Publisher's Synopsis
Eastern wisdom--a continual meditation on Life, Death, Immortality & Self--has inspired and puzzled wisdom seekers for ages. Expressing these philosophical, spiritual ideas in poetic words that are simultaneously lucid, and insightful, this lovely book reveals the ultimate reality-taking one on a journey beyond death: to the portals of eternal life.
The answers to the age-old quest 'Who am I?' are revealed here in this beautiful book which you are sure to enjoy. Here Tulsidas, a medieval saint from India, is seen probing the nature of the Self and talk of God Rama--laying bare those esoteric truths that have been ever so closely wrapped in the worldly night--where alas most of us are found to abide.
The question is put: "Where do I truly bide?" "Where the head is void and quiet the heart reposed, where the world like a hollow murmur rings, where mute forever abides the voice: that is my home"--tells the saint.
The saint attempts to tell us of the 'other'--the realm from where joys and sorrows turn back, return away; from where every single thought runs away.
"Who am I?"--ask I. "That holy sweet inflowing--which is consciousness, which is bliss, which forever abides--that singularity of awareness, the purity of simply being: that is me"--tells the saint.
"Whither dwells my happiness?" "Beyond shadows dark and sunlight sheen, ere where the lengthening traces of shades interweave, where all existence blooms bathed just in the field of lights, that holy light, of calm delight: that is of me, and is from me."--proclaims the saint.
Vedanta, a philosophical subject otherwise considered rather weighty on the mind, is explained simply and easy here; and you will find the dry theme of Vedanta stir up feelings of sweet euphoria within you at times.
Verily the ancient-most truths from the East are herein brought out in daylight bright in this fascinating book, by the words of the holy saint Tulsidas. A rare treat of joy, this book is a little different, somewhat charming, a bit poetic, and you surely will not want to miss out on it.
Please savor this book, read it slow; not a book for those in a hurry, for sure.
