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THE GOD-MAN the Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of His Silence and Spiritual Teaching THE GOD-MAN The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of his Silence and Spiritual Teaching Second Edition, second printing with corrections (2010) By C. B. Purdom Avatar Meher Baba Trust eBook June 2011 Copyright © 1964 C. B. Purdom Copyright © Meher Spiritual Centre, Inc. Source and short publication history: This eBook reproduces the second printing (2010) of the second edition of The God-Man: The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of his Silence and Spiritual Teaching. This title was originally published by Allen and Unwin (London) in 1964; the second edition, first printing, was published by Sheriar Press (North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1971), and in its second printing, by Sheriar Foundation (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 2010). 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. Moreover, they are often much more readable, especially in the case of older books, whose discoloration and deteriorated condition often makes them partly illegible. Since all this work of scanning and reflowing and proofreading has been accomplished by a team of volunteers, it is always possible that errors have crept into these online editions. If you find any of these, please let us know, by emailing us at [email protected]. The aim of the Trust’s online library is to reproduce the original texts faithfully. In certain cases, however—and this applies especially to some of the older books that were never republished in updated versions—we have corrected certain small errors of a typographic order. When this has been done, all of these corrections are listed in the “Register of Editorial Alterations” that appears at the end of the digital book. If you want the original text in its exact original form, warts and all, you can reconstruct this with the aid of the “register.” The Trust’s Online Library remains very much a work in progress. With your help and input, it will increase in scope and improve in elegance and accuracy as the years go by. In the meantime, we hope it will serve the needs of those seeking to deepen and broaden their own familiarity with Avatar Meher Baba’s life and message and to disseminate this good news throughout the world. !"#$%&'()*+$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ % THE GOD-MAN The life, journeys and work of Meher Baba with an interpretation of his silence and spiritual teaching BY C. B. PURDOM 2010 SHERIAR FOUNDATION North Myrtle Beach, SC © 1964 C. B. Purdom © 1971 Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Second printing with corrections, 2010 PHOTOGRAPHS BACK COVER: (from left to right) Meher Baba photographed by G. M. Shah, in Toka, India, 1925, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection, North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA; Meher Baba on S. S. Bremen, 1930s, courtesy of MSI Collection; Meher Baba with men before New Life began, Meherabad, 1949, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection; Meher Baba at Khushru Q!..arters during a Darshan program on 26 September 1954. Photographed by Nursoo, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection; Meher Baba in Guruprasad, Poona, India, taken between March and June 1960. Photograph by Beheram, courtesy ofMSI Collection. Meherabad, India. FRONT COVER: Meher Baba in Mahabaleshwar, India, May 1954. Photographed by Jungoo Irani, courtesy ofMSI Collection. FRONTISPIECE: Meher Baba, Bombay, 22 December 1957. Photograph by Bhikubhai Panarkar of Meelan Studio, courtesy Meher Nazar Publications, Ahmednagar. INSIDE BOOK: p 352a-(top} Meher Baba during his schooldays at St. Vincents, 1909, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection; (bottom) Meher Baba at Ganeshkhind, Poona, India, 1957. Photograph by Bhikubhai Panarkar of Me elan Studios, courtesy of Me her Nazar Publications, Ahmednagar. p. 352b-(top!eft} Upasni Maharaj in Bombay, 1920. Photograph by N. V. Virkar; (top rig/lt) Meher Baba, 1920, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection (bottom left) Meher Baba dressed in the local Pustin dress in Quetta, 1920. Photograph taken by Asthma, courtesy ofMSI Collection; (bottom right) Meher Baba in Urak, Quetta, 21 June 1923. Photograph taken by Sohrab Irani, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection. p. 352c-(top} Meher Baba with Mandali, Quetta, 23 June 1923, courtesy ofMSI Collection (bottom left) Meher Baba at the Narbada River, Marble Rocks, Jabalpur, India, 25 December 1938. Photograph by Rano Gayley, courtesy of Hermes Reiter Collection; (bottom right) Meher Baba at Upper Meherabad, 21 August 1941. Photograph by Padri, courtesy of MSI Collection. p. 352d-(top left} Meher Baba at Lower Meherabad, 1941. Photograph by Padri, courtesy ofMSI Collection; (top right) Meher Baba at Upper Meherabad, 21 August 1941. Photograph by Padri, courtesyofMSI Collection; (bottom left) Meher Baba in the Cage Room, Upper Meherabad, 30 July 1941. Photograph by Padri, courtesy ofMSI Collection; (bottom right) Meher Baba, Meherabad, 30 July 1941. Photograph by Padri, courtesy of MSI Collection. p. 352e-(top} Meher Baba at Khushru Quarters during Darshan program, 26 September 1954. Photograph by Poopai Nursoo, courtesy of MSI Collection; (bottom) View of Samadhi and buildings, Meherabad, 1938. Photograph by Padri, courtesy of MSI Collection. p. 352f-(top} Meher Baba, Poona, 1961. Photograph by Bhikubhai Panarkar of Meelan Studios, courtesy of Me her Nazar Publications, Ahmednagar; (bottom) Meher Baba at the East-West Gathering, Poona, India, 1962. Photograph by Bhikubhai Panarkar of Meelan Studios, courtesy of Me her Nazar Publications, Ahmednagar. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a written review for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper or broadcast. For information write to Sheriar Foundation, 807 34 Ave. S, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582, U.S.A. ISBN 978-1880619360 PREFACE __________ The first part of this book is as complete and accurate a record as I have been able to make of the life of Meher Baba who calls himself God-Man. It is the more important part of the book. The second part is the more difficult because it is concerned with the question, Why? For the reader who comes to the subject without previous knowledge, I suggest that the first three chapters of the second part should be read first. I have taken pains to record Meher Baba's movements and journeyings in some detail because they undoubtedly have significance, and many of the 'messages' and 'discourses' of this silent man are given as they were made because time and place have bearing upon what is 'said'. I have had to select, of course, but have done my best to omit nothing essential. The work has presented especial difficulty because Meher Baba is silent and writes nothing, but I have spared no pains to be exact and to avoid vagueness. I am well aware that the book lacks perspective, for Meher Baba is not in the distance; whatever value it has lies in that fact, for it is written with living witnesses available and is a record verified on the spot. I have brought to its writing my own experience, but have done my best to maintain the necessary degree of detachment of mind, if not of heart. I do not think one can find any parallel in modem times with the life of this simple, subtle, innocent, unpredictable, alarming and engrossing man. He seems to me to be beyond the scope of familiar categories, and our experience is insufficient to account for him except on his own terms. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The account of the early years of Meher Baba is based upon a record compiled by K. J. Dastur, supplemented by my own enquiries, also upon the diaries of the late Behli 1. Irani and various diaries and papers lent to me by Indian and Western followers, in particular the late F. H. Dadachanji. I have known Meher Baba since 1931. I have been to India twice and visited many places associated with him and have ACKNOWLEDGMENTS talked with many people there. I owe special thanks to Irene Billo, Irene Conybeare, Margaret Craske, Kitty Davy, Dr William Donkin, Ivy Duce, Max Hafliger, Eruch Jessawala, Mani S. Irani, Delia de Leon, Elizabeth Patterson, and Don Stevens; above all I am indebted to the diaries of the late Dr Abdul Ghani Munsiff (for the New Life), and throughout to the unfailing help of Adi K. Irani. The typescript was read by Bal Natu, to whom I am indebted for many corrections and suggestions, and who generously gave me much of his time. In writing the second part lowe much to the works of many writers to some of whom I have referred.
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