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Videos are posted in the order they were sent out in the Weekly Offerings & Monthly Newsletters, with the most recent collection first.
“I looked up at Baba and He had the biggest smile on His face, arms wide open”
Shireen Bonner has the distinct privilege of being Meher Baba’s niece. She is also the only one of her generation to be raised in the West, which gives her a unique perspective. In this engaging talk, Shireen shares what it was like to grow up as a member of Baba’s close family. Her stories include the first time she remembers meeting Him, how loving He was, and how playful. With a matter-fact-of-fact humor, she also recounts what happened the few times she pushed against Baba’s will. Most memorably, though, He also told her that the most important thing she could do for Him was “to be happy.”
Video, 1:21:30
The Meeting Place, Meher Spiritual Center
October 14, 2026
Meher Center Archives
Uploaded November 6, 2026
“The whole world became pale except for Baba”
Elaine Goodman, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors and mother of three, shares her poignant story as a former member of the Society for Avatar Meher Baba. She admits she wasn’t looking for God or spirituality when she was given her first two Baba books, but they gave her comfort. She started going to Baba meetings and became a deeply embedded member of The Society for the next 10 years. She met her husband Steven there and they eventually moved to Pennsylvania and started their family. One of the main themes in Elaine’s life with Baba has been overcoming PTSD and learning forgiveness.
Video, 53:13
Dilruba Reading Room, Meher Spiritual Center
August 8, 2026
Meher Center Archives
uploaded November 6, 2026
“Work is always [done] by Baba, the Master, never by anyone else”
Mohammed was one of the best known of the masts – God intoxicated souls – that Meher Baba worked with over the years. He was also one of Baba’s favorites. Mohammed was first brought to Baba in 1936. A year later, Baba took him to Cannes, France. Afterward, Mohammed lived the rest of his life at Meherabad until his death in 2003. In this extraordinary video, three of Baba’s close mandali, Sarosh Irani, Padri Driver and Sidhu Kamble, “interview” Mohammed and give a taste of what it must have been like to serve a soul Baba said was on the fifth plane. The video was shot by Irwin and Edward Luck as part of their “Human Side of God” interviews. It was digitized and edited by Techno Baba Films.
Video, 31:26
Meherabad, India
June 1971
Courtesy of TechnoBaba Films
Uploaded October 30 2026
“With true humility, you have access to joy”
Price Branch’s journey as a seeker was ignited by his first philosophy class at his local community college. Not too long after, this new path led him to Baba, and his first trip to Meher Center in 1970. He decided he liked it so much, that he moved to Myrtle Beach at the age of 19, where he was fortunate enough to form a special bond with Elizabeth. Throughout his talk, he shares many special memories of the mandali both at the Center and in India, bringing their love, devotion and pure humility to life.
Video, 1:02:09
Dilruba Reading Room, Meher Spiritual Center
June 27, 2026
Meher Center Archives
Uploaded October 23, 2026
“Sometimes He has already made it simple. We make it difficult”
After Meher Baba released Bal Natu from the New Life in October of 1949, He also gave him a task. Bal was to find a man who was keeping silence and who had also been ordered by Baba to beg for his food, among other things. After six months, this man was supposed to report to Baba. But by the time the six months would be over, the New Life would have already begun. So Bal was charged with finding this man and telling him not to report to Baba after all. Bal, of course agreed, but he didn’t know where the man was, except somewhere near Rishikesh. Bal also had to get back the job he had just quit. It’s a marvelous tale about determination, trust, and doing one’s best, despite more than once inadvertently upsetting Baba.
Audio, 16:09
Place and Time Unknown
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded October 23, 2026
“I feel like Baba just kept putting me in the right place, at the right time”
In this delightful video, Judith Shotwell and Mary Sutton share stories from their lives in the theater, highlighting the ways Meher Baba often played pivotal, unseen roles. The talk kicked off their week as Artists in Residence at the Center. From a character named Popeye to Marilyn Munroe to performing for the mandali, their stories illuminate the challenges and joys of working on stage within Baba’s “Divine Play.”
Video, 1:09:04
The Meeting Place, Meher Spiritual Center
October 5, 2026
Meher Center Archives
Uploaded 10/16/2026
“Baba would catch me every time”
Heather’s parents found themselves at the Meher Baba Bookstore in Hermosa Beach, California, shortly before she was born, developing several close friends in the Baba world. Heather grew up in this community, and as a young girl, she “loved being around the Baba lovers.” She goes on to share a wide range of stories about these followers of Baba who were influential in her life, as well as experiences with the mandali during her several visits to Meherabad and Meherazad.
Video, 1:05:19
Dilruba Reading Room, Meher Spiritual Center
June 20, 2026
Meher Center Archives
Uploaded 10/16/2026
“It was clear I was His, and I was meant to be there”
Beverly Smith grew up in the Church, and although she loved Jesus, she began to question some aspects of Christianity in her teenage years. Around this time, she heard about Meher Baba through a close friend. She immediately felt drawn to Him, although viewed him as a Master and not the God-man. Interwoven with her lifelong path of music, she shares how Baba slowly pulled her in closer and closer to Him, on a path that led her to Myrtle Beach, overland to India, and eventually firmly into His arms.
Video, 57:43
Dilruba Reading Room, Meher Spiritual Center
June 13, 2026
Meher Center Archives
Uploaded October 9, 2026
“If you don’t bargain or barter with Baba, He gives you full, overfull”
When Bal Natu got a summons to go to Meherabad in August of 1949, he had no idea why. On the way, he ran into another Baba lover who wondered if Bal was going to join the New Life. Before Bal got a chance to ask him what that was, the man got off the bus. Indeed, it wasn’t until Bal was handed a list of conditions that he fully understood he was being asked to leave everything and go with Baba. Bal immediately said “yes” and began to prepare. He went home, resigned his teaching job and bought the required clothing, etc. But in the end, Baba had other plans for Bal.
Audio, 28:57
Time and place unknown
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded October 9, 2026
“Science, when properly handled, can be the expression of the fulfillment of the spirit”
In this intellectually stimulating and easily understandable talk, Rich Blum addresses Meher Baba’s explanations about science and technology. Noting the teachings from every Avataric Advent vary according to the time and culture (while the underlying truth is the same), Rich points out that during Baba’s advent science and technology have advanced to “extreme degrees.” From Darwin to Freud to Einstein, Rich examines each theoretician’s work through the lens of Meher Baba’s teaching, seamlessly tying together science and spirituality. He then goes on to contemplate how Baba may have reacted to more recent scientific advances such as AI.
Video, 1:02:09
Meeting Place, Meher Spiritual Center
September 4, 2026
Meher Center Archives
Uploaded October 2, 2026
