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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.
“You Alone Exist”
Dive into this classic visual and musical treat! With the soundtrack composed and recorded by Jim Meyer, this film features a number of rare short clips which have been improved and skillfully edited to follow the rhythm of this timeless prayer.
Video, 23:14
Courtesy of Meher Film Works
Uploaded on 8/12/2022
Baba said, “Don’t Change Anything”
Bhau Kalchuri, writer, poet, biographer of Meher Baba and Mandali member narrates how Meher Baba composed You Alone Exist. Baba told him, “This is the only prayer which gives all pervading nature of God. Don’t change anything.”
Video 7:55
Midwest Gathering, Rockford Illinois, July 24th, 2004
Courtesy of Bob Fredericks
Uploaded on 8/12/2022
“It was as though time stood still”
In this short heartfelt video, Leonard Willoughby describes his first meeting with Meher Baba at the Delmonico Hotel in 1956. He had prepared many questions to ask Baba. However, Baba was not taking questions. After receiving numerous embraces from Baba during the filming of a newsreel, Leonard realized that he no longer had any questions; he was in a state of bliss.
Video, 12:44
New York, October 24,1971
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
Uploaded on 8/5/2022
“Faith is like a bridge over a turbulent river”
Rhoda Dubash, an old time lover of Baba, shares the meaning of faith as explained by Baba. She shares a vignette to demonstrate that Baba expects nothing short of 100% faith. If we do so, He promises to carry our burden on His shoulders. Finally, she shares a humorous story about her son and Baba, bringing home Baba’s profound message on faith.
Audio, 12:21
Meherazad India, August 5, 1989
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Uploaded on 8/5/2022
The Final Embrace
In September 1954 Meher Baba invited 968 men to Meherabad to hear His Final Declaration. The meetings began with Baba embracing all who were present. He stated that they were embracing for the last time. This is a beautiful art film in slow motion focusing only on those embraces.
Video, 11:54
Courtesy of Bob Fredericks
Uploaded on 7/22/2022
“His voice was so beautiful”
Naja Rustom Irani was Meher Baba’s cousin (the sister of Pendu and daughter of Baba’s aunt Piroja and uncle Masaji). She was also part of His intimate Mandali from the early days on. Naja was Baba’s cook at His ashram and Meher Baba called her His Martha. Here, she narrates simple incidents of being with God in Human form: cooking for Him, playing games with Him, experiencing His silence and entertaining Him to lighten His universal burden.
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Video, 37:21
Meherazad India, May 19, 1971
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
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Uploaded on 7/22/2022
“Baba would do something when you least expected it”
In this talk, Liz Sacalis and her sister Virginia Sadowsky tell the touching and often humorous stories of their relationship with Meher Baba. They describe their time with Baba at Meher Spiritual Center in 1956 and 1958, and their lessons of learning to be alert and ready for Baba – no matter what. Virginia describes how she came to the realization that “He was the reason that the universe came into being.”
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Audio, 1:00:32
Meher Center, May 25, 1988
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
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Uploaded on 7/22/2022