MEHER SPIRITUAL CENTER

The Heart of Every Lover:
Weekly Offerings

March 19, 2021
"The only thing that I did not lose when I found myself One with God
was my sense of humor! So, though few can fathom my divinity, at least everyone can easily understand my being human."
Meher Baba 
Lord Meher, p. 3496
Dear Meher Center Friends & Family,
 
A loving Jai Baba to you and your family from Meher Center.

I'd like to begin with some updated information on day visiting at the Center.  You can also find revised day visiting guidelines on our website.
 
1. Visiting hours are changing this Sunday, March 21. They will be 2:00 - 5:00 p.m every day going forward.
 
2. In addition to all of the outdoor areas of Meher Center, the compound at Meher Abode will now be open, every day, beginning Sunday, March 21 during the new visiting hours 2:00 - 5:00 p.m
 
3. To visit Meher Abode compound, please check in through the front gate (Dilruba is closed and that gate is locked), park in the lots inside the Center and walk to Meher Abode. Parking near the compound is only for those unable to walk.
 
In this weekly offering, we are focused on Meher Baba’s sense of humor, one of the hallmarks of His Avataric Advent. Baba loved good jokes, lively plays and funny stories of the happenings around Him. Kitty Davy once remarked that, in general, He liked the atmosphere around Him to reflect joy and enthusiasm.

So, we offer a smattering of stories and jokes that speak of His divine sense of humor.

In Baba’s love and service,
 
 
Buz Connor
For Meher Center board and staff
Lovers' Humor
Baba loved a good laugh! In this compilation video, some of His lovers come together to offer Him a jolly chuckle. Now wait a minute...don't get any ideas. We promise there are no metaphysical secrets within these jokes, just plain, old, silly humor.

Video 17:39
"Laugher belongs to Him"
Mani Irani, Baba's sister tells hilarious jokes at Mandali Hall. After the room is tearing up with laughter, she shares the meaning of offering things to Baba, even something as small as a joke because He wants it. She then segways most profoundly into the subject of our longings and struggles that are rewarded with His patience and His love.

Audio, 18:54
Meherazad, India, July 27, 1985
Used with permission from Mandali Hall Talks
"Baba winked at Eruch"
Meher Baba's twin nephews Rustom and Sohrab Irani tell the unforgettable story of the time they dressed Sohrab up as Ann Conlon, one of Baba's Western lovers who was due to arrive at Guruprasad, and went to visit Baba—fooling most of His Mandali, but not Baba Himself who enjoyed the humorous incident to the utmost.

Video, 10:00
Meher Center, August 31, 2011
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
"Put that drink in a cup and saucer"
Shireen Bonner, Meher Baba's niece, tells two of the jokes that Baba asked her to tell over and over. He would laugh heartily at them every time.

Video, 11:09
Meher Center, August 1, 1998
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives