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Meher Today – 26th March

Meher Today – 26th March

26 March 1950 Baba hiked to the area known as Mayapur with the four companions on Sunday, 26 March 1950. There in several different ashrams and gathering places, he made another large number of contacts — 937. Those in charge of the ashrams, hermitages and camps, would urge Baba to visit their different temples and take darshan of the gods and goddesses residing there. To please them, Baba would c... »

Meher Today – 25th March

Meher Today – 25th March

25 March 1922 Baba asks the mandali to break Nervous’ bicycle into pieces and throw it in a well. Later all come to find out that when the bicycle was smashed and broken and thrown into the well, Baily had narrowly missed drowning in a nearby well. 25 March 1925 Hazrat Babajan School opens for Arangaon children. 25 March 1928 Baba’s ashram for boys, the Prem Ashram, is formally established on Mehe... »

Meher Today – 24th March

Meher Today – 24th March

24 March 1932 On Thursday, 24 March 1932, at nine at night, Baba sailed from Bombay for England with his small group of six mandali, along with 800 other passengers, on the Italian ship Conte Rosso. The group going to China set off the same day from Colombo for Shanghai on the French ship Chenonceaux . This group was to be accommodated in Nanking, where Herbert Davy had arranged for their stay. 24... »

Meher Today – 23rd March

Meher Today – 23rd March

23 March 1930 Leaving Sholapur on 23 March, Baba proceeded to Pandharpur where he stayed for four hours. He then left for Panchgani, via Satara and Wai, where he spent the night. His host in Panchgani was the principal of the Hindu High School, Kalemama’s son-in-law Raosaheb M. V. Pandit and his family who welcomed Baba heartily. Baba appreciated Pandit’s efforts and praised the family... »

Meher Today – 22nd March

Meher Today – 22nd March

22 March 1927 A distinguished Gujarati writer, Sohrabji Desai, collects dust from Baba’s feet. At Baba’s request Sohrabji and Behram Jamshed Irani (Baily) co-authored a biography of Perfect Master Upasni Maharaj. It was entitled “Sakorina Sadguru” and was published in 1923. 22 March 1950 Despite the rainy and stormy weather, Baba contacts 225 sadhus, saints and mahatmas near Hardwar. T... »

Meher Today – 21st March

Meher Today – 21st March

21 March 1853 Meher Baba’s father, Sheriar Moondegar Irani, is born. 21 March 1925 The Meher Charitable Dispensary and Hospital is opened at Meherabad. Treatment is free and all castes are welcome. 21 March 1952 The Manonash phase of Baba’s work ends and the Complicated Free Life begins in which bindings dominate freedom and weakness dominates strength. Source: Sheriarbooks.org »

Meher Today – 20th March

Meher Today – 20th March

20 March 1930 On 20 March, Ghani Baba was persuaded by his brother to meet Meher Baba. Ghani Baba had protested coming, but when he was taken upstairs he was overcome and became very reverent, bowing to Baba, who gave him prasad. After he had gone, Baba explained, “Those saliks like him who are advanced, particularly those with powers, cannot approach me. I am too powerful for them. Their po... »

Meher Today – 19th March

Meher Today – 19th March

19 March 1923 During this period, the Master would sometimes visit a local theater with the mandali, but he would rarely stay until the completion of the film or play. He went for his inner work, and as soon as that work was finished — whether it was during the middle of an act or not — he would stand up in the theater and promptly depart. The mandali had no choice but to follow, abandoning their ... »

Meher Today – 18th March

Meher Today – 18th March

18 March 1924 For several days Baba roams about Itarsi alone for his inner work. This is perhaps the only time in Meher Baba’s adult life that he was left alone to travel, as per his wish. 18 March 1944 The third distribution function was held at Paithan on Saturday, 18 March 1944. Baba had gone there on the 14th with Adi Sr. and Jalbhai, and over the five-day period he was there, almost 3,000 per... »

Meher Today – 17th March

Meher Today – 17th March

17 March 1950 On 17 March 1950, accompanied by Baidul, Eruch, Gustadji and Pendu, Baba proceeded to Saat Sarovar, where he completed his work by bowing down to 400 sadhus and holy men before evening. This brought the total contacted so far to 794, since he began this work eight days before. 17 March 1962 Baba loved the game of cricket from his childhood. In 1959, he promised one of his devotees, N... »