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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.
“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
“Baba’s love of fun and humor is infinitely appealing”
In this humorous talk, Steve Klein weaves together stories of Baba, the mandali, and his own thoughtfully entertaining insights, all of which circle around the theme of how best to love Him.
Video, 57:26
Meeting Place at Meher Center, October 18th, 2024
Meher Spiritual Center Archives
Uploaded 11/1/2024
“I always wanted to relieve the suffering of Christ”
Adele Wolkin first met Baba in 1952 at Meher Center. She was a nurse by profession and also took care of Baba’s close disciples. Under Baba’s direction, Adele served as a nurse in India and later as a teacher in New York. In this audio, Adele talks about meeting Baba, feeling called to serve Him and working to relieve His suffering by working with Dr. Goher in her capacity as a nurse. She shares reflections on life with Baba and some unknown details that Baba shared about Jesus’ disciples and the saints.
Audio; 23:23
South East Gathering, GA, April, 2000
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For full transcript, click here
Uploaded 11/1/2024