Friday, March 06, 2015

The Mind of Ramana Maharshi - Andrew Osborne

The biographical note on one of the famous and revered saints of modern Hinduism. Almost born to be a saint by birth the Bhagvan let his presence known to the world early in his life. The book is a short one but not a smooth read. It's not quite written in the chronology as most biographies are but presented mostly in various aspects or works of Swamiji and his contribution to that aspect. This sometimes removes the focus on the chronology to certain extent. But overall a great book to know about the great soul.

Beyond the Sky and the Earth - A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa (1999)

Fresh from college, a young woman from Canada leaves everything familiar behind to step into the wilderness of Bhutan in 1987. What begins a...