Painting of Meher Baba by Charlie Gard'ner

A Rumi Workshop, Visiting Friends and a Diwali Celebration

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2013:  A workshop will take place at the Healing Arts Centre on Prince Avenue in Athens exploring the poetry and meditation practices of Jalaludin Rumi.  The workshop will be taught by Kabir and Camille Helminski, authors and teachers in the Mevlevi tradition of Sufism. Workshop time: 1 to 5 p.m.  For more information, contact Janice Callaway at 706-540-4128 or at wisdom.expressions@att.net.  

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013: Save the Date! Baba friends from New Mexico will be visiting Athens on their way to the Center in Myrtle Beach. Charlie Gard'ner is coordinating a meeting here in Athens for the occasion. More details will be posted closer to the date.  

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2013:  Chai Pani, Decatur, will be celebrating the festival of Diwali showcasing Indian culture and cuisine.  For more information, go to  Diwali Mela at Chai Pani.  

A Movie and a Meeting, Thursday, October 17, 2013

Charlie Gard'ner will be hosting a Baba meeting this Thursday, October 17, 2013, at his home in Athens located at 473 Oak Tree Square. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. with food and drink, to be followed by a movie at 7:00 p.m.  Charlie said pizza and beverages will be provided and "to just bring yourself."  The movie is Be As It May, the Discourse of Upasni Maharaj by Bob Fredericks.   The movie will start promptly at 7:00 p.m., so please be on time.  For more information, Charlie's phone number is 706-546-6492.  

Meher Baba and Upasni Maharaj
October 17, 1941
(Public Domain Photo per Wikimedia Commons)

Eruch's Birthday

Eruch Jessawala was born on October 13, 1916 and died on August 31, 2001.
Today would have been his 97th birthday.

God is in the roses...and the thorns.

There's a beautiful song by Rosanne Cash that reminds me of my Beloved Meher Baba. It's called God is in the Roses. 

Today, as I was riding through the countryside near Athens, that song came to mind. 

  

A song and a few photos from today.

Jai baba.  

This magnificent creature galloped up to the fence to say hello when he saw me approach. Beautiful boy.

Some good advice.

Old Highway 64

In 1952, Meher Baba traveled to Murphy, North Carolina, along with Elizabeth, Mani, Mehera and Meheru. They were followed in another car by Sarosh, Goher, Rano, Kitty and Delia.

This past weekend I traveled to North Carolina, along a portion of the same route that Baba took in 1952 -- Old Highway 64. Here are a few photographs of some of the sites along that route.

Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Old Hwy. 64

An old barn located on Hall Cove Road, off Old Hwy. 64

The City of Brasstown, North Carolina