| 1 : | Tumultuous TravelsIrani, the Jessawala, Desai and Dadachanji families, and Jamshed Mehta. Of the highest order, the Avatar comes among us as man to do his universal work, and this work must be completed and its purpose achieved before he ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/travels3.html |
| 2 : | The Beloved's StreetIt is a letter from Meher Baba to her uncle Sohrabji Desai sent after Sohrabji's editing completion of the Gujarati Biography of Sadguru Upasni Maharaj, Sakori-na-Sadguru – Protector of the Poor. ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/street.html |
| 3 : | Lord Meher Volume 3, Page 936Kaikobad had brought Sohrab's young niece with him from Navsari, Mani Beheram Desai, later nicknamed Mansari by Baba. This was also her first meeting with the Master. From the time Mansari first laid eyes on Baba at Meherabad, where she and Kaikobad had his darshan, ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page936.html |
| 4 : | Lord Meher Volume 3, Page 935SOHRAB DESAI had spoken to the Master about his friend Kaikobad Feram Dastur, and Baba assured him that Kaikobad would eventually come to him. Kaikobad was then thirty-eight years old and a practicing Parsi priest. He was considered to be very pious and a genuine spiritual seeker. By Sohrab' ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page935.html |
| 5 : | Lord Meher Volume 3, Page 918While walking behind Baba, Sohrab Desai was in the habit of collecting. ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page918.html |
| 6 : | Lord Meher Volume 20, Page 6691At one point, Baba called Bapai and Meher Desai of Bombay to his room. Meher had become a doctor according to Baba's wish and she wanted to stay in Meherazad permanently in ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page6691.html |
| 7 : | Lord Meher Volume 20, Page 65536553 LOVE, SERVICE, FAITH & HONESTY Bhikaiji Desai (member of large Parsi family – Navsari) Baijimai Boman Desai (Soma Desai's sister – Navsari) Mrs. Anna Jakkal (wife of Anna 104 – Ahmednagar) Rawatmani (Aunt, wife of Shireenmai's brother, Dinshaw) Chingutai (Kalemama's daughter – ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page6553.html |
| 8 : | Lord Meher Volume 20, Page 6551Irani (Bomanji's brother – Karachi) Kaikhusroo (owner of an ice cream shop Baba frequented) Hormuzd Boman Irani (Pilamai's husband – Karachi) Kasam (Ramjoo Abdulla's son – died young) Faredoon Irani (Dowla Mondi's son – Poona) Otto Billo (father of Irene Billo in Switzerland) Rustom Jehangir Irani (Baily's brother – Poona) Sohrab Rustom Irani (Sailor's brother – Poona) Bejanji Ramji (friend of Soma Desai – Navsari) In June 1953, Baba had added the following sixteen names to the men's list. Dr. K. Daruwala (medical physician in Meher Ashram) Jamshed Mehta (friend of Mahatma Gandhi – Karachi) Sadashiv Patel's uncle (Hindu in Poona) ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page6551.html |
| 9 : | Lord Meher Volume 20, Page 6550Desai (Keki Desai's father – Delhi) Manekji Confectioner (Kaka Baria's sister's husband) N. Namdar Dastur (Parsi – worked in Meher Ashram school) Rustom Dinyar (lived as mandali at Meherabad, late 1920s) Bhausaheb (Dattu Mehendarge's ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page6550.html |
| 10 : | Lord Meher Volume 20, Page 6465Extremely upset, Baba's longtime, and usually mild-mannered, lover Minoo Desai (Mansari's brother), sent this telegram to Baba on July 13th, which echoed the grief of millions: "I pray on behalf of the five million people of Bombay for your intervention about rain and blessings." Baba immediately sent this reply: "Bombay has already started receiving rain. Love, Baba." Rain came, the city's hopes were revived, and the ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page6465.html |
| 11 : | Lord Meher Volume 2, Page 615Sohrabji Desai had written an article in the same newspaper stating that he had met Meher Baba and fully believed that he was "the coming of the Jagat Guru - Master of the universe, the Avatar!" Gulmai used to come every day to Meherabad, bringing Baba's food. Due to her financial help, as well as that of Rustom and Adi, the system of work in Meherabad was greatly facilitated. The stone flooring for the ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page615.html |
| 12 : | Lord Meher Volume 18, Page 5929Baba selected nine close lovers to share the burden of these expenses: Joseph Harb to pay one thousand five hundred rupees; Nariman Dadachanji, Hoshang Bharucha and Kishanchand Gajwani to pay one thousand rupees each; and Sohrabji Siganporia, Meherjee, Bapusaheb Shinde, Minoo Desai and Minoo Bharucha, five hundred rupees each. On August 31st, Baba dictated two more discourses, one on The Lover and the Beloved and the other on Forgiveness. The Lover and The Beloved God is ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page5929.html |
| 13 : | Lord Meher Volume 16, Page 5694No word was received from Keki Desai for a week or so, and Baba appeared anxious about the matter. Ten days later a telegram was sent to him. More letters followed back and forth. This is a typical example of the sort of seemingly trivial things ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page5694.html |
| 14 : | Lord Meher Volume 16, Page 5568On another occasion, Bapai Desai's husband, Minoo, had come with them to Poona. The darshan was scheduled to start ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page5568.html |
| 15 : | Lord Meher Volume 16, Page 5567Greatly heartened, Desai folded his hands and said to Baba, "Thank you", and then exclaimed, "What a butcher you are to slaughter one so slowly!" Baba replied with a smile, "Only slow butchering leads one to the Goal. A quick end keeps you where you are." EVERY THURSDAY Shinde, Kamble, Pote and Dhavle, all from Poona, would spend the day at Guruprasad, going for ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page5567.html |
| 16 : | Lord Meher Volume 16, Page 5544Desai, thanked Baba for coming and blessing them. Baba rose and amidst acclamations returned to Ashiana. RAMJOO ABDULLA was in Bombay at this time preparing drafts for the creation of the Avatar ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page5544.html |
| 17 : | Lord Meher Volume 2, Page 550The Desai family, friends and acquaintances were there. Sohrab sat next to Baba while waiting for the train. In a melodious voice, Baba discoursed to him on different spiritual themes. The whole family was ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page550.html |
| 18 : | Lord Meher Volume 2, Page 549Divine light was shining in Sohrab Desai's house, bathing all in its brilliance! Each person had an experience of the Master's divinity and became oblivious of the world as Meher Baba's figure and features filled their vision. The Master sanctified the house and was particular to walk through every room. The blissful atmosphere in Baba's presence was so absorbing that even ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page549.html |
| 19 : | Lord Meher Volume 2, Page 548Then Sohrab Desai arrived on the scene. He was immediately recognized as Navsari's renowned and highly respected writer. Sohrab spoke sharply to the officer, declaring, "These men are ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page548.html |
| 20 : | Lord Meher Volume 15, Page 5182One old lover in the group, Ader Desai (Keki Desai's brother of Dehra Dun), promptly said, "Baba, I love you so much, but the idea of God coming down as the Avatar does not penetrate into my heart, however much I try to make it do so. I tell others that you are the Avatar, but to be honest I have no such conviction, though I desire it very much." Baba asked him, "Do you love ...fwb104.org/searchengine/site1/page5182.html |