by Vanessa and Laurent Weichberger.
Hardcover, 545 pages.
Love with Beloved Meher Baba is a book in three parts, by Vanessa and Laurent Weichberger, who have been following Baba for decades. Vanessa was born into a family who became Baba-lovers in the 1970s, and Laurent "came to Baba" in 1986 in New York City. This book is a testament to love, and is centered on the message of love and truth of Avatar Meher Baba. The book parts are defined as follows:
Part I: Actions and Aspects:
Chapters: Love as Actions; Who Loves; What is Love; When and Where do we Love?; How to Love; Why do we Love?; and Aspects of Love.
Part II: Manifestations of Love:
Chapters 8 - 33 are about various manifestations of love. Without listing them all, here are a few examples of these chapters:
Chapter 8: Love as the Avatar, in which we hear about the manifestation of the Avatar.
Chapter 9: Love as Baba Finding You, in which we speak about coming to Baba.
Chapter 10: Love with Beloved Meher Baba, about what it is like to be with Baba.
Chapter 11: Love as the Path of Love, about Baba's path of love, and what he explained.
Chapter 14: Please Yourself, about people who would argue with Baba's guidance.
Chapter 16: Love as Helping Others, in which we hear what Baba says about the importance of helping others and the high roads which can win the Grace of God.
Chapter 17: Love as Being Brave, which is about Baba's last words to his beloved Mehera.
Part III: Contributing Authors:
17 contributing authors, including but not limited to:
The poets: Gabriella Tal, and Tracey Schmidt
The old timers: Heather and Erico Nadel.
Those newer to Baba: Ben Ihloff, Jack Becker, and Adora Winquist
And ten others.
We include appendices about:
Meher Baba quotes on love
Margaret Craske
Dr. Goher
Meher Baba's song "Ishtiake," and much more.
