Jai Baba

Jai Baba is an expression used by followers of Meher Baba and means "Praise Baba." It is used as a greeting, as a salutation, or as an outward expression of appreciation of Meher Baba's life and qualities. The expression is considered to have its roots in the expression "Avatar Meher Baba Ki Jai", first given by Meher Baba in 1954. [Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba. Bhau Kalchuri, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 4283]

Jai Baba Music CD

"Jai Baba" is also the name of a 2001 limited edition compilation CD-set dedicated to Meher Baba by Who song writer Pete Townshend. The two-CD set contains all the music from Townshend's three Meher Baba tribute albums made in the early 1970's, "Happy Birthday", "I Am", and "With Love". In addition it includes a version of "O Parvardigar" recorded live in India at Meher Baba's third Amartithi in 1972. Guests on the recordings include Ronnie Lane, Billy Nicholls and Peter Hope-Evans (of Medicine Head).

Track listing

Disk 1

#Poem
#Evolution (Ronnie Lane)
#Day of Silence
#Allan Cohen Speaks
#Mary Jane
#Allan Cohen Speaks
#The Seeker
#Begin The Beguine (by Cole Porter, sung by Pete Townshend)
#With A Smile Up His Nose They Entered
#The Love Man
#Meditation (poem written and performed Mike Da Costa)
#O'Parvardigar (recorded live in India)

Disk 2

#Forever's No Time At All (Billy Nicholls, Katie Mclnnerney, Caleb Quaye)
#How To Transcend Duality And Influence People
#Affirmation
#Baba O'Riley
#This Song Is Green
#Everywhere I Look This Morning (Jim Meyers)
#Dragon
#O'Parvardigar (studio version)
#Hail Avatar Meher Baba
#Give It Up 
#Without Your Love
# His Hands
#Just For A Moment
#Baba Blues
#Meher
#Contact
#Gotta Know Ya
#Sleeping Dog
#All God's Mornings
#Lantern Cabin (piano)

References

External links

* [http://www.eelpie.com/shop/index.cfm?p=meherbaba "Jai Baba" at Eel Pie]
* [http://www.thewho.info/PTAlbums.htm Meher Baba Tribute Albums by Pete Townshend]