Tag Archives: About Meher Center
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The Gondola: Meher Baba’s Boat Part One
One morning in 1949, Elizabeth Patterson was sitting in Youpon Dunes reading the New York Times, as she did almost every day. At the end of a column in the business section was a misplaced classified ad with just three lines. It read: “Two gondolas for sale. $25 each.” And then it listed a telephone number. [1]…
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Receiving His Love
The Young Adult Sahavas held at Meher Center from November 8th to the 11th was a weekend full of opportunities to come together in Baba’s love for young adults. Through discussion groups, workshops, skits, the Dhuni, visiting Baba’s House, hearing Wendy speak of her time with Beloved Baba, making garlands, nature walks, chai, delicious food,…
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A Standing Ovation
Many of you may remember Walter Witkowski from the evening programs at Meher Center. Every Friday, without fail, Walter would go up to the small podium, right under the Meeting Place stage and introduce the program for the night. He was tall, lively, whole-hearted and very enthusiastic. When he read a Baba quote at the…
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Love on Tour: 1970
On February 11th, 1970, Adi K. Irani and Meherjee Karkaria, two of Meher Baba’s Indian men mandali, departed Bombay for a tour of the West, with visits planned in Zurich, London, and ten cities across the United States. Adi met Baba in 1921 at the age of eighteen and became one of His first mandali…
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Gardening for His Pleasure
Spring at the Center is magical. Right now, the garden at Baba’s house is in full bloom. The assortment of fragrant flowers outside the home that He loved best, inevitably reminds me of Mehera’s garden. The parallels between His home in the West and in the East may be vast or few depending upon the…
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The still, small voice
Do you remember setting foot on Center for the first time? You might have been a child when you first came, and you fit into the wondrous woodlands as a fish diving straight into water. However hard you might try now; the memory evades you. Or, you might not have been a child, but coming…
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“High-end restoration on old shacks”
Every time I chat with Dean Nordquist, I learn something new. I look at Uncle Dean, as he is fondly referred to by Meher Center staff, as a man who could be a character from a classical novel. He has a distinctive look, an uncanny sense of humor, a bubbling laughter and a unique point…
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Touring His Home
There have been many tours of Meher Center, but a particular one in 1952 stands out. Meher Baba arrived at the Center for the first time on April 21, 1952. The next day, Elizabeth took Him on a tour—driving Him and some of the women mandali around the whole property in her car. Afterward, Baba…
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Youth Sahavas over the Generations
One of the great joys for Center staff is to watch pilgrims return to the Center. Over the years, newcomers become old timers, their love and relationship with Baba and the Center grows, and somewhere in there, they bring their families. Most naturally, as is Baba’s way many a time, they become part of the…
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Those Eyes!: Lagoon Cabin Stories
When Meher Baba visited Meher Center, He often met with individuals and small groups in the little intimate cabin that would become known as the Lagoon Cabin. While each person’s first meeting with Meher Baba in 1952 was unique, a common pattern emerges from the written and recorded experiences of those who were there: many instantly…