MEHER SPIRITUAL CENTER

The Heart of Every Lover:
Weekly Offerings

October 15, 2021
Meher Nazar Publications collection
"My center is the heart of every lover. 
Every lover with a heart that loves Baba is a center."

Meher Baba 
At Meher Center, 1956
Dear Meher Center Family and Friends,
 
A loving Jai Baba From Meher Center. This weekend marks the anniversary of that remarkable period in Meher Baba’s advent known as the 'New Life.'  The New Life was a phase in His work for humanity when He disbanded His ashram to wander India as a seeker for God. And because of this work, the New Life also exists as a renewed spiritual reality for those with the willingness and courage to follow.

Meher Center will be holding a New Life program outside in the playground area on Saturday, October 16, 2:15pm to 4pm. The program will feature: Jamie Newell, Steve Klein, Jeff Wolverton and Nan Wicker, and Tim McAllister. Please bring a blanket to sit on; there will be a few chairs available. We look forward to seeing you.

One reminder: the Center is holding a virtual Young Adults Sahavas on the weekend of November 5-7 for young people between the ages of 18 and 43.  Click here to learn more about the program and sign up.  

About the New Life Meher Baba said:

This New Life is endless, and even after my physical death it will be kept alive by those who live the life of complete renunciation of falsehood, lies, hatred, anger, greed and lust; 

and who, to accomplish all this, do no lustful actions, do no harm to anyone, do no backbiting, do not seek material possessions or power, who accept no homage, neither covet honor nor shun disgrace, and fear no one and nothing;

by those who rely wholly and solely on God, and who love God purely for the sake of loving;

who believe in the lovers of God and in the reality of Manifestation, and yet do not expect any spiritual or material reward;

who do not let go the hand of Truth, and who, without being upset by calamities, bravely and wholeheartedly face all hardships with one hundred percent cheerfulness, and give no importance to caste, creed and religious ceremonies.

This New Life will live by itself eternally, even if there is no one to live it.*

In Baba’s love and service,


Buz Connor
For Meher Center board and staff
 
*The God-Man, by C.B. Purdom, p. 187
Lovers' Offerings
Mehernosh Mehta
Talk on Baba's New Life
1:16:51
Mehernosh Mehta grew up in a Baba family and has been involved at the Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Center for over two decades serving in many roles. One of those roles includes being a Key Speaker. Here, he shares stories from the New Life and his own reflections on how the Master continues to inspire us to live this life—right here and right now.
Family Letter #3
Read by Heather Masciandaro
10:03
These are readings of a collection of letters written by Mani, Meher Baba’s sister, to the Western family of Baba lovers between 1956 and 1969.
The New Life
Meherwan Jessawala was one of Baba’s many lovers given the heart-wrenching order to not have any external contact with Him during the New Life. Meherwan's brother, Eruch, traveled with Baba and served as His personal attendant throughout the period. Meherwan describes the experience of the rest of the family staying behind in Poona, from the moment they heard about the New Life until Baba unexpectedly called them to see Him again—and the constant inner contact of adhering to His orders, no matter what. 

Video, 1:04:39
Meherazad, India
Used with permission from Michael Le Page
"Those who know the emperor do not bow to the guards"
In part two of this audio by Najoo Kotwal, Najoo shares how her father's desperation for God and disillusionment with the world lead him to submit his life to Baba. Savak Kotwal showed up at Meher Baba's ashram along with his family after giving up all his worldly possessions, but Meher Baba asked for more, until not one material object belonged to them. Happily the family surrendered and Baba beamed in satisfaction while making a powerful and eternal promise to Savak: to 'give him the ocean.'

Audio, 23:06
Meher Pilgrim Center, Meherabad, India
Courtesy of the Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California