"With far seeing eyes the hawk glides up the wind."
Meher Mount
Your Friday photo is a video in honor of the 70th Anniversary of Avatar Meher Baba’s day at Meher Mount…
“In 2002, preparations were being made at Meher Mount to celebrate the anniversary of Avatar Meher Baba’s visit here on August 2, 1956,” explained Sam Ervin, poet and Meher Mount board president.
“As I reflected on the events and significance of Meher Baba’s day at Meher Mount, this poem began to take shape as a small thing I could offer.”
“Meher Baba, the Tree and the Hawk” is from the award-winning documentary film about Baba’s Tree at Meher Mount, Tree of Fire: A Story of Love and Resilience.
“With far seeing eyes the hawk slides up the wind
To improve her view of the God-Man
Once again treading this earth, this mountain.”
“Meher Baba, the Tree, and the Hawk”
With far seeing eyes the hawk slides up the wind
To improve her view of the God-Man
Once again treading this earth, this mountain.
Treading? No. Floating, fluid, with matchless grace,
Yet strong and gliding strides
Toward the green canopy of the great live oak Agnes called “Baba’s Tree.”
On strong wings, the hawk beats closer, glides, rises above the tree
Like an eyebrow of God in surprise,
As the Beloved One of the universe enters alone the emerald tent.
Silence! Except the sweet sighing of the wind playing among the leaves
To turn their green and silver facets to reflect the sunbeam jewels.
Hanging impossibly still, on high, the hawk,
Outside the tree the breathless expectant lovers,
And for an eternal moment the universe
Await His gesture, marking the completion of …what work?
What seeds by Him were planted in this ancient land, under this long waiting oak?
We know not.
Yet as surely as generations of hawks feather the air
Above Meher Mount and Baba’s Tree,
He has poured out His all-knowing love and compassion here,
And makes eternally accessible that sacred moment.
~ Sam L. Ervin, July 28, 2002
Tree of Fire: A Story of Love and Resilience
This award-winning documentary about Baba’s Tree at Meher Mount is a story of heartfelt story of loss, survival, and spiritual connection. After a devastating fire, a once-thriving massive oak – blessed by Avatar Meher Baba – rises from the ashes to offer love and solace.
Against all odds, volunteers worked together to nurture the tree back to health.
The survival of Baba’s Tree becomes a living symbol of resilience and Divine love. Through personal testimonies and breathtaking imagery, the film invites you to rediscover your own capacity for healing, transformation, and spiritual awakening.