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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.
“God is not only supreme love, He’s supreme purity”
Mani Irani was God’s sister and spent her life in whole-hearted devotion to Meher Baba. In this recording, Mani shares stories and answers questions about her many decades with the Avatar. She touches on such themes as Baba’s beauty, the power of His name, and His omnipresence. She ends with a delightful performance of her hand-shadow puppets.
Video, 1:05:10
Meherazad, India, October 2, 1976
Courtesy of Meher Nazar Publications
Uploaded 12/15/2023
Beads on One String
Meher Baba said, “I shall revitalize all religions and cults, and bring them together like beads on one string.” In this presentation, Sevn McAuley explores Baba’s powerful saying by quoting more from Baba’s words and retelling anecdotes from Baba’s life to illustrate the concept. Finally, he speaks in detail of the five active pathways to God that Baba charted out, thus talking about Religious and mystical traditions of the world.
Video, 1:13:35
Meeting Place, November 24, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 12/15/2023
“There sat Jesus!”
On the second night of his weekend talk at the Center, Charles Haynes captivates the audience with a heartfelt recounting of his time with Meher Baba in the body and the aftermath of meeting with Him. Charles goes on to share parts of his inner life with Baba and how life with Baba continues to be in the “Now.”
Video, 1:29:51
Meeting Place, November 18, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 12/8/2023
“It was as natural as you walking”
Anita Vieillard first met Meher Baba in New York in November, 1931, brought along to Harmon-on-Hudson by Norina Matchabelli. In part two of this talk given at Meher Center, she shares stories of her experiences with Baba in Europe, India, and within her own heart. The recording ends with questions from those in the crowd, Anita answering each with humor, wit, and above all, a deep love for her Master, Meher Baba.
Audio, 32:07
Meher Spiritual Center, Meeting Place, September 25, 1987
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 12/8/2023
“They always put Baba first”
In this talk given at Meher Center last week, Charles Haynes regales us with stories of growing up with Elizabeth Patterson and Kitty Davy. Interwoven with equal parts heartfelt emotion and witty humor, Charles brings the two women to life, all the while highlighting their humble yet wholehearted focus on Meher Baba.
Video, 1:34:03
Meeting Place, November 17, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 12/1/2023
“Give Him the Results”
In the last part of this series, Bhau answers questions about what it really means to give the responsibility and results to Baba. He sheds light on how to know the direction Baba wants us to take, and how to decipher between His wish and our own.
Audio, 15:33
Washington D.C. August 8, 1985
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For full talk click here
Uploaded 12/1/2023
The Lord of Love
The Lord of Love is a beautiful compilation of four short films of Meher Baba. It shows our Beloved in Dehradun, India in 1954; Baba’s first journey to Australia in 1956; His 64th Birthday celebration in Meherabad in 1958; and delightful times in Poona—including spending time at Guruprasad and enjoying the nature walks and gardens—in 1961. A lovely soundtrack adds a flavor of devotion to His intimate presence.
Video, 35:07
Courtesy of Sheriar Foundation
“Besides God, nothing exists”
In this excerpt from Part Three of Bhau’s life with Baba, Bhau answers a series of questions posed by pilgrims regarding the soul’s journey once it leaves the body, and the differences between Liberation and God-Realization.
Audio, 9:50
Washington D.C. August 8, 1985
From Mandalihall.org
For full talk click here
Uploaded 11/16/2023
An Integrated Darshana: Part 2
In Part Two of this series, Ward Parks focuses on Meher Baba’s signature concept: The Divine Theme. As Ward points out, this is Baba’s keynote idea that has never been given by the Avatar before. Ward uses Baba’s words and charts from various sources to pick our interest at what is essentially the biography of the soul and hence the narrative that applies to us all!
For Parts three to six, please click here.
Video, 1:29:00
Meeting Place, October 21, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 11/16/2023
An Integrated Darshana: Part One
This is the introductory session to this six part series that relates God Speaks to Baba’s early discourses from the 1920s. Here, Ward Parks lays out the meaning and use of the word “Darshana,” which literally means “glimpse,” to be used for Meher Baba’s living philosophy. He ties the concept together with major world religions and the various advents of the Avatars. Finally, he discusses the very important subject of authenticity and editorializing of the Avatar’s words and its impact on Baba’s legacy.
Video, 1:26:50
Meher Center Virtual Event, October 20, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 11/8/2023