The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma: Life and Teaching of a 20th Century Indian Saint [Paperback]

Anandamayi Ma (Author), Joseph A. Fitzgerald (Editor)

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Publication Date: August 28, 2007

Anandamayi Ma has inspired millions of individuals of diverse faiths and circumstances--from Prime Ministers, artists, and industrialists to shopkeepers, beggars and monks including Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Jawarharlal Nehru, Former Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the Queen Mother of Greece, and the Former President of India, Ragendra Prasad.

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"Recommended for larger religion collections." --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: World Wisdom (August 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933316411
• ISBN-13: 978-1933316413
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mother of bliss, December 8, 2007

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The love and dedication of this book on one of the greatest saints to walk on this earth and not widely known here in the west will be finally rectified in this outstanding book of sacred words and journeys, through out India.MA never connected to any specific religion or Guru.This book answers mans great longing to understand Spiritual Quest through her words and guidance in an uncomplicated way.Mas photos reveal her light as one of the greatest saints still to be discovered by all religions and seekers.This is an exceptional book that will change peoples lives no matter your belief, 5 stars to this great star.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A content poor show book., December 26, 2010

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This book is attractive enough but Sri Anandamayi Ma deserves so much better, or so one might expect. She was described by Sri Nisagadatta Maharaj as the absolute. Those who recorded the works of Nisagadatta, Powell, Balsekar, Jory, Dunn and Frydman have done a sterling job in laying out the essential message. This book by comparison lacks such discipline and winds its way through a sugar rich historical build up to some limited works that seem to be uncomprehended by the author or editor.

The bliss permeated mother implies so much but it is not conveyed spiritually in this book. It can be read in a sitting with very little for contemplation. For those of us who tremble at a paragragh from the tiger Nisagadatta, there is no pathway to be found here to a bliss permeated mother for protection. I do not doubt that such a pathway exists but having read so many recorded texts dedicated to Sri Anandamayi Ma I do not think her devotees are developed enough to reveal it. We are all losers if this is the case. Looking forward to works that cut the cult adoration and heresay and get to the essential theme of selflesslenss and the absolute.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and inspiring, February 12, 2009

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Evam ""riding the wind"" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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I first learned of Anandamayi Ma in "Autobiography of a Yogi." When I found this book and saw the divine bliss that radiates from Ma's presence, I felt an immediate desire to find out more about her and her life. I'm in awe of people with a genuine, unshakeable and fervent relationship to God. She is truly the divine in human form -- a lover of God like the great Sufi saints, the Hindu saints like Ramakrishna, the Christian mystics, and many others. Though she doesn't profess to being a guru the wisdom in her words is highly inspirational. I hope this book (which is also beautifully illustrated) touches your heart and soul as it did mine.