Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master: A Yogi's Autobiography

by Sri M

Overview

In this tell—all autobiography, Sri M writes about his fascinating journey as a young man from the southern coast of India to the mystical Himalayan Mountains. At the age of nineteen and a half, he felt an irresistible urge to go to the Himalayas in quest for his great Master. He finally met his Master at the Vyasa Cave, beyond the Badrinath shrine. After spending three and half years with his Master, wandering freely across the length and breadth of the Himalayan ranges, he was instructed to go back to live in the plains and lead a normal life. He started working for a living, fulfilled his social commitments and prepared himself to teach others all that he had learned and experienced. This book reveals the spiritual journey of a young lad from Kerala, who by his sincerity and dedication evolved into a living yogi. Sri M shares his knowledge of the Upanishads and spiritual insights born out of first hand experiences in his autobiography. This is an astounding book replete with miracles, meetings with masters, description of higher levels of consciousness and spiritual attainment. It is a rather strange tale. — Dr Karan Singh, Tribune News Service—Sri M is an enlightened soul, a Guru whom I met years ago. Sri M is very accessible.... I wish he would take me as a disciple but I will have to wait for another birth when I am more evolved. — Maneka Gandhi, Mathrubhoomi—

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780143458586
Publisher:	Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

SRI M—spiritual teacher, social reformer, educationist and author—was born Mumtaz Ali into a Muslim family on 6 November 1949 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He established the Satsang Foundation twenty years ago as a meeting point for spiritual seekers of all persuasions. Conversant with the principles and beliefs of most major religions, Sri M's teachings seek to transcend the outer shell of all religions by exploring the core of their teachings and nurturing the innate goodness in every human being. 

Table of Contents

Contents

Title Page

Copyright & Permissions

Acknowledgements

Foreword

List of Photo Inserts

1. The Beginning

2. A Visit from the Himalayan Master

3. The Gayatri Mantra

4. Meeting Yogi Gopala Saami

5. A God-Intoxicated Sufi

6. Inside the Subramanya Temple

7. Preparing for the Ascent

8. The Story of Sri Narayana Guru

9. Strange and Timely Inputs

10. The Mastan’s Blessings

11. Three Monks

12. Mai Ma

13. Understanding Holy Madness

14. Trial Run

15. Towards the Himalayas

16. The Cave of Vasishta

17. The Naga and Learning the Mahamantra

18. The Cobbler and the Monk

19. The Seeker at Badrinath

20. Meeting Babaji

21. My First Initiation

22. Lighting the Kundalini Fire

23. The Old Tibetan Lama

24. Yoga, Vedanta, and the Nath Pant

25. Tholingmutt and the Mountain Man

26. The Valley of Flowers and Hemkund

27. Meeting the Siddhar

28. Kedarnath: Opening the Channels

29. The Fireball from the Sky

30. The Healing and Meeting the Grand Master

31. A Truly Holy Man

32. Sri Vidya Initiation

33. Lessons from the German

34. Going Back to Trivandrum

35. Preparations for the Mission

36. Lessons from a Sufi Master

37. The Ramakrishna Mission

38. Sri Devi and Neem Karoli Baba

39. The Aghori from Banaras

40. Alandi, Shirdi and Walking Through Doors

41. More Travels: New Insights

42. Babaji at the Taj Mumbai

43. Meeting Laxman Joo and J. Krishnamurti

44. Vasant Vihar

45. Babaji Leaves His Body

46. The Passing Away of ‘K’

47. Marriage and Shifting to Neel Bagh

48. Neel Bagh and the Satsang Train

49. The Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra

50. The Journey Continues

Reviews

About the Author

About the Book

Editorial Reviews

"This is an astounding book replete with miracles, meetings with masters, description of higher levels of consciousness and spiritual attainment. It is a rather strange tale." —Dr Karan Singh, Tribune News Service

"Sri M is an enlightened soul, a Guru whom I met years ago. Sri M is very accessible.... I wish he would take me as a disciple but I will have to wait for another birth when I am more evolved." —Maneka Gandhi, Mathrubhoomi

"Whether or not you are a skeptic, this beautifully produced book makes for compelling reading. And, hey, the author is around, if you want to grill him about the harder to believe elements in the book." —The Herald of India

"The autobiography deals with transformation of Mumtaz Ali Khan into Sri M as he went on acquiring profound knowledge of the Upanishads, deep personal insights and a higher level of consciousness. Descriptions on the beneficial effects of yoga, meditation and metaphysics are fascinating. Sri M is often termed as modern day Kabir Das." —The Hindu

"It is prophetic that he will use the name 'Sri M', which will remind him of his Babaji Maheshwarnath, who comes across as the 'great master, wise, powerful and loving.' The book is, in fact, a tribute to him. For anybody who has interest in mysticism, Sufism and Vedanta, Sri M's autobiography is, indeed, a treasure-trove." —The Organizer

"What stands out about this book is that its narrative exudes a sense of wonder, for the author often uses the word 'strange' to describe his experiences. Some of the instances that he recounts challenge your sense of belief and disbelief so much, that you don't quite know what to believe. But a little deeper reading, however, renders more meaning to the narrative than is apparent at first glance. He deals easily and honestly with the mistrust between religions just as he also shows how these boundaries can melt away." —'Speaking Tree', The Times of India

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