Meher Baba’s close disciple and secretary Adi K. Irani tackles the meaning of “Jai Baba.” Noting the phrase is said with such frequency in the Baba community that “we do not even bother to find out what it really means. “From there Adi takes on the meaning of the word Avatar, and the Avatar’s relationship to God. With clarity and dexterity, he explains the confounding conundrums inherent in that relationship. For a transcript of this talk, click here.

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Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California Silence Day Sahavas
Pilgrim Pines, Yucaipa, California
July 1, 1977
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
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