A Search in Secret India
The late Paul Brunton was one of the 20th century's greatest explorers of and writers on the spiritual traditions of the East. A Search in Secret India is the story of Paul Brunton's journey around India, living among yogis, mystics, and gurus, some of whom he found convincing, others not. He finally finds the peace and tranquility which come with self-knowledge when he meets and studies with the great sage Sri Ramana Maharishi.
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A Search in Secret India
The late Paul Brunton was one of the 20th century's greatest explorers of and writers on the spiritual traditions of the East. A Search in Secret India is the story of Paul Brunton's journey around India, living among yogis, mystics, and gurus, some of whom he found convincing, others not. He finally finds the peace and tranquility which come with self-knowledge when he meets and studies with the great sage Sri Ramana Maharishi.
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A Search in Secret India

A Search in Secret India

by Paul Brunton
A Search in Secret India

A Search in Secret India

by Paul Brunton

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The late Paul Brunton was one of the 20th century's greatest explorers of and writers on the spiritual traditions of the East. A Search in Secret India is the story of Paul Brunton's journey around India, living among yogis, mystics, and gurus, some of whom he found convincing, others not. He finally finds the peace and tranquility which come with self-knowledge when he meets and studies with the great sage Sri Ramana Maharishi.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781844130436
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/01/2003
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Born in London in 1898, Paul Brunton published 13 books between 1935 and 1952. He is generally recognized as having introduced yoga and meditation to the West, and for presenting their philosophical background in non-technical language. He died in Switzerland, where he lived for 20 years, in 1981.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Chapter I- Wherein I Bow to the Reader
  • Chapter II- A Prelude to the Quest
  • Chapter III- A Magician Out of Egypt
  • Chapter IV- I Meet a Messiah
  • Chapter V- The Anchorite of the Adyar River
  • Chapter VI- The Yoga which Conquers Death
  • Chapter VII- The Sage Who Never Speaks
  • Chapter VIII- With the Spiritual Head of South India
  • Chapter IX- The Hill of the Holy Beacon
  • Chapter X- Among the Magicians and Holy Men
  • Chapter XI- The Wonder-Worker of Benares
  • Chapter XII- Written in the Stars !
  • Chapter XIII- The Garden of the Lord
  • Chapter XIV- At the Parsee Messiah’s Headquarters
  • Chapter XV- A Strange Encounter
  • Chapter XVI- In a Jungle Hermitage
  • Chapter XVII- Tablets of Forgotten Truth

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