Guest guest Posted October 14, 2001 Report Share Posted October 14, 2001 David Godman, former librarian at Sri Ramanasramam, has asked me to post messages on a few mail groups to let people know that his new book, "Power of the Presence Part Two," is now available. The book examines the lives of six devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi in order to answer the question, "What was it like to live with and be guided by one of the greatest sages that India ever produced?" There are some terrific stories in the book -- for example, how Ramana Maharshi tried repeatedly to get his famous devotee Sri Muruganar to pay attention to his wife, without success. Large parts of the book consist of autobiographical testimony by the devotees. For example, there's this from Sri Muruganar: "I was a learned fool. My flawed mind knew nothing till I came to dwell with Him whose glance filled my heart with the light of awareness. Dwelling in that gracious state of peace, whose nature is holy silence, so hard to gain and know, I entered into union with the deathless state of the knowledge of reality." The book can be ordered now in India and the U.S. For complete ordering instructions, go here: http://www.realization.org/page/doc1/doc103.htm You can read a long excerpt from the book here: http://www.realization.org/page/doc1/doc102a.htm There's an interview with David Godman about the book here: http://www.realization.org/page/doc0/doc0097a.htm There's a funny photo of David Godman here: http://www.realization.org/page/top/letters.htm I apologize for spamming the list like this. I only do it because David Godman asked me to, and because I think it's a wonderful book. Best regards, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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