{"product_id":"death-must-die-western-woman-s-life-long-spiritual-quest-in-india-with-shree-anandamayee-ma-ide710","title":"DEATH MUST DIE (A Western Woman's Life-Long Spiritual Quest in India with Shree Anandamayee Ma)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDE710\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/it\/book-author\/ram%20alexander\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Ram Alexander\"\u003eRam Alexander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/it\/book-publisher\/indica%20books%20varanasi\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Indica Books, Varanasi\"\u003eIndica Books, Varanasi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2002\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e8186569324\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e570 (B \u0026amp; W Illus: 28)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.6\" X 5.4\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e700 gm\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Looking at Her I felt that she is not a body, but just light. She seemed to see through me with all my shortcomings. All night I prayed to Her: Take possession of me completely, don't let a particle of me remain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Death Must Die gives an intimate first-hand account of a courageous woman's spiritual quest in close association with several of India's greatest modern saints. Unfolding against the back-drop of Banaras in the 1940's where she lived as a teacher and musician we are given an in-depth picture of her intense relationship with the extraordinary woman who becomes her guru - Sri Anandamayee Ma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Atmananda, as the came to be known, was also closely associated with J. Krishnamurti, and a unique picture is given of him here in comparison with his peers and contemporaries within India. In her almost obsessive desire to \"understand\" J.K., as she calls him, she was driven ever deeper into the heart of Indian spirituality, encountering Sri Ramana Maharshi, as well as other outstanding Indian sages, before ultimately coming to the feet of Anandamayee Ma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Although written in a diary format, Atmananda's story reads almost like a novel, beginning with her youthful involvement with Theosophy in the Vienna of the 1920's followed by her coming to Banaras to teach at Krishnamurti's school. Here we encounter several of her friends and fellow travelers, in particular the English poet and mystic Lewis Thompson who exerted a profound influence on her. In 1945 she came in contact with Anandamayee Ma with whom she embarks on the great spiritual adventure of her life as told here-in, culminating in sannyasa, the ultimate renunciation. In particular, this book gives a true darshan (an experience of the presence) of Anandamayee Ma and the unique way in which she guided people of self-illumination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Ram Alexander, who was a close friend of Atmananda's and a fellow disciple of Anandamayee Ma, writes with insight into the guru-disciple relationship and the particular problems that arise when a westerner enters into this within a traditional Indian context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"7\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e Preface by Swami Chidananda\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Acknowledgements\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Prelude (with a biographical sketch of Anandamayee Ma)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 13\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Introduction\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 26\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Prologue\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 41\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Theosophy and 'J.K'\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 45\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e II\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ramana Maharshi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 72\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e III\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Benares\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 89\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e IV\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e First Meeting with Ma\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 98\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e V\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Lewis Thompson\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 108\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Almora\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 121\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Life at Rajghat\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 136\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VIII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vindhyachal\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 161\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e IX\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Moonlight on the \u003ca href=\"\/it\/article\/ganges\"\u003eGanges\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 169\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e X\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"One Can't Remain on this Earth Looking at Her\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 180\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Thoughts of \"J.K.\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 209\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Plunge\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 220\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XIII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Initiation (Diksha)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 245\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XIV\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Experiment Continues\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 279\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XV\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e A New Mantra\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 300\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XVI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Back at Rajghat\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 308\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XVII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"All One Has to Do is Surrender Ever More Perfectly\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 340\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XVIII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Krishnamurti Returns\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 363\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XIX\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"Are These Dreams Only Dreams?\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 381\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XX\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e A Devastating Departure\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 393\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The process Deepens\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 415\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"Are You Not Mine?\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 447\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXIII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"Everything is He, He Alone is\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 468\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXIV\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"Isn't That the Way of Love?\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 477\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXV\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \"Blood of Your Blood, Bones of Your Bones am I\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 493\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXVI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Words of Wisdom\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 515\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XXVII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Final Years\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 547\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 563\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e 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