DIGITAL OFFERINGS
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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.
“The Old Poet”
Robert Dreyfuss was fortunate enough to meet Meher Baba in 1965, after an arduous journey hitchhiking across the globe to meet his Beloved. He later returned to Meherabad to live and work, during which time he developed close relationships with many of the Mandali, one of whom was Francis Brabazon. Francis was an Australian Mandali member, poet, and deep lover of Meher Baba. In this recording from Mandali Hall in 2007, Robert sits with Meherwan Jessawalla, and shares memories of moments spent with Francis.
Video, 11:21
Meherazad, India, 2007
Courtesy of Michael Le Page
Uploaded on 1/20/2023
“Everybody was drawn to Him”
Naja Rustom Irani was Baba’s cousin, and grew up on the same lane as young Merwan in Pune. At the request of Baba’s mother Shireenmai, Naja began preparing and serving food to Baba at the age of twelve or thirteen. This was the start of a lifetime of service to the Avatar. She became one of Baba’s early female Mandali members, and spent the majority of her life cooking for Him in the ashram. In this talk, Naja shares stories from Baba’s childhood in Pune, the time period after Babajan’s Kiss, and the gathering of His early Mandali and formation of Manzil-e-Meem.
Audio, 25:29
September 1972
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded on 1/20/2023
“Happy New Year in Baba’s Love”
This is a new song written and recorded by Billy Goodrum, which he graciously shared at the New Year’s program on Center.
Video, 2:02
December 31, 2022
Uploaded on 1/20/2023
“Just follow His instructions”
In this talk, Bhau Kalchuri, Baba’s Mandali member and night watchman, tells stories about being with Baba. He focuses especially on the challenging (and sometimes humorous) ways that Baba taught him to follow His orders, no matter what. Bhau also discusses writing Meher Baba’s biography, Lord Meher.
Video, 47:46
Meher Center Meeting Place, July 3, 1995
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 1/13/2023
“That consciousness is that love, isn’t it?”
This conversation followed the talk on consciousness given by Kitty Davy that was presented in last week’s offering. She shares more about keeping Meher Baba close in everything we do, about living by faith, and about the process of freeing God within ourselves.
Audio, 15:38
June 1977
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 1/13/2023
“What a divine work is the shifting of consciousness to Himself”
In this inspiring and Illuminating talk, Kitty Davy shares what she has learned about consciousness over the years. She begins with her personal experiences of Meher Baba’s patient and loving work to help His early lovers shift their consciousness “from the many to the One.” Then she focuses on what she has realized about consciousness from Baba’s writings and the writings of His lovers— and her own decades of trying to remember, please and serve Him.
Audio, 45:38
June 1977
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 1/6/2023
“He was seeing Himself in us and He was happy”
Leatrice Johnston, daughter of Darwin and Jeanne Shaw, shares some of the magical times her family spent with Meher Baba. From her first embrace with Baba at the Lagoon Cabin, to cleaning His house, to glimpsing the unfathomable silence of His presence, Baba gave her gift after gift of understanding and love.
Video, 57:13
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 19, 1997
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 1/6/2023
Seven Names of God
This beautiful prayer-song-chant was composed by Meher Baba. The haunting melody supports the beautiful names of God: HARI – PARAMATMA – ALLAH – AHURAMAZDA – GOD – YEZDAN – HU. Meher Baba said all these names are one and that all religions of the world are like “beads on one string.” In this video we hear Meher Baba’s closest women disciples singing this poignant chant in His Tomb-Shrine from a recording most likely made in the 1980s.
Video, 6:21
Meherabad, India
Courtesy of Meher Filmworks
Uploaded on 12/30/2022