Papaji Amazing Grace [Paperback]

Premananda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Papaji Amazing Grace is a book of fifteen profoundly beautiful interviews, conducted by Premananda, with people who had an Awakening with Papaji. They are stories of a housewife, a businessman, even an officer of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Each person, whatever their background, had the common longing to discover the eternal Truth of who they are. When this longing is strong enough a Master appears.

Editorial Reviews

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In these interviews we have the good luck to experience some of the many varieties of flowers that flourished at Papaji s feet in his garden of Satsang. May this book reveal the bloom in the reader s heart. Gangaji, spiritual teacher and author --book

A finder in his own right, Premananda has elicited the essentials of the spiritual search from seasoned, awakened seekers. Describing their personal direct experiences, the interviewees are shouting from the rooftops: Enlightenment is possible here and now. This book provides hope and encouragement by helping to clear doubts about the enlightenment process. It will empower every seeker and strengthen their resolve to tread their own path until it dissolves together with all stories. A profound, fascinating and joyful read. Madhukar Thompson, spiritual teacher and author --book

Papaji appeared in my life as a kiss from existence, pointing me at myself, That which Is. Eternal gratefulness. The interviews Premananda has written carry Papaji s fragrance. Enjoy. Isaac Shapiro, spiritual teacher and author --book

A finder in his own right, Premananda has elicited the essentials of the spiritual search from seasoned, awakened seekers. Describing their personal direct experiences, the interviewees are shouting from the rooftops: Enlightenment is possible here and now. This book provides hope and encouragement by helping to clear doubts about the enlightenment process. It will empower every seeker and strengthen their resolve to tread their own path until it dissolves together with all stories. A profound, fascinating and joyful read. Madhukar Thompson, spiritual teacher and author --book

Papaji appeared in my life as a kiss from existence, pointing me at myself, That which Is. Eternal gratefulness. The interviews Premananda has written carry Papaji s fragrance. Enjoy. Isaac Shapiro, spiritual teacher and author --book

About the Author

Premananda first came to Papaji in Lucknow in 1992. He was surprised by Papaji s enormous availability and after three weeks, identification with a separate I dropped. Premananda stayed with his Master in Lucknow for a further five years, running a guesthouse and the Sangha bookshop. Since 1998 Premananda has travelled widely in Australia, India and Europe offering Satsang meetings most evenings and weekends, wherever he is invited. Presently he lives in a Satsang community in Germany. He is working on his next book, Blueprints for Awakening, and creating spontaneous, joy filled paintings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Open Sky Press; First Edition edition (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0955573009
• ISBN-13: 978-0955573002
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,363,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Grace, December 10, 2010

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Atmana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Papaji Amazing Grace (Paperback)

This book is an immersing collection of biographies of people drawn to the spiritual search, especially for the reader who feels a spiritual pull of any kind.

Through the interviews you can really see the progression of these people as they move through the world, with events happening outside of their control that lead them into powerful situations and meetings with powerful people.

Though the book focuses on the presence of Papaji and the influence of him into the interviewees' lives, it wonderfully maps the entire process of the so called 'spiritual search', and really gives support for anyone who feels doubt about their own path, and how difficult it can be to see clearly. I highlighted "spiritual search", because the beautiful and simple realization of these people at the end of their search, was that everything is already in its perfect essence, exactly as it should be, in the form of God, or Self, or Consciousness. Papaji was only a gracious mirror for those who searched, a mirror showing them their true selves. In the words of Papaji;

'What is eternal is always within you, as your own Self.'

Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Papaji Amazing Grace, December 19, 2010

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Vitoria - See all my reviews

This review is from: Papaji Amazing Grace (Paperback)

It was more by accident that I picked up this book as a bedtime reading and then I couldn't stop reading.

It's always fascinating to read other people's life stories and to find out, what they experience on their journeys

with their masters. All the private moments, the particularities and variety of people who step on to a spiritual path.

Twenty years ago I would have truly needed this book! Especially in the West, the "Spiritual" gets hyped and we

may think that we ourselves are not good enough to walk on a spiritual path or strive for what is called "awakening"

or we have ideas about how it is to be with a spiritual master.

Yet with this book Premananda shows us that it is very "normal" people whose inner compass has brought them to

their master Papaji and read their stories and what they experienced with him. It's soothing and encouraging to read

all these life stories that are so distinct and unique as we human beings are distinct and unique.

A very nice book!