Glimpses of the God-Man, Meher Baba (Vol 5) 1954

by Bal Natu. Softcover, 306 pages. Glimpses is a minutely detailed biography, giving us intimate accounts of daily life with Avatar Meher Baba. Volume V, comes from the incredibly detailed notes Bal took as Baba traveled through Hamirpur and Andhra in January and February of 1954. In it, he gives us an almost hourly transcript of Baba’s doings. This is the next best thing to having been there.Bal Natu (1919-2003) was one of Avatar Meher Baba’s close disciples since the early 1940s. A school teacher by profession, he spent his vacations with Baba and was allowed intimate access to Him throughout his life. Bal is a natural writer who has a gift for simplicity and insight. He had an uncanny ability to combine lucid descriptions of Meher Baba’s activities with deep heart-felt moments when Beloved Meher Baba’s divinity and compassion shone forth.