ambcsc landscape newsletter ncarnation issue one
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AMBCSC LANDSCAPE NEWSLETTER
A Meherabode Publication
nCARNATION ISSUE O
Meheras GardenFrom Mehera/Meher
One day, Baba was admiring the owers in the garden. Colorul
varieties had been planted. Baba loved bright owers and
remarked, I like these very much. Tey look so pretty. Mehera
complained to him, Its not easy to grow these kind o owers
here at Meherazad, where the soil is so poor. We have to bring
soil rom ar away, near the lake. Ten, when heavy rains come,
the topsoil is washed away, because the ground at Meherazad
slopes. It takes so much time to grow these owers. Its a lot o
work! Baba said Yes, that is why I appreciate it. Because thesoil is poor, you have to work hard, with so much care and love;
then the owers and plants that come up are special. Whats the
use i it is good soil, i you plant seeds, water them a little, and
they grow easily by themselves? I wouldnt have appreciated that
as much. Tis is how I like it. I appreciate the garden because o
your eorts.
Mehera said, I look out on the garden and picture Babacoming round in the garden rom ar. I imagine I am runnin
to embrace him. Tese are some o the beautiul owers in
garden, Baba remarked, as he gestured towards the Meheraz
owerbed. Just then, as Mehera walked across the veranda,
Baba glanced in her direction and added, And that is the m
beautiul ower.
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History o the Meherabode GardensMeher Babas Maniestation took
another upward push with the
purchase o the Meherabode property
in 1977.One the o rst areas o development
was Meheras Rose Garden with more
than 20 special rose plants careully
chosen. Te diversity o rose plants are
located at the entrance corner o the
main building.
An inventory o the trees was made,
and several that were cracking walls
and oundations had to be removed.
More than 18 new owering trees
planted, including dogwood, pinktrumpet ower, gold medallion, crape
myrtle, jacaranda, Western redbud,
and lilac.
One specimen, in particular, a very
attractive ully mature Himalayan pine,
cedrus deodara, was lost due to over
watering. Te culprit hidden, below
the surace, a broken pipeline soaking
the area during a heavy rainy season
did accelerate the decay and death o
the Himalayan pine. Te sprinklersystems have been upgraded, and
repaired. Included in the irrigational
operations is an extensive drip system
to keep down water expenses. Te
Landscape Committee is very keen on
practical management o the hardscape
and sofscape environments. Tis will
greatly reduce the amount o water
needed to sustain the Meherabode
garden.
Te Greenhouse oor was excavated,a proessional metal grid, compacted
earth, and new paver stones applied.
Tis transormation will be presented
in uture nCarnation issues as a
Greenhouse slideshow. Te Domes
stone pathways were completely
restored, and complementary
perennial gardens established at the
parking lot edges.
TeMonsoon Gardens, known as
Upper Monsoon and Lower Monsoon
over the last ew years were completely
excavated. Tis entailed the removalo discarded concrete, reuse, and a
hodgepodge o materials that had
been buried in these sections the last
couple decades. Tese areas were
revitalized with mulch, compost,
amendments. Te Monsoon Gardens
are gradually evolving as ower
gardens. Te diversity o trees that
populate the grounds have received
proessional trimming to maintain
their health and appearance. Te ruittrees -persimmon, avocado, g, and
citrus are showing new health afer
applications o managed ertilization.
Vines were planted on neighbor ences
or privacy and their appearance is
pleasingly attractive. Te bamboo
grove required special attention. Afer
a thorough trimming, shaving, and
rake cleaning o the bamboo grove
appropriate nutrients were then
administered, and their appearanceis ull with a strong lea growth.
Hopeully in the uture we can add
additional ornamental bamboo to
special areas to enhance the visual
appearance o the Center.
An new area incorporated into the
expanding garden montage is the
vegetable garden. Te vegetable
garden is located in the northern
areas adjacent to the Domes exterior
landscape. Te distinct advantage othis area is the complement o ull
sun. Here we have thriving a harvest
o pumpkins, tomatoes, onions,
lemongrass, tomato, beets, parley,
squash. Tis area is aectionately
known as the Victory Garden. A
complete Jai. In uture nCarnation
issues we will delve ully into our
extensive exterior ambitions. o
complete this brie survey it is
by intensive mulching and soil
improvements that we have enhanced
all planted areas. Tese deliberate actswill assist in implementing aggressive
community, conservation eorts.
Tese improvements have mostly been
accomplished with special donations.
Tese generous contributions,
especially during these austere
nancial times, sofens the impact
on the Centers ongoing operational
needs.
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GARDEN SOAPBOX
THE VOLUNTEER AND THE WORKER
The Garden Soapbox is where we sprout
an abundance of opinion, insight, and an
occasional philosophical statement.
Its this impression: that as devoteeswe incarnate to serve this AncientOne, His Advents. For ages sittingin plain view is the sign up sheetfor volunteers. he volunteer leafwith a few smudges, in its various
incarnations, exists, unsigned.Public announcement sent throughthe Internet soliciting help failedto arouse interest. he regularcrew can only accomplish in theirwork flow just enough to keep thegrounds attractive. he apathy ofcommunity support and it generalresistance is informative andrevealing. his is an aspect of HisManifestation, this Meher BabaCenter, His Los Angles residence.For those who enter His one acreproperty they may be a simplevisitor, and for the remainderdedicated to His Manifestation,devoted slaves. Hopefully theCall will exit the wilderness andfind support close to home.
As explained by Meher Baba at
Rajahmundry, Andhra StateMarch, 1954
A few excerpts from thismagnificent article: o chantmy Arti, to perform my Puja, togarland me, to offer me fruits andsweets, and to bow down to memean absolutely nothing. Fromages eternal, Gods have beenperforming my real Puja. It is wastage of money on garlands,
fruits and sweets as offerings to mefor the conventional Puja, and a sheerwastage of breath and energy merelyto chant my Arti. What I want fromall my lovers is real, unadulteratedlove, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.
Now with this introduction, letus switch to the main points ofMy Work and Babas Workers.hose who have assembled herehave been called workers of Baba;therefore, you must necessarily
understand first what my work is.But somehow I feel that somethingis very wrong deep down. It isnatural that amongst workers of anycause, political, social or spiritual,there are bound to be differences ofopinion. But these very differencesof opinion and competitionsand jealousies lead to absolutebreakdown of the very basis of work.
Now it is time you realize tyou have been called upon do Babas work, and you hbeen called Babas work
herefore to call yourselas my workers and yet not obey me would be hypocriti When the Powerhouse is switcon, wherever there are electric buland if they have connection with powerhouse, there will be light.some of the bulbs are of small candpower, the light will be little. If soof the bulbs are of high candpower, the light will be bright. If bulb is fused, there will be no lighall. I perform no miracles, but whI break my silence, the first and last miracle will be performed. Lme whole-heartedly. hat is the othing. Love me, love me, love me alove me, and then you will find m
Kind Hearts are the Garden, Kind Thoughts are the Root
Kind Words are the Blossoms, Kind Deeds are the Fruit
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Scattered over the world there are billions o tinypostage stamp properties. All these billions ostamps inhabited by humanity. Along the pacifccontinental shel smack dab in the middle o LosAngeles is a one acre postage stamp parcel. Tisis a special Advent stamp. It is a marvelous git.Certifed and postmarked by the Ancient One.Tis limited edition stamp is priceless. Locatedwithin this His living, breathing Advent parcelstamp is the Victory Garden. Herbs, ruits, andvegetables.
From the epic Maya Journals:
Victory gardens were planted in backyards, front yards, playgrounds, and on apartment-building rooftops,
with the occasional vacant lot commandeered for the maya war effort! During the Manifestation shop-
ping centers were torn down, and the land reclaimed for the victory garden. The government turned to its
citizens and encouraged them to plant a Victory Garden. They wanted individuals to provide their own
fruits and vegetables. The government began to pass out seed packets from the Latent Seed Company.
Nearly 220 million Americans answered the call. They planted their Victory Gardens in neighborhoods,
parks, and vacant lots. Neighbors pooled their resources, planted different kinds of foods and formed
Meher Baba cooperatives, all in the name of Truth.
On this Gods one acre are many victory gardens. Between the south end, lower Monsoon Gardenand the north end, upper Monsoon Garden are patches of gardens making up the whole quilt. Therose garden, the pumpkin patch, the fruit tree orchards, and the various ower gardens.
Vegetable Garden
The crops in our average harvest arebeets, tomatoes, acorn squash, carrots,zucchini, broccoli, pumpkins, mint, parsley.Occasionally a bird may y over and drop intothe loam a fresh seed.
The greatest challenge besides the unendingweeding, tilling, composting is water
management. To keep water expenses downwe have water timers, drips systems, and mosturgent a willing water walla to keep saturatedand soak our one acre.
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GODS WILL BE HU THIS PROJECT
Every grain of wood cellulose in thesebenches screams out for treatment,protection, tenderness, and care.Hu~ will handle this task knowingthat careful attention will require a
very professional sanding. A good jobmay take long hours. After the benchis prepared it will require vigorouscoatings of sealant; this will taketenacity and attention to every detail.
With several applications, brush bybrush caress, the bench will be almostnished. Approaching this threshhold, the ultimate volunteer, willapply the nal layers of varnish - the
bench is now redeemed.
Green House Gutter Rust
One Volunteer
Wire Brush
Paint
Prayers and Grit and Grind
And Sweating Sweet White
Green House Gutter Rust
Behind the Scenes there is the meticulous daily ritual
To prepare the Center for the New Humanity
On wings of Broken Silence
Works ~ Past ~ Present ~ Future ~ nCarnations
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Crios h Ssod Word
LatentPr O, h L Sris rom Mhr Bbs God Speaks
T frs urg ws li Prmm.Tis mos fi poi omisio o h lfrs urg is clld h
Om Poi or CrioPoi d his poi isulimid.
Tis Nohig is li h Evryhig. BuNohig, big lirlly ohig, h vry big o bigohig is ohig ll.
As his Nohig is l i h Evryhig, hNohigss o h Nohig is mbddd i hEvryhig s h Lcy.
Tus, i h ifiud o h God-Is s ll h isl i h ur o Ifiy, which is Evryhig, is hNohig.
Tror yhig h is l i Evryhig is o hNohig. I shor, xcp or h ifiy o h ifiud,ll higs r l i h God-Is s o Evryhig; dll h is l is o h Nohig wih ll is spcs sNohigss.
I h God-Is s whr h Nohig is l,uomiclly by h ur o ohigss, coscioussslso xiss s Nohig.
Accordigly cosciousss i h Byod h Byods o God is vr d vr l i God Who is byur h Evryhig ifi d ulimid duboudd. Tus uomiclly, by His vry ur obig h Evryhig, God i h God-Is s hs i Himvr d vr ifi powr, ifi kowldg, ifi
bliss d ll h is ifily glorious or buiul.
Bcus God is h Evryhig d h Ifi, hopposi o h Evryhig, which is h Nohig, musb mos fi. Tror h Nohig is l i h God-Is s s h mos fi; or, i h ifi s o God
which is h Evryhig hr is l h mos fi so h Nohig.
I is oly url h wh his l d mos fiNohig miss, i ough o mis s mos fi.Bu i is mos prdoxicl c h wh his mos fiNohig miss, is misio grdully xpds
d ifium .T hig h givs ifiy o his mos fi Nohig
is G o d s ow l rio- u r o ifi powr, ifikowldg d ifi bliss which, by viru o big hur o God, obviously prvds h ifiud o hGod-Is s lly. Nurlly, his ifi rio-urlso vlops his mos fi Nohig wh l i hifiy o h Evryhig.
Jesusintellingthis parable:Afarmerwent outto sow his
seed....
Theseed isthewordofGod.
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Garden Gazette
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