The Teachers of One: Living Advaita: Conversations on the Nature of Non-Duality [Paperback]

Paula Marvelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2002

A unique collection of interviews with the world's most influential spiritual teachers.

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About the Author

Paula Jane Marvelly has studied the philosophy of non-dualism since the age of 21 and was a member of the school of Economic Science. She is an active member of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing Limited (May 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842930281
• ISBN-13: 978-1842930281
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,152,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some people have all the Lucknow... :), January 31, 2003

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Carol L. Skolnick (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Teachers of One: Living Advaita: Conversations on the Nature of Non-Duality (Paperback)

Awesome work...and I hope Marvelly will consider a sequel including even more teachers (Stephen Jourdain? Byron Katie? Neelam?), although this is a great representative sampling. Not only are the interviews with these modern-day Advaitins at once engaging and penetrating, but Marvelly's chronicling of her own "walk on the path" of nondual understanding is thoughtful and touching, and deeply personal in a way I very much appreciate and relate to. The interview with Pamela Wilson especially is like sitting with her in satsang; marvelously vivid. This is must reading for anyone interested in timeless wisdom and spiritual self-reliance.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that stays on your mind, May 28, 2002

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Elisabeth Hallett (Hamilton, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Teachers of One: Living Advaita: Conversations on the Nature of Non-Duality (Paperback)

This is a book to read slowly and savor, as each page offers so much to reflect on -- and even argue with! Impelled by her own spiritual search, Paula Marvelly interviews the best-known teachers of Advaita and asks the questions that matter. The resulting conversations are intense and energy-filled. Marvelly's likeable, questioning personality shines through, a good counterpoint to the teachers' assurance. She observes them and herself with honesty and touches of humor. The dialogues are enhanced by Marvelly's striking photographic portraits of the teachers. I turned to them time and again while reading, finding they deepened my sense of each teacher's personality. I don't know when I've read a book that gave me more to think about!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome contribution, December 12, 2003

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R. Haigh (Cornwall United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Teachers of One: Living Advaita: Conversations on the Nature of Non-Duality (Paperback)

In this book Paula Marvelly interviews fifteen contemporary teachers of Advaita. Each teacher has a slightly different (occasionally contradictory) take on the teaching, which makes for very rich reading. This is accompanied by Paula's own sparse but valuable commentary in which she is not afraid to expose her own vulnerability and frustration as a seeker.

In all, this is a welcome contribution to the glut of Advaita books available at the moment, giving just about the right amount of each teachers perspective without too much waffle.

I look forward to a volume two!