You Alone Exist

You Alone Exist
First published in1962
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You Alone Exist is a prayer poem describing the unlimited attributes of God. Dictated by Meher Baba during 1959-1962 to his close disciple Bhau Kalchuri, the prayer-poem expressively describes the all-pervading nature of God through many attributes, from simple to sublime.[1]

Text

The full text of the poem was written by Bhau Kalchuri under direction of Avatar Meher Baba.[2][3][4][5]

Music Video

A 2005 collage film was directed and produced by Peter Nordeen with music composed and sung by Jim Meyer.[6][7][8] The stock footage is compiled and edited together from Meher Baba Newsreel Footage (1932), Three Incredible Weeks (1954), Meherabad (1955), Meher Baba's USA Tour (1956/1958), Pune-Meherabad (1960), East-West Gathering (1962) by Robert Fredericks in tandem to the rhythm of the musical prayer.[9]

References

  1. ^ "You Alone Exist by Meher Baba, composed by Jim Meyer". Meher Baba Books. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. ^ B.K.Pandey (2008). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophers, You Alone Exist composition by Meher Baba and Bhau Kalchuri, Pg 167-180. Anmol Publications. ISBN 978-81-261-3524-0.
  3. ^ "The Nothing and the Everything, You Alone Exist composition by Bhau Kalchuri, dictated by Meher Baba, Pg 17" (PDF). avatarmeherbabatrust.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ "Listen Humanity – "You Alone Exist" poem" (PDF). avatarmeherbabatrust.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ "The Nothing and the Everything, You Alone Exist composition by Bhau Kalchuri, dictated by Meher Baba, Pg 18" (PDF). avatarmeherbabatrust.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  6. ^ ""You Alone Exist" by Meher Filmworks". meherfilmworks.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  7. ^ "You Alone Exist". mehercenter.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Amartithi 2024, screening of "You Alone Exist" -Day 2" (PDF). ambppct.org. Retrieved 9 Feb 2024.
  9. ^ Kerkhove, Ray (February 10, 2007). "Unstructured networking in a charisma-based new religious movement: the 'Baba lovers'". Australian Religion Studies Review. 20 (2): 159.

Bibliography

  • D. E. Stevens (1986). Listen Humanity. Crossroad Pub.
  • Robbins Thomas and Anthony Dick (1972). Getting Straight with Meher Baba. JSTOR.