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RECENTLY RECEIVED COMMENTS:
Bree Rael
I just finished reading Mehera-Meher. I was very deeply touched by the
books and I wanted to thank you for such a labor of Love. One can't
say enough good things about these priceless volumes. You have given
us an invaluable glimpse into the intimacy of life with our Beloved
Baba, as lived and experienced by his closest mandali. This is something
those of us who never met Baba in the body, treasure. I know it must
have consumed many years of your life, but what a meditation! Having
never met Baba in the body, these volumes have helped me to come closer
to Baba and Mehera in my heart. It is a blessing beyond words. I wept
tears to know the depth of their love for each other. I cannot thank
you enough. Your expression of love for Mehera and Meher Baba through
these books has touched me deeply, as they have many others, I'm sure.
What a gift for posterity! Wallis Meadows
Since January I have been immersed in the three-volume set by David Fenster,
Mehera-Meher. I am enchanted by it and recommend it whole-heartedly.
It is wonderful to read the DETAILS of life in the ashram(s), all the
things they did and said and thought. I had no idea Baba was so full
of mischief, or that he was so human in his interactions with the women.
Just the idea that he was a "sloppy eater" tickled my funnybone.
I can just see those scenes when Mehera would get out a bib, and clean
up the floor and the table. More
from Wallis Meadows I have just finished Volume 3. What an achievement to have presented the story of Mehera and Baba in the masterful way you have! I never met Mehera, having come to Baba in 1995, and I could never understand why she was seemingly so important. Now, having read the story of their lives together, I have whole new perspective. It seems that the pieces of the puzzle have fallen together for me. For Mehera to have represented Creation bodes well for the world and the universe in general, don't you think? Her one-pointed devotion which you have shown so clearly is a constant reminder to me, and to those with whom I have discussed the books, that we can and should think of Baba in our every second. You have given us a gift beyond words, the gift of understanding, for now and future generations to come. What a treasure! ORIGINAL COMMENTS:
Meheru (MeheraÕs niece and
one of Meher BabaÕs women mandali from the Introduction to Mehera-Meher) Mehera-Meher will
be read with great interest and appreciation by Baba lovers, who want
to know as much as they can about Avatar Meher Baba, in whose life Mehera
played such a vital role ... Hearing Mehera speak of her life with
Baba to pilgrims over
the years, the author was so touched by her love for Baba that he was prompted to write what he could
of her story, using what he had heard directly
from her and what he had gathered from othersÕ recounting of events
... The wide collection
of photos that the author has included enrich the book with the visual presence of Baba and Mehera,
and bring to life the quality of their relationship
in a way words could never do ... [T]he result of his many years of
sincere effort will be welcomed by the Baba-world.
Janet
Judson
(editor of Mehera and longtime Meherabad resident) David
has dedicated much of his life to the creation of this work about Mehera. Mehera
herself gave him many, many hours of private time with her, sharing
her life with Baba, to enable David
to begin a picture of her life and of the Beloved himself
from his belovedÕs eyes. David tracked down others around the world who were blessed witnesses to this great
Love Story, and added their stories and perceptions. Many of these stories
would have been lost were it not for DavidÕs focus
and effort.
Julia
Ross
(Instructor of English, Coastal Carolina University, and principal
editor of Mehera-Meher) A
revolutionary book ... not just the story of Mehera and the women mandali, but the story of BabaÕs personal life – everything
that was not included in Lord Meher,
which is more the story of BabaÕs public life and statements, and the
way he acted towards the
men mandali. Mehera-Meher is the story of Baba as a man, shown in his relationship with the women. This story, and
the story of Mehera and
the women, has never been told before in the recorded works we have
of past advents. It made me see Baba in
a way I never had before and could not have without
this story. It has meant more to me than all the other Baba books I
have ever read.
Steve
Klein
(author of Praise In Complaint and O Beloved; editor
of Letters From the Mandali and Glimpses
of the God-Man series Mehera-Meher is
a great book. I canÕt recommend it highly enough. It is jam-packed
with information and anecdotes which, I think for most of us, will
be totally new. This is obviously going
to be the definitive book on Mehera for some time
to come. And yet, that is not why I am urging everyone to read it.
What I found completely
fascinating was the incredibly vivid picture it painted of what life was like, not just for Mehera, but
for all the women mandali. It made the complex
interpersonal dynamics of the women come alive in a way which, for
the first time, gave me a real feel for what it must have been like
to
live that life. And, in so doing, it made the intimate
relationship each of the women had with Meher
Baba palpable. Suddenly the stories became more than just anecdotes,
they became the interplay of love itself. I gained more than an intellectual
insight into ashram life, I felt the
emotional significance of that life. And, in this context, MeheraÕs
life and the special role Baba developed for her, made sense in a
way I could never understand or appreciate before. I found myself in
tears as I read the last few chapters. What else
can I say? Buy this book.
Ed
Legum (designer
of Mehera-Meher) Through David FensterÕs 30-year labor of love, you may now have some idea of what it was like to meet Meher Baba and fall madly in love with him. You can now imagine what it was like to hear young Meher BabaÕs sweet voice sing in the night, to feed Baba, to wait anxiously for him to visit, to comb his hair, to wash his clothes, to fly across an ocean with him, to travel dusty roads with him, to watch a Bob Hope movie with him, to walk beside him in the woods, to bleed with him in a ditch, to receive a teaspoon of orange juice by his hand, to place your cheek against his, to kiss him, to inhale the fragrance of Meher Baba, to live to please him. I never met Mehera, but through Mehera-Meher I have met her a thousand times, and she has confided in me the secrets of her divine romance with Meher Baba.
Tim
Garvin I
thought I might take a moment to write you about your book. What can
I say, David? It is really and truly the complement to Lord Meher.
So thorough, and so deeply and wonderfully human. And the writing!
Self-effaced, economical, clear, forceful, honest and compelling.
All the details we have all longed for are there, the confusions of
daily life, the arguments, the irritations, longings, the preferences
of the various personalities. And perhaps above all, your
unerring selection of conversation and detail to advance the story. It
seems Baba planted you on earth for this task, and you delivered, for
all of us now and for posterity. Your book will be cherished for ages,
and I cherish it now.
Cynthia
Drake It
is splendid to have Mehera's own story - told so expertly and thoroughly
and artfully.
Jon
Adelsman I
want to thank you for the great gift you have birthed and passed on
to us all in Mehera-Meher. Though
I was fortunate to have met Mehera several times, until I read Mehera-Meher,
very little of the breadth and depth of their daily relationship was
available to me. Your work opened the door and invites all of us to
come close and witness so many details of their love expressed for
each other. For
me the cumulative effect of all this was overwhelming. I had to stop
and dry my eyes, and after too many expressions of ÒOh my God, Baba,
unbelievable!Ó my wife asked me to read silently. I
was also so touched with the volumes and difficulty of the tests Baba
gave to all his women. Your work brings out how unique and sometimes
surprisingly down-to-earth many of them were. IÕm
sure most -- if not all -- will never know all the work or the many
mayavic challenges you faced in completing this difficult assignment
from Baba. And only he could ever know how this
great gift will impact the lives of countless for generations to come.
Nick
Principe Thank
you for the exquisite work you have done. I really cannot describe
how I feel. I am grateful beyond words. I feel this work will be historically
among the great works of all time.
Annie
Bell I
just had to write you to say how very beautiful and compelling and
intimately endearing your Mehera-Meher books are. What a gift you have
given to all of us! What an extraordinary amount of work you have done.
Reading the stories every detail has given me sustenance and made me
feel so close to Beloved Baba and Mehera. Thank you for this masterpiece
given with his love.
Jenny
Keating I
wanted to say again how much I'm enjoying Mehera-Meher. Everyone
who has read it is extremely enthusiastic also. It is an amazing work
with
so much detail and the way you have brought it all together is truly
remarkable. But more than that, you have captured the unique beauty and
sweetness of Mehera and Baba's relationship. It has meant more to me
than I can say.
Duncan
Knowles Each
morning, I've been reading a few pages of Mehera-Meher and it is absolutely
superb. It is unbelievable how much work you've put into this book.
One of the things I'm so struck by is the immediacy of it all. You've
been able to capture so much detail and feelings and character of these
people that you make me feel like I'm actually there. This is not a
book with a few sentences or a paragraph about a time and place. This
takes you there and keeps you there for many pages. And what that does
is let me settle in emotionally to that time and place and live there
with Mehera and her family. That is so special. And what a bonus to
get stories and first-hand accounts of Babajan and Upasni Maharaj. I
know you put 20 years into this project, but to this reader, none of
that time was wasted. You've blessed us all. I have no question that
this is the definitive book that will ever be written about Mehera
and Baba .. You
have worked very hard to let the reader know all the subtle relationships,
both family and personal, between the lead characters, and reading
slowly and carefully pulls me into the web of connections. I am just
amazed at the level of detail and recollections you have gathered together
about the early years. Your descriptions of the attitudes and prejudices
of Zoroastrians and Parsis in the early days helps paint the tone of
the times. I am at the point now where Mehera is living at Meherabad
but is shy and easily embarrassed. She doesn't know yet that she is
the beloved of the Beloved. I think this must be sort of a spiritual
boot camp for her. You've done a very nice job of presenting her feelings
and attitudes almost in the present tense, so the reader vicariously
experiences this time with her. I
find that I'm happy and sad. Happy that I have had such an extraordinary
reading experience that drew me so close to Beloved Baba, and happy
that there are two more volumes to go. But sad that there are only
two more volumes. When I first heard of this book, I thought it was
about Mehera. And now I know that, yes, it is about her, but it is
about so much more. Charmian used to describe Mehera as "the moon
to Baba's sun." This book is that to both of them -- it mirrors
Mehera's beautiful moonlight reflecting Baba's radiant sunlight. There
is no book written that gives such an intimate personal account of
life with Baba.
More
from Duncan Knowles You
have made so many good decisions in creating this book -- the decision
at the outset to do it thoroughly, the breadth of people you included
who enhance the narrative, the many photos previously unseen, the structure
of the page with notes at the side, the inclusion of family trees,
the organization into three volumes, the beautiful photos on the covers,
and on and on. These all enrich the reader's experience. Your inclusion
of the lists of songs, music, movies, plays, and books that Baba heard
and saw is worth a volume by itself for the pleasure it will give people
in the future. All of us are inclined to want to read what Baba read,
listen to what Baba heard, and see what Baba saw. In the past we've
learned about a few of those titles; but now, thanks to your labors,
we have a very full and tantalizing list. I
worked for 30 years in areas of communications, and my life has put
me around the written word quite a lot. The art and craft of writing
that you have employed is brilliant. I've done many recorded interviews
with people and I have some inkling of the work you have had to do
to weave together a narrative that tells the story, but doesn't call
attention to itself. You have beautifully balanced real quotes from
Baba, Mehera, Mani, and the women mandali with narrative summaries
of the information and descriptions they provided. The reader will
never know the amount of thought and work that has gone into those
choices and the endless hours of writing and refining it has taken.
The reader only experiences being carried along on a silky smooth ride. Whenever
I mention the book to someone who has been reading it, in that moment
their world armor vanishes and you see into their being, that vulnerable
place where their heart is and where their deepest feelings dwell.
That is the place where they are living while they are reading Mehera-Meher. When
I told Connie Cushing I was reading Mehera-Meher, that same look came
over her face. She said, "It's so beautiful, I don't want to finish
it." I talked to Richard Cormier who has been reading Mehera-Meher.
He said, "I think it's the finest Baba book I have ever read." David,
beyond a doubt this is one of the great literary achievements of this
age. Though it is known only to a handful of us who follow Baba now,
in the future Mehera-Meher will become a beloved companion to everyone
in the world. Everywhere
I go these days, I see copies of Mehera-Meher lying about. People speak
of it in such reverential tones. How extraordinary these volumes are.
Now that you've written this book, it has come into focus for me that
this book had to be written. It is the only book in this Age that takes
the reader into the inner sanctum of living with Baba. I'm sure that
Baba wanted this book, and how blessed you are to be the one compelled
to write it. Hurry
and finish Sheela's book so I have something to read when I finish
this last volume!
Charlie
Gard'ner Just
wanted to quickly express my thanks for the incredibly wonderful book that you were honored to produce
for Baba and Mehera. It is so very well written, and vital. Just wanted
to thank you for all the hard work of research and writing that must
have gone into it. It is very appreciated!!!
Terry
Hassen Hogan What
an incredibly beautiful book you have offered. It sings of your love
and devotion to Meher Baba. All of us are the lucky recipients of your
bountiful work! You have put such a great attention to every detail
of this gift for all of us blessed to know and adore the Avatar and
His Mehera. What a lovely, lovely treasure! I
would like to share with you a little anecdote. My father is Aneece
Hassen, a photographer who was, for years, privileged to work with
archival images of Beloved Baba and the mandali. My dad is an avid
reader, especially of Baba books, so I loaned him my copy of your three-volume
series. I thought he would finish it in record time, as he finishes
nearly everything I loan him. Weeks went by and I was selfishly missing
my books. I wanted to resume reading too, so I phoned and asked if
he would just return each volume as he finishes it so that I could
continue reading. My
dad said, "Terry, I sit down and read this beautiful book
three and four times every day, and then I go back and re-read
and re-read sections. There is so much about the women's lives that
I never knew, and this book includes photographs I have never seen
before. I don't think I will finish any time soon. I need to buy my
own set." I
gave my set to my father as an early Christmas present, and I will
get to Searchlight to buy another set for myself. Still, I wanted you
to get a sense of how deeply my father loves your book.
Aneece
Hassen I
want you to know that I read almost all of the books about and by Meher
Baba. I don't know of any of them that moved me more than Mehera-Meher,
and I just could not put them down, re-reading a page or paragraph
many, many times. This is such a beautiful set and the only ones I
can remember about the women and what they went through and felt. I
won't make this a long drawn-out note, but I've wanted to write you
for months now and kept putting it off. I'm glad you're writing other
books, David, you have an enviable skill in research, writing, and
editing that are truly from Him. You write so beautifully I hope you'll
never stop!!!!
Beth
Rigor McKee I
am so grateful for your writing, and want to let you know how wonderful
my life has been this past week, since beginning Mehera-Meher. Beloved
Baba must be so, so pleased by your extraordinary effort and care.
Every paragraph of what I've read so far has another delightful tidbit
of life with Beloved Baba. Lisa Sanford said that she often reads until
dawn, completely losing herself in your writing. Her take on why we've
been so naturally concentrating on Baba since beginning the reading
is that you've placed us directly in the present moment of the women
mandali's life with Him. Each moment bears that accuracy and love.
Both of us have known hundreds if not thousands of facts concerning
the various phases of Baba's work, including that with the women, but
somehow you've penetrated into the essence -- releasing the being and
significance of those. And
how wonderfully the volumes are written. Your style serves the subject
matter precisely. That's difficult to achieve, and happens so rarely. I
finished the third volume a few days ago. At the end, I was reading
a paragraph at a time, working to extend that wonderful experience,
hoping it might not have to end at all. Thank
you so, so much for writing these books. I feel that they've changed
the tenor and quality of my life. Your work is extraordinarily rooted
in the active present-tense of God's work on this earth. I feel that
so strongly.
Nancy
Merwan I
finally finished the trio of your extraordinary books recently and
want to tell you what a joy it was reading them. I loved every moment.
I had no idea that I knew so little until I read them -- what an enriching
education!
Ò3-BÓ Dianne
Cobb For
months IÕve been delightedly pouring over the volumes of Mehera-Meher.
What a real, unique, and wonderful contribution these books are to
all of Baba literature. It is such a brand-new angle on things! It
really shows what BabaÕs daily life was; it shows the human side of
those blessed to be near him; and the constant battle with oneÕs own
nature that was the price of being there. Most of all, it shows Mehera
unfolding as BabaÕs most dear One of all. I
love these books. They really give a context now to all the years of
letters she sent me. I now have some picture of all the years of self-sacrifice
in Mehera that I was writing to, each time I licked that stamp. What
your books made so clear is that Mehera – and those with Baba – had
to struggle every minute against their personal inclinations, for the
privilege of being with him, or just being closely connected to him.
It never got to be exactly easy.
Betty
Grant How
can I express myself telling you what a service you have done? What
a wonder these books are. You have done a most beautiful job. To learn
about BabaÕs time with the women was so wonderful. Another way of getting
an inside look at the Beloved. When I finished Lord Meher, I wanted
to cry. I wanted more; then came Mehera-Meher. What a smile came in
my heart. There are no words I can use to let you know how much I appreciate
your beautiful books.
Maraiya
Potter Every
night we have been reading Mehera-Meher. I am kind of stalling as I
didnÕt want it to end. As I am reading this divine romance, I cannot
help but see how it affects our lives as a couple. Baba and Mehera
being the example of Real Love shared keeps on inspiring me in doing
my best in our relationship. What can I say of my heart when it reads
Beloved Baba and MeheraÕs words? Tears of joy and longing blend into
one as a beautiful song never ending.
Annie
Barnhart I
finally finished your Mehera-Meher volumes and I just wanted to share
with you what a treasure they were. The detailed accounts of Mehera's
schedule each day in her last 20 years showed the perfection of her
meditation on Meher Baba and really helped me understand her love for
Baba was 100%. Very inspiring!
Eric
Teperman Mehera
means (and has meant) so much to me over these years. I feel and know
that we are tied up with her, intrinsically ... While my attention
is always on Baba, I know somewhere deep in my heart that we, all of
humanity, not just those of us who already love Baba, were with her
while she loved him; and that her loving him as she did, and of course
even more so how he loved her, allows and helps us to love Baba more
and more. I think that this is why people have come to worship those
who have been in her role in the past, although unknowingly. I
just wanted to let you know how much reading these books is meaning
to me. The detail of all the little incidents and thoughts and descriptions
make it so very easy for me to close my eyes after reading a passage
and picture the scene unfold in my mind's eye for my heart to see as
it comes very much to life. I am just thankful that Baba has helped
you to save all these things and put it all down so simply. This account
will be a Godsend, a real gift of love from Baba himself about intimate
life with him, for whoever picks them up in years to come. These
books are beyond wonderful. For those of us (who were not there) who
just want more and more of a taste (and more than a taste!) of what
it is like to be with Baba in the same room, on the same road, anywhere
at all in the same life with him with us, we get it from these books.
No one but Baba could allow a book to do this, and I am endlessly grateful
that they were written. What
I told you about those books is really only the tip of it all, since
I get so much from Baba in them and most of it is not easily said in
words, if at all. I hate to talk about "posterity," but all
I can say is that true lovers of Baba down through the years will be
grateful for these books, and we are all grateful to Baba that he has
helped them come into being.
Victor
Seckeler I
got a set yesterday and already my structured life has fallen apart
-- work has taken a back seat for the second day as I can't help myself
from entering into and being enthralled with the day-to-day, compelling,
so, so sweet, intimate details of life with Beloved Baba as recounted
by His beloved Mehera. What
a fine work! ... I
did not plan to read the books at all when I first got them. However,
one morning I opened Volume Three and involuntarily disappeared inside.
Many, many hours later, the sun now was setting, I felt I had better
put it aside and regretfully extricated myself from it. Rather than
read it cover to cover though, I had wandered contentedly here and
there. The next day I opened Volume One and the same thing happened
-- though here I had more restraint and only disappeared into it for
half a day. I
enjoyed reading how Baba came to wear his first pink coat! Otherwise,
I was savoring all. Certainly intimate aspects of the women's life
and Mehera's perspective are new to me. But truly, I have enjoyed all
I read, so spending a day and half took me to many enjoyable places.
Kebi
Boose I
have been reading a bit of Mehera-Meher each morning and I
wanted to tell you how wonderful it feels. I
am enjoying the book so very much and get up each morning with thoughts
of excitement to read more. Thanks for taking all those years
to put together something so wonderful! I
am finding EVERYTHING interesting and there is so much that I didn't
know about Mehera's life. From the reading, I feel like I am putting
together millions of puzzle pieces that were there in my mind and now
they are converging together.
Bill
Bodman There
is so much in Mehera-Meher that is new. What is so exciting to me is
the ability to think about the Avatar's daily life from a new perspective,
that of Mehera and the women. Before your books, this was impossible.
It seems to me that you were given and have fulfilled a destined role,
that of assembling and sharing information that without someone assuming
the role would have been lost forever. If the work of this spiritual
age is to try to divinize our daily lives, how fascinating it is to
be able to consider the Avatar's daily life, so much of which was spent
with the women. From this perspective all the details are important.
Mischa
Rutenberg I
am savoring each wonderful story. It is wonderful to get such an in
depth insight into the nature of Mehera's relationship with Baba. This
is naturally alluded to in other works,
but your book provides the type of description that allows one to understand
with the heart. It is completely humbling and inspiring at the same
time. I know what a labor of love this was and how much effort it took.
As I talk about it with friends, I find that it is having tremendous
impact. It is a unique work that honors, amplifies, and reveals so
much about the beautiful life of Meher Baba.
Laura
Arasmo Wow!
I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate and value this book.
I enjoyed all of it. I would never have read it every night for weeks
had I not. The book reads much like a novel. A very good novel. I was
transported to that wonderful time and didn't want to leave. There
is an immediacy about your narrative. Many
of the stories were familiar, but the details were not. Despite years
of reading books about Baba, I never understood or appreciated the
extent of Mehera's role. As a result, I never, until now, appreciated
Mehera. I couldn't understand it, so I just walled it off. I didn't
appreciate having met her to the extent that this good fortune deserved.
I do now. Your
book gave me the opportunity to fall in love with God, again. The little
details of life with Baba, from the perspective of the women surrounding
him were so wonderful. Baba
wrote that book through you. He's a wonderful writer. What you did,
through him, is magnificent. I am not minimizing your tremendous effort
over the years. It is a monumental work and to do it as well as you
did took tremendous perseverance and patience. And much love. And that
love shines through every page.
Ira
Deitrick I'm
glad to have the opportunity to congratulate on the marvelous job you
did with Mehera-Meher. It's a classic and a wonderful contribution.
Heidi
McGovern I
couldn't put off writing you any longer to let you know how enjoyable
it is to read Mehera-Meher. It is such a treat 'discovering' Mehera in her blessed life with Meher Baba. It feels as if
a window to fresh, pure air has opened. Thanks for your part in this
treasure of treasures.
Michael
Le Page David
- you have done a truly remarkable job with your biography of Mehera.
I think that it is a stunning piece of work - I found it fascinating
from the first page to the last. It seems to me that it is a extraordinary
historical document - I assume that it is the most detailed account
ever written of the Consort of the Avatar. I appreciated how you kept
yourself out of the story, except for your very interesting speculations
which I found very thought-provoking. I also appreciated your gentle
humor - which I felt really added to the story. I thought that the
production was excellent - the choice of paper, font, the photos, and
especially the covers and the box were exquisite. You have given me
many, many hours of reading pleasure - thank you so very much. Congratulations
again on such a marvelous creation.
Craig
Ruff I
finished the great work you have done and will miss reading it. Maybe
I will start over?! I
think the book is outstanding from the beginning through the early
days of Meherabad and then once again from the Satara days until the
end. In both cases an intimacy with Mehera is given and especially
in the 60Õs where you get even a greater sense of intimacy between
her and Baba. It is more than I ever knew. And by reading it I had
a much greater sense of their relationship and why he called her His
beloved.
Steven
Goodman I
Just finished (next time I will read it slower) my favorite account
of life with Baba. For me, this was truly the first Intimate Love-Story
of the One who came for intimacy. I thank you and our Beloved for this
treasure that tells the most wonderful story of our lifetime, till
He comes again Thanks
for the opportunity to spend the day (inwardly) thinking about Mehera-Meher and reliving the precious time passed with our Beloved Companion. It
is a delight and joy. The
most painful surprise was from Satara onward, when Baba seemed to intensify
his work and his concomitant suffering appeared greater and greater.
I never witnessed Baba's intense suffering as depicted in the Meherazad
years, or witnessed his compassion with such poignancy. But
for me, the most charming and endearing are the sweet and simple stories
of love between our Beloved and his dearest Mehera.
Farhad
Shafa I was fascinated by dear Mehera's early
childhood, which was mostly new to me. Also, her first meeting with
the Beloved, as well as all the confusion about Rustom's wedding and
Upasni Maharaj's role was very interesting to me. I am reading it very
slowly.
Dennis McCabe This
is just a quick note to let you know we read from your book Mehera-Meher at
our Amartithi [Meher Center] barn program. I selected a section of
the events of January 30 and January 31,1969. Many people were
very moved by this extraordinary account. You really did a great job
on these books. I can almost hear the mandali speaking as I read it.
Cherie
Plumlee Normally
I'm a fast reader, but with these books I want to savor every story
and photo and so it takes me longer, reading an hour or so just before
sleep. It's nice floating into unconsciousness with the pictures the
stories conjure in my mind and feeling Baba so close. What I found
particularly interesting is the "atmosphere" that has been
created as well as little vignettes between the women, and between
them and Baba, that I hadn't read before. This intimacy is not a part
of Lord Meher so much as I feel it deals mostly with facts — interwoven
with adventures of course — but it doesn't hold the "magic" that
Mehera-Meher does for me. I haven't patience with facts unless
they are combined with a description or written reenactment of an event
itself on a heart level — the little details, sweet moments,
that were a part of everyday life. I
have heard told that in general women are the best writers when it
comes to detail and setting intimate atmospheres, but you have proven
that you do just as well, if not better than any of the women writers
I have read and I wonder if that isn't because you spent so much time
with the women and their "living love" for their Beloved.
I could imagine that it could do nothing but increase the feeling of
love in anything you would write about them and him. Lord Meher is a mixture of head and heart.
Mehera-Meher is all heart and I love it!
Anne
Haug I
extend to you my heartfelt gratitude for your beautiful labor of love.
I felt a parallel between it and Lord Meher as an interweaving
of opposites. Reading your books engrained more deeply in me the
quiet, inner, feminine path of returning to God and I feel it changing
my own life
in the most subtle and refined way. I feel Mehera as I do my simple
homemaking chores I have consciously followed the path of a homemaker
as my spiritual devotion before coming to Baba, and now more than ever!
But Mehera-Meher takes it to a deeper level for me. Reading
the stories that embody this pure, simple love etch it ever deeper
into my being
and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your faithful, patient,
loving documentation of these beautiful lives. It is completely different
from the hectic fast-paced civilization in which I live -- even in
rural Montana and it reinforces for me the great value of simplicity.
Cathy
Riley A
fabulous work, so replete with MeheraÕs fragrance É I am really loving
the books É There is so much Ògold there."
Mehdi
Ghaffari What
is really miraculous about Mehera-Meher is that while one
is reading it, the Beloved is felt so near one almost touches him.
These books
are amongst the few Baba books that bring the reader to his feet and
may be even drowning some in his ocean.
Ellen
Kimball The
books are so beautiful. We have been soaking up every word. Truly a
labor of love.
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