Category Archives: articles and notes

When Avatar Meher Baba first visited the US he remarked that America had great spiritual potential because of its great energy, but that its energy was misapplied. He stated that for America to “lead the world spiritually” it would have … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

The problem with Avatar Meher Baba’s books and statements is that one can easily read them in isolation from other books and statements that often provide essential context to form a just appreciation of them. This can lead to very … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

“Ethics in time of war can only be judged by the degree to which they reflect the divine plan. In war there are two kinds of forces operative: (1) those which make for love, justice, harmony, and the well being … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

Rahu, or the north node of the Moon, is considered a shadow planet in Indian/ Vedic astrology. It is not a physical planet, but an astronomical point. It, along with Ketu, the south node of the Moon, represent an axis … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

Avatar Meher Baba has remarked that the spike in world population in the past 120 plus  years has been the result of immigration from outer planets to take birth on Earth so as to benefit from the present Avataric advent. … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

The following letter came from the chairman of the Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust in India today. It announces the sudden imposition of draconian restrictions by the Government of India on the section of Meherabad known as Lower … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

Global warming since the beginning of the industrial age is approaching the redline of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Most of this heat is stored in the oceans where it is affecting global weather patterns. The world is not reducing fossil fuel … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

Karma denotes the fate that we we are destined to experience on the basis of past lives. Dharma denotes the appropriate attitude we should bring to the discharge of that karma. The only “free will” we have lies in the … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

People get needlessly confused by politics. With the right set of references, it’s not that difficult to get it right. 1) Politics is about power: how to get it and how to keep it. 2) Politics runs on money, because … Continue reading →

Print Friendly

In Wendy Doniger’s massive book, The Hindus: An Alternative history, in chapter 17- Avatar And Accidental Grace In The Latter Puranas, there is the following: “And at the end of the Kali Age, the minds of the people will become … Continue reading →

Print Friendly