Introduction

This extensive collection originates from Mehera's firsthand narrative gathered from over 200 hours of tape recordings made by David Fenster, from the years 1974 to 1982. These recordings feature Mehera, Mehera J. Irani, Avatar Meher Baba's foremost woman disciple, and several men and women mandali members. The recordings were made primarily at Meherazad, Pimpalgaon, Maharashtra, India. 

This extensive collection originates from Mehera's firsthand narrative gathered from over 200 hours of tape recordings made by David Fenster, from the years 1974 to 1982. These recordings feature Mehera, Mehera J. Irani, Avatar Meher Baba's foremost woman disciple, and several men and women mandali members. The recordings were made primarily at Meherazad, Pimpalgaon, Maharashtra, India. 

and pressed my cheek against his for quite a few seconds. Baba just sat there. I looked up in his eyes. He looked straight at me with such a tender, loving look in his eyes. There was a very sweet and tender expression in his eyes. It was very beautiful. Sometimes, when you felt that way, you wanted to kiss and embrace Baba. I still remember that. It has remained in my mind all this time.”

–– Mehera S. Irani, from Mehera-Meher

Notes: TRANSCRIPTS TBD

To access written transcriptions for each talk in pdf format, go to the Transcript column and click on the word “TEXT” to the right of each talk’s Contents information. If you don’t have a pdf reader already installed, you can download it here. Please also note that dates are displayed in conventional U.S.A. format, e.g. month-day-year. For example, 09-01-78 = September 1, 1978. Running time of talks is displayed in “hours:minutes:seconds format, for example: 01:30:42 = one hour, thirty minutes, forty-two seconds. Individual talks in the COLLECTION can be downloaded as mp3s by clicking the “Download” button displayed in the Audio file column.

Page 6
DF-144B to DF-188B (2-3407-2 to 2-3450-1)

◀︎ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ►

Audio file

Content

Text

DF-144B: (2-3407-2) Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, SC; 8/1981
Margaret Craske
Download

DF-144B: Margaret Craske
About Mehera (cont.)

TEXT

DF-145A (2-3408-1) Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, SC; 8/1981
Margaret Craske
Download

DF-145A: Margaret Craske
Baba’s spine; About Mehera (cont.)

TEXT

DF-145B (2-3408-2) Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, SC; 8/1981; Gisella's home,Berne, Switzerland; 9/1981
Margaret Craske; Gisella Haefliger
Download

DF-145B: Margaret Craske; Gisella Haefliger
Margaret: (cont), Mehera vs. Jean Adriel
Gisella:

TEXT

DF-146A (2-3409-1) Gisella's home, Berne, Switzerland; 9/1981
Gisella Hafliger; Max Hafliger
Download

DF-146A: Gisella Haefliger; Max Haefliger
Gisella: (cont.) About Mehera
Max:

TEXT

DF-146B (2-3409-2): Haefliger home, Berne, Switzerland; Irene Billo home, Heidan, Switzerland
Max Haefliger; Irene Billo
Download

DF-146B: Max Haefliger; Irene Billo
Max: (cont.)
Irene:

TEXT

DF-147A (2-3410-1): Irene Billo home, Heiden, Switzerland; 9/1981
Irene Billo
Download

DF-147A: Irene Billo

TEXT

DF-147B (2-3410-2): Irene Billo's home, Heiden, Switzerland, 9/1981
Irene Billo
Download

DF-147B: Irene Billo
Her father; Girnar; Sai Bala; New Life

TEXT

DF-148A (2-3411-1): Irene Billo's home, Heiden, Switzerland, 9/1981
Irene Billo
Download

DF-148A: Irene Billo
Irene reading letters

TEXT

DF-148B (2-3411-2): Irene Billo's home, Heiden, Switzerland
Irene Billo; David Fenster
Download

DF-148B: Irene Billo
Irene: Reading letters
David: reading letters

TEXT

 
DF-148iB-1 (2-3412-1): Irene Billo's home, Heiden, Switzerland, 9/1981
David Fenster
Download

DF-149A: David Fenster
David: Reading letters

TEXT

DF-148iB-2 (2-3412-2) Irene Billo's home, Heiden, Switzerland; 9/1981
David Fenster
Download

DF-148iB2: David Fenster
David: Reading letters

TEXT

DF-149B-1 (2-3501-1): Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India; 12/1/1981
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-149B-1: Mehera J. Irani
Her father; Girnar; Sat Bala; New Life

TEXT

DF-149B-2 (2-3501-2): Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India; 12/1/1981
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-149B-2: Mehera J. Irani
Her father; Girnar; Sat Bala; New Life

TEXT

 
 
 
DF-150A (2-3502-1): Location unknown; 1974-75; Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India; 12/1/1981
Khorshed Irani; Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-150A: Khorshed Irani; Mehera J. Irani

TEXT

DF-150B (2-3502-2) Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, 12/8/1981; David Fenster's room, Ahmednagar,2/7/1982
Mehera J. Irani; Bhau Kalchuri
Download

DF-150B: Mehera J. Irani; Bhau Kalchuri
Mehera:
Bhau:

TEXT

DF-151A (2-3503-1): David Fenster's room, 2/7/1982; Viloo Villa, Ahmednagar, India, 2/19/1982
Bhau Kalchuri; Tom & Dorothy Hopkinson; Ken & Alice Lawton
Download

DF-151A: Bhau Kalchuri; Tom & Dorothy Hopkinson; Ken & Alice Lawton:
Bhau:
Tom & Dorothy:
Ken & Alice:

TEXT

DF-151B (2-3503-2): Viloo Villa, Ahmednagar, India, 2/19/1982
Tom & Dorothy Hopkinson
Download

DF-151B: Tom & Dorothy Hopkinson
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-152A (2-3504-1): Location unknown
Copy of Amman's tape (Unknown speaker)
Download

DF-152A: Unknown speaker

TEXT

DF-152B (2-3504-2): Location unknown
Copy of Amman's tape (Unknown speaker)
Download

DF-152B: Unknown speaker

TEXT

DF-153A (2-3505-1): Bhau Kalchuri's bedroom, Ahmednagar, India, 9/17/1982
Copy of Amman's tape (Unknown speaker) ; Darwin Shaw
Download

DF-153A: Unknown speaker; Darwin Shaw
Unknown:
Darwin:

TEXT

DF-153B (2-3505-2): Bhau Kalchuri's bedroom, Meherazad, India, 9/17/1982
Darwin Shaw
Download

DF-153B: Darwin Shaw

TEXT

DF-154A (2-3506-1): Bhau Kalchuri's bedroom, Ahmednagar, India, 9/17, 10/6, 11/4/1982
Darwin Shaw; Agnes Baron; Bill LePage; Henry Kashouty
Download

DF-154A: Darwin Shaw; Agnes Baron; Bill LePage; Henry Kashouty
Darwin:
Agnes:
Bill:
Henry:

DF-154B (2-3506-2): Bhau Kalchuri's bedroom, Ahmednagar, India, 11/4/1982
Henry Kashouty
Download

DF-154B: Henry Kashouty
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-155A (2-3507-1): Bhau's bedroom, Ahmednagar, India, 11/4/1982
Henry Kashouty
Download

DF-155A: Henry Kashouty
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-155B (2-3507-2): Bhau's bedroom, Ahmednagar, India, 11/4/1982
Henry Kashouty
Download

DF-155B; Henry Kashouty
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-156A (2-3508-1): David Fenster's room, Ahmednagar, India, 11/19/1982
Jane Haynes
Download

DF-156A: Jane Haynes
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-156B (2-3508-2): David Fenster's room, Ahmednagar, India, 11/19/1982
Jane Haynes
Download

DF-156A: Jane Haynes
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-157A (2-3518-1): David Fenster's room, Ahmednagar, India, 11/19/1982
Jane Haynes
Download

DF-157-1: Jane Haynes
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-157B (2-3518-2): Bhau Kalchuri's room, Meherazad, India, 11/22/1982
Jane Haynes
Download

DF-158B Jane Haynes
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-158A (2-3519-1): Bhau Kalchuri's room, Meherzad, India, 11/22/1982
Jane Haynes
Download

DF-158A (2-3519-A): Jane Haynes
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-158B (2-3519-2): Amman to parents tape, 12/1982
William James Pitts
Download

DF-158B (2-3519-2): William James Pitts

TEXT

DF-159A (2-3520-1): Amman to parents tape, 12/1982
William James Pitts; John Haynes (1 of 4)
Download

DF-159A (2-3508):
•William James Pitts (cont.)
• John Haynes (start: 21:15; 1 of 4)

TEXT

DF-159B (2-3220-2): Bhau Kalchuri's room, Ahmednagar, India, 12/20 & 12/24/1982
John B. Haynes (2 of 4)
Download

DF-159B: John B. Haynes
(cont.) 2 of 4

TEXT

DF-160A (2-3521-1): Bhau Kalchuri's room, Ahmednagar, India, 12/20 & 12/24/1982
John B. Haynes (3 of 4)
Download

DF-160A: John B. Haynes
(cont.) 3 of 4

TEXT

DF-160B (2-3521-2): Bhau Kalchuri's room, Ahmednagar, India, 12/20 & 12/24/1982
John B. Haynes (4 of 4)
Download

DF-160B: John B. Haynes
(cont.) 4 of 4

TEXT

DF-161A (2-3522-1): Location & date unknown
Alain Youell
Download

DF-161A: Alain Youell

TEXT

DF-161B (2-3522-2): Location & date unknown
Alain Youell; Judith Garbett
Download

DF-162B: Alain Youell; Judith Garbett
Alain:
Judith:

TEXT

DF-162A (2-3523-1): Meherabad, India, 9/17/1982
Darwin Shaw
Download

DF-162A: Darwin Shaw

TEXT

DF-162B (2-3523-2): Meherabad, India, 9/17/1982
Darwin Shaw
Download

DF-162B: Darwin Shaw
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-163A (2-3524-1): Meherabad, India, 1/5/1983
Bhau Kalchuri
Download

DF-163A: Bhau Kalchuri

TEXT

DF-163B (2-3524-2): Meherabad, India, 9/17/1982
Bhau Kalchuri
Download

DF-163B: Bhau Kalchuri
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-164A (2-3423-1): (recorded by Esther Mathison) Meherazad, India, 9/17/1982
Mehera J. Irani; Mani S. Irani; Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-164A: Mehera J. Irani; Mani S. Irani; Eruch B. Jessawala
Mehera:
Mani:
Eruch:

TEXT

DF-164B (2-3423-2A): (recorded by Esther Mathison) Meherazad, India, 9/17/1982
Mehera J. Irani; Mani S. Irani; Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-164B: Mehera J. Irani; Mani S. Irani; Eruch B. Jessawala
Mehera:
Mani:
Eruch:

TEXT

DF-165A (2-3423-2B): (recorded by Esther Mathison) Meherazad, India, 9/17/1982
Mehera J. Irani; Mani S. Irani; Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-165A: Mehera J. Irani; Mani S. Irani; Eruch B. Jessawala
Mehera:
Mani:
Eruch:

TEXT

DF-165B (2-3424-1): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, Date unknown
Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-165B: Eruch B. Jessawala
Talks about the accident

TEXT

2-3424-2A
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3424-2B
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

DF-166A (2-3425-1): Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-166A: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Bhau & oranges

TEXT

DF-166B (2-3425-2): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-166B: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Bhau & oranges (cont.)

TEXT

DF-167A (2-3426-1): Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-167A: Mehera J. Irani
Meeting Alu Kambatta first time in 1938

TEXT

DF-167B (2-3426-2): Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-167B: Mehera J. Irani
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-168A (2-3442-1): (E. Matison) Mandali Hall, M'zad, Date Unkn; Khushru Qtrs, Ahmednagar, 2/2/1983
Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani; Bill LePage
Download

DF-168A: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Eruch: Speaks on Alu killing Peter.
Bill:

TEXT

DF-168B (2-3442-2): (Recorded by E. Matison) Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-168B: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani; Bill LePage
Eruch & Mani: (cont.)

TEXT

DF-169A (2-3443-1): (Recorded by E. Matison) Meherazad, India, 2/23-2/27/1983
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-169A: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

DF-169B (2-3443-2): (Recorded by E. Matison) Meherazad, India, 2/23-2/27/1983
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-169B: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

 
2-3413-1
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3413-2
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3414-1
Peter Saul
Download

DF-XXXA: Peter Saul

TEXT

2-3414-2
Peter Saul
Download

DF-XXXB: Peter Saul

TEXT

2-3415-1
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3415-2
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3416-1
Dr. Goher Irani; Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-XXXA: Dr. Goher Irani; Mehera J. Irani
Goher:
Mehera:

TEXT

2-3416-2
Dr. Goher Irani; Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-XXXB: Dr. Goher Irani; Mehera J. Irani
Goher:
Mehera:

TEXT

2-3417-1
Faredoon Navroji Driver (Padri)
Download

DF-XXXA: Padri (Faredoon Navroji Driver)

TEXT

2-3417-2
Faredoon Navroji Driver (Padri)
Download

DF-XXXB: Padri (Faredoon Navroji Driver)

TEXT

2-3418
Molly
Download

DFXXXA: Molly

TEXT

2-3419-1
Eruch B. Jessawala; Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-XXXA: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mehera J. Irani
Eruch:
Mehera:

TEXT

2-3419-2
Eruch B. Jessawala; Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-XXXB: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mehera J. Irani
Eruch:
Mehera:

TEXT

2-3420-1A; Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1975
Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-XXXA-1: Eruch B. Jessawala

TEXT

2-3420-1B; Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1975
Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-XXXA-2: Eruch B. Jessawala

TEXT

2-3420-2A; Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1975
Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-XXXB-1: Eruch B. Jessawala

TEXT

2-3420-2B; Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1975
Eruch B. Jessawala
Download

DF-XXXB-2: Eruch B. Jessawala

TEXT

2-3421-2
Cynthia Adams
Download

DF-XXX: Cynthia Adams

TEXT

2-3422-1
Wendy Haynes
Download

DF-XXXA: Wendy Haynes

TEXT

2-3422-2
Wendy Haynes
Download

DF-XXXB: Wendy Haynes

TEXT

DF-177A (2-3428-1): Meherazad, India, 11/20, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10/1983
Mani S. Irani; Irene Billo; Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-177A: Mani S. Irani; Irene Billo; Mehera J. Irani
Mani:
Irene:
Mehera:

TEXT

DF-177B (2-3428-2): Meherazad, India, 11/20, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10/1983
Download

DF-177B: Mani S. Irani; Irene Billo; Mehera J. Irani
Mani:
Irene:
Mehera:

TEXT

DF-178A (2-3429-1): Meherazad, India, 12/10/1983
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-178A: Mani S. Irani
(cont.)
Waves of purity coming off Meher Baba as she read to him.

TEXT

DF-178B (2-3429-12: Meherazad, India, 12/10/1983
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-178B: Mani S. Irani
(cont.)

TEXT

 
DF-179A (2-3430-1): Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-179A: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

DF-179B (2-3430-2): David's room, Ahmednagar, India, 12/23/1983
Bernard Bruford
Download

DF-179B: Bernard Bruford

TEXT

DF-180A (2-3431-1): David's office, Ahmednagar, India, 12/23/1983
Bernard Bruford; (D. Fenster reads Ramakrishnan)
Download

TEXT

DF-180A: Bernard Bruford; Ramakrishnan*
Bernard: (cont.)
David: Reads correspondence 1959-61 of Ramakrishnan, Poona Center

DF-180B (2-3431-2): (Dara Irani recording) Location Unknown, 12/31/1983
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-180B: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

DF-181A (2-3432-1): Fenster's, Ahmednagar, 1/9/1983; (J. Connor record) Meherazad, India, 2/12/1984
Cynthia Borg: Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-181A: Cynthia Borg; Mani S. Irani
Cynthia: Speaks about Mehera
Mani:

TEXT

DF-181B (2-3432-2): Meherazad, India, Date Unknown (Norman Akel recording)
Erucb B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-181B: Eruch B. Jessawala; Mani S. Irani
Eruch: On the women; rivalry
Mani:

TEXT

DF-182A (2-3433-1): Meherazad, India, Date Unknown (Norman Akel recording)
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-182A: Mani S. Irani
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-182B (2-3433-2A): MPC, Meherabad, India, 11/23/1984 (Jack Small recording)
Anita Vieillard
Download

DF-182B: Anita Vieillard
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-182B2 (2-3433-2B): Meher Pilgrim Center, India, 11/23/1984 (Jack Small recording)
Download

DF-182-B2: Anita Vieillard
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-183A (2-3434-1): Meher Pilgrim Center, India, 11/23/1984 (Jack Small recording)
Anita Vieillard
Download

DF-183A: Anita Vieillard
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-183B (2-3434-2 ): MPC, 11/23/1984; Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 12/29/1984
Anita Vieillard; Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-183B: Anita Vieillard; Mani S. Irani
Anita:
Mani: Speaking about Mehera

TEXT

DF-184A (2-3435-1): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 12/29/1984
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-184A: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

DF-184B (2-3435-2): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 12/29/1984 & 1/1/1985
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-184B: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

DF-185A (2-3436-1): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1/1/1985
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-185A: Mani S. Irani
(cont.)

TEXT

DF-186A (2-3437-1): David's room, Ahmednagar, 1/12/1985 & Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1/13/1985
Mani S. Irani; Bil LePage
Download

DF-186A: Mani S. Irani; Bill LePage
Mani: (cont.)
Bill:

TEXT

DF-186B (2-3437-2): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 1/12/1985
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-186B: Mani S. Irani
(cont.- copy of John’s recording, Meher Lahar)

TEXT

DF-187A (2-3438-1): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 11/9 & 11/16/1985
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-187A: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

DF-187B (2-3438-2): Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, 11/23/1985
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-187B: Mani S. Irani

TEXT

2-3439-1
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3439-2
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

 

TEXT

2-3440-1
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

2-3440-2
Download

File number, Title, Speaker(s)
Location(s) and Date(s) ––TBA

TEXT

 
DF-188A (2-3441-1): Location Unknown, 12/8/1986
Unknown
Download

DF-188A:
Amman’s tape to parents

TEXT

DF-188A (2-3441-2): Location Unknown, 12/8/1986
Download

DF-188B:
Amman’s tape to parents

TEXT

DF-170A (2-3444-1): (Recorded by Ester Matison) Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-170A: Mehera J. Irani

TEXT

DF-170B (2-3444-2): (recorded by Ester Matison) Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-170B: Mehera J. Irani

TEXT

DF-171A (2-3445-1) (recorded by Ester Matison) Mehera's Veranda, Meherazad, India, Date Unknown
Mehera J. Irani
Download

DF-171A: Mehera J. Irani

TEXT

DF-171B (2-3445-2): Khushru Quarters, Ahmednagar, India, 2/9/1/983
Irwin Luck
Download

DF-171B: Irwin Luck

TEXT

DF-172 (2-3446-1): David's office, Ahmednagar, India, 6/24/1983
Tex Hightower
Download

DF-172A: Tex Hightower

TEXT

DF-173A (2-3447-1): David's office, 6/24/1983 Ahmednagar, India
Tex Hightower; Phyllis Ott
Download

DF-173A: Tex Hightower

TEXT

DF-173B (2-3447-2): David's office, 6/24/1983 & 'Nagar Center, Ahmednagar, India, 8/16/1983
Tex Hightower; Phyllis Ott
Download

DF-173A: Tex Hightower; Phyllis Ott
Tex:
Phyllis:

TEXT

DF-174A (2-3448-1): 'Nagar Center, Ahmednagar, India, 8/16/1983
Phyllis Ott
Download

DF-174A: Phyllis Ott

TEXT

DF-175A (2-3449-1): David's office, Ahmednagar, India, 11/14/1983
Liz Sacalis
Download

DF-175A: Liz Sacalis

TEXT

DF-175B (2-3449-2): David's house, Meher Nazar, Ahmednagar, India, 11/14/1983
Dedee Gloor; Irene Billo
Download

DF-175B: Dedee Gloor; Irene Billo
Dedee:
Irene:

TEXT

DF-176A (2-3450-1) Location Unknown, 11/20/1983
Mani S. Irani
Download

DF-176A: Mani J. Irani

TEXT

Page 6