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Day 1 of MBCNC’s “Bell of Warning” re Sufism re-Reoriented
The program went brilliantly. It began with the film O Parvardegar which established the the day’s most important theme: the incomparable glory of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba. Alisa Genovese then gave a warm and polished welcome address … Continue reading
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Night cries
Night cries stars of tears a milky way of anguish blubbering super novas and dark repression of immense and oppressive gravity. Dawn laughs it all away.
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Meher means the Sun who is the eternal Friend
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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