Members Guidelines

We all can feel strongly about our positions and can naturally become annoyed if someone disagrees with what we may feel is the correct response, however on this site there will be zero tolerance for abusive personal attacks of any kind.

Our Forum is dedicated to Meher Baba and as such it needs to maintain a level of civility and harmony that would be acceptable and pleasing to Baba. There is no purpose in discussing ways of sharing Baba if we ourselves can not try to work together for Baba in a respectful and loving manner.

Sometimes when looking at what occurred in the past we may feel that person X or Y did not handling themselves or a situation very well, or worse. We may express  our frustrations around this to others, they then may pick up on our negativity, while still others may remember the situation completely differently! Before you know it we are locked into opposing camps, where we can remain stuck for decades.

As stated earlier, this site and Forum are dedicated to Meher Baba, and to move forward we are compelled to let go of the past or remain trapped in it. Therefore I plead with all members to not succumb to backbiting and negative regurgitations of past hurts or missteps by others.

Yes, we may sometimes need to look critically at how something was done that may not now serve us in the present, but we can do this without making it personal. Instead, after pointing out the perceived problem, focus on ways we might be able move forward together.

As we are encouraged to speak openly and constructively, one service we can give to each other is to maintain a shared privacy pact. Therefore all members are required to keep what is shared on this Forum as private, safe and secure, confident that it won't be copied or quoted elsewhere without the expressed permission of the author.

Points raised may at times only be shared when withholding completely the identity of the author. But the preference would always be to first discuss your interest in using (even anonymously) their statements or conversations with the author.

There are many issues we are all concerned about, some may be personal or even global, but this Forum's sole purpose is to focus on improving an awareness of Meher Baba, and on welcoming new people to Baba; that's it. This will naturally cover a wide range of interconnected topics that play their part as pieces of the puzzle. By limiting ourselves to our primary goals, the intention is to maintain our focus and our energies. There are multiple venues available, such as Facebook etc, for expressing yourself on many other topics.