Meher Center Podcast

Mehera tells the story of the gold ring that Upasni Maharaj gave her and how Baba used it to test her. Rich in details, Meher recounts how Upasni was given the ring and then, after wearing it on his toe and giving darshan, he put it on Mehera’s finger. Upasni then ordered her to “always keep it on your finger and don’t part with it.” But later, when she was with Baba, He asked for everyone’s gold rings. Mehera immediately complied, despite Upasni’s order, and gave the ring to Baba. Within minutes, He returned the ring to Mehera and then gave her a second one.

The second part of Ann Conlon’s “fairytale” opens with her momentous first sighting of Baba after waiting five long years to meet Him. She expected to be able to see Him for only one hour, but that hour stretched to three hours and then five full days. With her dry wit, she recounts Baba’s delight in a rambunctious, enthusiastic crowd, several stories He shared and what they meant to her, as well as what seemed like a truly confounding direction. After Baba had invited her into a meeting with the men mandali, He told her that when He returns in 700 years to “make sure that you come back as a man so you can attend these exclusive meetings.” After everyone laughed and she left, Ann thought “Wait a minute…”

Ann Conlon wittily recounts how she missed her first opportunity to meet Baba in 1958 and her subsequent longing and regret. And then, in 1961 was given an unexpected opportunity to travel to India. Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles at work, the passport office, and the airlines she finally got to meet Baba. She called it her “fairytale.”

Christopher Wilson, April 09, 2025 - Meher Spiritual CenterMeher Baba in SpainMeher Baba singled out St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) as one of His favoriteWestern saints and as a model of how to love Him. In October 1933, He took agroup of His Eastern and Western disciples to visit places associated with herlife in Avila, saying “I am so happy here.” The group then went to Madrid,where Baba spent two hours at the Prado Museum and was pleased by thepaintings of the lives of Jesus and the saints by El Greco and other Spanishartists. Christopher will discuss the sites that Baba visited; the life, work, andwritings of St. Teresa; and the paintings that He admired.

In this light and humor-filled audio, Lud Dimpfl talks about his life with Baba and "the different things Baba put me through." From money matters to false assumptions to the importance of honesty, Lud's delightful stories offer a glimpse into how Baba worked with a determined and devoted lover.