13 January 1923 On Saturday, 13 January, the Master described to the mandali a dream he had had the previous night: I was traveling with the mandali by train. From the opposite direction, a long funeral procession was coming. On inquiry, I learned that this was Babajan’s funeral. At Poona, I got down from the train and went to Char Bawdi. There I saw Babajan lying down, surrounded by a large... »
12 January 1933 Baba arrives in Colombo Ceylon. He stays at the White Horse Hotel for three days. 12 January 1935 At 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, 12 January 1935, Baba left for Hawaii and the Orient aboard the steamer Empress of Canada, accompanied by Chanji, Kaka, Jalbhai, Adi Sr. and Chummy. The puppy was at first kept with Adi in his cabin, but later was shifted to the animal quarters. Baba visited ... »
11 January 1926 Meher Baba composes his own arti, “Bujaave Naar ” which later becomes known as the Gujarati Arti. 11 January 1958 Almost as soon as Francis Brabazon learnt of Baba’s plans to have a sahavas in Australia, he set about locating a place that would be suitable to hold it. He drove far and wide — to the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and up into the New England Highland... »
9 January 1941 It was in Jaipur, on Thursday, 9 January 1941, that Baba dictated his well-known message, The Seven Realities of Meher Baba’s Teaching: Meher Baba’s teaching gives no importance to creed, dogma, caste systems and the performance of religious ceremonies and rites, but to the UNDERSTANDING of the following seven Realities: 1. The only Real Existence is that of the One and ... »
8 January 1937 On Friday, 8 January 1937, Baba began fasting on only two cups of milk and two cups of tea daily, and stated that he would continue to do so for 40 days, until his birthday on the 18th of February. Each of the Westerners was to participate in the fast turn by turn, one each day from the 8th in the following order: Jean, Delia, Margaret, Garrett, Nadine, Kitty, Rano, Tom, Elizabeth, ... »
7 January 1927 The chart was first printed in block letters on paper, then later on cardboard, and eventually the alphabet was painted on a small wooden board. Baba began using the board from Friday, 7 January 1927 and, according to his wish, the numbers 0 to 9 were added. Through this alphabet board, Baba’s silence began speaking once again. Baba’s fingers would move so speedily over ... »
6 January 1907 Mehera Irani is born. About his beloved Mehera, Baba said, “She is my very breath without which I cannot live.” 6 January 1928 On Friday, 6 January 1928, about a dozen Indian soldiers were marching past Meherabad on their way to Visapur. They requested Baba’s darshan. Baba graciously permitted it and Jalbhai escorted them up the hill at 7:45 A.M. where they paid Ba... »
5 January 1927 Baba starts using the alphabet board. 5 January 1950 On Thursday, 5 January 1950, Baba set out begging with Eruch and Adi in Ratangarh, and they received enough to feed everyone. On his return, Baba announced his desire to stay in Najibabad for a few days, and from there proceed by train to Dehra Dun. He asked Adi to go to Najibabad to find a place to stay, to collect food as alms, ... »
4 January 1935 Baba visited, Fox (4 January) and Warner Brothers studios where he met many celebrities, including the French singer Maurice Chevalier, and was photographed with actress Alice Faye. At Fox Studio, the Oklahoma humorist Will Rogers conversed with Baba for a few minutes about Gandhi and Eastern philosophy, and said he would come and see Baba if he visited India. Baba also saw several... »
3 January 1923 On 3 January 1923, Baba called all the mandali to his upstairs room and said, “Somehow let us manage to spare an hour or two every evening to discuss domestic matters of the Manzil, and then to devote some time to recreation.” All agreed to this, and a few rules were laid down for the nightly meeting. After a long discussion, this meeting was dubbed the Gutta — meaning t... »