Meher Baba
Indian spiritual master (1894–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age.[1][2][3] A spiritual figure of the 20th century,[4][5] he had a following of hundreds of thousands of people, mostly in India, with a smaller number of followers in North America, Europe, and Australia.[2][6][7]
Meher Baba | |
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Born | Merwan Sheriar Irani (1894-02-25)25 February 1894 |
Died | 31 January 1969(1969-01-31) (aged 74) |
Other names | The Awakener |
Notable work | God Speaks, Discourses |
Main interests | Religion, metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics |
Website | avatarmeherbabatrust |
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Meher Baba's map of consciousness has been described as "a unique amalgam of Sufi, Vedic, and Yogic terminology".[8] He taught that the goal of all beings was to gain consciousness of their own divinity, and to realise the absolute oneness of God.[2][9]
At the age of 19, Meher Baba began a seven-year period of spiritual transformation, during which he had encounters with Hazrat Babajan, Upasni Maharaj, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Tajuddin Baba, and Narayan Maharaj. In 1925, he began a 44-year period of silence, during which he communicated first using an alphabet board and by 1954 entirely through hand gestures using an interpreter.[9] Meher Baba died on 31 January 1969 and was entombed at Meherabad. His tomb, or "samadhi", has become a place of pilgrimage for his followers, often known as "Baba lovers".[6]