"I am not just this flesh and bones. I am the Ocean." - Avatar Meher Baba
Meher Mount
Your Friday photo is honor of Avatar Meher Baba’s birthday, the 25th of February…
You can join in, even silently, to sing Happy Birthday to Meher Baba, as you watch this 4:18-minute video. “I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You” is from Meherabad Moments.
Interestingly, the film montage is of Meher Baba visiting America in 1956, including Meher Mount.
The audio recording at the end of the video — transcribed below — is Meher Baba’s words expressed to those gathered at Meher Mount, voiced by Eruch Jessawala (a close disciple) translating Meher Baba’s silent gestures.
“Baba says know well that I am in everyone. I am not just this flesh and bones. I am the Ocean.
If you love Me, Baba says, if you love me intensely, then you will find Me everywhere.
Go out and see the view and try to love Baba through nature. This is all due to my Love. Baba says, this all came out of me, this creation, this nature, all the beautiful scenery, the wonderful view...”
Note
The year 1956 is the 70th anniversary of Meher Baba’s 30-day, around-the-world journey visiting His followers. This trip included three days in Southern California, one of which was at Meher Mount in Ojai.
Source
Video: Meherabad Moments, YouTube Channel, “I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You,” accessed February 10, 2025. Meherabad Moments is a directory of Meher Baba web pages and songs in praise of the Beloved. The footage of Meher Baba’s 1956 trip to America, including Meher Mount, is courtesy of Sufism Reoriented. The song, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss published by Gladys Music, Inc. The vocals and guitar are by Kina Grannis, “The Living Room Sessions, Vol. 3.”