UNITED STATES of AMERICA

 

 

2015

 

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MEHER SPIRITUAL CENTRE - MYRTLE BEACH, STH.CAROLINA

 

MEHERABODE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ( LOS ANGELES )

 

MEHER BABA HOUSE - NEW YORK

 

ATLANTA & ATHENS GROUP

 

MEHER BABA ASHEVILLE - NTH.CAROLINA

 

HEARTLAND CENTRE - OKLAHOMA

 

2015

 

 

Meher Spiritual Center -- Meher Baba's Home in the West

 

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

Meher Center Gateway (information and reservations): 843-272-5777


Program Information Line (recording of this week's program schedule): 843-361-2252

 

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main section DECEMBER 2015

Open Daily: LIBRARY Mon-Sat 11am-1pm & 2-4pm, Sun 2-4pm
LAGOON CABIN daytime & evenings, BARN 9am-5pm, READING ROOM 9am-11pm, GATEWAY PARLOR 9am-11pm
 

Tours of Meher Abode (Baba’s House) for New Guests:
Tuesdays 11am / Fridays 4pm / Saturdays 9am / Sundays 11am

Tours of Meher Center (call for availability):
Saturdays, Original Kitchen 11am
Sundays, Original Kitchen 2pm
Click HERE for printable 1-page pdf copy of calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 

 

 

 

1

Meher Abode 11am-1pm

Music Concert: Jerry Edwards, Reading Room, 8pm

2

 

3

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Music Concert: Jeff Wolverton & Nan Wicker, Reading Room, 8pm

4

TTea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Meher Abode 4-6pm

Beginning of December Meeting Place Display: Phyllis Ott (paintings), Meeting Place, 7:45pm

Video of Meher Baba or Mandali, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

5

Meher Abode 9-11am (compound 9am-5pm)

Readings from Mehera-Meher, Reading Room, 2:30pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Films of Meher Baba & Music, Meeting Place, 8:15pm
6

Meher Abode 11am-1pm (compound 11am-5pm)

Tea at Dilruba, 12-1:30pm

Celebrating the Divine (share poetry, stories, etc.), Reading Room, 8pm

7

Discourse Meeting, Reading Room, 8pm

8

Meher Abode 11am-1pm

Music Concert: Bobbi Bernstein, Reading Room, 8pm

9
Informal Gathering with Wendy Connor, DILRUBA, 3pm
10

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Music Concert: Jane Brown & David Morris, Reading Room, 8pm

11

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Meher Abode 4-6pm

Video of Meher Baba or Mandali, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

12

Meher Abode 9-11am (compound 9am-5pm)

Readings from Mehera-Meher, Reading Room, 2:30pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Films of Meher Baba & Music, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

13

Meher Abode 11am-1pm (compound 11am-5pm)

Tea at Dilruba, 12-1:30pm

Celebrating the Divine (share poetry, stories, etc.), Reading Room, 8pm

14

Discourse Meeting, Reading Room, 8pm

15

Meher Abode 11am-1pm

Music Concert: Jamie Newell, Reading Room, 8pm

16
Music Concert: Cathy Riley, Reading Room, 8pm
17

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Music Concert: Garabed (piano), Meeting Place, 8pm

18

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Meher Abode 4-6pm

Video of Meher Baba or Mandali, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

19

Meher Abode 9-11am (compound 9am-5pm)

Readings from Mehera-Meher, Reading Room, 2:30pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Films of Meher Baba & Music, Meeting Place, 8:15pm
20

Meher Abode 11am-1pm (compound 11am-5pm)

Tea at Dilruba, 12-1:30pm

Celebrating the Divine (share poetry, stories, etc.), Reading Room, 8pm

21

Discourse Meeting, Reading Room, 8pm

22

Meher Abode 11am-1pm

Mehera's Birthday Program (video, music & readings), Meeting Place, 8:15pm
(cake afterwards in Original Kitchen)

23
Music Concert: Julie & Rusty Rust, Meeting Place, 8pm
24

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Christmas Eve Program (carols & music), Meeting Place, 8:15pm

25

Christmas

Compound of Meher Abode, 9am-6pm

Christmas Meal, Refectory, 2pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Meher Abode 4-6pm

Christmas Gathering (choir & music), Meeting Place, 8:15pm

26

Meher Abode 9-11am (compound 9am-5pm)

Children's Tour of the Barn with Wendy Connor, 11am

Readings from Mehera-Meher, Reading Room, 2:30pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Adele Wolkin Remembrance Program, Meeting Place, 8:15pm
27

Meher Abode 11am-1pm (compound 11am-5pm)

Tea at Dilruba, 12-1:30pm

Celebrating the Divine (share poetry, stories, etc.), Reading Room, 8pm

28

Children's Tour of Meher Abode with Wendy Connor, 11am

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Discourse Meeting, Reading Room, 8pm

29

Meher Abode 11am-1pm

Gathering for Youth (high school age & older), Dilruba 1-3pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Entertainment Program by Youth, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

30

Open Youth Sahavas Meeting, Meeting Place, 2-4pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Music Concert: Buz Connor & Michael Hansen, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

31

New Year's Eve

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

New Year's Eve Program (films, music & square dance), Meeting Place, 8:15pm-1am

Jan. 1

New Year's Day

Compound of Meher Abode, 9am-6pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Meher Abode 4-6pm

Entertainment Program, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

Jan. 2

Meher Abode 9-11am (compound 9am-5pm)

Readings from Mehera-Meher, Reading Room, 2:30pm

Tea at Original Kitchen, 3:30-4:30pm

Films of Meher Baba & Music, Meeting Place, 8:15pm

 

 

 
         

Contact Us

 

THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM

  
  Week of: December 23rd - 31st   Day Time Description Location     To sign up to receive the Center's weekly program schedule by e-mail, and other Center news,
click here
If the sign-up doesn't work, please email us and we will complete the sign-up for you, gateway@mehercenter.org.
      See Monthly Program Calendar for additional events such as Meher Abode hours, Teas, etc.       Extended Holiday Daytime Visiting Hours (Dec. 21 - Jan 1) 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Wed

8:00 p.m.
Dec 23

 

Music Concert: Julie & Rusty Rust Meeting Place Thur

8:15 p.m.
Dec 24

 

Christmas Eve Program
        Carols & Music (led by Larry Green)
Meeting Place Fri Dec 25

Compound of Meher Abode Open 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 

  Fri 2:00 p.m.
Dec 25

Christmas Meal (a traditional holiday dinner prepared by the Racepath community) ($7 suggested donation)
with cookies for dessert.

 

Refectory Fri

8:15 p.m.
Dec 25

 

Christmas Gathering
(choir and numerous musical performances)
Meeting Place Sat 11:00 a.m.
Dec 26

Children's Tour of the Barn with Wendy Connor
(for children only, 6 years and up)

 

Barn Sat

2:30 p.m.
Dec 26

 

Readings from Mehera-Meher Reading Room Sat

8:15 p.m.

Dec 26

Adele Wolkin Remembrance Program

 

Video: Adele telling of first meeting Meher Baba and other times with Him (filmed at Meher Center in April 1995) (1 hour)
Readings
Sharing: after a short break, there will be a time for sharing personal remembrances and stories about Adele

 

Meeting Place Sun 8:00 p.m.
Dec 27

Celebrating the Divine: share poetry, stories, and other creative expressions of the heart

 

Reading Room Mon 11:00 a.m.
Dec 28

Children's Tour of Meher Abode with Wendy Connor
(for children only, 6 years and up)

 

Meher Abode Mon

8:00 p.m.
Dec 28

 

Discourse Meeting Reading Room Tues

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Dec 29

 

Gathering For Youth (high school through young adult)
      
Dilruba Tues

8:15 p.m.
Dec 29

 

Entertainment by Youth
      
Meeting Place Wed

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Dec 30

 

Open Youth Sahavas Meeting Meeting Place Wed

8:15 p.m.
Dec 30

 

Music Concert: Buz Connor & Michael Hansen Meeting Place Thur Dec 31 New Year's Eve Program
8:15 p.m. - Film: "Finding Your Abode in Him: Meher Baba's 1969 Darshan" (includes interviews with Marshall Hay) (1hour), Music: Billy Goodrum
10:00 p.m. - Square Dancing
11:50 p.m. - O Pavardigar Film
midnight - Meher Baba Quotes
12:15 a.m.- Informal Dancing
12:45 a.m. - Prayers & Arti
1:00 a.m. - Time to depart! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Meeting Place

FUTURE GUEST SPEAKERS & SPECIAL EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENT NOTES:
Please Note: All programs are subject to last-minute changes.  
Program/Event Date & Time Description Location
 
 
 
To sign up to receive announcements from the Center by e-mail when guest speakers and special events are scheduled, and other Center news, click here.
If the sign-up doesn't work, please email us and we will complete the sign-up for you, gateway@mehercenter.org.
 

 

 

 

 

New Year's Eve Program

Thursday,
Dec. 31st,
8:15 pm - 1 am

Films of Meher Baba, square-dancing, readings, prayers & arti, to bring in the New Year in Meher Baba's Love.

Meeting Place

Amartithi Barn Program

Sunday,
Jan. 31st,
11:30 am

Readings, music, silence & prayers commemorating the 47th anniversary of Meher Baba dropping the body.

Barn

Meher Baba's Birthday

Thursday,
Feb. 25th

Meher Baba's 122nd birthday. Prayers and Arti at Meher Abode at 5:00 am, and possibly a guest speaker in the evening.

 

Informal Gatherings with Wendy Connor

First Wed. of
some months,
3:00 pm

Wendy spent time with Meher Baba in 1958 and 1962, and had many years of close association with Elizabeth Patterson, Kitty Davy, and Jane Haynes, her mother.

Dilruba
Monthly Meeting Place Displays
Displays begin
on first Friday
of each month

December: Phyllis Ott (paintings)

Meeting Place
 



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Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California

Missive to Meherabode
Members & Friends:

REQUEST FOR PRAYERS

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I never come, I never go.
I am always with you.
-
Meher Baba                                

Dear Members & Friends: 


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IN MEMORIUM:  KHAYLA ROSE CHOI (2001-2015)
 

Please join us in offering prayers on behalf of Khayla, that Beloved Baba might support and aid her in her transition to the next phase of her total life in His loving remembrance.

Kindly join us in prayers for the whole Choi Family.

Jai Baba!
 

Khayla Rose Choi passed away yesterday, March 14th in the afternoon at the age of 13. She was involved in a horrific automobile accident with her Mom, Penelope Choi, and Christina, the girlfriend of her brother Aaron. The three of them were driving a small Corolla on a two-lane road when a man in a large Tundra slid into opposing traffic for an unknown reason and hit the Corolla head-on at 55 mph.

Peni has been heavily injured with broken arms and legs and a fractured hip. She underwent one surgery last night and is conscious and talking, and will be undergoing several other surgeries this week. Christina Jarrett is in critical care, and her family is with her. Her injuries are severe, and it is not clear whether or not she will long survive this ordeal. Michael and the other Choi brothers are now en route from India and will be united with their family soon.
 

Our loving thoughts and hearty prayers in Beloved Baba's name are with the dear Choi Family at this challenging time.  Jai Baba! 
 

The Meherabode Family
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The Choi Family
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This Week
at the Avatar Meher Baba Center of So. California
M e h e r a b o d e
Colophon
    
 
 
 
 
Special 2-Day Celebration of
 
Meher Baba's 121st Birthday!

Sunday, February 22 &
Wednesday, February 25:
featuring Robert Een & Karin Lavitas sharing from
The Escape Artist
(Feb. 22)
and Sheela Bringi's devotional music (Feb. 25)



Future Happenings at Meherabode
 
Sunday, Feb. 15: Center & Bookstore open during normal operating hours.  No Program.
 
Tuesday, Feb. 17Youth Discourses weekly group session (details below)
 
Sunday, Feb. 22Celebration of Meher Baba's 
  121st Birthday
 with a concert
presentation
  of a contemporary spiritual opera (as seen at
  Meherabad) The Escape Artist by Robert Een
  & Karin Levitas

 

Wednesday, Feb. 25More Celebration of Baba's Birthday!
 with live music & singing Meher Baba's name, led by Sheela Bringi
 
Saturday, February 28 (
3:00 - 4:00 pm). Meher Baba Books presents a Book Event with Bob Mossman, author of Slave of Love: The Life of William Donkin with Meher Baba.
For details, see Facebook event page here.
 
Sunday morning, March 1: Center & Bookstore open during normal operation hours (11:00 am - 2:00 pm). 
No program.
 
Sunday evening, March 1 (5:00 pm): Concerts at Meherabode presents world fusion music by Mahadev, Indian classical music by Stephen Day, and Persian classical dance by Soha Sharif & Dancers. (Details here.)
 
Friendly Advisory
 
Beginning in February 2015, our regular Sunday late-morning meetings at Meherabode have shifted from a weekly basis to a semi-monthly basis (twice per month). Please refer to "Future Happenings" above for the ongoing schedule.
 
Please note
Meherabode and Meher Baba Books will continue to be open every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.
 
Important note
All regular Meherabode meetings begin promptly at the announced time. Please help us make it happen.
Sunday, February 22:

11:00 am - 11:30 am: coffee / tea / fellowship

11:30 am - 1:00 pm: 

         Celebrating Meher Baba's Birthday
with Robert Een & Karin Levitas sharing from
The Escape Artist           
a contemporary opera 
as performed at Meherabad
 
Join us for our annual celebration of Avatar Meher Baba's birthday, with this rare sharing from a work of music-theatre exploring the inner life of a contemporary spiritual seeker
 
The multimedia sharing of this performance work will be followed by a catered luncheon plus birthday cake.No charge (donations accepted).
 
 
Wednesday, February 25:

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: fellowship / refreshments served

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm:

more Celebrating Meher Baba's Birthday!
with lively devotional music offered by
Sheela Bringi 
Leonice Shinneman

Last year, the wonderful LA-based musician Sheela Bringi shared devotional music with us for our celebrations of both Amartithi and Meher Baba's Birthday.  A highlight of those events was Sheela's call-and-response 30-minute session of singing Meher Baba's name -- an experiment we look forward to repeating, as part of a rich program of wonderful music dedicated to the Beloved, in celebration of Baba's birthday (February 25, 1894).
Also happening at Meherabode
Tuesday, February 17:
YOUTH DISCOURSES (Every Tuesday Evening)

An Ongoing Weekly Series for Younger-Generation Baba-Lovers!

 

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm:  Snacks & Tea

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Discourses Discussion

In this series we chronologically read and discuss a new section from
Meher Baba's 
Discourses [online edition] each week. 
All younger-generation spiritual aspirants are invited to come join these meetings.
See also the Facebook page: Youth Discourses
 

Group Update:

This week (February 10) we studied The Stages of the Path (6th ed. Vol. II, pp. 18-26; revised 6th ed. Vol. II, pp. 9-18; 7th revised ed., pp. 128-134). Our favorite passage was: "All persons have to pass through the state of bondage, but this period of bondage is not to be looked upon as a meaningless episode in the evolution of life. One has to experience being caged if one is to appreciate freedom."

Next week we'll study Arriving at Self-Knowledge
(revised 6th edition, pp. 27-34). Hope to see you on the 17th! 
  - Aaron & Michael  

Aaron Hemeon
 is the contact person for this group, and Michael Kane is the group's mentor. If you have any questions, please email Aaron: aaronjhemeon@gmail.com
Meher Baba's Words (a periodic quote)
 

I am now infinitely enjoying bliss and infinitely suffering at the same time. As soon as I drop my body, I shall go to my abode of Infinite Bliss.

Meher Baba
 
from Charles Purdom, The God-Man (1964)
pp. 244-245
 

More Southern California Meetings 

Mondays at 7 PM in South Bay (San Pedro)
Call Glenn and Payam Russ:  (310) 519-7776

 

 Santa Barbara Monthly Meetings
Call Donnalyn Karpeles:  (805) 682-1877   

More Info

 
The Meherabode website is here: http://www.meherabode.org  

 

Visit Meher Baba Books, our Bookstore online!  www.meherbababooks.com

  

For an alternate route to up-to-date information, like us on Facebook!
For AMBCSC, click here: Find us on Facebook (then hit the "like" button)  
For Meher Baba Books, click here: Find us on Facebook (then hit the "like" button)


To join our mailing list, please click here: 

For the Mission Statement of Avatar Meher Baba Center of So. California, and to make a donation, please click here:
 

2014

This Week
at the Avatar Meher Baba Center of So. California
M e h e r a b o d e
Colophon
 
Sunday, September 21:
Baba BBQ Brainstorming
Town Hall Meeting
Everybody Welcome!
                 and next week      
   
            Sunday, September 28: 
       "Meher Baba's New Life"
       presented by Ed Flanagan
 
 
 
Also Happening at Meherabode 

  

Tuesday, Sept. 23 (7 pm):  Youth Discourses (see details below)
Sunday, Sept. 28 (5 pm):   Sarod & Sitar Duet Indian Concert (see blog)
Sunday, Oct. 5:     Meher Baba's New Life Part 2: Ed Flanagan -- more sharing
Sunday, Oct. 12:   Day-long God-Speaks out-loud full-book read-a-thon!
Sunday, Oct. 12 (7 pm):  Indian Concert (violin d'amore) (details later)
Oct. 18-19, 25-26
God Speaks Seminar with Ward Parks (see below)
 
 
[Baba] wants His lovers and workers who are spreading His message of Love to others, to share His love among themselves and to uphold the spirit of harmony and understanding in His name. He wants them to be less aggressive toward others and less tolerant towards themselves; and above all He wants them to love Him wholeheartedly for He is the Ancient One who loves them more than they can ever love themselves.
 
 
Meher Baba (via Adi K. Irani)
from Meher Baba's Last Warning
(July 1968, the final paragraph;
see also below for full message)
Sunday, September 21:
11:00 am - 11:30 am:  Coffee / tea / fellowship   
11:30 am - 1:00 pm:   Baba BBQ Brainstorming Town Hall Meeting
 
Please come join us for a lively & friendly community get-together, which will include: 
  • Meherabode Membership Survey Results (by Raymond Lee)
  • Scheduled Discussion Topics
  • BBQ Lunch (hosted by Fixed Assets Director Kent Hanson)
  • Open Mic
This get-together is aimed, in part, as a forum for sharing ideas and discussing ways we might develop and improve the life of our Center as a vibrant Baba community.  We want to hear your thoughts!  
 
Hosted by Meherabode's Social Media Director, Raymond Lee, and Program Director, Deborah Ash.
Tuesday, September 23:

YOUTH DISCOURSES (Every Tuesday Evening)

An Ongoing Weekly Series for Younger-Generation Baba-Lovers!

God to Man and Man to God: The Discourses of Meher Baba

Discourses
[link to
Meher Baba Books
Discourses page]

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm:  Snacks & Tea

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm:  Discourse Discussion

 

In this new, ongoing series we chronologically read and discuss a new section from Meher Baba's Discourses [link to online edition] each week to learn more about the perfect guidance they offer for navigating today's complex world. By discussing what Baba has given us, we'll deepen  and enrich our understanding of His Divine guidance.

 

Any and all interested younger-generation spiritual aspirants are warmly welcome to come join these meetings  (whether new to Meher Baba's work or 3rd generation Baba-lovers!)

 

A Facebook page has been launched for this series:

Youth Discourses (on Facebook)

  

This week's update:

We began our study of sanskaras this week with the Discourse on "The Formation and Function of Sanskaras" (6th ed. Vol. I, pp. 54-64; 7th ed. pp. 32-39). One of our favorite lines was, "The formation of sanskaras starts in the most finite center, which becomes the first focus for the manifestation of the individuality of the soul."
 
Next Tuesday (Sept. 23), we'll read and discuss "The Removal of Sanskaras (Part I)" (6th edition pp. 65-76; 7th edition pp. 40-48). We hope to see you there, but if you can't make it, think about reading the section we'll be studying just to stay current with the group.
 

- Aaron & Michael

 

Aaron Hemeon is the contact person for this group, and Michael Kane is the group's mentor. If you have any questions, please email Aaron at:

aaronjhemeon@gmail.com.  

Sunday, September 28:
11:00 am - 11:30 am:  Coffee / tea / fellowship   
11:30 am - 1:00 pm:   Meher Baba's New Life, Part I
                                by Ed Flanagan 
 
Meher Baba & Adi K. Irani (1949)
Meher Baba's "New Life", a special phase of spiritual work lasting more than two years (beginning October 16, 1949), was a period characterized by renunciation, extensive travel and pilgrimage, and various spiritual adventures undertaken by Meher Baba with a circle of "companions" (rather than "disciples," for in the New Life phase, Meher Baba renounced not only worldly belongings, but also any claim to spiritual status, taking instead the position of a seeker of God). This unique period of Meher Baba's work has been viewed as involving the setting of archetypal patterns of spiritual aspiration, thought, feeling, and attitude that may bear fruit in the spiritual life of the New Humanity in future generations. Meher Baba's New Life companions were repeatedly admonished to remain cheerful amid every hardship and difficulty -- a challenge that Baba-lovers today might seek to emulate and remember.
 
Ed Flanagan, who in the past has shared with us from his extensive writings about Meher Baba, will dip into that well once again in a sequence of two programs (of which this is the first) exploring the experiences and ideas that comprise Baba's New Life.
2 weekends / 4 days in October --
October 18-19 & October 25-26:
All-day / four-day Seminar with Ward Parks
  
Join us for a detailed exploration of Meher Baba's metaphysical magnum opus, God Speaks, in a special in-depth seminar by visiting scholar of Meher Baba literature, Ward Parks, Ph.D.
 
Please mark your calendars!
  
Further details will follow in subsequent circulars.

More Southern California Meetings 

Mondays at 7 PM in South Bay (San Pedro)
Call Glenn and Payam Russ:  (310) 519-7776


Thursdays at 7 PM in Orange County (Aliso Viejo) - Meetings in Farsi
 Call Reza and Susan Ebrahimzadeh:  (949) 831-1047

 

 Santa Barbara Monthly Meetings
Call Donnalyn Karpeles:  (805) 682-1877
   

More Info

 
The Meherabode website is here: http://www.meherabode.org  

 

Visit Meher Baba Books, our Bookstore online!  www.meherbababooks.com

  

For an alternate route to up-to-date information, like us on Facebook!
For AMBCSC, click here: Find us on Facebook (then hit the "like" button)  
For Meher Baba Books, click here: Find us on Facebook (then hit the "like" button)


To join our mailing list, please click here: 

For the Mission Statement of Avatar Meher Baba Center of So. California, and to make a donation, please click here:
 
"Avatar Meher Baba's Last Warning to those who love Him, obey Him and all who would want to do so.
 

Baba wants all His lovers to know that:
 

Meher Baba (1968)

This is a very critical period of the Avataric Age and all His lovers must strive to their utmost to hold His daaman very firmly so that it does not slip out of their hands under any circumstances. It is very important for all His lovers, especially in this critical period not to succumb to lust. Temptations are and will be great, but your love for Him should be greater. Remember Him wholeheartedly and rise swiftly from where you have fallen to march ahead in His love & service. It is equally important at this critical period of the Avataric Age to beware at all times of persons who lead others into believing that they are saintly and pious and profess to possess supernatural powers. However pious such persons appear to be, a Baba-lover must never mix such piety with the Divinity of the Avatar! A true Baba-lover must remember the repeated warning given to all Baba-lovers time and again to stay away from persons who feel and assert that they are masters and saints and possess powers to help human beings. His lovers and workers should never get involved with such persons and affairs, much less with perverted "helpers of humanity" who have no reverence or regard for the Perfect Masters and the Avatar of the age. Beware of them who exploit spirituality to gain their selfish ends and dupe others in the name of Sadgurus and the Avatar. His lovers and workers should not get intimately involved with the family affairs of one another, and they should not be emotionally upset by the personal affairs concerning any of their families. They should NOT let any personal affairs vitiate their relationships with one another, or affect their efforts in the work they do for the cause of Truth. He wants His lovers and workers who are spreading His message of Love to others, to share His love among themselves and to uphold the spirit of harmony and understanding in His name. He wants them to be less aggressive toward others and less tolerant towards themselves; and above all He wants them to love Him wholeheartedly for He is the Ancient One who loves them more than they can ever love themselves."

 

Meher Baba (in a circular via his secretary, Adi K. Irani)
Meher Baba's Last Warning
(July 1968)
 

 

Avatar Meher Baba Ctr. of Southern California | 1214 South Van Ness Avenue | Los Angeles | CA | 90019

Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California 

 

 SAVE THE DATES ! . . .

 for this year's

Annual "Silence Day"

LA Urban Sahavas

happening on

Friday, July 4th

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saturday, July 5th

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

Sunday, July 6th

10:00 am - 4:30 pm

at the

Avatar Meher Baba Center of Southern California

"Meherabode"

1214 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019

 

At the 2014 Urban Sahavas

 

 In remembrance of Meher Baba's companionship . . .

                      Meher Baba with Mehera Arjani (photo: Meher Nazar Publications)

 
 . . . we will enjoy the companionship and stories of     
Special Guest Speaker 
Mehera Arjani 
(visiting us from Meherazad/India)

and
the company and wonderful music of 

Special Guest Musician 

Adrienne Shamszad

(visiting us from Northern California)  

Sahavas Activities

 
  • A medley of words & music in celebration of the Ancient One, Meher Baba
  • A sharing of stories, meals, songs, prayers, poems, and companionship
  • Free "Toddy Shop" snacks in the Greenhouse where you can meet with your friends for coffee, chai, and treats
  • Visit our Bookstore, Meher Baba Books, the largest of its kind in the world
Sacred Dhuni Fire
Gourmet meals served al fresco

Registration forms to sign up for this year's Sahavas will be made available via a subsequent pre-Sahavas circular soon.  

  

This Year's Sahavas Special Guests

 
  • Mehera Arjani
    Psychologist / Life Coach
    In her own words:  "I was born on 21 February 1959, in Pune, in a family of Baba lovers going back 3 generations before I was born. Baba was part of our family in a very real sense, and treated our home [Bindra House, in Pune] as His. I have one sister, my parents are still alive (Sam & Roshan) as is my uncle Meherwan Jessawala.  I grew up with Baba. I am divorced, and have one son, Sheriar, who is now 28 and is a special gift from Beloved Baba. I worked for many years as a behavioral psychologist and life-coach in the UK where I lived until 2010, and still work with clients via Skype, but my life right now is dedicated to looking after my uncle Meherwan, editing his memoirs and doing any and every bit of work that Baba gives me as prasad, in and around Meherazad.
  • Adrienne Shamszad
    Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist
    Adrienne Shamszad is known for her special blend of folk, soul, blues and Eastern influenced improvisational vocals. As a teenager, Adrienne studied guitar with Cindy Lowe (songwriter and Baba-lover), with whom Adrienne, at age 18, traveled to India. In India, Adrienne connected deeply with Meher Baba and His message. Since then, she has navigated her way through music, songwriting and adulthood with Baba as her guide. Her debut album A New Life (2008) is available online. Adrienne performs original music as well as covers of familiar Baba tunes. Adrienne teaches voice and guitar, concertizes widely on the West Coast, and is currently recording new music in Oakland, California. 

Our Sahavas Site:  Meherabode

 

 

 

 

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Meherabode is felt by many to be among the loveliest of Centers devoted to Meher Baba in the United States. It is a secluded one-acre sanctuary in a residential area a bit south of Hollywood, nestled among mansions from the 1920's with the elegance and style of that period. There is a serene atmosphere and palpable presence of Baba's sweetness amid the lovely gardens, along the walking paths, and within the cozy meditation chapel (or mandir) called "the Dome" (glimpsed above).  Meherabode's large Meeting Hall is the perfect setting for talks; and Meher Baba Books (our bookstore) is nearby (located just through the glass doors)Meherabode also features a little Tea House with a small kitchen for intimate chats with friends, and a large area for al fresco dining where you can enjoy the lovely Southern California summer climate.

 

 

 

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Please plan your July 4th weekend around this special Sahavas event.

 

 

 

Any questions, please email us at:

 

 

 

 

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We look forward to seeing you at the three-day annual LA

"Silence Day" Urban Sahavas beginning Friday, July 4th!

Come on by!

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This Week
at the Avatar Meher Baba Center of So. California
M e h e r a b o d e
Colophon
Sunday, May 18: 
Mehera-Meher in
Prague, Oklahoma (1952)
with special guest Ed Flanagan
 
and next week
Sunday, May 25:              
Film of Meher Baba:     
"Journey with God"