tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.comments2011-05-01T05:53:06.869-04:00Heartland Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219492931838707008noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-90241060123104826902010-11-11T14:39:02.718-05:002010-11-11T14:39:02.718-05:00Great sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-87970857986434220002010-03-29T18:22:54.760-04:002010-03-29T18:22:54.760-04:00I know that money is short and that there are many other priorities for the center at the moment, but it is an interesting idea that perhaps someday in the future the center could have a replica of the car so that people can have an image of the chariot that took Baba to his crucifixion. <br />Much Love in Him,<br />KaelinKaelinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-68911339564546460892010-03-28T22:34:40.427-04:002010-03-28T22:34:40.427-04:00Jai Baba! I&#39;m no longer in Wichita and am back in Portland, Oregon. With the move and my new job I have not focused much on finding Baba&#39;s car. Now that the dust has settled it&#39;s time to start the search again!<br /><br />Mark TrapaneseMark Trapanesehttp://mtrapanese@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-63811145624415477182010-01-05T07:49:46.290-05:002010-01-05T07:49:46.290-05:00Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-75111299426938064932009-10-09T23:21:58.716-04:002009-10-09T23:21:58.716-04:00hi elizabeth--so glad to hear you are enjoying a respite from the vagaries of &quot;normal&quot; life in Baba&#39;s<br />heartland. i am in miami where i&#39;ve now been for over a week. am still hoping to make it to the Center when all is stable here. just wanted to let you know someone, me, read your blog and appreciate it :-) be well in His<br />Love, vickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-29230810519811313412009-08-07T00:43:51.239-04:002009-08-07T00:43:51.239-04:00Oklahoma is my “second home” and I travel to Tahlequah, OK several times a year as part of my work as a student, mentor, and now advisor for the Sancta Sophia Seminary (referred to as a “Spiritual Academy”.) My trips to seminary include a visit to the Heartland Center. People often ask me what experience I have in Prague. My best explanation is that it is like the “Twightlight Zone.” It appears to be a small town in the middle of Oklahoma, but there is this palpable sense that something happened that has yet to completely unfold. My best description is feeling of vastness behind the veils that have been rent. Behind the remaining illusion is the powerful energy just waiting to be released. It is increasing, and in time when the human form can withstand the energy Baba wants humans to withstand, they will. The impact of his love will be felt by all.<br /><br />For now it is about getting some structures in place and to anchor the work. My sense is that it will take a several hundred years for the center to unfold in its full potential. Visiting Prague, Baba imparts His Light. Some years ago, I came across a page inn Kitty Davy’s book, Love Alone Prevails, on page 695, there is this information regarding Baba centers. Perhaps, this is a glimpse of what the Heartland Center is to be? The following is from that page:<br /><br />The Aspects of Meher Baba’s Centers<br /><br />“1) The Spiritual Academy: This academy will prepare men and women who will authoritatively ask the world to be selfless and God-loving. They will use intellectual understanding as their medium for secular, social and international harmony.<br />“2) The House of Advanced Souls: This section will prepare real mystics of the practical type. These mystics will inspire others to live a life in which there will be complete detachment side by side with intense creative action. They will also help all to feel divinity in every phase of life.<br />“3) The Abode of the Saints: This section will consist of Saints who will bestow true knowledge on souls who are ignorant. They will teach through the medium of experience that only the real existence is God and all else is illusion.<br />“4) The Mad [Mast] Institute: This department will be devoted to the care of such God-intoxicated souls as have lost their balance while cavorting the inner planes. These souls will be given a further spiritual push or brought back to normality according to the requirements of the Universal Plan behind the working of the Universal Ashram.<br />“5) The Solitary Quarters of Meditation: Provision shall be made for those who will most benefit through meditation with suitable quarters and such instruction as are necessary in particular cases.<br />“6) The Resting Place for the Afflicted: This section will devote attention to the removal of suffering and ailment in all its forms. It is meant to be the training ground for a group of selfless workers who will learn how to render real and effective service. The experience gathered through this department will be capable of universal application.”<br /><br />Jai Baba,<br />Marilyn BuehlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-67107214883255177582009-06-14T01:58:07.546-04:002009-06-14T01:58:07.546-04:00Jai Baba! Ron and Miriam, I&#39;m glad to hear of the garden in the spacious adjoining yards. Maybe eventually there will be enough to donate to a local food bank? Plant-a-Row for the Hungry is a national program (PAR, through Garden Writers Association). Just ideas.<br /> <br />My heart was with you all last May 24th; part of my heart will always be there. Much love in Him,<br />Keren O&#39;BrownsvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-3271096827140459362009-03-19T22:02:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:02:00.000-04:00The place looks beautiful--lupine and all. We are very sorry not to make it there on our expedited ride northward. Henry sends love, as do his parents! Thank you, Ron, for adding &quot;rivets&quot; to our vocabulary of the Titanic! Love, A, A, H &amp; LOne Crazy Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076285995589573391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-75770437006546676742009-03-17T20:28:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:28:00.000-04:00Jay,<BR/>Thanks for the note. Some times there is almost nothing going on hera and then then someone comes.. It is really special to have pilgrims. <BR/>Caretaking in Him,<BR/>RonRonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-4770953410977255572009-03-08T16:52:00.000-04:002009-03-08T16:52:00.000-04:00Glad to have found your blog......via the email announcement of the upcoming May 23rd retreat. I love knowing whats going on at the Heartland Center, even though I rarely (twice only so far) get to visit.<BR/><BR/>Jay M.Jay Mhttp://youtube.com/jayjayfroggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-47905983498207770152009-01-07T08:52:00.000-05:002009-01-07T08:52:00.000-05:00Jai Baba! Happy New Meher Year to the Heartland Center!<BR/><BR/>Ron and Miriam, what a blessing you are for Baba's Center! You are very welcoming. Baba is very dear to have called you there to Prague.And Lynn Wilhite is such a wonderful ambassasdor of Baba's love.<BR/><BR/>Hey, look what Santa brought! A Ping Pong table! I can't wait to come and play.<BR/><BR/>We've heard so much about Miriam's cherry pies, that I can almost taste the cherries.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for these posts and photos.<BR/><BR/>In His love, Debbie Nordeendebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818055571990801170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-40531050271776622252008-12-30T11:56:00.000-05:002008-12-30T11:56:00.000-05:00Marilyn, Thanks for such a sweet reminder of the Baba energy in all of us! Your note touched me deeply as I told a minute away from the work world of boilers to read the blog. It may be magic, it may be a miracle, but it for sure feels good person to person. Hope to see you in Feb,<BR/>Jai Baba!<BR/>Ron LansingRonL in Praguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-36725056770993881572008-12-29T11:46:00.000-05:002008-12-29T11:46:00.000-05:00I felt inspired to write something about prayer and share it on the blog. Jai Baba, Marilyn Buehler<BR/><BR/>Sustained by Prayer<BR/><BR/>As humanity passes “through the agonizing travail of spiritual rebirth” as Baba states in the Discourses, it sometimes becomes a challenge to remember and stay connected to our inner essence. In the past few months, I have received correspondence from others in states of despair, lost income, uncertain housing, irreconcilable situations that have left them reaching out to others. It seems Baba is extracting us from our attachment to the material and is directing our focus to Him. I have noted the cries from others were for assistance of physical or financial help. What I have found to be surprising is when I ask a simple question, “Would you like me to pray for you?”, the response is always yes.<BR/><BR/>Why pray for another? What good is intercessory prayer, when Baba knows all? This is a question I have pondered over time. As a Baba Lover, my experience with prayer was somewhat limited to the three prayers He gave us. Then, in 2001, I began an internship as an interfaith chaplain at a local medical center. My role was to provide spiritual support to patients and families. When I walked in the patient’s room and introduced myself as the chaplain I would hear heartbreaking stories and some would ask me to pray. Thus began my quest to understand the nature of extemporaneous prayers.<BR/><BR/>The first time someone asked me to pray, I was honest in saying that I hadn’t prayed for another before. The woman was very kind, and she asked me to go ahead and try. I held her hands, closed my eyes, and just talked to God, and asked for healing and blessings. When I opened my eyes, we both looked at each other and felt the shift in the room. A presence of grace descended and we both experienced it. Something happened, and she thanked me, and encouraged me to continue in prayer.<BR/><BR/>With several years as a volunteer chaplain, I often meet patients who are on numerous healing prayer lists, and have family and friends praying for them. I have heard stories of miracles, unexplained healings. But, always, always I hear that they do feel the prayers, that they indeed feel sustained by prayer. That prayer sometimes meant more than anything the medical staff could provide.<BR/><BR/>Praying with others or praying for others either in person or remotely does not have to be about pleading to God for a specific outcome that suits a personal vision. Prayer with and for others is about being together in God’s presence. Prayer for others in the quiet of your own room is about sharing the inner light of God with them. Thoughts are things, and when we become mindful that positive, loving thoughts do indeed send forth a positive form when directed to others, praying for others becomes a sacred gesture and acknowledgement of God’s eternal presence.<BR/><BR/>I keep a prayer list and respond to all requests for prayer. After my personal morning practice, I invoke the healing angels to add their energy to mine, and to bless and care for those who have asked for prayers this day. I also pray for those who have transitioned from the physical plane, as I believe the light and love of our prayers do provide light in the inner worlds to those beginning their journey to their next phase of life. <BR/><BR/>Praying for others is about remembering and invoking the holy presence of God into our lives. May you be inspired to pray for others when requested. May we sustain each other with loving kindness, in prayer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-30304334667060159902008-11-11T16:01:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:01:00.000-05:00Great work.Beccahttp://chrissieinsurance.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-25116330521397586742008-11-09T11:35:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:35:00.000-05:00Angela,<BR/>Wonderful photos of Michael at the India fest!<BR/><BR/>Thanks sooo much for the beautiful HeartBeat newsletter that has just arrived! (Anyone who didn't get a copy can email the Center at ambhc@allegiance.tv and leave a snail mail address).<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>RonRon &amp; Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174450417608696036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-15721347501430159612008-11-09T11:31:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:31:00.000-05:00Angela, <BR/>Wonderful pictures of Michael in Tulsa! <BR/>Also thank you so much for the wonderful HeartBeat newsletter that has just arrived! (Anyone who missed getting one can write us at the Center,ambhc@allegiance.tv and leave a snail mail address).<BR/><BR/>bye,<BR/>RonRon &amp; Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174450417608696036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-57917574014890985172008-11-09T11:27:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:27:00.000-05:00Paul,<BR/>We are enjoying stepping into Michael's shoes. Fall is so beautiful here, lots of changing leaves and pleasant temperatures. We have had a few pilgrims recently and are looking forward to hosting "Pilgrims" for Thanksgiving at the Center.<BR/>If you can come in late May, as you probably remember, 24 May is the anniversary of Meher Baba's accident and the Center Board is considering an open house again this year to celebrate and remember. Hope to meet you, Jai Baba, RonRon &amp; Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174450417608696036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-15763868207433703252008-11-06T20:47:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:47:00.000-05:00I wanted to take the time to thank you for taking on the job of caretakers. My children and I passed through Prague last spring and had a wonderful visit with Michael and were moved by our visit to the house, hospital, and accident site. We're tentatively planning to come through again in early June next year.Paul Cooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696167887467421239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-16145290970842434722008-09-27T00:05:00.000-04:002008-09-27T00:05:00.000-04:00I'm just so glad you're there, tending things. Mold, squeeks, swollen sticky doors and all. No mention made of chiggers and no-see-ums that bite in the night. <BR/><BR/>Tell us about the stars, the fireflies, the balmy evening breezes, the upstairs bedrooms where Mani slept. Tell us a bedtime story from back home in the midwest... so many of us have removed ourselves from there. But you went back to its very heart, and I'm glad. <BR/><BR/>I was there just one year ago and can envision everything about it. An American Pilgrimage, a holy, plain place. What a treasure that you are there, holding it safe for us to (re)discover. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, jai Baba, don't let the bedbugs bite, nighty nite.Keren O'Brownsvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-89652444086318756942008-09-18T09:07:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:07:00.000-04:00Matthew,<BR/>We would love to show you where the accident site is located.<BR/>You can call us at 405-567-4774.<BR/><BR/>Ron &amp; MiriamRonL in Praguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-81851023292225770862008-09-16T20:17:00.000-04:002008-09-16T20:17:00.000-04:009/16/08<BR/><BR/>I am making a trek across the country in the next few days and will be driving across Oklahoma late in the week and was wondering how hard it is to find the accident site. I am coming from Myrtle Beach and would like to make that the highlight of my trip. If you could email me anything I need to know it would be great. Maybe there is someone who can meet me and take me there?<BR/><BR/>Matthew Lane<BR/><BR/>email: mtthwlane@yahoo.comMatthew Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-56501874248262020182008-09-15T00:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T00:56:00.000-04:00I agree with the visitor, I don't like to refer to Baba's 'accidents.' Baba does nothing by accident, I'm pretty sure. 'Crash' is a descriptive word that better describes the sudden violence that happened there, don't you think? And of the truck traffic 'crashing' the silence of the pilgrimage site...Keren O'Brownsvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-80194478816067404372008-08-11T21:19:00.000-04:002008-08-11T21:19:00.000-04:00Note: the subscribe function only works when the commenter is logged in with a gmail account.<BR/>RonRon &amp; Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174450417608696036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-77504894683305311662008-08-10T09:29:00.000-04:002008-08-10T09:29:00.000-04:00The HeartBeat is the annual publication of the Avatar Meher Baba Heartland Center. If you would like to receive this annual newsletter, please send your mailing address to: AMBHC@allegiance.tv<BR/><BR/>The HeartBeat is generally mailed sometime during the summer.<BR/><BR/>The center also emails updates on happenings around the center. You can request to receive the email notifications by sending your email address to: AMBHC@allegiance.tv.<BR/><BR/>Please note each mailing we get many returns and invalid snail mail or e-mail addresses. To continue receiving the HeartBeat and/or the email news be sure to send your current contact information!<BR/><BR/>Jai Baba,<BR/>MarilynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796605430564219157.post-18620573314478306412008-08-08T13:19:00.000-04:002008-08-08T13:19:00.000-04:00Marilyn,<BR/>Thanks for telling the story of what sounds like the biggest Baba event in Oklahoma since the 2005 Sahvis here in Prague! Wonderful to here about your bringing Meher Baba's name to the Sancta Sophia community.<BR/><BR/>In His Love,<BR/>RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com