Meher Mount is a universal spiritual center in Ojai, California, dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba. Visitors come to Meher Mount on pilgrimage for celebrating Divine Love and Oneness, for loving God through nature, and for service.
A PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE
Avatar Meher Baba sanctified Meher Mount when He visited on August 2, 1956. He said, “I love this place very much and feel happy here.” Meher Mount is a universal place of pilgrimage because Meher Baba is universal — accessible to all.
Followers of Meher Baba come from all over the world in honor of Him, to walk in the footsteps of the Avatar of the Age, and to feel His presence. Other visitors – who may know nothing of Meher Baba – also come on pilgrimage, sometimes for unknown reasons or because they have heard that Meher Mount is a sacred place. All are drawn by the invisible fountain of spiritual energy left by Avatar Meher Baba.
DIVINE ONENESS IN AVATAR MEHER BABA
For those who visit, there is often a connection to something larger than themselves. There is a special, sometimes indescribable feeling of joy, peace or contentment. There is a sense of feeling and celebrating Divine Love.
In the lore of the Chumash Indians, Sulphur Mountain is a bridge between the heavens and earth. Meher Mount is the meeting of heaven and earth – the bringing together of God and man. Meher Baba’s presence made Meher Mount a place where the eternal and temporal meet.
Several times during His visit, Meher Baba emphasized the opportunity at Meher Mount to relax and enjoy being in the Avatar’s company. At one point, Meher Baba said, “You are so lucky to be with me so closely…”
At another time during the day, Meher Baba smiled and said, ‘This afternoon, you all have a chance to laugh and feel relaxed. Baba also has a chance to relax here for five minutes… here today, we feel relaxed, happy. I come down to your level so that we can laugh and be free together; but do not forget at the same time that I am the Highest of the High.”
LOVING GOD THROUGH NATURE
At 173 acres at the 2,500-foot level atop Sulphur Mountain, Meher Mount overlooks the beautiful Ojai Valley backed by Chief Mountain on the north and the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands to southwest. To the northeast is Topa Topa Mountain in the Los Padres National Forest.
During His visit, Meher Baba gestured toward the outdoors and said, “Now, go out and see the view and try to love Baba through nature. This is all due to my love. This whole creation, this nature, all the beauty you see, all came out of me.”
Visitors come to Meher Mount to enjoy the natural setting.
It is our fortune to hear the birds sing, to catch a glimpse of a bobcat or a mountain lion, and to share the land with the deer, the snakes, and even the gophers.
The symbol of Meher Baba’s visit – a Coast Live Oak known as Baba’s Tree – is part of the natural beauty and, for many is a means of remembering Meher Baba.
SERVICE TO MEHER MOUNT
From Meher Mount’s earliest days, there have been opportunities for service by helping to support and maintain the property in honor of Meher Baba. Agnes Baron, the former owner, caretaker and Meher Mount “watchdog” struggled to keep the property for Meher Baba.
Each generation continues with that responsibility to hold Meher Mount for the Avatar and to preserve Meher Mount for future generations. Meher Baba said, “This land is very old, I have been here before.” He also added, “I will come here again.”
Source: Quotes and descriptions are from The Awakener by Filis Frederick and later included in Lord Meher by Bhau Kalchuri. The photo by Brad Spur is Baba’s Tree at Meher Mount.
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