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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.
“Baba provides the answer before the question comes up”
Meher Baba’s sister, Mani, was wholly devoted to Baba from the moment she came into this world. In this recording, she speaks about trusting that Baba will do “His job” when it comes to our lives. She illustrates through experiences of herself and others that we cannot know what Baba wants for us, but we must trust that He knows, and that He will make it clear in time.
Audio; 6:08
Meherazad, India, August 21st, 1980
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
12/13/2024
A Conversation with the Meher Center Board
On November 24th, the Meher Center Board held a virtual gathering open to all members of the community. Board members presented current news about the Center, as well as an update on its finances and operations. Community members then had the opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts in breakout rooms.
Video, 43:52
On Zoom, November 24th, 2024
Meher Spiritual Center Archives
Uploaded 12/6/2024
“It’s the most beautiful film of Baba”
In this very short audio, Don Stevens shares a story about filming Baba with his old fashioned camera in 1962. Baba had not played the drums since the 1930s and He allowed Don to film Him playing the drums, Don was elated! There was only one catch, Baba decided the place He would be filmed and Don knew right away that things would go as he planned.
Audio; 6:53
Meherazad, India, July 21, 1985
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For the transcript, click here
Uploaded 12/6/2024
“I want you to love Me as I should be loved”
From November 1st – 4th,1962, Meher Baba invited His followers from all over the world to attend the momentous East-West Gathering, held at Guru Prasad in Pune, India. Photos and precious video footage of the Avatar are played while we listen to the message Baba had read out at the start of the program, entitled “My Dear Workers.” The video ends with a message from Baba read by Eruch, which was read aloud prior to the beginning of the Darshan.
Video, 7:21
Guru Prasad, Pune, India 1962
Courtesy of Meher Baba Messages
Uploaded 11/29/2024
Mark Trichka and Lisa Brande Concert
Join us for a special night of music in praise of the Beloved, put on by Mark Trichka and Lisa Brande, accompanied by Jamie Newell on the drums.
Video, 1:03:21
Meeting Place, Meher Center, November 1st, 2024
Meher Spiritual Center Archives
Uploaded 11/22/2024
“Don’t worry about it”
Meherjee Karkaria was a very close disciple of Meher Baba and also the owner of a renowned paper factory in India. In this recording, Meherjee talks about his failings and frustrations in business and Baba’s orders to start a paper factory against all odds. Through this story, he reveals that when Baba asks us not worry, He takes over for us.
Audio; 10:40
Meher Spiritual Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 1970
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For the transcript, click here
Uploaded 11/22/2024
“We find that we never left His arms”
On October 6th, the Center hosted a Virtual Sahavas filled with stories, music, community sharing, and an outpouring of love for the Beloved. In this recording from the Sahavas, Charles Haynes shares with us memories of his experience meeting Meher Baba on Center in 1958.
Video, 31:13
On Zoom, October 6th, 2024
Meher Spiritual Center Archives
Uploaded 11/15/2024
“He is immeasurable”
Adi K. Irani was Meher Baba’s secretary and close disciple. In this recording, he talks about the futility of logic when it comes to understanding the Avatar. God is to be loved, “not a thing to be squeezed through logic,” Adi says. Instead, we must create the circumstances—for ourselves and others—to feel God’s love.
Audio; 13:05
Meher Baba Bookstore, Hermosa Beach, CA, May 1970
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
To read the full transcript, click here.
Uploaded 11/15/2024
Meher Baba Of Ahmednagar: His Life in Historical Perspective, Part 8
In part eight of this series about Meher Baba’s life in historical perspective, Jamie Newell explores the phase of Baba’s life from 1952 to 1958. After sharing an overview of the historical context of the world in these years, Jamie focuses on Baba’s three final visits to the West, including His inauguration of the Meher Center in Myrtle Beach as well as Avatar’s Abode in Australia. He delves into Baba’s public announcement that He is Avatar of the Age. And lastly, he examines Meher Baba’s two automobile accidents, one in America and one in India, and the lasting impact they had on Baba’s life and work.
Video, 1:15:09
On Zoom, October 28th, 2024
Meher Spiritual Center Archives
Uploaded 11/8/2024
Mani plays the Sitar
In this beautiful recording from Mandali Hall in Meherazad, Mani plays a piece on the sitar that she tells us Gulmai often played.
Audio; 4:14
Meherazad, India, October 1972
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 11/8/2024