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The New Life was a period of renunciation, pilgrimage, and spiritual adventures undertaken by the Indian spiritual teacher Meher Baba on October 16, 1949.〔Kalchuri, Bhau, ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Volume Ten, 1949-1952 (Manifestation, Inc., 1996), p. 3,429.〕 Baba selected twenty companions to join him in this self-described life of complete reliance on God, telling his companions, "Life during that period will be lived at the mercy of the world. It will be a life of complete helplessness and hopelessness."〔Kalchuri, Bhau, ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Volume Ten, 1949-1952 (Manifestation, Inc., 1996), p. 3,445.〕 After making provisions for those dependent on him, Meher Baba and his companions otherwise gave up all property and financial responsibilities. They then traveled about India incognito, without money, begging for their food, carrying out Baba's instructions and living in strict accordance with a set of "conditions of the New Life." These included absolute acceptance of the circumstances of their lives, and consistent good cheer in the face of any difficulty. Those companions who failed to comply were sent away. This phase of Meher Baba's life culminated in early 1952 after more than two years. When pressed by inquisitive people for further explanation during the New Life, Meher Baba instructed his New Life companions to say this much: "Hopelessness means renunciation of all hopes. Aimlessness means renunciation of all aims. Helplessness means renunciation of all help. No master, no disciple, means renunciation of spirituality. And the New Life I have in mind eventually means absolute renunciation. Therefore, if any one asks you what this New Life is, say, 'Absolute and perfect renunciation.' If they ask, 'Renunciation of what?' say, 'Of everything – aims, hopes, help and life itself.'"〔Kalchuri, Bhau, ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Volume Ten, 1949-1952 (Manifestation, Inc., 1996), p. 3,481.〕 About The New Life, Meher Baba wrote: An account of the New Life is documented in the book ''Tales From the New Life with Meher Baba'' (1976).〔Jessawala, Eruch, Irani, Mehera, Irani, Mani, Irani, Meheru, ''Tales From the New Life with Meher Baba'' (Berkeley, Calif.: The Beguine Library, 1976).〕 It is also described in detail in ''The God-Man'' by Charles Purdom (1964),〔Purdom, Charles B., ''The God-Man: The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of His Silence and Spiritual Teaching'' (George Allen & Unwin, 1964).〕 and within ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher'' by Bhau Kalchuri (in volume 10 of first English edition, 1996;〔Kalchuri, Bhau, ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Volume Ten, 1949-1952 (Manifestation, Inc., 1996), p. 3,429+.〕 in volume 5 of the Hyderabad, India edition, 2005〔Kalchuri, Bhau, ''Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age Meher Baba'', Volume Five, 1948-1953 (Hyderabad, India: Meher Mownavani Publications, 2005), p. 2,416+.〕). The author Bhau Kalchuri's account has also been expanded into its own 726-page book, ''Meher Baba's New Life'' (2008).〔Kalchuri, Bhau. ''Meher Baba's New Life'' (Pune, India: Flanagan/Witowski/Ladinsky/Beckett/Craig/Dennison, 2008).〕 == Song of the New Life == In October 1949, as the New Life commenced, disciple of Meher Baba and New Life companion Dr. Abdul Ghani Munsiff wrote a "new life song" (or "Song of the New Life") in Hindi, including some edits by Meher Baba (the first verse from Meher Baba directly), which was then translated into English:〔Kalchuri, Bhau, ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Volume Ten, 1949-1952 (Manifestation, Inc., 1996), p. 3,468.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Life (Meher Baba)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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