PRALAYA AND MAHAPRALAYA

On the night of December 2nd (1927), Meher Baba expounded about the universe and mahapralaya – cosmic dissolution: How was the universe created? It was automatic. There are innumerable universes which are interlaced with one another; one universe creates another in a chain reaction. These universes are so numerous that even Sadgurus cannot count them. I once tried to count them …

THE REMAINING SEVENTY DAYS OF HIS SECLUSION WORK

FROM FRIDAY, December 1st, 1967, Meher Baba’s state intensified and he powerfully embarked on what he indicated was “the remaining seventy days of his seclusion work.” After each session of work, he looked exhausted and was soaked with perspiration. Eruch would wipe him dry, apply talcum powder and help him change into a clean sadra. Explaining about his work one day, …

REMINDER – TRUST CIRCULAR FOR BABA’S FIFTY-SEVENTY AMARTITHI

FRAMROZE J. MISTRY                                                                                             24th October 2025 CHAIRMAN Dear Sisters and Brothers in Beloved Avatar Meher Baba,   The Fifty-Seventh Amartithi of Beloved Avatar Meher Baba falls on Saturday, 31st January 2026. The observance of the Fifty-Seventh Amartithi (Anniversary of Avatar Meher Baba’s Darshan) will be for two days, i.e., from 10:30 a.m. on 30th January to 1:00 p.m. on 1st …

HE WHO BREAKS MY ORDER IS MY ENEMY !

Baba declared his intention to do some special work from the 1st of December for forty days, so on the eve of it, November 30th (1954), a qawaali program was arranged, and the singer Jadhav Qawaal was called to Satara from Bombay. A few persons from Bombay and Ahmednagar, such as Nariman, Meherjee, Adi Sr., Waman and Bal Natu, were …

Trust Circular: Reminder – Amartithi Performance Request

Dear Beloved Baba’s Family, Amartithi 2026 Programme Participation Form As you know, we are now preparing to honour Beloved Meher Baba’s 57th Amartithi, or “Eternal Day”.  If you wish to participate in the Amartithi programme on the Meherabad amphitheatre stage with a love-offering to Baba in the form of song, music, dance, or drama on 30th, 31st or 1st Feb 2026,  kindly fill …

HIGHROADS TO GOD

(N0v. 1952) A message about the paths to God was read out at one public function in Meherastana. It was entitled Highroads to God: In an important sense, all walks of life and all paths ultimately lead but to the one Goal, meaning, God. All rivers enter into the ocean, in spite of the diverse directions in which they flow, …

THIS METAPHORE CONTAINS ALL THE TEACHINGS OF THE WORLD

(Nov. 1934) Walter and Hedi Mertens arrived from Switzerland to meet with Baba. Walter was intellectually inclined  (1)  and, on one occasion, he and Charles Purdom asked Baba a few questions. About knowledge, Baba explained, “Man has all the nourishment to make him strong, but out of ignorance, he is eating things that do not make him strong, but fat! This metaphor …

ONLY VERY FEW REALLY ATTEMPT TO SURRENDER

(Nov. 1953) I am happy to be in your midst. It is the love of some of my lovers that has drawn you all together today to have my darshan. But to have my Real Darshan  is not easy. To see me at close quarters, to do obeisance to me, to offer me fruits and flowers, to bow down to …

IN CONVERSATION WITH LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI, AN ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR

The orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski came to meet Baba at the Astor Hotel on November 25th (1931). The following is their conversation: Stokowski asked Baba, “How can unity be brought about between East and West, especially when the conditions prevailing are quite contrary?” Baba dictated, “Reconciliation is possible and can be achieved. It can and will be done. I will …

HOW LONG WILL YOU GO ON WANDERING LIKE THIS?

On November 25th (1964), an Englishman who had become a sanyasi (renunciant) and had taken the Sanskrit name of Mahendra Nath (1) showed up unexpectedly in Meherazad. During their meeting, Baba asked him, “Where will you proceed from here?” “Hardwar,” he replied. “And from Hardwar?” “Benares.” “How long will you go on wandering like this?” “I am not wandering but …

YOU CREATE THE UNIVERSE AND ALL THINGS THEREIN

Every one of you, every one of the mandali and all beings are God. Why? I understand it. I am responsible for the whole creation. If I am not there, then there is nothing – neither you all, nor the entire creation. All this is there due to my existence. Take Niranjan Singh for example. If he is not there, …

A SPECTACULAR OCCURANCE

(Nov. 1955) AS BABA was walking behind the main bungalow, Mast Mohammed suddenly emerged from the Rahuri Cabin, where he had been kept for part of the sahavas, and grabbed Baba’s hand. He would not let go, and led “Dada” into his room. Kumar and Vishnu were standing outside and witnessed a spectacular occurrence. Mohammed was grasping Baba’s left wrist …

I WISH THAT NO ONE WOULD BREATHE HIS LAST WITHOUT AT LEAST HAVING A GLIMPSE OF ME

(Nov. 1955) Baba had Gustadji narrate a story illustrating how mischievous Parsi boys could be. Gustadji began with his silent hand gestures, “Two Parsi boys were arguing in front of God above …” Interrupting, Baba gestured, “There is no ‘above’ and ‘below.’ Everything is here in the Divine Ocean itself. God alone exists everywhere. The sun, moon, stars, planets, solar …

WHEN YOU BECOME INVISIBLE, GOD BECOMES VISIBLE !

Baba did not wish to see anyone during his four-day stay in Delhi. But when those of his close ones expressed their anxiety to meet him, he agreed to see them for five minutes on the last day of his visit. And so on November 21st (1953), a few of Baba’s close lovers gathered at Kain’s home at 2:30 P.M. …

WILL AND WORRY

(Nov. 1960) Baba had a few recent unpublished discourses read to them (Ben Hayman and Joseph Harb). One was on his “Will And Worry:”  Duality signifies separateness. Separateness implies fear. Fear causes worry. The way of Oneness is the way to happiness; the way of manyness is the way to worry. I am the One who has no second, so …

THESE FREQUENT CHANGES IS TESTIMONY OF MY BEING CHANGELESS

(N0v. 1923) The Master, with Ghani, Gustadji, and Ramjoo, left for Lonavla by train. At the Bombay station, Ghani’s father happened to be waiting for the same train on the platform, and it proved an awkward moment because Baba’s journey was to be kept secret. With tact, before the old man had seen Baba, Ramjoo led him into another compartment …

TRUTH IS INFINITELY SIMPLE . . . DUALITY IS BASED ON COMPLICATIONS

On November 18th (1937), Baba gave this message to that small group of passengers (on the deck of Circassia): Truth is infinitely simple and to realize it is naturally also easy. Complications are not natural to unity because duality is based on complications. Books, philosophies and different terms, all lead to confusion and contradiction if not applicable to one’s spiritual …

DON’T KILL LIZARDS

There were many lizards in Kandy. Because there was a danger they would urinate or defecate in the food, and their urine and excreta are extremely poisonous, Katie would brush them off the wall, and Baidul’s daughter, Dowla, would kill them. On Sunday, November 17th (1940), Dowla reported to Baba that she had killed seven lizards in only fifteen minutes. …

REMINDER WINNING HIS HEART QUIZ 2025 TODAY EVENING 16TH NOVEMBER 2025

Quiz 2025 Syllabus EVENT DETAILS: WINNING HIS HEART  2025  Event # 2 *1925-2025 Centenary Quiz* _”The apparent is not real. Under many a life’s complicated problems are hidden some of the simplest truths which the veil of ignorance obscures from human vision.”_ ~ Meher Baba. The Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre invites you, to yet another enjoyable evening in Baba’s …

BABA’S WARNING HAD SAVED HIS LIFE

(Nov. 1941) Once, in Dharwar, Krishna was fifteen minutes late in bringing water, as he was feeling drowsy and had overslept. Baba was waiting for him at the gate, and when Krishna came he was angry with him and scolded, “I don’t want to see your black face ever again! How many times have I told you to be honest …

I AM BABA, AND SHALL FOREVER MORE REMAIN BABA.

Meanwhile, devotees in Kovvur, Andhra, wished to start a center there in Meher Baba’s name, for which he gave his approval. In a letter dated November 15th (1953), he sent them a message about making him their “Constant Companion:”  Make me your constant companion. Think of me more than you think of your own self. The more you think of …

BE DISCIPLES OF THIS LIFE DIVINE

(Nov. 1952) In the world of quiet speculation, as well as in the world of surging political activity, or individual striving, men are desperately trying to remedy the many ills to which humanity is heir. All our creeds and faiths, all our parties and “isms” are so many practical solutions offered toward this purpose. But, though good in their intention …

EVEN MY TELLING A LIE IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH

(Nov. 1948) He (Baba) then went to see his brother Beheram. Baba met his brothers Jal, Beheram and his family at their family’s home. Beheram’s three-year old twins, Rustom and Sohrab, were identical and Baba asked Perin, “Which is Sohrab and which is Rustom?” Perin could tell them apart, but Jal and Beheram could not. Baba asked her for a …

THERE IS NO ROOM FOR SELFISHNESS OR LIMITED INDIVIDUALITY IN GOD-REALIZATION

Again on Sunday, November 12th (1944), a great crowd collected in front of Thakur’s house, calling for Baba. Baba came out and gave darshan for some while. Then, accepting the invitation of Khan Bahadur M. F. R. Malak, a multimillionaire businessman (a bohra) of Nagpur, Baba went to his mansion where other notables of the city had gathered. Remaining there for …

A YOUNG LADY NAMED ANITA DE CARO

A group of six people came to meet Baba on November 11th. (1931). Among them was Norina Matchabelli, who brought a young lady named Anita de Caro. (1) Anita was a talented art student in whom Norina had taken an interest and was helping financially. On one occasion, Anita recalled her first encounter with Meher Baba: I had been brought up Catholic. …