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Meher means the Sun who is the eternal Friend

Posted on March 20, 2015 by bill gannett

Meher means the Sun who is the eternal Friend: he is pure radiance whom mercy and grace attend. The recurring advent of the glorious Avatar dawns again and again as beauty’s rising star. Now is the spilling Rose fragrant in … Continue reading →

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A synopsis of Sufism re-Reoriented (Updated 3/11/15)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by bill gannett

Eruch Jessawalla rang the “Bell of Warning” in 1980 after having received an inner directive from Avatar Meher Baba to do so. (Meher Baba had “dropped the body” 11 years earlier in 1969.) He wrote a letter to the worldwide … Continue reading →

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Review of “Meher Legacy”, an archival website dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba

Posted on March 2, 2015 by bill gannett

Meher Legacy (meherlegacy.org) is a new website that “was created to archive and preserve the words, images, and treasures of Avatar Meher Baba and his closest followers, and to clarify how they were created, edited, or otherwise changed and interpreted throughout … Continue reading →

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All my days a hunger

Posted on February 27, 2015 by bill gannett

All my days a hunger, a longing for laughter; I cry for the lost friend, for the winsome Meher.

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Our way is full of cry and petition for yet more wine

Posted on February 5, 2015 by bill gannett

Our way is full of cry and petition for yet more wine- how else can the rend of love street achieve his ruin? We have no greater trust than in the master’s glance; we did not stumble this way on … Continue reading →

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Dysfunction vs. Control Central: MBCNC vs. Sufism Reoriented of Walnut Creek

Posted on February 2, 2015 by bill gannett

There have been recent Facebook posts and emails that bemoan the organizational acumen of MBCNC- Meher Baba Center of Northern Ca., and which implicitly praise the carefully regulated life and membership of Sufism Reoriented of Walnut Creek, which is right … Continue reading →

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New Sufi Sanctuary Looks Like Marble Clad Petrol Tanks

Posted on January 18, 2015 by bill gannett

The new Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary in Walnut Creek bears a curious resemblance to marble clad petrol tanks. This 60 million dollar complex of largely buried sacred space- 66,666 square feet, is about the size of one of the largest residential … Continue reading →

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Ghazal #37 from Ghazals For The Friend

Posted on January 18, 2015 by bill gannett

The storm of desire leaves me a piteous wreck: spirit becomes twisted and broken from neglect. Snarling dogs of discontent prowl around the door; unless love gives us courage, we hunt after spoor. We can’t see you in the darkness … Continue reading →

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Celtic fire in my head

Posted on January 4, 2015 by bill gannett

Celtic fire in my head burns and longs to be bled of all wan pretension: love rises from the dead.

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The narrow path to heart

Posted on December 26, 2014 by bill gannett

The narrow path to heart often pulls us apart to find more nimble feet; anguish is graceful art.  

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