“We all have to find that inner guidance”
Filis Frederick first met Meher Baba at Meher Center in 1952, after having learned about Him a decade earlier from Princess Norina Matchabelli, Countess Nadine Tolstoy and Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson. In this talk, Filis speaks of the inner guidance available to all of us, if we’re able to quiet our minds and hearts enough to hear it.
Audio; 15:49
El Cerrito, CA, November 15th, 1985
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 6/7/2024
Journey In Consciousness: A presentation by Daniel Stone
In this presentation on Meher Baba’s Divine Theme, Daniel Stone outlines Baba’s unique answer to the eternal question: “Who am I?” Through charts and Baba’s explanations, this program highlights the essential nature of the three-part journey of the soul: the evolution of consciousness through forms, reincarnation, and involution—that leads each soul to find that the answer to this question is ‘I am God—infinite in consciousness, power, and bliss.’
Video; 1:22:39
Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, May 10th, 2024
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Uploaded 5/24/2024
“His eyes were like the ocean”
In this delightful talk, Shireen Irani Bonner, Meher Baba’s niece, shares her wonderful stories of meeting Baba as a child. We see how free and happy she was allowed to be around Baba. She asked Him questions, played with Him, wrote Him letters and took liberties only a child would. Through the lens of her innocence, Baba comes through as an extraordinary uncle and the Divine Beloved.
Video; 1:38:41
Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, April 26th, 2024
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Uploaded 5/10/2024
Meher Baba Of Ahmednagar: His Life in Historical Perspective, Part 3
In the third session of Jamie Newell’s ongoing virtual series, he focuses on the years between 1913 and 1921 in Baba’s life. This was the period of Merwan’s meeting with the Perfect Masters. Jamie examines these big events from a historical perspective, while also using Baba’s own words to bring home the magnitude of the experience that led Him to becoming Meher Baba.
Video, 59:22
On Zoom at Dilruba, Meher Center, April 21st, 2024
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Uploaded 5/3/2024
“A powerful, powerful love”
George Eaton is the son of Frank Eaton, who was one of the original caretakers of the Center beginning in 1943. In this talk, George reminisces with great humor and charisma about the lives of his mother and father, his own childhood growing up in Myrtle Beach, and the ever-present hand of Baba that guided each of their lives.
Video; 1:06:42
Meeting Place at Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, November 24th, 2016
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Uploaded 4/19/2024
“Baba alone does the work”
In this lovely talk given at the Center, Bill Le Page shares stories and impressions of his stay at Meherazad with Baba in 1967. At Baba’s invitation, Bill stayed at Meherazad for 14 days in Baba’s incomparable companionship. Among other things, those days were full of rest, contentment, observation of Baba’s attention to the human side of things despite His deteriorating health, and orders to Bill about spreading His name.
Video; 1:11:47
Original Kitchen at Meher Center, October 7th, 2015
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Meher Baba Of Ahmednagar: His Life in Historical Perspective Part 2
In the second session of the Center’s new Virtual Program series, Jamie Newell dives into the historical context of the world Meher Baba was born into. He discusses British Colonialism, the Parsi community, 19th century Poona, as well as a brief history of Baba’s parents and ancestors. With incredible detail and knowledge, Jamie paints a picture of the world that young Merwan grew up in.
Video; 1:08:54
On Zoom at Dilruba, Meher Center, March 24th, 2024
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Uploaded 4/5/2024
Meher Baba’s Discourse on Love
In this rare recording of the Discourse Meeting at the Center in the spring of 2002, Darwin Shaw reads aloud Baba’s discourse on “Love.” Darwin first met Meher Baba in 1934 and continued to have intimate contact with the Avatar. He held Discourse meetings at the Center from 1989 to 2005. This reading is followed by a poignant session of discussion where Darwin answers questions about love, infatuation, the inner life, and the direct experience of love when he met Baba.
Video; 1:11:02
Dilruba Reading Room at Meher Center, March 25, 2002
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Uploaded 3/15/2024
“A Perfect Love”
In this beautiful recording, Filis Frederick shares precious tidbits of the early days at the Center, back when they had to wear “jungle boots” to hack through the Youpon, and Baba’s first visit was an unknown moment in the future for which everyone was preparing enthusiastically. Elizabeth Patterson chimes in to offer further details here and there. Filis goes on to describe her long-awaited first meeting with Baba, in which she felt she “was just drowning in Baba’s love.”
Audio, 30:28
Recorded at Meher Center, May 2, 1971
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Uploaded 3/15/2024
Meher Baba Of Ahmednagar: His Life in Historical Perspective, Part 1
In the first session of the Center’s new Virtual Program series, Jamie Newell introduces this ten part series. This biographical series will build upon the story of Baba’s life within the history of religions, the time period during which Baba lived and the world at large. In this talk, Jamie also analyzes Baba’s Persian heritage vis-à-vis the influence of the great poet, Hafiz in Baba’s life, teachings and ministry. The session ends with questions from the audience.
Video; 1:23:58
On Zoom at Dilruba, Meher Center, February 18th, 2024
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Uploaded 3/8/2024