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Mandali (Sanskrit Vedanta: mandala = circle) is a term that Indian guru Meher Baba used for his closest disciples. Mandali are considered to include those close disciples that lived permanently or for extended periods with Meher Baba at his ashrams. However, not all of Meher Baba's mandali lived with him. According to Meher Baba the Avatar always has ten concentric Circles of twelve men and/or women each. The inner circle consists of twelve men plus two women, for a total of 122 mandali. [1] But Meher Baba said, "Those who do my work are my mandali. If we were to list their names, it would fill a volume." [2] Baba also said, "By mandali I mean those who have been with me for several years, but ask for nothing... In short, I would say that the mandali means those whose intimacy I feel." [3]
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[edit] Partial list of Meher Baba's mandali
[edit] Women mandali
Mehera, Mani, Dr. Goher, Arnavaz Dadachanji, Mansari, Meheru, Naja, Korshed, Katie Irani, Rano Gayley, Kitty Davy, Norina Matchabelli, Elizabeth Patterson, Nadine Tolstoy, Delia DeLeon, Anita Vieillard...
[edit] Men mandali
Padri, Eruch Jessawala, Adi K. Irani, Aloba, Pendu, Bal Natu, Jal Irani, Gustajee, Chanji, Dr. Ghani, Dr. C.D. Deshmukh, Francis Brabazon, Don Stevens, Harry Kenmore, Bhau Kalchuri, Dr. William Donkin, Ramjoo Abdulla...
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[edit] References
- ^ Davis, Frank, "Baba Words; The Master's Glossary" (under the term 'circle') [1]
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: "Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba", Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 4753
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: "Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba", Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 4277
