Tag Archives: Baba Lover Stories
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Building on Sacred Ground
One of Michael Tych’s co-members on the board of Meher Center says about him, “He watches and listens more than he speaks.” This rings true, because if you didn’t know him, you would never know that this unassuming man, one amongst many here, is the Center’s architect. To this job of fifty years, Michael brings…
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Reborn in His Love
Norina Matchebelli, Elizabeth’s companion in the creation of Meher Center, died on June 15, 1957. She asked Elizabeth and Kitty to not grieve her death. Knowing that Baba would wish it so as well, on the night after her death Elizabeth, Kitty and Margaret went to watch a play at the Carousel Star Theater. At…
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Christmas Stories
It’s Christmas Day. Even during this strange year, we have felt its approach: singers crooning on the radio, lights dotting houses and trees in the dark, perhaps a longing to be with our loved ones which may or may not be fulfilled this year. And as the whole country bears witness to this day on…
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Committing to Be His
Katy and Jake Lawton visit the Center every summer with their children Jolie (6) and William (4). It’s not just this yearly date with God that stands out about them, but their devoted and concerted effort to make Baba a part of their whole families’ day-to-day lives. Whether in person or even through a screen,…
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Work as Worship
In 1985, when Tom Talley was contemplating leaving Myrtle Beach where he had moved in 1981, he randomly opened the Discourses and found himself on the Selfless Service chapter. It read, “The spirit of service which is invariably present in aspirants and good persons can be harnessed and creatively utilized for spiritual purposes if it…
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Frank Eaton: A Laborer of Love
Frank Eaton was one of the early caretakers at the Meher Center. In the caretaker role between 1943 and 1948, he lived at the Center and took care of the large property that was still being developed for Meher Baba’s visit. What a time, what a position and what a story to find oneself in!…
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Appointments with God
Like so many of us through the years, Agnes Baron’s first meeting with God happened in the Lagoon Cabin. She had devoted six years to founding and caring for Meher Mount, a center for Baba in California. Finally, in early April of 1952, she was given an appointment to meet Him for the first time…
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“He gets me parking spaces”
If you’ve ever been to the Administrative Office of the Center at Dilruba (the house where Elizabeth Patterson and Kitty Davy lived and met all visitors) you couldn’t have missed Jane Mossman’s effervescent and inviting presence. And if you have not been to the Center, you might have heard her singing. And if you haven’t…
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An Unimaginable Journey of Love
Parinaz Mubaraki is Baba’s. There is no doubt about it when you first see her. And then when you speak to her, she emanates purity, firm faith and determination to be His. It is only afterwards that you notice that she is visually impaired. I met Pari, as she is fondly called (also meaning angel…
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The Real Flowers
On an early spring afternoon at the Center, while doing my rounds checking each quiet, unoccupied cabin, I stopped my golf cart in front of the Guest House. As I entered the wooden gates, I was greeted by pink flowers overflowing from the bushes all around me, each petal alive in the breeze and sunlight….