“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
“Meher Baba and Hafiz”
In this presentation given at the Center last month, Jamie Newell speaks to Meher Baba’s love of the Persian poet Hafiz, and the influence of Persian culture on Baba’s life and work.
Video, 50:33
Meher Center Meeting Place, March 17, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded on 4/21/2023
“He will never let you drown”
Rhoda Dubash grew up in an anti-Baba family, and it was only after her marriage to Adi Dubash that Baba wormed His way fully and irrevocably into her heart. In this recording, she talks about the importance of sticking to Baba and only to Baba, accepting everything as His will. She says that Baba will never give us more than we can take, and He is with us through every moment of our lives.
Audio, 7:07
Meherazad, India, August 5, 1989
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 4/14/2023