Remembering Sri Sarada Devi's Disciple
This book of is an excellent read with a vivid description of the experiences of monks and devotees with Swami Aseshananda. It was wonderful reading about how he impacted the lives of others and how by his presence people were transformed and their questions were answered before being asked. Simple astounding and spiritually uplifting read
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Insights into a guru who seems quite a bit different from my general expectations was fun. I found a lot of insights in the pages that I think will be helpful in my understanding of Asvaita and my sadana
I was initiated by Swami Prabhavananda in the 60s and after a long period of spiritual confusion in my life I finally came back to Vedanta in my old age. Reading this book brought me back to the old days and deeply moved me. I wished I could have met Swami Aseshananda then. I was deeply moved by the honest and sincere contributions of the devotees. I couldn't but the book down.
I recently read "Remembering Sri Sarada Devi's Disciple: Swami Aseshananda As We Knew Him" and was profoundly moved by the reminiscences of monks and devotees. Portions of the book left me in awe of the spiritual giant that Swami Aseshananda was, some parts moving me to tears. I can highly recommend this book to all on the spiritual path.
I enjoyed the book.
"Esther Warkov has rendered a signal service to the Ramakrishna Vedanta community, not only in America but worldwide, by assembling more than 60 remembrances of one of the great swamis of the swamis. . . .what it gives us is a living sense of the Swami as he touched and transformed the lives of those who came to him. In their immediacy and variety, these reminiscences provide a rounded, multi-textured portrait of the swami; in their remarkable candor and directness, they bring us a genuine, living person, not an edited, air-brushed saint . . . . His life was a remarkable blend of jnana, bhakti and karma-yoga. His public teaching was largely on Advaita Vedanta, and he encouraged aspirants inclined towards nondualism to follow that path. At the same time, his devotion to Sarada Devi, his teacher, and to Sri Ramakrishna, was intense and profoundly moving. .. Read the full review at http://www.compendiumpublications.com/documents/AV%20Review.pdf
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