"I have come to sow the seed of love in your hearts..."
Meher Mount
"I have only love to give, and all I want is love." - Avatar Meher Baba
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Anecdotes, activities and stories about Meher Mount - past, present and future.
Winter Is My Favorite Time of Year to Visit
Margaret Magnus
People often ask, "When is a good time to visit Meher Mount?" I always say the wintertime. It is is my favorite time of year.
The weather is crisp, but generally not too cold. The air is clear - the fog of summer is gone. The skies are bright blue. And there is a special "winter" light on the land.
Read MoreWhat Meher Mount Means to Me
Robert Turnage
Meher Mount is important to me because of its long association with Avatar Meher Baba. That Meher Baba blessed Meher Mount with His visit in 1956 has profound significance for me.
What makes Meher Mount extra special are its natural qualities and beautiful setting – something increasingly rare and precious in Southern California.
Read MoreReincarnation According to Avatar Meher Baba
Meher Mount
“Immortality of the individualised soul is rendered possible by the fact that the individualised soul is not the same as the physical body.
“The individualised soul continues to exist with all its sanskaras [impressions] in the inner worlds through the medium of its mental and subtle bodies, even after it has discarded its gross body at the time of death.
The Early Ashram at Manzil-e-Meem
Margaret Magnus
Manzil-e-Meem was the Bombay residence Meher Baba used for His work with His close disciples (mandali) for about 10 months from 1992 to 1923. Generally translated, the term Manzil-e-Meem means "the House of the Master."
Taking inspiration from Meher Baba's gutta at Manzil-e-Meem, Fred Stankus has for years hosted a "Gutta Breakfast" in different venues.
Read MoreWhat Was It Like to Be with Meher Baba?
Bill Le Page
People "...particularly ask me what was it like to be with Meher Baba, what did I experience, what were His qualities?
"First and foremost, Meher Baba had a Presence, a Presence so complete and so overwhelming that one found no difficulty in being conscious only of Him.
Read More"Life is so beautiful. It is meant to be happy." - Avatar Meher Baba
Margaret Magnus
Meher Baba continually stressed a cheerful attitude and asked His followers not to be "garlic faced."
There is an interview with Meher Baba on happiness in Not We But One: Meher Baba on Life, Living and Love, a collection of stories and messages from the life of Meher Baba by Bill Le Page.
"Take Me With You" - Avatar Meher Baba
Margaret Magnus
Jeanne Shaw, who was with Meher Baba at Meher Mount in 1956, describes her precious experience with Meher Baba at Baba’s Tree.
Read MoreThe Topa Topa Patio Takes Advantage of the Views
Margaret Magnus
The idea for the patio first came about when the Board was planning for the Workshop. An early concept called for a workshop/garage built into the side of the hill with a rooftop patio in view of the Bluffs.
That concept proved to be too expensive, but the idea of a patio with a view of the mountains stuck.
Read MoreA Hologram of Meher Baba in Ojai Art Exhibit
Buzz Glasky
My wife Ginger and I recently attended the artist's opening of the exhibit "We Are Spiritual Machines" at the Porch Gallery in downtown Ojai.
We went on May 10, 2014, because we had met the artist Mike Saijo when he visited Meher Mount to do his research, and we were eager to see the results.
Read MoreCaretaker Transitions: The Pull of Destiny
Margaret Magnus
If you spend anytime at Meher Mount, you discover there is an unseen pull of destiny that seems to draw visitors to Meher Mount by sheer happenstance. That pull of destiny also draws those who choose to be Manager/Caretakers at Meher Mount.
Read MoreA Promise Fulfilled - Almost 50 Years Later
Ursula Reinhart
In the mid-1960s, my then husband Mik Hamilton and I traveled around the world in an attempt to meet Meher Baba. On March 7, 1966, we met Him in Meherazad, India.
When we returned to the US, we lived in Santa Barbara, California – about a 50-minute drive from Meher Mount. We continued to correspond with Meher Baba. One topic of our letters was helping Agnes Baron at Meher Mount.
Read MoreBoundary Dispute Is Settled
Margaret Magnus
When Avatar Meher Baba visited Meher Mount in 1956, He asked about Meher Mount's boundaries. He was particularly inquisitive about the southern boundary corner post.
Meher Mount discovered that the property of the neighbors to the south, Larry and Maj Hagman, encroached on Meher Mount's land with footings for their solar panels, a couple of other small structures and a road. The fence line was actually on Meher Mount’s property.
Interestingly, that boundary line starts from the very corner Meher Baba inquired about.
Read MoreWoodpeckers in Residency in Baba’s Tree
Eric Turk
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) residency in Baba's Tree has much expanded! There are four to five full-size nest holes, plus some tentative ones, all along the underside of one branch.
Read More"An infinite number of branches spread out from me." - Avatar Meher Baba
Eric Turk
"An infinite number of branches spread out from me. It is I who work through you all and suffer for you all. ..." - Avatar Meher Baba
Read MoreMeher Baba's Comments on America's Spiritual Potential
Margaret Magnus
In honor of America's independence celebration on July 4, 2013, Meher Mount published these comments by Avatar Meher Baba on America's spiritual potential.
Read MoreWill David's Painting of Meher Baba at Meher Mount
Margaret Magnus
In 1996, artist Will David visited Meher Mount and was inspired to paint Avatar Meher Baba with the 6,200-foot Topa Topa Bluffs in the background.
Read MoreGuests Are Engulfed in the Clouds
Margaret Magnus
The weather report for Sunday, April 14, 2013, said “mostly sunny, 69 degrees, 10% chance of rain.”
Invitations to the event that day - the "Don’t Worry, Be Happy” Ojai WordFest After Party - had invited everyone to come see the 360-degree views from atop the 2,500-foot level of Sulphur Mountain Road.
However, when volunteers arrived to set up for the event, Sulphur Mountain and Meher Mount were enshrouded in the clouds.
Read MoreProgress in Eliminating Yellow Starthistle
Margaret Magnus
Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solsitialis), is an invasive, noxious weed found in range lands, some wild lands, and along roadsides and walking trails.
There are an estimated 19,761,201 acres of Yellow Starthistle in the US. Some of that acreage includes Meher Mount.
Read MoreThe Workshop - The Need for a Master Plan
Margaret Magnus
The need for the fireproof garage/workshop sparked a series of discussions which led directly to the development of a long-range master plan for Meher Mount.
Meher Mount had earlier begun long-range planning discussions by holding two community meetings – February 7, 2004 and May 22, 2004 –to brainstorm ideas that would help guide the master plan.
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