“Baba is my brother”
Louis van Gasteren was a Dutch filmmaker, born in 1922, who is best known in the Baba community for his beautiful film, Beyond Words. Louis had the great good fortune of meeting and filming Meher Baba after hearing about Him by so-called chance from a taxi driver, Irwin Luck, in New York. He shares with us the story of how he ended up in India in 1967, which intertwines with his interest and exploration of LSD, and his relationship with Timothy Leary.
Video, 38:13
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 1, 2013
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 9/15/2023
“They both stayed with Baba all their lives”
Anne Ross was born into a Baba family, to parents who were both fortunate enough to have met Baba. In this talk, Anne shares with us the history of some of the early Western Baba lovers, weaving her parents’ stories into the narrative. Her account continues up to the point when she herself first met Baba in New York, in 1952.
Video, 20:50
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 19, 2013
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 9/8/2023
“Build a cable of love between you and Baba”
Bili Eaton first met Baba in 1952 in New York City in the home of Ivy Duce. In this recording, she starts with narrating a metaphysical experience she had before meeting Baba while she was an atheist. Then, when she saw Baba, she had a “physical electric shock.” She recounts other experiences that led her closer to Baba.
Video, 51:19
Meher Center Meeting Place, February 26, 1998
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 9/1/2023
“The arrow of Love”
Bill Le Page was an Australian lover of Meher Baba who spent many summers at the Center, retreating and speaking about his times with Baba. He and his wife Diana were guests at the Youth Sahavas for 12 years. To honor his passing last week at age 98, this is one of a series of recordings of him speaking at the Original Kitchen during the summer of 2015. Here, he talks about his path to Meher Baba and his first meeting with his Beloved at the “Three Incredible Weeks” in 1954.
Video, 1:04:57
Original Kitchen, Summer 2015
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 8/4/2023
Meher Baba’s Silence: Historical and Practical Implications
In this special presentation for Silence Day, Jamie Newell explores the mystery of Meher Baba’s silence. He presents Baba’s direct words about His silence, the short periods before July of 1925 when He was silent, and the implications of His silence with regards to the messages given by the Avatar throughout the ages.
Video, 43:45
Meher Center Meeting Place, July 7, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 7/20/2023
Journey In Consciousness Session One
“Journey in Consciousness” is a five part series intended as an introduction to Meher Baba with a common thread of consciousness and its advancement. Above is the first session; all the other sessions can be found here. Systematically presented by Daniel Stone, these sessions build on each other beautifully to demonstrate and weave together Baba’s messages on the Divine Theme, karma and sanskaras, eventually leading us to the role and necessity of a Master, the New Humanity and the Path of Love as explained by Baba to His lovers.
Video, 1:14:14
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 2, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 6/23/23
“You sowed Your sparks of love”
Alan Wagner has been a resident of Meherabad for over four decades. In this talk, he shares poems, songs and stories reflecting on that time. They contain glimpses of the qualities of his Beloved and of the mandali—the gems Baba left behind when He left His physical form.
Video, 1:07:23
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 4, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 6/9/2023
“Perfect Cycles in Meher Baba’s Life”
In this unique, interpretative presentation of Baba’s life, Rich Blum observes the perfect cycles in Baba’s advent ranging from His birth to His physical death. All the cycles, as observed by Rich, revolve around the transition in Baba’s consciousness and include His work with the Perfect Masters, His New Life and His Silence. Extensively researched and beautifully laid out, this one makes for a very interesting watch!
Video, 40:15
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 21, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 6/2/2023
“Remember to try to be joyous”
Charmian Duce Knowles was the daughter of Murshida Ivy Duce, and was fortunate enough to spend time with Meher Baba and His mandali. In this talk, she begins with stories of the time period after Baba’s accident in Prague, Oklahoma, on May 24, 1952. She continues sharing her experiences through the next 17 years with Baba, offering us a small glimpse into what life was like in Baba’s orbit.
Video, 1:08:35
Meher Center Meeting Place, February 24, 1996
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 5/19/2023
“Being allowed to come within an arm’s length”
During this talk at the Meher Center Meeting Place last month, Steve Klein shares Baba stories and his own writings (or “Prosems,” as he calls them). With his characteristic humor, Steve touches on themes like being natural with Baba and the multifarious means that Baba employs to break down the egos of His lovers.
Video, 57:30
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 28, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 5/12/2023