Discourses (Meher Baba) - History of The Discourses

History of The Discourses

The text of the Discourses was first published in New York as a series of essays in Meher Baba Journal between 1938 and 1943 by Princess Norina Matchabelli and Elizabeth C. Patterson. Between 1939 and 1954 in India, a five-volume compilation titled Discourses of Meher Baba received several printings. In 1955 an early single volume edition edited by C.B. Purdom titled God to Man and Man to God was published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London. In 1967 the discourses were re-released as a three-volume set titled The Discourses, and finally took their current form as simply Discourses in 1987. In 2005, Sheriar Press published a recreation of the three-volume 6th edition, along with a web version. In 2007, Sheriar Press released a four-volume set, which includes a companion volume on the history of the Discourses.

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