Stories of an eccentric yet amazing holy man who was a disciple of the Holy Mother.
- large (huge) US paperback with CD,
305 pages
8.5 inches x11 inches x1 inch - (retail only)
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Swami Aseshananda was the last living disciple of Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother. Once he came to America, he never returned to India. For over 50 years he served the devotees. There are many stories to be told about this most unusual and eccentric swami. In his old age,He insisted on cutting the lawn, He would personally serve prasad (offered food) to visitors. Even today, people smile when they remember him.
This book is inspiring and lot of fun to read, even if you aren't the swami's disciple. Note that a CD accompanies the book with video, writings, a TV interview and other extras. The book was out of print, and out of nowhere came a large heavy box of this book, so we have ample stock for now.
Interesting book
I enjoyed the book.
A Profound Bookl
"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
Reviewed in American Vedantist by John Schlenck
http://www.compendiumpublications.com/documents/AV%20Review.pdf