18 September 1922 On 18 September, Baba directed the mandali to go to Pushkar, an important historical place of pilgrimage, ten miles to the northwest of Ajmer. Considering his state of health, the men refused to leave without him. Baba tried to explain, “If I had stayed here alone, I would have been all right by this evening. Yet since you will not go without me — and I do not wish to depri... »
17 September 1947 Accordingly, on Wednesday, 17 September 1947, Baba drove to Bombay with Sarosh, Kaka Baria, Norina and Elizabeth. There they were met by the other mandali who were to accompany them: Adi Sr., Baidul, Eruch, Kaikobad, Gustadji, Pendu, Padri, Ramjoo, Rusi Pop, Jalbhai, Pappa, Meherjee, Nariman and Sadashiv Patil. All boarded the train at 8:30 that evening and left for Surat. Ali Ak... »
16 September 1931 On 16 September 1931, between six and seven, Baba instructed Herbert about his future. As mentioned, Herbert had accepted a job in China as Professor of English Literature under the League of Nations, and Baba directed him to proceed to China immediately. Herbert grasped Baba’s feet and wept like a child. He told Baba, “I could not do anything for you. I had promised ... »
15 September 1931 Thomas Watson extends a heartfelt invitation to Baba to come to the United States. 15 September 1937 On 15 September, Alice Trau-Fisher of Vienna, along with her husband Victor, and her mother and father came to Cannes to see Baba. They were staying in Monte Carlo and came again twelve days later and one other time. Alice was a soprano in an opera company and loved Baba deeply. D... »
14 September 1922 On Thursday, 14 September, all fasted for 24 hours by the Master’s order while visiting the tomb of the Perfect Master Khwaja Saheb Mu’inuddin Chishti. Chishti is famous for being the Qutub-e-Irshad (head of the spiritual hierarchy) of his time. Sayyed Saheb and Ghani were told to recite the Fateha (Muslim prayer in honor of the departed souls) inside the shrine. 14 ... »
13 September 1931 Thomas Watson, who had worked with Alexander Graham Bell, meets Baba at the Devonshire, U.K. ashram and weeps for 15 minutes after Baba places his hand on Watson’s head. About his first interview with Baba, Watson recorded in his diary: Baba was sitting when I entered the room. He looked at me. He smiled at me, he touched me lovingly on the shoulder and like a flash of ligh... »
12 September 1931 Baba’s first ever physical contact with England during his first visit to the West. He arrived in London by train from Paris, having docked at Marseilles the day before, without making any contacts on the journey. So his first meetings with Westerners were in England on that date. Many he met then became lifelong and key disciples. (Sources and more detail in ‘Much Silence’ by T ... »
11 September 1931 The Rajputana landed at Marseilles in the early hours of Friday, 11 September 1931. Meher Baba stepped onto the shores of Europe for the first time at eight that morning. Meredith Starr and Herbert Davy were waiting to receive him. Baba was dressed in a white sadra and a brown fur coat, with a pink muffler wrapped around his neck and head. Much correspondence had taken place wit... »
10 September 1922 On Sunday, 10 September 1922, a snow white pigeon flew into the Manzil. The bird looked ill and exhausted and, when an attempt was made to catch it, it was easily trapped. The bird was taken to Baba, who lovingly held and caressed it. But it was so sick it was unable to walk. It was an exceptionally beautiful bird, and Baba looked after it the whole night. The next day, he told t... »
9 September 1927 As the monsoon rains had still not fallen in Ahmednagar, on Friday, 9 September 1927, a group of people came to Baba at Meherabad, praying for rain. Adi Sr. asked Baba, “There are floods elsewhere in India. Why is there no rain in Ahmednagar?” Baba only smiled and would not reply. Sitting beside the dhuni the next day, Adi repeated his question and requested that Baba ... »