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Meher Baba Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2
MEHER BABA JOURNAL Volume 1, No.2 December 1938 A Monthly Publication of the “Meher Editorial Committee” An Avatar Meher Baba Trust eBook July 2011 All words of Meher Baba copyright © 2011 Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust, Ahmednagar, India Source and short publication history: The Meher Baba Journal, a monthly magazine, was published from 1938 to 1942. This eBook reproduces the original edition of the Meher Baba Journal published by the “Meher Editorial Committee” (Meherabad, Ahmednagar, India). eBooks at the Avatar Meher Baba Trust Web Site The Avatar Meher Baba Trust’s eBooks aspire to be textually exact though non-facsimile reproductions of published books, journals and articles. With the consent of the copyright holders, these online editions are being made available through the Avatar Meher Baba Trust’s web site, for the research needs of Meher Baba’s lovers and the general public around the world. Again, the eBooks reproduce the text, though not the exact visual likeness, of the original publications. They have been created through a process of scanning the original pages, running these scans through optical character recognition (OCR) software, reflowing the new text, and proofreading it. Except in rare cases where we specify otherwise, the texts that you will find here correspond, page for page, with those of the original publications: in other words, page citations reliably correspond to those of the source books. But in other respects—such as lineation and font— the page designs differ. Our purpose is to provide digital texts that are more readily downloadable and searchable than photo facsimile images of the originals would have been. -
JANGBAR-DISSERTATION-2018.Pdf (1.197Mb)
Copyright by Sakina Jangbar 2018 The Dissertation Committee for Sakina Jangbar Certifies that this is the approved version of the following Dissertation: Rhetorical Silence: An Emerging Genre Committee: Richard A. Cherwitz, Supervisor Barry S. Brummett Scott R. Stroud Jeffrey S. Walker Rhetorical Silence: An Emerging Genre by Sakina Jangbar Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Texas at Austin August 2018 Dedication To my mom and dad, who prayed for me To my husband, who encouraged me To my children, who inspired me To my professors, who counseled me To my friends, who cheered me Acknowledgements This project has reached fruition with the help of many folks. Foremost, I would like to thank my adviser, Rick Cherwitz, who understood what I wanted to say and helped me say it. I am also grateful for the assistance of my committee members: Barry Brummett, Scott Stroud, and Jeffrey Walker. A special thank you to Ellen Kimball at the Meher Center in Myrtle Beach, SC, for directing me to rich sources for my research on Meher Baba. I am grateful for Peter Marston’s guidance throughout my educational journey. No one could ask for a better mentor and friend. A warm thank you to my parents, who prayed for my success. And, I have nothing but gratitude for my husband and children, who turned my dream into a family project. v Abstract Rhetorical Silence: An Emerging Genre Sakina Jangbar, PhD The University of Texas at Austin, 2018 Supervisor: Richard A. -
Meher Baba Australia December 2017 – February 2018 Meher Baba Australia Is That So?
Meher Baba Australia December 2017 – February 2018 Meher Baba Australia Is that so? Eruch Jessawala So often you have heard me say, It so happened that in a “Be determined to be His.” certain area of the country there lived one who loved Yet people come to me and the Lord. He had settled say, “But Eruch, how can we in an isolated area some determine to be His?” What distance from the nearest can I say? If you are determined village. There was a small cave in a hill a mile or to be a lawyer, do you need so outside of the village, someone to tell you how to be and that is where he determined to be a lawyer? No. stayed. You may call him You simply are determined to a recluse if you wish, but what need did he have of be one, so you study and you other people’s company work, and you do whatever is when his constant necessary until you get your companion was the Lord? degree and are certified as a But, as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa said, “When lawyer. the flower is ripe, the bees If you are determined to be come of their own accord.” His, then you do whatever is And so it was that the necessary to become His. This villagers started coming to visit. doesn’t have to be explained. But the mind, oh the mind, You know how it is. First, probably, it was just one what can I tell you about the of the boys herding goats mind? You know what the who happened to notice mind is like. -
Meher Baba Journal, Vol. 1 No. 4
MEHER BABA JOURNAL Volume 1, No.4 February 1939 A Monthly Publication of the “Meher Editorial Committee” An Avatar Meher Baba Trust eBook July 2011 All words of Meher Baba copyright © 2011 Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust, Ahmednagar, India Source and short publication history: The Meher Baba Journal, a monthly magazine, was published from 1938 to 1942. This eBook reproduces the original edition of the Meher Baba Journal published by the “Meher Editorial Committee” (Meherabad, Ahmednagar, India). eBooks at the Avatar Meher Baba Trust Web Site The Avatar Meher Baba Trust’s eBooks aspire to be textually exact though non-facsimile reproductions of published books, journals and articles. With the consent of the copyright holders, these online editions are being made available through the Avatar Meher Baba Trust’s web site, for the research needs of Meher Baba’s lovers and the general public around the world. Again, the eBooks reproduce the text, though not the exact visual likeness, of the original publications. They have been created through a process of scanning the original pages, running these scans through optical character recognition (OCR) software, reflowing the new text, and proofreading it. Except in rare cases where we specify otherwise, the texts that you will find here correspond, page for page, with those of the original publications: in other words, page citations reliably correspond to those of the source books. But in other respects—such as lineation and font—the page designs differ. Our purpose is to provide digital texts that are more readily downloadable and searchable than photo facsimile images of the originals would have been. -
Glimpses of the God Man, Vol. 1, Part 2
15 Meher Baba's Stay at Satara, 1947 "Baba is Fire" MEHER Baba returned to Poona from Madras on Easter morning, April 6, 1947 and proceeded to Mahabaleshwar. The mail that was awaiting His arrival contained a few cables and many letters. One of His dear ones from the West Coast of the United States, who had not yet met Him physically, expressed her feelings in the following words: "Longing for you, my Beloved. Your blessed feet are the kiss of God on earth." Baba sent His love blessings in return, and also what sort of awakening through the inner planes, we do not know. A short poem, or a chant, which is given below was read out to Baba. As He heard the lines, He seemed delighted and tapped the alphabet board rhythmically, expressing His happiness. Om to the North, Om to the South; Only one Name shall cross my mouth. Om to the East, Om to the West; We know the Name that we love best. Om, Om, Om, Abba, Abba, Abba; Holy, Holy, Holy, Baba, Baba, Baba. Like a child, Baba appeared very pleased to hear such simple poems composed in different languages by His dear ones. Baba, also, though rarely, composed poems in various languages, rhyming simple words 223 224 GLIMPSES OF THE GOD-MAN Once, with reference to the responses received by Baba lovers who remembered Him wholeheartedly, Baba remarked, "Baba is fire." He was in a jovial mood and dictated some lines through His board. The poem thus composed is given below: Baba Is Fire When you feel cold And sit near the fire, It drives out your cold And makes you perspire. -
Clinical Forms of Love Inspired by Meher Baba's Mast Work and the Awe of Infinite Consciousness
CLINICAL FORMS OF LOVE INSPIRED BY MEHER BABA’S MAST WORK AND THE AWE OF INFINITE CONSCIOUSNESS Stuart Sovatsky, Ph.D. Richmond, California ABSTRACT: Meher Baba’s work with India’s masts (‘‘God-intoxicated ones’’) in the 1920s–40s helped inspire Laing’s ‘‘anti-psychiatry’’ in the 1960s of a medication-free kindness in treating the mentally-ill and predates by decades the concept of ‘‘spiritual emergence’’ developed by Sannella, Perry, Grof and Grof in the 1970s and thereafter. His concept of the salik conveys the essence of Wilber’s ‘‘pre-trans fallacy’’ (mistaking enlightenment for an immature forerunner). His view of ‘‘God intoxication’’ appears to be a culturally-dependent, extreme instance of a potentially non-pathological ‘‘Depersonalization/ Dissociation’’ as noted in the DSM-IV-R. From Meher Baba’s saintly perception of an essential holiness (awe- and love-inspiring nature) of consciousness itself, I derive inspiration for a psychotherapy of ‘‘clinical forms of love.’’ I also introduce the concept of ‘‘spiritual surpass,’’ problems attendant to successful spiritual maturation, in contrast to ‘‘spiritual bypass,’’ problems related to egoic immaturity. INTRODUCTION Contemporary issues of interest and concern to transpersonal psychology have antecedents in the 1920s–1940s in the work of Meher Baba in India. He helped inspire the work of R.D. Laing in the 1960s (1964 with Esterson, 1965, 1970), predates the work of Sannella (1977/1987), Perry (1974), and the Grofs (1989, 1990) on ‘‘spiritual emergence,’’ and foreshadowed Wilber’s ‘‘pre-trans fallacy’’ (Wilber, 1980a, 1980b, 1995). This article offers historical background regarding these topics, so central in the early development of transpersonal psychology, and outlines further innovations in clinical practices inspired by Meher Baba’s pioneering vision. -
The Attraction of Meher Baba to British Audiences in the 1930S. Journal of Religious History, 41(2), 215-234
Mukherjee, S. (2017). Indian Messiah: the attraction of Meher Baba to British audiences in the 1930s. Journal of Religious History, 41(2), 215-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9809.12402 Peer reviewed version License (if available): CC BY-NC Link to published version (if available): 10.1111/1467-9809.12402 Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document This is the author accepted manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via Wiley at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9809.12402/abstract. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. University of Bristol - Explore Bristol Research General rights This document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/research-policy/pure/user-guides/ebr-terms/ Indian Messiah: The attraction of Meher Baba to British audiences in the 1930s* Abstract This article considers the British reception to Meher Baba, an Indian religious figure, who first travelled to Britain in 1931. Following a tradition of Indian religious figures who toured Britain and America in the nineteenth and twentieth century, Baba was removed from organised religion and placed emphasis on self-realisation, and attracted large British followings notably dominated by women. This article argues that the 1930s witnessed a continuing interest in Indian religious figures and adherence to Orientalist stereotypes about Indian religiosity despite changing political dynamics. Exploring a range of public and private responses to Baba, following comparison with his contemporary Jiddu Krishnamurti, and discussing the role of British mediators Paul Brunton and Francis Younghusband, this article explores British impressions of Indian religious figures in the 1930s and how they were informed by notions of race, religiosity and gender. -
Tracking Spirituality Through the Three Iterations of the Who’S Tommy
ABSTRACT Title of Thesis: FROM YOU I GET THE STORY: Tracking spirituality through the three iterations of The Who’s Tommy. Medha Marsten, Master of Arts in Theatre & Performance Studied, 2020 Thesis Directed by: Dr. James Harding, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies ABSTRACT: In the late 1960s, Pete Townshend, lead guitarist and composer for British rock band The Who, discovered the teachings of Indian spiritual leader Meher Baba. Inspired by these teachings he wrote the concept album for the first successful rock opera: Tommy. The smashing success of this album led to its adaptation into a major Hollywood film directed by Ken Russell in 1975 and its adaptation into a Broadway musical directed by Des McAnuff in 1992. This thesis examines how each adaptation contributes to the Westernization, generalization, and sanitization of the spirituality inherent to the original concept album as well as how these adaptations reflect the conflicting objectives of their lead artists. FROM YOU I GET THE STORY: TRACKING SPIRITUALITY THROUGH THE THREE ITERATIONS OF THE WHO’S TOMMY. by Medha Marsten Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts 2020 Advisory Committee : Dr. James Harding, Chair Dr. Franklin Hildy Dr. Caitlin Marshall ©Copyright by Medha Marsten 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To Dr. James Harding for reading so many drafts of this thesis and being forced to learn more than he ever wanted to know about Pete Townshend. To Dr. Caitlin Marshal and Dr. Franklin Hildy for their patience and understanding during a global pandemic. -
Avatar Meher Baba
Avatar Meher Baba Avatar Meher Baba was born Merwan (Meherwan) Sheriar Irani into a Zoroastrian (Parsi) family at Pune, India, in 1894. During his teens and twenties, Merwan associated with, and was proclaimedAvatar (‘descent of God into human form’) by five spiritual Masters from long-established Maharastran lineages within the Chistiyyah and Qalandari Sufi, and Hindu Datta avadhutastraditions. These figures: Hazrat Babajan (1790-1931), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1836-1918), Upasni Maharaj (1870-1941), Narayan Maharaj (1885-1945) and Tajuddin Baba (1861-1925) command pan-Indian followings. Meher Baba’s spiritual mission began in 1921. In that year, he drew together his first close disciples in Pune. It was these early disciples who gave him the name Meher Baba, which means “Compassionate Father”. After years of intensive training of his disciples, Meher Baba established a colony called Meherabad, near Ahmednagar, in Maharastra State. Here the Master’s work embraced a free school, where spiritual training was stressed, a free hospital and dispensary, and shelters for the poor. No distinction was made between high castes and untouchables; all mingled in fellowship through the inspiration of the Master. To his disciples, who came from different castes and creeds, he gave a training of moral discipline, love for God, spiritual understanding and selfless service. It is at Meherabad on the 31st January each year that up to 70,000 people from the East and the West visit Meher Baba’s tomb for the anniversary of his death. In 1925, Meher Baba hinted to his disciples that he would soon begin a period of silence. -
Univerza V Ljubljani Filozofska Fakulteta Oddelek Za Bibliotekarstvo, Informacijsko Znanost in Knjigarstvo
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI FILOZOFSKA FAKULTETA ODDELEK ZA BIBLIOTEKARSTVO, INFORMACIJSKO ZNANOST IN KNJIGARSTVO Primerjava Encyclopædie Britannice in Wikipedie glede pokritosti vsebinskega področja X Mogul (Mughal) dinasty in India Profesor: doc. dr. Jure Dimec Študentka: Anja Jerše Ljubljana, december 2009 Izvleček: V seminarski nalogi je predstavljena primerjava med dvema spletnima enciklopedijama: Wikipedijo ter Encyclopædijo Britannico. Najprej je primerjava izvedena opisno – s primerjanjem njunih nemerljivih lastnosti, nato pa s pomočjo štetja tematik (ki jih predstavljajo hiperpovezave). Kot osnova sta bila izbrana dva nivoja spletnih strani tematike Mughal dynasty. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da imata obe enciklopediji pozitivne in negativne lastnosti. Wikipedija vsebuje veliko več hiperpovezav, ki pa so uporabljene precej nedosledno. Veliko pojmov je napačno zapisanih, povezave so nedelujoče ipd. Encyclopædija Britannica vsebuje hiperpovezave, ki so v veliki meri povezane z izbrano tematiko ter se od nje pretirano ne oddaljujejo. Povezave so ustvarjene dosledno, so delujoče ter pravilno zapisane, tematiko predstavi z vseh vidikov, Wikipedija pa pretirava s hiperpovezavami, ki bralca prehitro odvrnejo od osnovne tematike. Ključne besede: Wikipedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, hiperpovezave 2 KAZALO 1. Uvod............................................................................................................................... 4 2. Prednosti in slabosti ....................................................................................................... -
Meher Baba (Mihr Bābā) Thirty Wikipedia Articles
Meher Baba (Mihr Bābā) Thirty Wikipedia Articles PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:59:41 UTC Contents Articles Meher Baba 1 Hazrat Babajan 15 Sai Baba of Shirdi 22 Upasni Maharaj 32 Hazrat Tajuddin Baba 35 Narayan Maharaj 37 God Speaks 39 Mast (Sufism) 47 Avatar 48 Mandali 57 New Life (Meher Baba) 58 Sheriar Mundegar Irani 62 Perfect Master (Meher Baba) 64 Eruch Jessawala 67 Silence Day 69 Discourses (Meher Baba) 70 Avatar's Abode 75 Satguru 76 Sahavas 77 Darśana 77 God in a Pill? 79 Amartithi 81 1969 Darshan 82 Meherabad 84 Nondualism 85 Sanskara 100 Involution (Meher Baba) 102 Avatar Meher Baba Trust 104 Baba O'Riley 107 Don't Worry, Be Happy 110 References Article Sources and Contributors 113 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 116 Article Licenses License 118 Meher Baba 1 Meher Baba Meher Baba Full name Meher Baba Born February 25, 1894Poona (now Pune), India Died January 31, 1969 (aged 74)Meherazad, India Era 20th century Region India School Sufism, Vedanta, Mysticism Main interests Religion, Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Ethics Signature February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969), born Merwan Sheriar) ,(اباب رہم :Meher Baba (Devanagari: मेहेर बाबा, Urdu Irani, was an Indian mystic and spiritual master who declared publicly in 1954 that he was the Avatar of the age. Merwan Sheriar Irani was born in 1894 and led a normal childhood, showing no particularly strong inclination toward spiritual matters. At the age of 19, a brief contact -
Time-Line of Meher Baba's Live
Time-line of Meher Baba’s Live 1894 Merwan Sheriar Irani born to Sheriar Mundigar Irani and Shireen – Sasoon Hospital, Poona 1903 entered Poona Camp English School – attended for 5 years – won awards in sports – sang prayers in the morning in a melodious voice enjoyed by the neighbors 1904 Navjot at age ten 1909 began attending St. Vincent high school – started Cosmopolitan Club for boys of different religions – enjoyed poetry of Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelley – Merwan writing poetry in English, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi and Gurarati under the name of Huma 1911 graduated St. Vincent High School – began attending Deccan College – formed theatre troupe with school-mates 1912 first experienced divine effulgence – began to feel inner urge and sensed some difference in himself 1913 Hazrat Babajan called Merwan as he rode his bicycle home from Deccan College. She embraced him and he was drawn to her “as steel to a magnet.” He began to visit her every night, sit with her, massage her feet, talk with her. 1914 Babajan kissed Merwan and he lost all consciousness of the three bodies and the three worlds. He went home after she kissed him and that night he became conscious only of being the Ocean of Consciousness. For three days he lay on his bed completely unconscious of the illusory world, his eyes vacant For nine months he did not eat or sleep but moved around automatically. He experienced the state of eternal bliss and the five masters continued to pull him back to ordinary consciousness.