The Benares Interlude

Part five of Ward Parks’ ongoing series on Meher Baba’s New Life focuses on the continuation of the training period. The session begins as Baba and His companions move north from Belgaum to Benares (now called Varanasi.) Rich with details, it includes how the companions were to respond when asked about the New Life as well as the extraordinary, some would even say, outrageous, conditions imposed on people they were asked for help. Ward also discusses the four phases – labor, begging, langoti and gypsy lives – and what impact they could have on posterity.

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Video, 1:35:40
Streamed November 2, 2025
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