Youtube - List of Talks about Avatar Meher Baba uploaded by Anthony R Foley

List of Talks about Avatar Meher Baba uploaded to Youtube by A R Foley:

2019

Subtle Physiology and the Perfect Man - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2019 - https://youtu.be/etMaGpsuNE4
Pran & Akash - Creation Narratives of Meher Baba - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2019 - https://youtu.be/n0uW9X8ZENk
Dr Ward Parks explores Dr Ghani's "God Speaks" manuscript - Australia 2019 - https://youtu.be/lsa2HQIYIN4
Meher Baba's "Anatomy" of the False Self - Dr WArd Parks - Australia 2019 - https://youtu.be/Eb_OPX5OPb0
David Raffo on Khorshed Irani's book - AUDIO ONLY - Aust 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1o-2EcqtOE

2018

Meher Baba's "Explanations on Creation & the Universe" - Part 1 - Dr Parks - Aust 2018 - https://youtu.be/uxk07eug6m0
Meher Baba's "Explanations on Creation & the Universe" - Part 2 - Dr Parks - Aust 2018 - https://youtu.be/7Wq_xVUhLq4
An Introduction to Buddhism - Part 1 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2018 https://youtu.be/EWXrx_qKvyk
An Introduction to Buddhism - Part 2 - Dr Ward Parks - 1:58hr - Australia 2018 https://youtu.be/_Kzp56xEZcU
An Introduction to Baba's Tiffin Lectures - Part 1 - Dr Ward Parks - 1:55hr - Australia 2018 - https://youtu.be/nBkeE9AvxXs
An Introduction to Baba's Tiffin Lectures - Part 2 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2018 - https://youtu.be/TXMmCnElTHI
God: Personal & Impersonal - Dr Ward Parks - 1:59hr - Australia 2018 - https://youtu.be/JcLE7yv2jsg
In God's Hand - background and central ideas - Dr Ward Parks - 2:09hr - Australia 2018 - https://youtu.be/97jYd9WxvkU

 2017

Dr Ghani's missing God Speaks manuscript - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/Yyrapvswhec
Intro. to Sufism - Talk 1 of 3 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017   1:43hr   https://youtu.be/pw95k_lF3xY
Intro. to Sufism - Talk 2 of 3 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017   1:47hr     https://youtu.be/H5AD7fxPxNc
Intro. to Sufism - Talk 3 of 3 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017   1:47hr    https://youtu.be/1Hxhdd4aHGk
Into. to Vedanta - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017     https://youtu.be/twO8emoUI6A
Sun and Moon in "Stay With God" - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017  https://youtu.be/6LML6n3elhA

Stay With God - Talk 1 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/t8dk3Hb3LKQ
Stay With God - Talk 2 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/DBkfFC-mPs8
Stay With God - Talk 3 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/8quPfF1k71c
Stay With God - Talk 4 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 -  https://youtu.be/anzH-jDpjJw
Stay With God - Talk 5 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/PxgKn1fJ2XQ
Stay With God - Talk 6 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/31w-Wxj7eVw
Stay With God - Talk 7 of 7 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2017 - https://youtu.be/iAPJmJJsp4M
2016

 Fana and Baqa - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2016  https://youtu.be/UPzoXL4dQYA
Homer and the heroic in "Stay With God" - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2016 - https://youtu.be/oqUUicTTQlA
God Speaks - Talk 1 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/MgtTP50P3bs
God Speaks - Talk 2 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/bUBcGm8JBEw
God Speaks - Talk 3 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/Nm_bXH35Kv4
God Speaks - Talk 4 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/Nm_bXH35Kv4
God Speaks - Talk 5 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/mfEEJFfXE6g
God Speaks - Talk 6 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/JGQCqi3Z91U
God Speaks - Talk 7 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/PJBbHRwVbKY
God Speaks - Talk 8 of 8 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2106 - https://youtu.be/PcKx2s2bQ1U

2015

Meher Baba's Elucidations on Reincarnation - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/WDsfop0z1ig
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 1 of 13 - Dr Ward Parks - https://youtu.be/t8dk3Hb3LKQ
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 2 of 13 - Dr Ross Keating - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/ttAn6CTon24
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 3 of 13 - Dr Geoff Gunther - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/YeqTIqGlzCk
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 4 of 13 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/xQkSYtzRFGE
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 5 of 13 - Dr Ross Keating - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/4byVf54Xm3A
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 6 of 13 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/OpSVTDmEESw
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 7 of 13 - Dr Geoff Gunther - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/PbHSqyMcbmw
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 8 of 13 - John Parry - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/jyG3Ap2lNFQ
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 9 of 13 - Dr Geoff Gunther - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/je4eovjgb0U
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 10 of 13 - Dr Micheal Le Page - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/Xs49yXvd-ac
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 11 of 13 - Dr Geoff Gunther - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/IkKfZZfiogQ
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 12 of 13 - Dr Ross Keating - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/Fg_2Cnc8Gb8
Stay With God Workshop - Talk 13 of 13 - Dr Ward Parks - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/QH9ap6irFFk
Stay With God Workshop - Reading 1 of 2 - Loraine, Suzie & Steve - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/yO-T7_pftY0
Stay With God Workshop - Reading 2 of 2 - J Issacs & J Horsey - Australia 2015 - https://youtu.be/pSv2iX3Fezg

2014

 Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Introductory Talk (audio) - https://youtu.be/-7MMgcQX8i0 
Allan Y Cohen 2104 AUSTRALIA - Talk 1 of 7 - https://youtu.be/6UPsvZp7-0o
Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Talk 2 of 7 - https://youtu.be/hZCUYEXRhrU
Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Talk 3 of 7 - https://youtu.be/eNJSUOK7XaM
Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Talk 4 of 7 - https://youtu.be/9GYuo-cQJ8M
Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Talk 5 of 7 - https://youtu.be/QykpDaeyEco
Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Talk 6 of 7 - https://youtu.be/cqenh0sTYnQ
Micheal Le Page 2014 AUSTRALIA - Sufism in Aust - https://youtu.be/KjZi7jK6pgE
Allan Y Cohen 2014 AUSTRALIA - Talk 7 of 7 - https://youtu.be/UMJMb4woYG4

Details included in Description Box:

Most of the presentations which I upload to Youtube are filmed at Avatar's Abode which is located at the end of Meher Road, Kiels Mountain on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia.  The brass plaque at the entrance to this property states: This property is held in perpetuity for Avatar Meher Baba and is for those dedicated to Meher Baba and all who seek to know more about Him.

The Avatar's Abode community is very fortunate to regularly host Dr Ward Parkes from Meherabad, India who presents free talks to those interested covering a range of topics pertaining to Avatar Meher Baba (1894-1969).

The management of Avatar's Abode have policies concerning the filming and publishing of events which take place on the property.  These request that the identity of those present is respected, as well as the intellectual property of the presenters.  They also stress that their rights as copyright holder of various published materials, such as the works of Francis Brabazon, be respected.

Dr Ward Parkes publicly states that he does not restrict the copying and dissemination of his talks.  But he does request due recognition and referencing of his work and his sources.

The filming and publishing of these talk is an independent initiative of Anthony R Foley who  utilises the assistance of volunteers when he is unavailable to film himself.

No express permission is obtained from the Avatar's Abode Management for this each filming, however permission has been obtained by me to undertake filming in general, on the assumption that I uphold their policies. Should my failure to uphold them cause anyone harm, I sincerely apologise for this, and I will immediately remove any offending material from Youtube.  Please contact me via my email anthonyrfoley@gmail.com or my Australian mobile phone  +61477282479 in this regard.

A list of all the talks I have filmed and uploaded to Youtube together with their URLs can be found on my blog which can be found by entering anthonyrfoley.blogspot.com into a search engine.

As an example of permission gained from speakers in advance of filming and posting, I have pasted below an email received from Dr Ward Parks on 11 Sep, 2017:

Dear Tony,

Thanks for posting these videos. ... You are doing a very fine thing in bringing these various Baba materials before the world. Whatever the immediate results of such efforts may be, in the end He will use them and bring fruits according to His divine Knowledge.

In Baba's Love, Ward

Critique of some Talks
As an indication of the importance of posting talks about Avatar Meher Baba and his teachings, I have posted below an email received from Ravi Yadumurthy on 10 Sep 2017 (minor corrections):

Jai Meher Baba!  I have listened to all the Youtube lectures of Ward Parks Sir. I admire his superb presentation skills.  The study of Vedas & Vedanta happens in the traditional (& conservative) Brahmin families in India. This community is a small percentage of Indian population albeit a prominent one. Traditionally, Brahmins did not accept money in exchange for imparting spiritual instructions because possessing money was supposed to have a corrupting influence on spiritual health. A true Brahmin is called Dwija (Born again)...the one who has actually become God-Realized.  These traditions are now overwhelmed by the sweep of materialism (as rightly observed by Ward Parks Sir). There could be rare pockets of Brahmin families living by the spiritual truths given in ancient Indian Texts. However, most families are after gathering more & more money.  I come from a family which believes in Dvaita philosophy (founded by Madhvacharya). Madhvacharya interpreted among many other texts, for example, Brahma Sutra from a dualistic view-point with extraordinary consistency in logical reasoning. He defeated his contemporaries holding Advaitic views in formal arguments.  In essence, Vedas & Vedanta are supposed to be words of God originating outside of Time. The various Schools of thoughts in Hinduism are interpretation & re-interpretations of the original texts. For example, Yoga-vasishtha (spiritual instruction given by Sage Vasishtha to Lord Rama), Uddhava-gIta (instructions given by Lord Krishna to His dear friend), Rama-gIta (instruction given by Lord Rama to His brother), Avadhuta-gita, Ashtavakra-gita & many more re-emphasise Vedanta & pursuit of ultimate Freedom of the Soul. There is also a great emphasis in pointing out that textual & intellectual knowledge about these instructions do not give freedom.The amount of text available in Hinduism is so great, that one tends to be lost in the intellectual realm.  Meher Baba comes along & provides the key to understand the ancient Hindu texts through the introduction of Sanskaric view-point. This revolutionary view-point gives a clear understanding of Karmic bondage of souls in creation to one another (some Soul-to-Soul bondages are strong & some weak). For example, Karmic bondage between a terrorist & a victim, a driver & his car, a banker & money, a lover & the beloved, the Prime Minister & a government servant in a remote Village, etc. The basic question now arises. Should we really pursue to understand Hinduism or should we only look to Baba. For Baba Lovers, the answer is already given.  Baba also gives instructions on how to escape from this Karmic bondage. Inwardly break the Karmic bindings to the worldly life (become detached) & love Baba more & more.  Baba's instructions are so filled with Love & Knowledge that Baba took extra pains to declare Himself as the Avatar (the original Father announcing that He is our Real father...). Imagine the suffering the Infinite Being has to undergo to restate the fact to an unbelieving Humanity.  Baba has probably not answered a question regarding the essence of consciousness. Why does Soul need the instrument of consciousness to realise its true nature? There seems to a dependency on Consciousness as a tool to find Reality. I have a feeling Baba covers this topic in the Secret Book & will address this topic scientifically when He comes back as a scientist in His next Advent.


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