baba lover whose grandparents came to Meher Baba in the 1950’s. She grew up in Bombay (visiting Meherabad frequently!) and now is part of the small but growing group of young Meher Center staff. In her beautiful first public talk, Preeti starts by discussing how Baba drew her family to His feet in those early days—and then how His intimate and tailored care for each of us is still very much alive.
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Meher Center Virtual Young Adult Sahavas, November 7, 2021
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“We eventually arrived at our Home”
In this intimate chat in the Meher Center’s Original Kitchen, Bill Le Page shares his experience of the East-West gathering. He begins by talking about the herculean task that Baba gave him of helping organize transport of the large Australian group to and from India. Then he describes moments during the gathering, as well as during a later visit with Baba in 1967, when he was face to face with his Beloved.
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Meher Center Original Kitchen, September 16, 2015
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“Never try to interpret Baba’s Orders”
Shridar Kelkar narrates the story of the divine connection of the Talati family with Meher Baba. Shridhar was married to Perviz, the daughter of Dina and Naval Talati, who were very close disciples of Beloved Baba. He shares the family’s generations of spiritual longing and connection with the Perfect Masters that led them to Baba. When Shridhar proposed marriage to Perviz, Dina asked him to seek Meher Baba’s permission. After Baba approved, Shridhar came into His fold through the dedication, unerring obedience and complete faith in Baba demonstrated to him by the Talati family and their lives with Baba.
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Meher Center Meeting Place, May 29, 2019
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives