Sarla Kumar (9 results)

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 258 Illus. (Some Col.).

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 258 Index 2nd Revised Edition.

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Condition: New. pp. xiv + 258.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. 52 plates (illustrator). Contents PrefacePrabha Devi Key to transliteration IntroductionBettina Baumer 1 Gurustuti Verses in Praise of the MasterAcarya Rameshvar Jha I Life 2 A Yogi of KashmirJaideva Singh 3 The Sage of IshberJankinath Kaul Kamal 4 Sri Guru Isvara Svarupa  His way of lifePrabha Devi 5 Guru Parampara three generations of Saiva SaintsRC Raina II The Acarya of Kashmir Saivism 6 Lilian Silburn and Swami Lakshman Joo a fertile relationshipJacqueline Chambron 7 Swami Lakshman Joo and his place in the Kashmirian Saiva traditionAlexis Sanderson 8 Tribute to the sage of KashmirKapila Vatsyayan 9 The power of pure awarenessBettina Baumer III The Enlightening Master 10 The making of a YoginiMohan Lal Sopory 11 The Ascent to the LordSarla Kumar 12 The scientist and the saintSudhir K Sopory 13 My GurudevaMotilal Sopory 14 I saw Siva in HimArunditi Raina 15 In search of MyselfRajan Khosa  16 Sitting under a mighty Chinar treeSharad Chandra IV The Presence Continues 17 A transforming meetingErnst Furlinger 18 The Icon of the DivineBorghild Baldauf 19 Love-song to the MasterAriane Hentsch Cisneros Appendix Published works of Swami Lakshman Joo The contributors Glossary of Sanskrit Terms IndexSwami Lakshman Joo Raina also called Lakshman Brahmacarin and Isvara Svarupa 1907-1991 was one of the greatest saints of 20 century India who was at the same time an extraordinary scholar who relived and revived the almost forgotten tradition of Kashmir Saivism His high spiritual state was matched by his profound knowledge of the Saiva scriptures and of the great thinkers and commentators of the tradition Abhinavagupta Ksemaraja and others Swami Lakshman Joo lived a secluded life in his Ashram in Kashmir but he taught the texts of Kashmir Saivism to Pandits and scholars from different countries besides giving spiritual guidance to a number of seekers and disciplesOn the occasion of his Birth Centenary a volume in his memory is being brought out containing articles by scholar disciples devotees and relatives which throw light on the extraordinary life of this saint and on his contribution to reviving and continuing the tradition of Kashmir Saivism Articles on his life by his close disciple Prabha Devi and his scholar disciples Jaideva Singh and Jankinath Kaul Kamal an exhaustive article on his place in the Kashmirian Saiva tradition by Professor Alexis Sanderson of Oxford to mention only a few provide an insight into his saintly personality and his great qualities as a teacher Even scholars and seekers who have never met him and have been deeply influenced by his spiritual presence have contributed an account of their experienceThis volume is richly illustrated by historical photographs which provide a visual testimony of the life of Swami Lakshman Joo A list of his published works is an important complement   258 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788124604144.

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 238.