Meher Baba

Indian spiritual master (1894–1969)

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Meher Baba was an Indian figure who lived from 25 February 1894 to 31 January 1969. He is associated with a body of written works, including *The sayings of Shri Meher Baba*, *Divine theme*, *The perfect master*, *Discourses*, and *Izbrannoe iz sochineniĭ Mekher-Baby*. Records indicate he has 84 works listed, with a separate count of 5 works noted in another source.

His name appears in 506 other encyclopedia articles. On the music platform Last.fm, he is tagged as Indian and has 20 listeners with a total playcount of 155.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 25 February 1894
Died: 31 January 1969
Works: 84

Top works

Izbrannoe iz sochineniĭ Mekher-Baby
The sayings of Shri Meher Baba
Divine theme
The perfect master
Discourses

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 20
Total plays: 155

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Construction of Escherichia coli K‐12 in‐frame, single‐gene knockout mutants: the Keio collection
· 2006 · cited 7,284x
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy
· 2012 · cited 2,927x
Technical aspects of biodiesel production by transesterification—a review
· 2006 · cited 2,560x
FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
· 2018 · cited 2,543x
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)<sup>1</sup>
· 2021 · cited 2,490x

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Quotes

“Consciously or unconsciously, directly or indirectly, each and every creature, each and every human being — in one form or the other — strives to assert individuality. But when eventually man consciously experiences that he is Infinite, Eternal and Indivisible, then he is fully conscious of his individuality as God, and as such experiences Infinite Knowledge, Infinite Power and Infinite Bliss.”
“Know you all that if I am the Highest of the High my role demands that I strip you of your possessions and wants, consume all your desires and make you desireless rather than satisfy your desires. Sadhus, saints, yogis and walis can give you what you want; but I take away your wants and free you from attachments and liberate you from the bondage of ignorance. I am the one to take, not the one to give, what you want as you want.”
“Mere intellectuals can never understand me through their intellect. If I am the Highest of the High, it becomes impossible for the intellect to gauge me, nor is it possible for my ways to be fathomed by the limited human mind. I am not to be attained by those who, loving me, stand reverently by in rapt admiration. I am not for those who ridicule me and point at me with contempt. To have a crowd of tens of millions flocking around me is not what I am for.”
“Age after age, when the wick of Righteousness burns low, the Avatar comes yet once again to rekindle the torch of Love and Truth.”
“Age after age, history repeats itself when men and women, in their ignorance, limitations and pride, sit in judgment over the God-incarnated man who declares his Godhood, and condemn him for uttering the Truths they cannot understand. He is indifferent to abuse and persecution for, in his true compassion he understands, in his continual experience of Reality he knows, and in his infinite mercy he forgives.”
“God is all. God knows all, and God does all. When the Avatar proclaims he is the Ancient One, it is God who proclaims His manifestation on earth. When man utters for or against the Avatarhood, it is God who speaks through him. It is God alone who declares Himself through the Avatar and mankind.”

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Key facts

Born: Merwan Sheriar Irani , ( 1894-02-25 ) 25 February 1894, Pune , Bombay Presidency , British India
Died: 31 January 1969 (1969-01-31) (aged 74), Meherabad , Ahmednagar , Maharashtra , India
Other name: The Awakener
Main interests: Religion metaphysics aesthetics ethics
Notable works: God Speaks Discourses
Website: avatarmeherbabatrust .org

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Encyclopedic overview

Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or the total manifestation of God in human form. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of hundreds of thousands of people, mostly in India, with a smaller number of followers in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia.

Meher Baba's map of consciousness has been described as "a unique amalgam of Sufi, Vedic, and Yogic terminology". He taught that the goal of all beings was to become conscious of their own divinity, and to realise the oneness of God.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meher Baba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.