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Finding God in North Carolina Ililli FINDING GOD NORTH CAROLINA Compiled and Edited by Randy Wasserstrom & Zuzanna Vee Finding God In North Carolina ililli ,c aroUn«? H ., l My reason for starting in America is that America, being the most deeply engrossed in material things and suffering the most in consequence, is the soil on which a new spiritual rebirth will first take place. America requires only the guiding hand of a Master to redirect its material powers to the heights of spirituality. -Meher Baba in Bandarawela, Ceylon January 26th, 1933 Finding God In North Carolina By Randy Wasserstrom and Zuzanna Vee Editors: Randy Wasserstrom and Zuzanna Vee Cover Design: Zuzanna Vee Layout: Dana Mortensen and Lulu.com Avatar: Meher Baba Finding God in North Carolina 2008 All rights reserved FIRST EDITION First Printing, 2008 Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by Section 1 07 or 1 08 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Requests regarding permission, distribution, or further information should be addressed to: Randy Wasserstrom, 154 Manhattan Court, Cary, NC 27511 or [email protected] ISBN: 13:978-0-9794437-0-1 Cover Photo with kind permission from Daniel Ladinsky Printed in the United States of America / intend to bring together all religions and cults like beads on one string, revitalizing them for individual and collective needs. My Message has been and always will be ofDivine Love. Let the world know it. Avatar Meher Baba Table of Contents Acknowledgements xi Preface xiii Introduction 1 History of Meher Baba's Visits to North Carolina 3 History of Meher Baba Groups in North Carolina 11 The Stories 21 Asheville 23 Anne Centers 23 Suka Chapel 24 Roger Dubois 28 Barbara Katzenberg 35 William Stanhope 37 Susan Taylor 41 Chapel Hill 45 Winnie Barrett 45 Dorothy Cassidy 65 Marc Flayton 69 Leela Graber 69 Lisa Gilland 75 John Gunn 79 Marshall Hay 88 viii Finding God In North Carolina Najoo Kotwal 98 Jerry Levitt 1 04 Terry McCarthy 107 Jean McKinney 113 Harry and Sharon Muir 115 Nick Principe 120 Betty Prioux 121 Nancy Sasser 129 Barbara Scott 137 Barbara and James Spivey 140 GabriellaTal 144 Bob Underwood 147 Zuzanna Vee 149 Charlotte 169 Rita Gordon 169 Patricia Nims 173 Durham 177 Evan Ashkin 1 77 Maggie Butler 180 Cynthia Drake 181 Tim Garvin 1 82 Jane Haynes 190 Stacy Miller 207 Greensboro 213 Laura Kelly 213 Rick Kelly 214 1 Randy Wasserstrom and Zuzanna Vee ix Hillsborough 217 Kathy Alberter 217 Eddie Hauser 220 Icard 225 Sue Frye 225 Pittsboro 233 Eric Kastner 233 Raleigh 239 Cindy Bizzell 239 Martha Buchanan-Forte 24 Deborah Burns 242 Ron Davis 246 Rebecca Eagles 247 Stephanie Gage 251 Steven Gage 253 Chuck Mays 255 Trudy Robbins 260 Glenn Sheffield 261 Craig and Louise Smith 264 Randy Wasserstrom 267 Rosman 271 Gilbert Webb 271 Wake Forest 275 Maureen Meehan 275 x Finding God In North Carolina Wilmington 277 Barry Alpert 277 Rick Berman 278 Carol Gunn 280 Kaye Panicke Lewy 291 Winston Salem 295 Gavin Elliott 295 Barbara Haliburton 305 Deene Olsen 306 Appendix 307 Sharon Muir 's 1 967-8 Letters 309 1967 Winston-Salem Journal article 320 Meher Baba Lovers in Chapel Hill in the 1960's 321 North Carolina Baba Groups and Contacts 322 Meher Baba Centers Worldwide 323 Towns and cities Baba passed through or visited 325 Kitty Davy's Letter to Jane Haynes 326 Biographical Sketch of Meher Baba 327 Three Prayers by Meher Baba 328 Acknowledgements proof-reading and suggestions: Louise Garnant, and ForPatricia Nims. For initial layout: Ray Madani. For fundrais- ing help: Ron Davis, Cynthia Drake, Gabriella Tal. For help with photographs: Martin and Christine Cook, Pat Summers, and Gilbert Webb. For kind permission to use the Baba-as-Krishna photo and Jane Haynes story: Wendy Haynes Connor. For Baba photos courtesy of M.S.I. Collection, India. For kind permission to reprint the lyrics from Unstoppable Train: Caris Arkin and Work- Horse Productions, Italy. For consulting expertise: Ed Legum and Chuck Mays. For their generous monetary contributions to the project: Martha Buchanan-Forte, Jeff Davis, Cynthia Drake, Sue Frye, Rita Gordon, Jim Migdoll, Stacy Miller, Barbara Roberts, Carol Verner, and many other anonymous contributors. For kind permission to use her personal correspondence: Sharon Muir. For miscellaneous important pieces of the puzzle: International Minute Press. For your willingness, time and love: all those who contrib- uted their stories. For creating the whole beautiful, wild dance: Avatar Meher Baba. Preface Finding God in North Carolina is a collection of 'coming- to-Baba'stories.The criteria for story submission was to have lived or presently live in North Carolina regardless of where one found out about Meher Baba. The stories in this book respond to the question, "How did you find out about Meher Baba?" The stories are organized in alphabetical order first by city, then by contributing author. The appendices contain digitally scanned original letters never before reprinted; and an article about Meher Baba that appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal in 1967. This book is a unique contribution to the 'Baba Library'. It outlines Meher Baba"s travels through the state, and details the creation and evolvement of the main groups devoted to Baba in North Carolina. The gems within give us repeated glimmers of how the God-Man works: putting events into motion years before they become manifest to our finite senses. The first Baba group in Chapel Hill ignited with sponta- neous love for God and the brush caught fire. It is still burning brightly. We hope that this book will be of interest not only to North Carolinians, but to all regardless of when or where they found out about Baba. It may also inspire the unsuspecting reader to find out more about Meher Baba and to wonder at their own life and connections with God. It has been a rare pleasure to be part of this project and to witness with continual amazement the unbelievable love and attention that Meher Baba lavishes on each and every one of us. May your love for Him continue to burn, Zuzanna Vee Chapel Hill, North Carolina February 2008 Introduction early 2006, Baba gave me the inspiration to collect and pub- Inlish North Carolina 'coming-to-Baba' stories. When I sent out an email to the Baba community of central North Carolina soliciting interest, I got a good response, inspiring me to continue with the project. Of particular inspiration was hearing from Zuzanna Vee, who enthusiastically volunteered to help. She then became the book's co-editor, now entitled Finding God in North Carolina. We pursued this wonderful project, gathering many great Baba stories and feeling the presence of the God-Man! All of these stories are really The One Story of how we all seek and find God, whether in North Carolina or elsewhere. What is truly inspirational is the grace of the Avatar which allows each of us to recognize Him and to gradually realize Him! Randy Wasserstrom Cary, North Carolina History of Meher Baba's Visits to North Carolina Meher Baba traveled through North Carolina in 1952, 1956 and 1958 in concert with His trips to the Meher Spiritual Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (10 miles from the North Carolina border). The first time He traveled through the Tar Heel State was in April, 1 952, when He and His entourage went by train from New York to Florence, South Carolina en route to His first visit to the Meher Spiritual Center. On the last leg of this train journey, Baba and His group passed through North Carolina, including the capital city of Raleigh. 1951 Nash Statesman, car in which Baba rode. May 1952 Photo courtesy of Charles Test's "Chuck's Toyland" website Finding God In North Carolina Meher Baba's 1952 route through Western North Carolina Asheville* (26 Brevard-/ Franklin, Cherryfield ^edar^ , dllasaja Lake /} Gneiss Toxaway^ ^ : (276,- . ,S Murphy •' "'--,.'" '-.«• )"';..;• ; > — "RosmarT /* Ducktown 64 ville ..; •.. {"'Cashiers Hayes . *•*>• Caesars Brasstown Highlands* !*&•<*' ' Head A- Shooting Circle__ G.A. ( Meher"s Baba's route through the North Carolina Mountains Meher Baba stayed at the Meher Spiritual Center in Myrtle Beach from April 21st to May 20th, 1952, thus inaugurating His Home in the West. He left the Center on May 20th in a 1951 Blue Nash Statesman car, driven by Elizabeth, heading for Ojai, California, the next stop on His American visit. Baba's car was followed by a station wagon driven by Sarosh. After stopping for the night in South Carolina, the group traveled through western North Carolina on Route 64, including a stop in Brevard for ham sandwiches, hot dogs and cakes. They con- tinued on the winding mountain road to Murphy, where they spent the night at the Mooreland Heights Tourist Court at 5 1 Valley Drive, one minute from downtown Murphy. According to a contemporary booklet on Murphy accommodations, the motel was: A tourist court with personality, catering to discriminating guests who are given the personal attention of the management whether they stay a day or the season. The cottages have large rooms insulated with rock wool, and all have private baths and screened porches. They have sweet rest beds and electric heat. Randy Wasserstrom and Zuzanna Vee Mooreland Heights Deluxe Tourist Court, Murphy, North Carolina Photo courtesy of Murphy Public Library The next day, they followed the same road out of North Carolina into Tennessee. Two days later on May 24, 1952, in Prague, Oklahoma, Baba's accident occurred and Baba, Mehera and Elizabeth were injured. After being treated in Prague for ten days, Baba was transported on June 4th (arriving on June 7th) by ambulance back to Myrtle Beach where He continued His recu- peration at Youpon Dunes, a house situated right on the ocean.
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