Merwan Sheriar Irani, Or 'Meher Baba,' as he is known, was born in 1894 and died in 1969.
Born a Parsi, but influenced by Islamic mystical philosophy
and Hindu devotional (bhakti) teachings, he is a modern religious figure.
Meher Baba ("Heavenly Father") claimed to be a
divine avatar or "incarnation," and his followers believe him to be
such.
He adopted a vow of silence in 1925 and maintained it for
the remainder of his life, communicating only via gestures and an alphabet
board.
Despite his quiet, he published God Speaks, a five-volume
collection of his teachings.
Meher Baba, like many current Hindu missionary figures,
stressed the need of devotion to one's guru or religious master in order to
attain all things.
See Jean Adriel's Avatar, 1947, for further information from
the perspective of a devotee (bhakta).
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