"I am the Sun which is hidden by the shadow of yourself." - Avatar Meher Baba

Your Friday photo...

“Last weekend I went out to Avatar’s Point to watch the sunset over the Pacific Ocean. As I turned around, I saw my shadow in the trees and took this photo,” explained visitor Margaret Magnus.

This message from Avatar Meher Baba, on the occasion of His 72nd birthday on February 25, 1966, seemed appropriate. Thank you Wayne Myers for the suggestion.

“I am the Sun which is hidden by the shadow of yourself. Cease thinking that you are your shadow, and you will find that the Sun which I am is your own Reality.

All that frightens and confuses you and grips you with despair is your own shadow. When the Sun of Love manifests in Its Glory, and all faces are turned towards that Radiance, all shadows will have disappeared — even the memory of them will have vanished.

I am the joy in your heart and the despair of your mind — for Love can attain that which the intellect cannot fathom.”

— Avatar Meher Baba

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Source

The Awakener: A Journal Devoted Meher Baba, Vol IX, Number 2, 1966, pg. 44.

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"I stayed until the fog slowly crept up the hill..."

Your Friday photo…

Visitor Chris Barker captured the serenity of a late spring afternoon at Avatar’s Point when the clouds were rolling in and the sun was setting.

“Most sweet was the thought of Meher Baba striding across this airy hilltop...”

— Chris Barker

I was stunned with the beauty of Meher Mount — the majestic view all the way to the distant Pacific Ocean; the lovely green field leading down to Baba’s Tree; the clean lines of the adobe-inspired reception building.

But most sweet was the thought of Meher Baba striding across this airy hilltop with co-founder Agnes Baron and His other Baba lovers in tow.

It was easy to feel the sanctity of this unique place. I stayed and enjoyed it until the fog slowly crept up and swirled over the top of the hill at Avatar’s Point.

~Chris Barker, Visitor

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