“My Love story with Baba”
Rhoda and Adi Dubash were old time lovers of Baba who later resided in Meherabad. In part one of this talk, Adi shares what being a Baba lover means to him, then passing the baton to Rhoda who shares her story of coming to Baba. The story begins with calling out to the impersonal God when she was in danger, being hell bent on not being involved with Meher Baba and then discovering her husband Adi’s love for Baba. In a state of turmoil, she silently challenged Meher Baba in her heart for Him to prove His Godhood. And there started a love story.
Audio, 46:04
Washington, D.C., July 19, 1978
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“It is a very joyous suffering”
In part two of this audio of Adi K Irani speaking at Meher Center, his focus is on the inner life with Baba. Adi shares stories of his own struggle with following Baba’s unfathomable orders, suffering for Baba and feeling Baba’s love. Interspersed with questions and answers, Adi’s unwavering conviction is an inspiration to the group that includes Kitty Davy.
Audio, 44:25
Meher Center, March 12, 1970
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“Greater than Realization is His companionship”
In part one of this illuminating audio at Meher Center, Adi K Irani, Baba’s close disciple and secretary, talks about Baba’s cosmology and the soul’s journey. He explains the concepts of Avatarhood, planes of consciousness, and the status of God realized souls. He also answers questions from the group about the path, reincarnation, and our effort in being guided through the planes in a veiled fashion. As an added perk, we hear Kitty Davy chiming in about Baba’s next advent.
Audio, 44:09
Meher Center, March 11, 1970
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“The main thing is taking His name”
Mansari came to Meher Baba in 1938, when she was 29 years old. A few years later, when Baba and the rest of the women Mandali moved from Meherabad Hill to Meherazad, Baba ordered Mansari to stay behind. From that time until her death in 1997, Mansari did not leave Meherabad Hill, and a source of chai, chat, and inspiration for numerous pilgrims. This is a recording of one of those chats on Meherabad Hill. In it, she talks of various subjects, including stories related to marriage; her own perspectives on divorce; and most of all the importance that Baba placed on taking His name, whatever we are thinking, feeling, or doing.
Audio, 23:21
Meherabad India October 19,1988
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“I saw Him before I saw Upasani Maharaj”
Mehera Irani recounts her first glimpse of Baba (then called Meherwanji) at Sakori. When Mehera and her family arrived at Sakori, their paths crossed with Merwan who was leaving that very day. As it turns out that day was the last time Merwan saw Upasani Maharaj at Sakori. With love and wonder, Mehera goes on to describe her fist meeting with Baba, His orders, working for Him and His inexpressible beauty.
Audio, 47:33
Meherazad, India, 1972
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“The Great Fire of Love”
In this precious audio recording at Meher Center, Kitty Davy, Delia DeLeon, Margaret Craske, and Anita Vieillard are informally interviewed about their lives and experiences with Baba. They chat freely about the early days, including Kitty’s, Delia’s, and Margaret’s first trip to India with Baba in 1933. Kitty and Anita also share the stories of how they first came to meet their Master.
Audio, 29:26
Meher Center, Date Unknown
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“Why are we with Baba?”
Meher Baba gave Bruce Hoffman the order in 1968 to speak about Him, and spread His message of love and truth. Bruce founded Meher House in New York City as a step to fulfill this order. Here, he shares his thoughts on what it is to be with Baba while simultaneously living in the world and ever striving to get closer to Him. This wonderfully insightful talk relays Baba’s messages through quotes, anecdotes and humorous stories from Bruce’s own experiences.
Audio, 50:44
Saroja Library, January 20, 1974
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“We gambled our lives for Him”
In this short audio, Sarosh Irani, a very close disciple, shares his first meeting with Baba as a teenager in 1922. He recounts seeing Baba as Merwan while He sang sitting under a tree in Poona. Later, in Ahmednagar, Baba promised Sarosh that if he stayed with Baba, He would make him a king. Sarosh accepted Baba’s offer and signed an agreement to follow the Master to Poona, Bombay and Ahmednagar. Thus began a journey of no return.
Audio, 9:50
Atlanta, Georgia, July 15, 1971
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“Baba was very kind to me and to my father”
In this talk given to a group in Washington, D.C., Digambar Gadekar describes his family’s rich and loving history with Meher Baba. Digambar’s father Ramchandra first met Baba in 1924, when He was still speaking. Ramchandra had intended to visit Baba to ask that He cure a medical condition— but when faced with Baba’s love and presence, he asked for God instead! Thus began a multi-decade relationship between Meher Baba and the Gadekar family, from Baba distributing sweets at Digambar’s parents’ wedding, to His arriving unexpectedly at the family house for meals, to His becoming young Digambar’s most beloved playmate.
Audio, 44:31
Washington, D.C., November 22, 1982
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“The luckiest man on the face of the earth”
James McGrew was a student at Harvard in the 1960’s with the group of seekers that included Rick Chapman and Alan Cohen. In this audio recording, he describes his journey of exploring spirituality, being drawn to India, finding out about Baba, and finally getting an appointment to meet Him during His seclusion. James then speaks in detail about his one five-minute interview with the Master, and how Baba’s love, insight and naturalness stayed with him for the rest of his life.
Audio, 58:49
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 5, 1974
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives