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Q&A - Avatar Meher Baba's life and work
with Ward Parks and Peter Nordeen Ward Parks and Peter Nordeen have closely contemplated Meher Baba's life and work for over fifty years. Ward is the editor of 'Creation and Its Causes', a remarkable collection of early lectures by Meher Baba. Peter is the writer and producer of the biographical documentary, "God in Human Form - the life and work of Avatar Meher Baba." This invigorating, informative session was hosted in Asheville, NC, on July 22, 2023. The event was shared live on Baba zoom, and was recorded for Meher Archive Collective's oral history archive. Also Watch Parts 2, 3, and 4 on the Meher Archive YouTube Channel Baba's Grace is Always There
The touching letter shared in this video is from a close disciple of Meher Baba's to a woman going through a serious illness. On the subject of suffering Meher Baba said: "Nobody suffers in vain, for true freedom is spiritual freedom and suffering is a ladder towards it." Meher Archive Collective is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing Meher Baba's legacy of materials, artifacts, and words for the benefit of humanity. Pilgrimage After the Time of the Mandali
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Master of Time - Daily Operations
This video features a very detailed 1948 letter from Elizabeth Patterson to Darwin Shaw about the development of the Meher Spiritual Center. This thorough letter of instructions about tasks to be done and daily operations, gives a flavor of the disciplined and natural qualities of Meher Baba’s close followers and their dedication to His cause. Meher Archive Collective is currently sorting and preserving the "Shaw Family Collection". Some of the most exciting treasures of this collection are the many letters which Elizabeth wrote to Darwin about the development of the Meher Spiritual Center. We look forward to cross referencing these exceptional written materials with other worldwide Meher Baba archive collections in the future. Video by Debbie Nordeen, narrated by Diana Goodheart and Renee Bussanich, music by David Stevenson and Karl Moeller The Shaw Family Collection
is an extensive family archive of rare correspondence regarding Avatar Meher Baba's early visits to the West, Sahavas programs in India, as well as letters about the formation of the Meher Spiritual Center. This short video is narrated by Darwin and Jeanne Shaw’s grand-daughter, Shari Keller. She tells the history of her family’s connection to Meher Baba, describing some of the treasures in this extensive collection of letters, cables, photographs, and original press clippings dating back decades. Darwin was a prolific note taker and the collection includes his hand-written notes which eventually became talks and books about Meher Baba. Jeanne and the Shaw children received treasured letters from Baba's closest women disciples, in which the familial warmth of Baba's love comes shining through. Meher Archive Collective has just begun the exciting work of sorting, categorizing, scanning, preserving and sharing this extensive collection. Hurricane Helene was a once in a 1000-year storm that ravaged beautiful Western North Carolina on September 29, 2024. But Meher Archive Collective's 100-year-old building has stood the test of time, unscathed by the hurricane. The building and location were chosen for its higher elevation and solid construction. A 'Phase One' update is given by MAC renovation supervisor, Peter Nordeen. 'Phase One' includes the completion of all the Meher Archive work spaces in the MAC wing on the 2nd floor of the building. After years of carefully restoration, this substantial brick building is bustling with the important work of preserving, archiving, and sharing Avatar Meher Baba’s exceptional life and work.
Volunteer Work Days at Meher Archive Collective (MAC)
Volunteers come to do specific cleaning and sorting tasks, supporting the ongoing work crews that are renovating this 92-year-old school building. Homemade chai and cheerful camaraderie are also on the checklist every volunteer day. Please contact us to join the next fun volunteer day. This Meher Archive Center building houses a Meher Baba library, community meeting room, offices and work spaces for the ongoing archival work related to Avatar Meher Baba's life. |
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Circles of the Avatar
Peter Nordeen Peter Nordeen, a long-time resident of Meherabad, India, discusses the significance of the Avatar's circle, how Baba works through them, and gives personal vignettes of the lives of Baba's close mandali members. Peter speaks about Meher Baba's Mandali — both men and women — and their significance in light of their relationship to the Avatar of the Age. As an historian of Meherabad, Meherazad, the Mandali, and Meher Baba's activities both in India and abroad, Peter has gathered stories directly from those who lived and worked with Meher Baba through the years. He has also gleaned facts, data and other information from archival records and other several other sources. Total running time is 2 hours and 31 seconds (02:00:31). Recorded October 20, 2019 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. |
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Eternal Ancient One
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