“We were His”
Jimmy Khan was taken to meet Meher Baba by his mother when he was 17 years old. His mother, devastated by recently losing her husband and trying to raise her three children alone, fell into Baba’s arms and sobbed and sobbed. Baba comforted her and told her that each of her three children, including Jimmy, was His. The rest of Jimmy’s life centered around Meher Baba: from His guidance on what career path to choose, to playing rousing and humorous card games with Him, to an ever-deepening recognition of His infinite love.
Video, 1:19:14
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 30, 2007
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“The redemption of mankind depends on Baba’s Manifestation”
Shaligram Sharma was a dedicated Baba lover from Hamirpur, India. He was the editor of Meher Pukar, a Hindi periodical dedicated to Meher Baba who called Shaligram “My heart”. In this talk, Shaligram narrates incidents from Baba’s life and reflects on the unfolding of the meaning of Baba’s work, the future of the world and Baba’s manifestation.
Video, 1:29:25
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 2, 2007
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
“The search was always relentless”
In this multi-faceted talk, Naosherwan Anzar begins by describing a trip he made to Iran to learn about Meher Baba’s heritage for His biography, meeting ardent lovers of Baba and learning about His father and grandfather. He then goes back to another epoch of his life, describing his zealous spiritual yearnings as a teenager, and how Baba took him in hand. He makes clear how his meetings with Baba, and Baba’s constant love and direction, led him to become the person he is and do the work he still does today.
Video, 1:06:10
Meher Center Meeting Place, December 28, 1996
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“Baba wants our simple, childlike Love”
In Part Two of this talk by Rhoda and Adi Dubash, Rhoda ends her story with her deep sense of conviction of Baba as God in Human form and Adi begins his story. Adi first found out about Baba from his cousin Minoo Bharucha and took to Him without any doubts. He did not meet Baba until years later. The talk diversifies into the topics of Baba groups, Baba’s Manifestation and following of His orders.
Audio, 46:43
Meher Center, March 12, 1970
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“Baba is a life to be led”
A.K. Kasthuri learned about Meher Baba in 1930 in Madras when he was five years old. In this talk, he describes moments from his lifetime with the Master—his seven days at Baba’s 1955 Men’s Sahavas; how his connection with Baba influenced his choice of career; the moment at a train station when Baba first met his baby daughter; and other stories that have had deep meaning for him, his family, and the Madras Baba community.
Video, 46:50
Meher Center Meeting Place, April 3, 1999
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“My Love story with Baba”
Rhoda and Adi Dubash were old time lovers of Baba who later resided in Meherabad. In part one of this talk, Adi shares what being a Baba lover means to him, then passing the baton to Rhoda who shares her story of coming to Baba. The story begins with calling out to the impersonal God when she was in danger, being hell bent on not being involved with Meher Baba and then discovering her husband Adi’s love for Baba. In a state of turmoil, she silently challenged Meher Baba in her heart for Him to prove His Godhood. And there started a love story.
Audio, 46:04
Washington, D.C., July 19, 1978
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California
“The underpinning of all the rest of my life”
In this video, Don Stevens, a close Western follower of Meher Baba, shares his experience right after Baba dropped His body in 1969. Through a series of remarkable occurrences in the twenty-four hours after he got the call, Don made it to Meherabad in a seemingly impossible amount of time, and was convinced for the rest of his life of Meher Baba’s continued love and presence.
Video, 41:39
Meher Center Meeting Place November 1995
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives