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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.
“We eventually arrived at our Home”
In this intimate chat in the Meher Center’s Original Kitchen, Bill Le Page shares his experience of the East-West gathering. He begins by talking about the herculean task that Baba gave him of helping organize transport of the large Australian group to and from India. Then he describes moments during the gathering, as well as during a later visit with Baba in 1967, when he was face to face with his Beloved.
Video, 1:00:42
Meher Center Original Kitchen, September 16, 2015
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“Never try to interpret Baba’s Orders”
Shridar Kelkar narrates the story of the divine connection of the Talati family with Meher Baba. Shridhar was married to Perviz, the daughter of Dina and Naval Talati, who were very close disciples of Beloved Baba. He shares the family’s generations of spiritual longing and connection with the Perfect Masters that led them to Baba. When Shridhar proposed marriage to Perviz, Dina asked him to seek Meher Baba’s permission. After Baba approved, Shridhar came into His fold through the dedication, unerring obedience and complete faith in Baba demonstrated to him by the Talati family and their lives with Baba.
Video, 48:12
Meher Center Meeting Place, May 29, 2019
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Meher Baba at Meher Center
This beautiful silent footage captures moments of Meher Baba’s last visit to the Center—Baba being carried in His lift-chair, hugging happy children, serving lemonade, and as always pouring out His love.
Video, 5:28
Meher Spiritual Center, 1958
Used with permission from Liz Sacalis
“I could see Jesus in Baba’s eyes”
Joyce Bird begins this talk with a brief description of how she came to Meher Baba—from an experience of Jesus in 1942 to meeting Him as Baba in London ten years later. She then dives into the extensive notes she took during the 1958 American Sahavas to share an “eyewitness account” of some of the powerful, humorous, unexpected, and divine moments that made up that remarkable week on the Center.
Video, 1:02:30
Meher Center Meeting Place, May 9, 1998
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“Service comes above all”
In the final part of this audio by Najoo Kotwal, Najoo continues to share the love, compassion and care that Baba showed towards each person in her family while individually catering to their worldly and spiritual needs. At the end, she answers some questions from pilgrims about the untimely and heart-wrenching death of her brother and sister-in-law in a car accident and how the family accepted the incident as Beloved Baba’s will. This event changed the course of all their lives including Najoo’s who took on the role of care-giver and mother to her nephew who was the sole survivor of the car accident.
Audio, 20:15
Meher Pilgrim Center, Meherabad, India
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Mehernosh Mehta – Talk on Baba’s New Life
Mehernosh Mehta grew up in a Baba family and has been involved at the Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Center for over two decades serving in many roles. One of those roles includes being a Key Speaker. Here, he shares stories from the New Life and his own reflections on how the Master continues to inspire us to live this life—right here and right now.
The New Life
Meherwan Jessawala was one of Baba’s many lovers given the heart-wrenching order to not have any external contact with Him during the New Life. Meherwan’s brother, Eruch, traveled with Baba and served as His personal attendant throughout the period. Meherwan describes the experience of the rest of the family staying behind in Poona, from the moment they heard about the New Life until Baba unexpectedly called them to see Him again—and the constant inner contact of adhering to His orders, no matter what.
Video, 1:04:39
Meherazad, India
Used with permission from Michael Le Page
“Those who know the emperor do not bow to the guards”
In part two of this audio by Najoo Kotwal, Najoo shares how her father’s desperation for God and disillusionment with the world lead him to submit his life to Baba. Savak Kotwal showed up at Meher Baba’s ashram along with his family after giving up all his worldly possessions, but Meher Baba asked for more, until not one material object belonged to them. Happily the family surrendered and Baba beamed in satisfaction while making a powerful and eternal promise to Savak: to ‘give him the ocean.’
Audio, 23:06
Meher Pilgrim Center, Meherabad, India
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California