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You Alone Exist

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.

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You Alone Exist
First published in1962

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.2345

Music video

A 2005 collage film was directed and produced by Peter Nordeen with music composed and sung by Jim Meyer.678 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

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

Bibliography

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