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“His silence was so natural, so expressive, that we didn’t even feel like He kept silent”

In this video, Meheru Irani, a close female disciple of Meher Baba, shares memories from the New Life. She describes the months leading up to October 1949, when the “bombshell” of the New Life hit. She recounts the stringent conditions He gave to the small band of Mandali members who were His travel companions. Meheru shares the trials, physical fatigue, and humor of life on the road with the Avatar.

Video: 54:17
Avatar Meher Baba Center, Los Angeles, California, June 1993
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Uploaded on 10/14/2022

“A whiff of freedom, what true freedom means”

In this brief, informal chat in Mandali Hall, Eruch and Mani share glimmers of the beauty and toil of the New Life. They begin with the “Song of the New Life,” written by Baba and Dr. Ghani in 1949, talking about its translations and its central role as a collection of Baba’s orders. Then they share some of their own experiences of humor and hardship during the New Life, and glimpses of its inscrutable and immortal meaning.

Audio 19:45
Meherazad, India, August 2, 1990
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
Uploaded on 10/14/2022

“Love is the only thing that will counteract worry”

Henry Kashouty, a dedicated lover of Baba, tells his story of coming to Baba. He recounts his own pursuit of higher values and a deep desire to acquire these values. On reading the Bhagavad Gita, he wanted to meet a personification of those values. Right away he saw Baba’s face in the book God Speaks and knew that He was God. Henry went on to meet Baba at the Delmonico Hotel in 1956. Through impeccable oration, Henry shares his reflections on the depth of our lives with Baba and the lessons he learned.

Video, 59:38
Washington, D.C., 2003
Courtesy of Murali and Manjusha Kalavapudi
Uploaded on 10/7/2022

“The love that Baba expressed and showered was something very, very unique in one’s life”

In this talk, Adi K. Irani, Meher Baba’s Secretary and close disciple, describes how he was drawn to Meher Baba—through his mother Gulmai’s influence and Upasni Maharaj’s direction. He describes his early days with Baba beginning in 1921. Adi reflects on the love showered on him by Baba as well as the strict instructions given by Baba during the Manzil-e-Meem period.

Audio: 10:17
Meher Baba Bookstore, Hermosa Beach, CA, May 1970
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
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Uploaded on 10/7/2022

Three Incredible Weeks with Meher Baba
In September of 1954, twenty of Meher Baba’s Western male lovers arrived in Meherabad after being personally invited by the Master to spend three weeks in His presence. In this video created in 2007, Bob Fredericks weaves together footage from those incredible weeks along with narration by participant Bill Le Page and Mandali member Meherwan Jessawala, creating a window into this brief, magical period of companionship with God.
Video, 1:32:27
Meherabad, India, September 1954
Courtesy of Bob Fredericks
Uploaded on 9/30/2022
In Conversation with Ward Parks
In this informal conversation with Ward Parks, Preeti Hay interviews him on Meher Baba’s new book, Creation and its Causes (Sheriar Books, 2022). Ward is the editor for this recently published book of thirty-four talks given by Meher Baba to the Meher Ashram boys in 1927 and 1928. The book also contains six additional talks given to the Mandali, along with an extensive introduction to the fascinating period in history. Here, Ward talks about the nature of these talks while acknowledging their inexplicable significance. He dwells on their vivid language, the process of how they were mysteriously found in the1990s, and the importance of such material for the Baba world.
Video, 42:07
Online Interview, September 28, 2022
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 9/30/2022
“The most familiar thing in the universe”
In this 1970s era video, a young Charles Haynes talks about his time with Baba at the Center in 1958. Charles relates the sublime experience of being with Baba through the eyes of an eight-year-old child: from his first glimpse of Him in the Lagoon Cabin, to an unforgettable car ride, to a deep and abiding recognition of His love.
Video, 21:14
Courtesy of the Irwin Luck Interview Series
Uploaded on 9/23/2022