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In this video from the early 1970s, Phyllis and Lyn Ott welcome us into their home and studio on Meher Spiritual Center. They show some of their transcendental artwork and talk about the process of creating it. They also speak about the timeless moments they spent in the physical presence of the Master, and His constant and continued role in their lives.

Video, 46:59

Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1970s

Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series

Uploaded on 9/16/2022

In this nimble talk, Eruch Jessawala recalls tales from his childhood with Meher Baba, who first communicated with slate and chalk then with an alphabet board. Eruch learned to read Baba’s rapidly moving fingers. Years later, on October 7, 1954, Meher Baba called the Mandali to Him to tell them He was discarding the board. Eruch relates, “We would speak to Him and He would just remain gazing at us.” Now came the arduous task of learning the system of hand gestures that Baba would use for the rest of His days on earth.

Audio, 9:16

Meherazad, India, September 22, 1972

Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California

Uploaded on 9/16/2022

In this recording of the Zoom presentation held last weekend, Meher Center board members share the current financial, programmatic and general updates related to the Center. The video also includes an uplifting sneak peek into the loving experience of Youth Sahavas 2022 through a musical slideshow.

Video, 24:52

Virtual Meeting, September 4, 2022

From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives

Uploaded on 9/9/2022

In this talk, Dr. Hoshang Bharucha, devoted lover of Meher Baba, medical doctor, and the author of Meher Baba’s Last Sahavas and Glimpses of Guruprasad, describes his last meeting with Baba on October 18, 1968. He goes on to tell a fascinating love story of a family who traveled a great distance to have Baba’s darshan. They stood in the queue for hours. So many people were in line, the darshan ended before they could even catch a glimpse of Baba. There is a surprise ending to the story of how they did indeed have Baba’s darshan that involved them being locked in a garage!

Audio 13:17

July 16, 1981

Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California

Uploaded on 9/9/2022

Kusum Singh had Meher Baba for a neighbor when Baba rented two houses in Dehradun in 1953. She was in her teens when she met Baba for the first time that year. In this video, Kusum and her husband Mohkam Singh weave a captivating story of their times with Meher Baba, recounting Baba not inviting them to a darshan, receiving His private audience, singing for Baba, and humorous incidents around the Master. Their steadfast love of many years for Baba is reflected in this video.

Video, 11:14

Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series

Uploaded on 9/2/2022

Kitty Davy was a close disciple of Meher Baba who lived at the Meher Center from 1952 to 1991. In this wonderful talk, she recalls her first meeting with Meher Baba at her home in London in 1931 and intimate times with the Master.

Audio, 38:49

Meher Center, November 27, 1969

From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives

Uploaded on 9/2/2022

This silent video highlights some of the joyful entertainment put on for Baba at the Center during the 1958 Sahavas. First, Lenny Willoughby leads the crowd in a rousing version of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” with a backup band including Henry Kashouty on the trombone. Then, after a video of Baba being carried in His lift-chair by some of Margaret Craske’s dancers, we see a skit put on by a group of men dubbed, The Alligator Club. In the skit, Dana Field portrays a baby being wheeled around in a wheelbarrow “carriage” by his “mother.” Finally, there is a video of more Alligator Club members before a playful shot of Kitty Davy. Baba said that watching the Alligator Club’s work made Him laugh so hard He almost broke His silence.

Video, 2:27

Meher Spiritual Center, May 1958

Used with permission from Sufism Reoriented

Uploaded on 8/26/2022