Meher Baba was an Indian spiritual teacher who said he was the Avatar. Educated at St. Vincent's High School in Pune, India, as well as Deccan College, he led a normal school life, showing no particular inclination toward spiritual matters. At the age of 19, a short contact with an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat Babajan marked what he said was the beginning of his spiritual awakening. [1] In 1915, at the age of 22, he was hailed as "Parvardigar" (Sufi for 'God as the Almighty Sustainer') by the Indian fakir Sai Baba of Shirdi. [2][3] He received help from three more spiritual masters, including Upasni Maharaj, who he said revealed to him his spiritual identity as "The Ancient One" in 1921. Baba lived and traveled in company with a circle of close disciples whom he termed his "mandali" (Sanskrit for 'circle'), both men and women from whom he demanded absolute obedience. He and his mandali voluntarily assumed a life of extreme simplicity. From 1925 to the end of his life, Baba remained silent, communicating by means of an alphabet board or by gesture. [4] Baba spent long periods in seclusion, often fasting, but he would intersperse these periods with wide-ranging travels, public gatherings, and works of charity, including working with lepers, the poor, and the mad. He gave many discourses, which have been collected by his followers. In 1931 he made the first of many visits to the West. During these travels, a number of western mandali joined him. In the 1940s, along with selected mandali, he traveled incognito about India, in what he called "The New Life." On February 10, 1954, Baba declared that he was the Avatar (an incarnation of God).
Meher Baba died on January 31, 1969 at the age of 74.
Danthala Venkata Meher Baba died in 2008.
Danthala Venkata Meher Baba was born in 1950.
No. He was celibate all his life and never married.
Baba Luba was created in 1995.
Meher Baba was born on February 25, 1894.
Meher Baba was born on February 25, 1894.
Meher Baba died on January 31, 1969 at the age of 74.
Danthala Venkata Meher Baba died in 2008.
Danthala Venkata Meher Baba was born in 1950.
Meher Baba died on January 31, 1969 at the age of 74.
Avatar Meher Baba Trust was created on 1959-04-06.
Meher Baba was born on February 25, 1894 and died on January 31, 1969. Meher Baba would have been 74 years old at the time of death or 121 years old today.
Pune, India
Yes, Meher Baba was vegetarian. Although born to Zoroastrians who eat meat, he became vegetarian once he began his spiritual life's work.
Meher Baba Avatar of the Age - 1988 was released on: USA: 1988 (Chicago International Film Festival)
He was born to Zoroastrian parents.