Customer Reviews

Pulsation of Love

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Gives an actual poetic account of the path to liberation and the actual experience of looseing all ego identity into utter enlightenment. It is the most powerful book of poetry I have ever read, and that is alot. I am also a poet. I have both the original Ashes At My Gurus Feet (hardcover) for safe keeping future generations and the paper back carry around. I take it with me everywhere I go, literally, in my back pack. No matter how many times I read it, I am struck with tears of utter bliss or tears of amazing and blissful longing, my eyes are getting watery thinking about it right now. Divinlyamazinglysatisfyinglyprofound, if a word could describe my own experience of this book, Love.

I gave this book 4 stars based on the fact that the poetry is not truly poetry, more of a stanza-structured prose, so it was slightly disappointing from that perspective. I am sure that devotees of Gurumayi will not find this a problem as it is filled with tremendous heart and deep spiritual expression. It's a bit like a Christian saying the Bible is poetry, when it is not truly poetry, though it often reads as such. Still it is narrative prose. I am pickier than most as a poet that also writes prose.

One other note that I think everyone should be aware of, this is basically the same book in softcover as "Ashes At My Guru's Feet". The poems have been slightly re-ordered and the hardcover has some very nice illustrations that "Pulsation Of Love" does not have. Also, the hardcover "Ashes" is beautifully constructed, has a hard case slipcover and a clear dust cover that adds a very high-class look to the book. Over all, I am pleased, just disappointed that they gave the soft-cover a different title and cover artwork (though very nice in it's own right), leading one to believe they are two separate entities.
As one who is not a devotee of Gurumayi, but who is on a quest for faith, I found this book to contain great wisdom and to be worth reading in spite of being poetically disappointed. JJ

What can I say? This is a wonderfull, beautifull book. I lovve it!

The book is spiritually very poor, no inspiration whatsoever, but self praise and empty poetry.The style is Bombastic. If you want real spirituality go to the sources, read Gurumayi's Guru Swami Muktananda.