26 April 1949 From Benares, Baba left for Gaya, where, on 26 April 1949, he worked with more advanced souls. Most noteworthy was Shah Rehmatullah Pir, an elderly man of 70, who had a large group of disciples. 26 April 1950 At 7:30 A.M. on Wednesday, 26 April 1950, the companions gathered for a meeting with Baba in which the possibility of starting a business in Delhi was discussed. 26 April 1952 A... »
25 April 1924 On 25 April more construction began to extend the stone-floor verandah of Baba’s Jhopdi and to build a private bathroom for him. Mehera’s horse Sufi also arrived at Meherabad that day. The horse was pure white and very beautiful. A section of the Mess Quarters was converted into a stable where the horse was kept. Although quite handsome, Sufi proved to have a devil of a s... »
24 April 1924 Baba bows down to Padri for not following Baba’s directions. 24 April 1928 Accordingly, from the morning of 24 April, 200 residents of Meherabad fasted for 24 hours on water and milkless tea, taken only once. On the following morning, Baba also took a little milkless tea and broke his fast simultaneously with the rest. Instead of being the first to eat, Baba stated that he preferred ... »
23 April 1924 Meher Baba proposes a seven-colored flag representing the seven planes of consciousness. He specifies that red should be at the bottom of the flag and sky blue at the top. Arrangement of the other five colors, he leaves to the mandali. The flag is first flown at Meherabad. 23 April 1933 Sunday, 23 April 1933 was their last day in Srinagar. The weather was again cloudy and chilly, but... »
22 April 1924 The first mast wanders into Meherabad. Baba is delighted and feeds and clothes him and sends him on his way. 22 April 1963 On Monday, 22 April 1963, at 10:00 A.M., Baba, along with Eruch and Goher, visited his Bombay lovers at Jamnagar House, 50-51 Koregaon Park. Roda Mistry garlanded Baba, and Freny Dadachanji presented him with a basket of flowers. Baba was wearing a new pink coat ... »
21 April 1949 In Faizabad, Baba contacted the much revered Haji Abdul Rahim Shah, who was 90 years old. Baba also contacted Saheb Ali Shah in Faizabad, and then continued on to Ayodhya. Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram. In Ayodhya, Baba contacted a yogi known as Aisruddin, who was much revered. Afterwards, Baba indicated that he wished to contact sadhus. The mandali gathered 104 sadhus in on... »
20 April 1933 On the morning of Thursday, 20 April 1933, Baba took the group to the Chashma Shahi Gardens (which he had visited in 1930), and in the afternoon to Harvan Village in two buses and a car. 20 April 1946 Baba is off to numerous cities contacting masts in each one. 20 April 1952 Baba arrives in New York and spends a day at Penn Station Hotel before moving on to South Carolina. Source: Lo... »
19 April 1925 On Sunday, 19 April 1925, another “new recruit”, B. S. Waman, joined the community. “I am tired of a worldly life,” Waman told Baba, “and wish to experience divinity.” Baba permitted him to stay at Meherabad and instructed him to fast on water for seven days and remain secluded in the school. Waman began the fast, but after four days his condition ... »
18 April 1947 On 18 April 1947, eighteen poor people from a nearby village were brought up the hill. Baba washed the feet of each person, bowed to them and handed them each ten rupees. The weather was terrible during Baba’s seclusion on the hill at Purandhar. It rained continuously with fierce winds due to a cyclone which was lashing the west coast of India concurrently with Baba’s sec... »
17 April 1934 Baba left Bombay for Bangalore at 1:45 P.M. on 17 April 1934, traveling in a third class compartment on the Madras Express train. He was accompanied by Kaka, Chanji and Gustadji. A crowd of lovers had gathered at Victoria Terminus to give him a loving send-off. Baba had wrapped a shawl in Arab fashion around his head, and was wearing large, black sunglasses to avoid being recognized.... »