Description
“There will be many people who will call on you for help… once they come to Him, He takes care of them… All you have to do is bring them to Him.”
– Karl
Nan’s story that began with her best-selling book, Sounds of Silence, reached out to touch hearts all across the world. Her journey that started alone has now been joined by countless others whose pain and sadness have been washed away, and their lives turned around, by the healing love of Meher Baba – a spiritual Master from the higher realms.
Her son Karl’s loving and caring messages of hope from the spirit world inspire and stir the hearts, and strengthen the resolve of those who come forward to listen to the silence within and find their own answers – through the grace of the Master. Through these answers, Nan`s own life begins to take on a deeper spiritual meaning.
Her story now moves compellingly forward, interwoven with a collection of personal, heart-touching narrations of the wondrous experiences people have had – when they have opened their hearts to the Master.
In Listening to the Silence, Nan shows how the Master works only and absolutely – through the power of love. She also shares with us her deeper understanding of the evolution of consciousness, life and death, karma, compassion, love and forgiveness, and of the onward journey of the soul.
More importantly, Listening to the Silence, gives you the strength to triumph over adversity, to evolve your own path and lead a life of self-fulfillment.
yogiimpression –
“Listening to the Silence is compiled after extensive research by the author that re-tells tales told by people of how in their deepest moment of despair, their misgivings and fears have been redeemed by Meher Baba, spiritual guide to the author.”
DNA, Mumbai, April 9, 2010
yogiimpression –
“Pain is inevitable, suffering is a choice,” says author Nan Umrigar… Listening to the Silence chronicles experiences that various people have had with the spiritual world and the influence of Baba’s teachings on them.”
DNA, Pune, June 20, 2010
yogiimpression –
Her first book, Sounds of Silence, published over a decade ago, created ripples as it challenged set concepts about life after death… her second book (Listening to the Silence), the sequel, was launched at an out-of-the-ordinary book reading event.”
The Times of India, Mumbai, April 8, 2010
yogiimpression –
The book (Listening to the Silence) wraps itself around the heart of the reader from the first page, drawing you into a world of silent communication with God and the spirit world… It is an outpouring of the heart that will touch your soul… This is not a quick read. It deserves to be read slowly, every word to be savoured as a gift of Grace.”
Life Positive Magazine, Sept. 2010
yogiimpression –
“The book (Listening to the Silence) comprises about 30 heart-touching stories. They all belong to people who have perhaps walked long miles to find the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Society Magazine, July 2010
yogiimpression –
Nan’s second book Listening to the Silence is a collection of stories of the people who have benefited after reading her first book (Sounds of Silence)… (it) is already flying off the shelves and many are waiting for her third book…”
G2 Magazine, Aug-Sept. 2010
yogiimpression –
A steady procession of the most amazing, evolved souls dance through our lives. Many of them are known and treasured locally while they live. Some attract the worship of people across the world. All of them come and go as they please and while they come to change the lives of as many people as they can, they care not about the numbers… If we are lucky, we see them in the flesh. If less lucky, we hear and read about their lives from their shishyas. And we see them through their miracles which linger like perfume in the air long after they have gone.
Meher Baba is one such guru/avatar/divine personage/Krishna. It is only after his “recall” as I call it, that many, many more people have come to him. And that fame has spread through the writing and words of his disciples. Nan Umrigar is the ideal shishya. Through her books, written with the elegance of love and humility and a childlike wonderment, she makes Meher Baba seem attainable.
Pain that seems unbearable, often leads one down a path that proves to be where we needed to go. Nan has suffered that kind of pain, and through her pain we have learnt about Meher Baba. Thousands of people have had miracles happen to them because of Nan’s son, Karl. Some of these miracles are funny and whimsicl – musical notes written on the frost of a window, butterflies that land at a predicted time, elephants that look at you in a strange way… All of them have one aim: to make you believe that you are not alone, you are cherished and appreciated and wanted by the universe, and if you want to access its power – it is there for you. There are universal laws, the most profound being what we call the law of Dharma – ‘Do unto others as you would do have them do unto you’. This is a surprisingly difficult commandment to follow, but were you to awaken to its power, you could become one of the enlightened souls that dance the Cosmic Dance.
Listening to the Silence is a delicious little soufflé of a book. It is sweet and full of fun and grace – as the universe is. The only way it can be judged is by the yearning it awakens in you to find Meher Baba, and the Meher Baba within you.
Smt. Maneka Gandhi, MP, Lok Sabha