{"product_id":"18365-the-autobiography-of-an-indian-monk","title":"The Autobiography of an Indian Monk","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Purohit Swami\u003cbr\u003eW B Yeast\/\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Vinod Sena\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Munshiram Manoharlal\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8121501024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShri Purohit Swami was of the line of Swami Vivekananda, Swami Ramatirtha and Shri Aurobindo, and was  true son of the Indian Renascence. This account of his own life, written in 1932 and published in India now for the first time, represents the first autobiography (in the modern sense of the word) of a yogi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePurohit Swami’s account of his own life moves rapidly, covers a get variety of material, is unsentimental, and is at once eminently readable and inspiring. It adds up to a powerful testament of the truth of yoga, and whoever follows it is not likely to think of the life of a sannyasin as one of escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Indian Monk cuts across divisions of taste and may be read and enjoyed at many levels. It provides a vivid record of a form of society fast disappearing from our midst. It may be read as a book of the supernatural and is full of stories of miracles. It is also a narrative of adventure which grips us as we move from episode to episode. But it is written, above all, for the spiritual seeker for whom it will prove a veritable treasure-house of Knowledge and wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHRI PUROHIT SWAMI received his education at Morris college, Nagpur; Deccan College, Pune, and at Bombay University. He had a flair for learning languages and showed great promise as a writer of Marathi. He was also a fervent nationalist, and his defence of Tilak was proscribed by the British Government. After becoming a sannyasin, he went to the West in 1930 to interpret India’s ancient wisdom to the world at large. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW B YEATS famous Irish poet, playwright and critic, won the Nobel Prize in 1923. Through Theosophy he became acquainted with Eastern mysticism in early youth and came to believe in rebirth and in a cyclic view of time. His friendship with Purohit Swami helped eats to gain a deep knowledge of Indian thought during the last phase of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVINOD SENA is Professor of English at the University of Delhi. He holds doctorates from the University of Delhi and Cambridge. He has also been awarded a National Fellowship by University Grants Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUTHOR’S PREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIFE AND WORKS OF SHRI PUROHIT SWAMI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eHow The Soil had been Prepared\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eGrandmother and Nursing Mothers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eI am not to be a Landlord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eYou are a Brahmin; Be a Brahmin always!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eMahatma s and the Divine Master in a Cobra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophy of Riches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Yogic Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eThe Astrologer’s Prediction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eThe Engine Refuses to Move\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eMay Shri Gurudeo Bless You!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eCome to Me!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003ePractice Penance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eGod and Mammon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eThe God’s Bed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eMysticism is not Mystery, It is Mystery Unveiled\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eReligion Versus Spirituality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII\u003cbr\u003eThe Kundalini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII\u003cbr\u003eTruth Knows no Defence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIX\u003cbr\u003eMy Master\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XX\u003cbr\u003eSamadhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXI\u003cbr\u003eThe Touchstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXII\u003cbr\u003eFor My Sake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIII\u003cbr\u003eThe Ordeal of Service\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIV\u003cbr\u003eGo Back, My Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXV\u003cbr\u003eI Know Him Too Well!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVI\u003cbr\u003eThe Begging-Bowl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVII\u003cbr\u003eI am Dattatreya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVIII\u003cbr\u003eAnother Temptation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIX\u003cbr\u003eMy Lord Shrikrishna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXX\u003cbr\u003eA New Lease of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXI\u003cbr\u003eThe Dream of the Himalayas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXII\u003cbr\u003eWho Showed Me the Way?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXIII\u003cbr\u003eThe Mandate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXIV\u003cbr\u003eOut at Last!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXV\u003cbr\u003eThe Assassin’s Dagger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXXVI\u003cbr\u003eI am Brahma!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAYER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Purohit Swami \/ Munshiram Manoharlal \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40785635868841,"sku":"18365","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/18365.jpg?v=1625526049","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/18365-the-autobiography-of-an-indian-monk","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}