Conversations about Meher Baba

The Topic: The Harm of Judging Ourselves

Dear folks of Baba,

Darwin was very insistent that we give up judging ourselves negatively, maintaining that it is one of the most insidious traps of the ego. We were young in Baba, and this was welcome news, because most of us had grown up regarding judging ourselves as a normal thing to do. Darwin has said, “Baba is not judgmental in any way, nor does He hold our weakness...

Dear folks of Baba,

Darwin would sometimes describe life with Baba using the metaphor of an ascending spiral encircling Him to depict the spiritual path. It starts at the outer ring, and spirals upward and very gradually narrows around Baba until, sooner or later (usually a lot later), we are face-to-face with our Beloved! There are walls that separate the ever-narrowing spiral. To expand on what Darwin describes: in t...

Join host Evie Lindemann and guests Marnie Frank and Sevn McAuley as they talk about the history and work of the Beads on One String Foundation, whose mission is dedicated to the exploration and expression of the Oneness that lies at the heart of all.

Hosted by Evie Lindeman and Ashley Lowe in NC

This event was recorded live. To be first to be notified of a new video on this channel, please hit the red subscribe button, then ...

Dear folks of Baba,

In our early years with Baba, many of us were surprised that the mandali did not give “good” the prominent place in life that we did. Rather than being the ultimate quality we need to cultivate, it is something in the end we need to rise above, for most of us mistakenly conflated good with love, often with binding consequences. Good is a learned or cultivated behavior that becomes a part of our conditi...

Dear Lovers of the Lord

and anyone else who likes him.

I am giving a talk about my experience

of the first Amartithi

when Meher Baba gave up his body

in this advent of His.

I was there to help cover his body.

I will tell you about what happened

and the intensely intoxicating atmosphere

surrounding the area during my time there.

Hosted by Diana Goodheart in NC

This event was recorded live. To be first to be...

Dear folks of Baba,

“The way of My Work is the way of effacement, which is the way of strength, not of weakness and through it you become mature in My love."

- Meher Baba

In the coming chapter, Darwin Shaw writes about the path of self-effacement encouraged by Baba. It was a new concept for most of us, and the term is rarely used even in spiritual circles. Simply put, it involves vacating our interior, so to speak, and letting...

We have some informal chat after every arti, the "post-arti party"! But once a week, Jeff Wolverton joins us for some serious mining of the spiritual depths. Join us for conversation, more readings, songs, quotes - you never know what treasures will be uncovered!

The Topic: No Villain Is Required

Dear folks of Baba,

When I went off to college in 1962, although coming from a free-thinking, fun-loving and non-religiou...

Dear folks of Baba,

Darwin Shaw’s book, Effort and Grace, is an in-depth inquiry into the inner life with Baba. It describes one of the major approaches to Baba by one who was devoted to Him for over 70 years, which culminated in a glorious intimacy with Him. Darwin was always so encouraging and optimistic in what we can do to open up to Baba’s immediate loving presence. He asserts that many of the blocks to this intimacy can be...

Dear folks of Baba,

Whether we like it or not, Baba has built into Creation the conflict between the opposites such as good and bad, masculine and feminine, justice and injustice, superiority and inferiority, repression and indulgence, moral and immoral. These opposites make their appearance at the level of daily life. When these opposites clash, like the two poles of a battery, they generate great power, both positive ...

Participants are invited to bring their New Year's Day Quotes to share, out loud!

Personalized Quotes are sent out via email to anyone who is listed in the Baba Zoom Community Directory.

If you did not receive one, feel free to bring any favorite Baba quote to share!

Tech host Diana Goodheart in NC

This event was recorded live. To be first to be notified of a new video on this channel, please hit the red subscribe...

Dear folks of Baba,

Once in Mandali Hall at Meherazad during the 1980s, Eruch shared with us about the phenomenon and nature of the dual realm, which divides everything into opposites. The triune attributes of Infinite Knowledge, Power and Bliss, when they come down into this world of Illusion, are divided into opposites. Thus, the Infinite Knowledge of God is divided into ignorance and worldly knowledge, the Infinite Power of God...

Sahavas for Everyone.

Avatar Meher Baba is in each one of us. And His Love is the focus of this gathering. Open discussion with each session having a topic or theme. Hosted by Laurent Weichberger in SC.

Meher Baba and His "Twelve Ways of Realizing Me," way #12

"LOVE: If you have that love for Me that St. Francis had for Jesus, then not only will you realize Me, but you will please Me."

Jai Baba!

This event was record...

Losing Ourselves in What We Do

Dear folks of Baba,

Most of us are struggling with how to live in and relate to this world. When we were with Darwin, he spoke often of being detached from the world, but in my early years with Baba, it was not really clear to me what this meant. It was Eruch who helped me immensely to see life in this world from a unique and more comprehensive perspective.

There was a time in 1975, before...

Dear folks of Baba,

The micro-managing of our lives—with all the struggles, dreams, fears, ambitions, successes and failures that this entails—can all be carried out more effortlessly and efficiently and simply by the love and support that Baba will happily and freely give to us. What is an eternal burden to us can be given over to Baba, so that our day unfolds more and more in His way and not in our way which continua...

Sahavas for Everyone. First and third Wednesday of the month.

Avatar Meher Baba is in each one of us. And His Love is the focus of this gathering. Open discussion with each session having a topic or theme. Hosted by Laurent Weichberger in SC.

Meher Baba and His "Twelve Ways of Realizing Me," way #12

"LOVE: If you have that love for Me that St. Francis had for Jesus, then not only will you realize Me, but you will please Me....

Nick will tell stories he heard from the Mandali, in the context of trying to live a life of the spirit. Questions and comments welcome!

Hosted by Diana Goodheart in NC

This event was recorded live. To be first to be notified of a new video on this channel, please hit the red subscribe button, then the notifications bell. To join future live events, see www.babazoom.net. Please join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups...

Irwin will allow Baba to inspire his talk to us today! He will share experiences of his life with Meher Baba, through stories, poetry and his personal correspondence with Meher Baba. Irwin's talks are always wonderfully infused with Meher Baba's Love and Humor.

Hosted by Diana Goodheart in NC

This event was recorded live. To be first to be notified of a new video on this channel, please hit the red subscribe button, then th...

Sahavas for Everyone. First and third Wednesday of the month.

Avatar Meher Baba is in each one of us. And His Love is the focus of this gathering. Open discussion with each session having a topic or theme. Hosted by Laurent Weichberger in SC.

Meher Baba and His "Twelve Ways of Realizing Me," way #11

"SURRENDER ... If your surrender to Me is as wholehearted as that of one, who, suffering from insomnia, surrenders to sudden s...