REMAIN CHEERFUL AND APPEAR HAPPY

(April 1950) It was quite cold at Manjri Mafi and Motichur. Due to the lack of proper clothing and diet, remaining on only dal and chapatis once a day, both the men and women companions’ health gradually deteriorated. All sorts of ailments began plaguing them. Pendu had pleurisy and pain in the chest; Eruch, lumbago and a sprained foot that …

A MESSAGE TO THE PARAMOUNT FILM COMPANY

Despite Baba’s having avoided being filmed upon his arrival in London, the Paramount Film Company would not leave him alone, and he eventually acceded to their request for a filmed interview. A film of Baba was taken on April 8th (1932) from 5 to 6 P.M. in the garden of the Davys’ home. Baba wore a white robe, which had …

WINNING HIS HEART – 2023 – INTUITIVE ART WORK

 Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre Presents WINNING HIS HEART 2023 INTUITIVE ART WORK — Reconnect to yourself through Art. “Art when inspired with love leads to higher realms,and that art will open for you the inner life” – Meher Baba. Come one, come all to the first event of the WHH Season 2023. Unleash all inhibitions and join this spectacular …

THREE STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD

(April 1947) During the train ride, at two in the afternoon, Baba gave the following explanation for an hour. Brother Jal read the alphabet board, as Baba dictated: God has experienced three states of consciousness: Forgetfulness, Helplessness and All-powerfulness. In the state of Forgetfulness, God – unconscious of His infinite power, bliss and existence – was perfectly at peace. This state …

IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING ME, YOU ARE TO DO AS I TELL YOU

(April 1923) One afternoon Baba walked on the veranda and saw Slamson, Padri and another one of the men casually talking with the keeper of the Shiva temple. He immediately sent someone to inquire as to what they were doing by that temple and what they were discussing. The three men went to Baba and explained that they were simply …

FAREWELL MESSAGE TO HIS MADRAS DEVOTEES

Prior to his departure on Saturday, April 5th, 1947, Baba gave this farewell message to his Madras devotees: To the disciples and devotees of Madras and surroundings, my message to them can befittingly be epitomized in one supremely sweet word: LOVE. Love, as you all know, is dynamic in action and contagious in effect. It is only the spiritually alive and …

WINNING HIS HEART – 2023 INTUITIVE ART WORK

 Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre Presents WINNING HIS HEART 2023 INTUITIVE ART WORK — Reconnect to yourself through Art. “Art when inspired with love leads to higher realms,and that art will open for you the inner life”                         – Meher Baba. Come one, come all to the first event …

A GREAT CHANGEOVER IS NEAR AT HAND

Later, Baba visited the homes of some of his devotees on that afternoon of Good Friday, April 4th, (1947) and gave this message to a group of Harijans and laborers. Harijans have suffered for many centuries at the hands of the upper and ruling classes and castes: To believe today that birth and profession are necessarily the basis of any …

BABA’S VIEWS ON NON-VIOLENCE

Mahatma Gandhi had his own ideas of what constituted “non-violence” and “non-violent resistance,” and he did not truly understand the gist of Baba’s message on the subject. Baba sent Chanji again to Delhi to see Gandhi, which he did on April 3rd. Chanji returned to Dehra Dun and several letters ensued between himself and Gandhi about this subject. Gandhi had …

TRY TO FORGET YOURSELF AND DO ALL AS BABA

Baba had directed the Westerners to do an hour of meditation each morning. On April 2nd, (1937) before leaving for Meherabad, he urged them to take the meditation seriously, and he also stressed to them that they should always think of him in everything they did. He stated: Try to do it very, very seriously as if your very spiritual …

NARI CONTRACTOR TO SPEAK AT THE BOMBAY CENTRE ON SUNDAY 2ND APRIL 2023

Dear all, Mr. Nari Contractor, the India Cricket Captain of yesteryears will be visiting Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre to share his stories of Beloved Meher Baba. Date and time: Sunday, 2nd April 2023 from 5:30 P. M. onwards We are deeply thankful to Mr. Nari Contractor for doing so despite his age and health challenges. We request all to …

ROCKLIKE FAITH

(April 01, 1959) Bal Natu, a school teacher, was also a resident at Guruprasad for several weeks during his summer vacation. C. D. Deshmukh came to Poona during his summer holidays. He and his family stayed at the Patwardhan Lodge, and he was allowed to visit Guruprasad daily, as was G. S. N. Moorty of Calcutta. Nariman, Katie (Goher’s sister) …

SOHRABJI SIGANPORIA AND KISHANCHAND GAJWANI – PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT RESPECTIVELY OF THE BOMBAY CENTRE SELECTED BY BELOVED BABA HIMSELF

As instructed, on Sunday, March 31st, (1963) Sohrabji Siganporia and Kishanchand Gajwani arrived at Guruprasad from Bombay. Gajwani wanted to live with Baba permanently. Upon seeing the two men, Baba first asked Gajwani, “Do you want me or God?” Gajwani replied, “You, Baba!” “Then will you do as I tell you?” With folded hands, Gajwani said, “Yes, Baba.” “You should …

HOW TO BEGIN LOVING ME?

On March 30th, (1930) some devotees came to Nasik to see Baba who expounded on the nature of love to them: Love me and you will know me; but I am such a Reality that it is extremely difficult to know me. The price is love. No repetition of God’s name, no penance and no meditation is necessary – only love, …

PERFECT MASTERS AZAR KAIVAN AND MILAREPA

(March 1963) When the Parsis came back in the afternoon, Baba was drinking tea. He motioned to them to be seated and then started revealing to them about a Zoroastrian Perfect Master, the only one in recorded history: His name [in Persian] was Azar Kaivan. He came long after Prophet Zarathustra. He was so advanced that to get God-Realization, he laid down …

INTERNATIONAL MEHERABAD YOUNG ADULT SAHAVAS -2023

Jai Meher Baba International Meherabad Young Adult Sahavas 2023 Dear Baba Lovers, Sahavas participation forms are now available on the Trust website to fill and apply Application Forms Kindly visit AMBPPCT website, IMbYAS section for full details International Meherabad Young Adult Sahavas Please Note Age of participants should be between 18 years and 35 years. However, if anyone is in …

ASPI WAS THE ONLY ONE TO EMERGE FROM THE ORDEAL UNSCATHED

(March 1963) Later the same day, Army Major-General Bhandari and his wife, Kamla, arrived at Guruprasad to have Baba’s darshan. Goher and Katie’s brother, Aspi, was also a major in the army and during the recent Indo-Chinese War had been entrapped in a battle. Remembering him, Baba mentioned this and asked Eruch to relate what had happened to him during …

OBEDIENCE IS THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUALITY

(March 1958) From Jabalpur, Amiya Kumar Hazra and Ram Lakhan Sharma were sent for by Baba. Hazra, in an attempt to humble his own ego, had given up his job as a college professor and was serving as an apprentice soapstone carver in Bhedaghat, about thirteen miles from Jabalpur. Hazra’s leaving the college caused much misery to his parents. After …

WINNING HIS HEART 2023 – EVENT DETAILS

AVATAR MEHER BABA BOMBAY CENTRE  PRESENTS Winning His Heart  2023 – Event Details: 1) Sunday – 9th April, 2023. INTUITIVE ART WORK. “Art when inspired with love leads to higher realms, and that art will open for you the inner life.” – Meher Baba. Come one, come all to the first event of the WHH Season 2023. Unleash all inhibitions …

WINNING HIS HEART 2023

AVATAR MEHER BABA BOMBAY CENTRE Presents WINNING HIS HEART 2023 The Bombay Centre is back again with surprises galore for all Baba lovers. So hone up your talents and get set for the exciting 2023 season. Welcoming one and all, to soak in the rich heritage of Beloved Meher Baba This year too all the events will be virtual. Nevertheless, …

THE CLOCK IS WOUND AND THE ALARM IS SET

In late March, (1927) a young sadhu wandered into Meherabad and approached Baba begging for money to go to Hardwar. Baba took a special interest in him and gave him this discourse:  The meaning of a sadhu is one who performs spiritual practices with the object of controlling the mind. But since you are unable to keep your mind under control, what …

DISCOURSE ON INTELLIGENCE

At Shahane’s house on March 25th, (1926) Meher Baba gave the following discourse on intelligence – the use of knowledge by the mind in the state of thinking: Intelligence not thinking is unconsciousness and may be likened to sound sleep. Thinking and imagination are latent in intelligence. When intelligence thinks of Itself, it realizes Its Self and is God. When it thinks …

INSTEAD OF ALLOWING BAILY TO DROWN, I SANK THE BICYCLE

Lateef presented a new bicycle to Meher Baba, and a lottery was proposed to decide to whom the Master should give it. All the tickets were sold to followers and it was decided that the drawing should be held during a picnic at the village of Chinchwad. Meher Baba met there with his followers on Saturday, March 25th, (1922) and in …

THE FOUR MESSAGES

Baba had given out several messages during the war which were printed and circulated among his lovers and the public. In February, 1942, he dictated four messages: The Spiritual Significance of the Present War, Violence and Non-Violence, Action and Inaction, and The Need for Creative Leadership in India. (1) Baba also gave explanations and precise instructions to his lovers, devotees and the general public on what …

THE REASON I DID NOT LET HIM DROP HIS BODY . . .

(March 1962) Joseph Harb had recently undergone gall bladder surgery, and Baba went to see him three times at the Jehangir Nursing Home. Herman Alvarado arrived and also saw Joseph. Harry Dedolchow and A. K. Das visited Guruprasad for three days at this time. Dedolchow asked Baba if he could go to the hospital and visit his friend Joseph. Baba …