Mother of Bliss

Author: Lisa Lassell Hallstrom
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195344316
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
This book examines the life of =Anandamay=i M=a, one of the most renowned Hindu holy women of modern times. Lisa Hallstrom paints a vivid portrait of this extraordinary woman, her ideas, and her continuing influence. In the process, the author sheds new light on important themes of Hindu religious life, including the centrality of the guru, the influence of living saints, and the apparent paradox of the worship of the divine feminine and the status of Hindu women.

Anandamayi

Author: Richard Lannoy
Publisher: Element Books, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
A Delightful And High-Quality Photographic Book With A Large Text Section By The Renowned Photographer And Writer Richard Lannoy. Drawing Extensively On Anandamayi Ma`S Own Words And Advice To Followers, The Author Reveals A Personality At Once Both Breaththakingly Simple And An Enigma Of Fathomless Complexity. His High-Speed Action Photography Captures Her Essence While His Text Recounts Her Dramatic Spiritual Metamorphosis From Youthful Ecstatic To Venerable Sage. The Author Writes: Preferbly, The Face Of The Holy, Even In A Photograph, Should Be Depicted Like An Icon, Transubstantiated. Whereas... I Would Portray The Highest Attainable State Of Grace Not As A Quasi-Divine Being But As Someone Who Is Nothing Special.

Encountering Bliss

Author: Melita Maschmann
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN: 9788120815711
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
About the Book : Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982), the Mother imbued with bliss , as she was called by her followers, was one of the most significant Indian Saints and one of the very few woman-gurus of our times.This book was first published in 1967 under the

A Goddess Among Us

Author: Swami Mangalananda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788188479450
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
"It cannot be that anybody, anywhere is not my very own. I am with you at all times." Clothed in spotless white... the image of simplicity and gentleness, Anandamayi Ma was one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time. Her devotees ranged from prime ministers to renowned saints to humble villagers. Although virtually uneducated, Ma spoke with the authority of direct experience and mesmerised all with her ethereal beauty, sweetness and grace. A free spirit, she wandered all over the country showering her love and tender care on everyone. Across India, several ashrams, established and dedicated in her name, today serve as sanctuaries for spiritual seekers. Wherever she went, miracles followed in her wake. From suddenly appearing at the bedside of a dying woman... to breathing life into an ant crushed thoughtlessly underfoot, everything was manifested effortlessly and graciously through Ma. Her samadhi at Kankhal near Haridwar, radiates peace and showers blessings on devotees who come to pay their respects from all over the world. This short biography, written by a "dikshit" - a direct disciple of Ma, seeks to acquaint you with the sacred persona, inspired wisdom and the divine life of Anandamayi Ma. Its highlight is a chapter on new incidents that have come to light and never before been published in any biography of Ma.

That Compassionate Touch of Ma Anandamayee

Author: Narayan Chaudhuri
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120802049
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
&everything that this body says or does, its actions, movements, its going hither and thither, is done for your sake. Whatever is done for you by this body at any time, it is you who cause it to happen. Shree Shree Anandamayee Ma in reply to a devotee s query This book contains miracle-laden incidents and strange little happenings depicting Shree Shree Ma Anandamayee s infinite compassion for Her children. Each narrative carries one particular message- the message of solace and compassion for Her devotees. The stories of miracles described in the volume corroborate the fact that Shree Shree Ma Aanandamayee lives solely for Her children; for helping and guiding them to become pilgrims of the supreme path- the path that leads to Self-realization and to supreme ultimate God itself. The book makes a revealing study of Mother s supernatural glory. Its appeal is irresistible not only for the devotees of the Mother but for all seekers of God realization.

Death Must Die

Author: Atmananda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788186569320
Category : Hindu women
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book gives an intimate first-hand account of a courageouswoman s spiritual quest in close association with several of India sgreatest modern saints. Unfolding against the back-drop of Benaresin the 1940s, where she lived as a teacher and musician, we aregiven an in-depth picture of her intense relationship with theextraordinary woman who becomes her guru 3 the great Bengalimystic, Sri Anandamayee Ma. Atmananda, as she came to be known,was also closely associated with J. Krishnamurti, but she was drawndeeper into the heart of Indian spirituality, encountering Sri RamanaMaharshi at his ashram in South India in 1942 and ultimately comingto Anandamayee Ma.Although written in a diary format, her story reads almost like anovel. A rare record of a remarkable spiritual odyssey.

Fruitful Journeys

Author: Ann Grodzins Gold
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520069596
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
"More comparable to Levi-Strauss's Tristes Tropiques than any other work of anthropology I know; but, in fact, the book I was most reminded of was not an anthropological work at all, but E. M. Forster's A Passage to India. . . a complex world complexly perceived and brilliantly recorded. . . . It is really a wonderful book."--Wendy Doniger, author of The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology

Understanding Contemporary India

Author: Neil Devotta
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626379404
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description

An Illustrated Introduction to Taoism

Author: Jean C. Cooper
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 1935493167
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Provides 118 color illustrations and a thorough introduction to Taoism. Covers the "way of the Tao," the Yin-Yang symbol, and the relationship of Taoism to other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism.

Dipa Ma

Author: Amy Schmidt
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
ISBN: 1907314806
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 149

Book Description
Read the life story and spiritual teachings of Dipa Ma, a major figure in contemporary Buddhism. She was the teacher of such well-respected western Buddhists as Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Alice Walker and Sylvia Boorstein, among others. An accomplished yogi, she was an inspired teacher and a devoted mother and grandmother. A woman who found great freedom through profound levels of insight and one who exemplified in her every action immense kindness, generosity, and mindfulness.