"It makes that instant of Meher Baba at Baba's Tree particularly intimate and private."
Meher Mount
Your Friday photo celebrates Avatar Meher Baba’s visit to Meher Mount on August 2, 1956…
“What I find particularly interesting about Meher Baba’s interaction with Baba’s Tree at Meher Mount is that there are no photos of Him under the tree," noted guest caretaker and board member Agnes Montano.
“To me, it makes that instant of Meher Baba at Baba’s Tree so particularly intimate and private.”
Over the years, guests have placed photos of Meher Baba under the tree in remembrance of Him.
In 2017, Wayne Myers and a friend visited. “We brought flowers and arranged them around the heart rock [marking the spot where Meher Baba sat] with one of my ‘travel Baba photos.’ It was just a spontaneous touch,” he remembered.
“To me, that makes that instant of Meher Baba at Baba’s Tree so particularly intimate and private.”
Agnes Montano’s comments are from her film interview for the documentary, Tree of Fire: A Story of Love and Resilience:
“I’ve always been intrigued by the fact that on August 2, 1956, when Meher Baba was at Meher Mount, there were people taking photos. They were filming Him. But no photos of Him under Baba’s Tree.
“Throughout His presence on earth, Meher Baba had many interactions with trees. I have a whole collection of photos of Meher Baba with trees where He’s climbed on the tree, leaned on it, touched the leaves… but then here at Meher Mount, there’s no image of that moment.
“Meher Baba went under Baba’s Tree and had such a private moment. He asked everyone else to stay away, and He was there alone. He left such a gift there.
“I see people visiting who have never heard about Meher Baba and all of a sudden, they just show up at Meher Mount because they feel that they need to be there.
“So, the presence of Meher Baba is calling people. It’s like a beacon calling people, almost like a lighthouse.”