A Search In Secret India

A Search In Secret India .

My dear friends , I am sharing books that I read some 40 years ago ! These books made a great impact on my growth and development in my very important formative years . I was always searching or seeking to understand the purpose or meaning of Life ! I just happened to be like that from my childhood ! As early as my teen years I was always wondering what am I doing here in this life !

Than in 1973 , an event happened that brought my desire or seeking even more urgently into my life .

My young father , a medical doctor , passed away at the tender age of 49 years !

With his passing away , my urgency to understand the meaning or purpose of life took top priority !

So , books around that time of my life were books of a serious and deeper nature .I thought sharing a little of my background information will be helpful .

Now , coming to today's book review : A Search in Secret India was written sometime in 1940 !!

The author , Dr. Paul Brunton was an English man who went to India in search of the mysteries .

Dr Paul Brunton was a very earnest seeker . He travelled all around India in search of Sages , Swamis and saints . He was not too impressed to just seek the normal sadhus , of whom there were too many !

His extensive travelling in British India as an Englishman had its pros and cons .

The book is about his traveling and seeking this sages and sitting with them or at their feet to learn and understand what did they discover in their inner journey .

He is probably well known for his meeting the great Indian Sage Ramana Maharishi in South India .

As an earnest seeker he not only saw these mystics and sages , but took the effort to understand and do his own inner work.

I can tell you that his books at that time in my life were God sent !!

I read all his books with such hunger that I am always grateful to the Universe Force that guided me to such wonderful people . 

Dr Paul Brunton wrote some of the most interesting books during his days .

I will just share some of the titles and you will see what I meant .

This is a list of some of his books :

1. A Search in Secret India .

2.The secret Path.

3.A secret in Secret Egypt .

4. A Message from Arunachala .

5. A Hermit in the Himalayas .

6. The Quest of the Overself.

7.The Inner Reality .

8. The Hidden Teachings Beyond Yoga.

9. The Spiritual Crisis of Man .

Now you can see why I was so happy and excited to get to know Dr Paul Brunton and his books .

His great contribution to us was his extensive travelling and living among yogis ,mystics and holy men of that times . His understanding and then being able to share his knowledge to us all over the world .

Dr Paul Brunton has written so much that it is a treasure house of studies of Comparative Religion , Mysticism and Philosophy .

I will always place him among my most treasured  people .

As I always express , that my joy is to point and share some of the wonderful gems on Spiritual knowledge with you.

I feel that is enough for today . 

Take care .

Amar.