Dear Meher Center Family and Friends,
Greetings from Meher Center where the summer heat is upon us!
A couple of reminders: It is not too late to sign up for the Youth Sahavas held at the Center in late July. Please click here or contact the Gateway if you are interested.
Also, we will be holding a Virtual Sahavas for all on Sunday, October 6th, 2024 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. EDT on Zoom. More information will be forthcoming.
Meher Baba has described His Center as a place for “rest, meditation, and the renewal of the spiritual life.” “In the early '70s, a Baba lover from the West requested Eruch to share his views on the subject of meditation. Eruch wrote:
“Meditation has to serve but one purpose—to steady the mind of the aspirant, to make one think less of one' s self, and eventually to make one forget totally one's false existence. If, on the contrary, meditation were to remind one of his/her self, then the purpose of meditation is not at all served. One has to beware not to become attached to any form of meditation, for meditation would then become a ritual!
“Meher Baba has revealed to us who lived with Him that true meditation is to remember Him constantly in all our everyday life and acts; whether we eat or drink, feast or fast, attend to nature's call or take a bath, whether we are busy in the office or with business, or relaxing in bed, whether we are meditating at a place or making merry, resting or moving about, we should always think of Him and have Him always as our constant Companion. There is no better meditation than this!
“This is spontaneous meditation. There is no set time, place, posture, principle or austerity for this meditation where every breath is dedicated to His remembrance. Eventually we totally forget ourselves and live in His Grace alone. Blessed indeed is such a life!” *
In Baba’s love and service,
Buz Connor,
For Meher Center board and staff
Glimpses of the God-Man, Vol. V, Part 1, by Bal Natu, p. 26-27.
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