MOTHER OF THE UNSEEN WORLD

Mother Meera is widely regarded as an embodiment of the Divine Mother on earth. She gives Darshan, a silent bestowal of love light and grace, by touch and gaze. Mother was born in 1960, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, southern India. Today, she lives in a small village in Germany, at Schloss Schaumburg, Balduinstein.

More than a million people have traveled to Mother Meera to receive her Darshan, in which she bestows light upon the soul and answers individual prayers--which she gives multiple times a week at her home in Germany and in other locations around the world, including the United States. And Matousek has actually had the opportunity to live with Mother Meera twice, and each time had extreme experiences whose power has never left him. This is the only trade book about Mother Meera to be published with her cooperation and blessing. Through original reporting from the towns in India where Meera grew up, Chandepalle and Pondicherry, and testimonies from devotees who've had Meera's Darshan, as well as reports from non-believers and the villagers who've known her for 25 years, Matousek provides a comprehensive view of Meera's life and influence, and works to separate truth from legend.

Mark Matousek is an award-winning author ofSex Death Enlightenment: A True Story, The Boy He Left Behind, When You're Falling, Dive, and Ethical Wisdom: What Makes Us Good. He writes regularly for Psychology Today, Purple Clover, The Huffington Post, and Contemplative Journal, and has contributed to numerous national magazines and literary anthologies. He is on the faculty at The New York Open Center and The Omega Institute, and is a frequent teacher at Miriam's Well, Old Stone Farm, and The Mandala Center. His introspective writing courses have helped thousands of people transform their lives through self-inquiry, which is the mission of his company, Mark Matousek Media LLC. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.