Three New Releases by the Founder-Editor-Publisher of SrI Ranga Sri

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SrI:

 

Dear AaasthikAs :

 

It gives me great pleasure to invite

your attention to the release of three

new monographs by the SatsampradhAya

PrachAra VichakshaNa Sri Anbil

Ramaswamy , who is well known to you

all for his tireless Kaimkaryams to serve

the Aastika Communities all over

the world in an outstanding manner

thru expanding the outreach of

SrI Ranga Sri , giving UpanyAsams

and releasing many monographs

housing treasures from his extensive

research .

 

The first of these monographs is

the monumental book entitled

" Hinduism Rediscovered " ,

an anthology of wide ranging topics

relating to Hinduism . This is

a veritable reference manual

where the unique doctrines of Hinduism

are covered in a lucid way .This was

released in 2004 . Next year ,

Sriman Anbil Swamy released

the Volume on " Myths, Miracles

and Mysticism--what do they signify?

With considerable panache , Anbil

Swamy explored the connections

between the 3 Ms that have fascinated

many brilliant minds all over the world.

He treads very carefully in outlining

the three Ms and giving copious

references from all walks of life .

 

The above two alone would have been

sufficient to rest on his laurels but the

inquiring mind of Swamy found new

areas to cover , both SampradhAyic and

otherwise . These strivings have led to

the release of three more books by

the prolific author , which are testaments

to his wide ranging scholarship in

sampradhAyic as well as in areas of

soft sciences .

 

The first of these three books is :

" Pearls of Wisdom from Srimad

RamayaNam ". The distinguished

lectures that Anbil Swamy gave at

the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Georgia

provide the content for this eminently

readable book on this Aadhi Kaavyam.

Srimukhams from Sri VaishNava

AchArya Saarvabhoumars confer

sanctity to this Monograph .

 

Anbil Swamy has selected key passages from

the six Cantos of Srimath RaamAyaNam

and focused on them . The famous passage ,

" Vatsa Raama! Dhanu: pasya ! iti Raaghavam

aBraveeth " is one such item used to elaborate

on the many meanings brought out by

KaalakshEpa adhikAris . Anbil Swamy

has imbibed a great deal from the kaalakshEpams

from many illustrious AchAryAs including his own

AchAryan , HH Poundarikapuram Srimath Andavan ,

an authority on Srimath RaamAyaNam .

 

adiyEn recommends Anbil Swamy's monograph

on Srimad RamayaNam for its rich content ,

lucid style and connoseiur's approach in

selecting from " the pearls of wisdom"

strewn across the seven KhANDams .

The graphics by "Vedhaa " ( cover design

and pictures inside) are a treat to the eye .

 

The other two monographs are :

 

1. Beliefs , Faiths and Superstitions ,

Where is the dividing line ?" .

 

This is a 139 page book with ample bibiliography

on the beliefs , Faiths and Superstitions in various

traditions .In the preface , Anbil Swamy elaborates

on what are beliefs ( non-religious and

Religious) , faiths ( benign and malignant

varieties) and Superstitons . He discusses

the interrelationships between the three .

Across the chapters of this book , Anbil

Swamy catalogs the way in which the human

behavior ( custom , Habits and Manners)

is shaped by Beliefs , Faiths and

superstitions for better or worse.

It is a thought provoking assembly of

the way in which from different corners

of the globe relate to ordinary and

extraordinary happenings in their

daily lives .

 

2) " Dreams , Omens and Moles" --Do they

really influence our lives ? is the other book .

Anbil Swamy frames the question about the

impact --some times devastating-- of these

Dreams and Omens and birth marks . This

is the third book in " The Explaining

the Unexplained" series . Although it is

a challenge to explain the unexplainable ,

Anbil Swamy has handled the tricky

subject matter with considerable aplomb

and invites the readers to draw their own

conclusions . He enlists " some reasonable

and some weird intrepretations leaving

a fertile ground for your own imagination

to run riot ".

 

It has been my pleasure to read the three

recent books of Anbil Swamy and recommend

them to you for your libraries .

 

Please contact Anbil Swamy by phone

(770-434-9596 or send him e-mail to

him at ramanbil to order

your copies .

 

NamO SrI RaaghavAya,

V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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