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Videos are posted in the order they were sent out in the Weekly Offerings & Monthly Newsletters, with the most recent collection first.
“A place on which to stand and sing”
In this talk, Ross Keating focuses primarily on Francis Brabazon. Francis lived with Baba at Meherazad for many years, and Baba asked him to write poetry—including the epic work Stay with God. Baba once said that He was memorizing Francis’s poetry so that He would be able to quote it during His next Avataric advent. Ross shares Ghazals that Francis wrote and Baba loved. He also speaks to Francis’s artistic process, or as he puts it, “the Beloved playing with Francis.”
Video, 1:08:07
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 26, 2019
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“His silence was never a barrier”
In part two of this audio, Bili Eaton shares the changes and challenges of her personal life and her next meeting with Baba. She met Him at Delmonica Hotel in 1956 and went to Myrtle Beach and California with Him. She narrates amusing incidents from that trip, being one of Margaret’s dancers at the Center in 1958, waiting around for the Master and making the best use of being in His company. Bili ends with reflections about the fight with ourselves to love Him more and more which really is the fight on the spiritual path.
Audio, 30:10
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“I learned that I’m sitting in front of God in Human Form”
In this talk, Ursula Reinhart narrates her epic journey to Baba: from smuggling illegal substances across the Middle East, to living in a fountain in Bombay, to getting lost in the Rajasthani desert. Finally, Ursula and her husband made their way to Baba’s feet for a five-minute interview in 1966. Despite her lack of interest in Him up until that point, Ursula found herself sobbing at the sight of God. From then on, her life was dedicated to Him.
Video, 1:09:52
Meher Center Meeting Place, December 30, 2011
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“Everything He did was a miracle”
In part one of this audio, Bili Eaton shares her story of coming to Baba. She started out as an atheist who made a deal with God through prayer. When God indulged her, she became interested in spirituality which led her to Meher Baba. Even through great personal loss she had never cried, except when she met Meher Baba for the first time in 1952. Right then, she suspected that He was Christ come again.
Audio, 42:56
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“We are all reborn in His love” Talk by Charles Haynes & Wendy Connor
Sister and brother, Wendy Connor and Charles Haynes share their stories of meeting Baba at the East-West Gathering in India. Wendy shares a story to reflect the practice of inner cheerfulness. Charles interweaves the story of his mother Jane Haynes whose secret prayer to Baba was answered and became the touchstone for Jane’s life of love for Baba. They both answer questions about bringing Baba into daily life, asking for His help and grace.
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Video, 55:45
Meher Center Baba’s Birthday Virtual Celebration, February 25, 2022
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Concert by Adrienne Shamszad
Adrienne Shamszad takes us on a musical journey on Beloved Baba’s birthday with her soulful offering from the heart.
Video, 27:18
Meher Center Virtual Baba’s Birthday Celebration, February 25, 2022
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“I feel closer to Him when I’m doing that work” Talk by Anna Lena Phillips Bell
Anna Lena Phillips Bell was raised in a Baba family in South Carolina and has been closely connected to the Center throughout her life, including volunteering at the Youth Sahavas and being a current a member of the Center board. This is a talk about what Anna Lena calls her “honeymoon” with Baba, the period as a teenager when she got a chance to live and volunteer at Meherabad and Meherazad. She also talks about her process of re-engaging in the West upon her return, including connecting with Baba through work and creativity.
Video, 15:58
Meher Center Baba’s Birthday Virtual Celebration, February 26, 2022
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Mark Trichka & Lisa Brande Offering
Mark Trichka and Lisa Brande share their whimsical creation—a cheerful song about Meher Baba’s work that incorporates the titles of numerous books by and about Him.
Video 4:53