The first volume of a massive biography of Meher Baba (1894-1969) through the eyes of a former Catholic priest. Impeccably researched, Volume One follows Baba to the year 1927 and the founding of Meherabad in Maharastra State in India. Ed Flanagan spent months at a time in India and befriended many of Meher Baba's 'mandali,' the inner circle of disciples, including Meher Baba's sister, Manija (Mani) Irani. Ed worked on this manuscript for over ten years and was still adding to it when he passed away in Los Angeles in 2016.