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1000 Full Moons...
1000 Full Moons
The Satabhiseka Celebration of Guru Muni Narayana Prasad by: Swami Muni Narayana Prasad₹625.00
ISBN: 9788124611579
Year Of Publication: 2022
Edition: 1st
Pages : x,195
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 22
Weight: 622
1000 Full Moons is an anthology of 21 articles and poems, written by the students and admirers of Guru Muni Narayana Prasad like Swami Tyageswaran, Swami Tanmaya, Swami Vyasa Prasad, Scott Teitsworth, Deborah Buchanan, Andy Larkin and a few other bright minds/scholars, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. It has serious philosophical essays, fond reminisces and a few poems along with some interesting photographs marking important events in his life. The book’s philosophical reflection is a continuum of the vision and teachings of Narayana Guru, a highly venerated spiritual guru, philosopher, visionary and social reformer, and his immediate successors, Nataraja Guru and Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati. Guru Muni Narayana Prasad, as the successor to Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati, is an epitome of great wisdom, and is fully dedicated to Guruhood in general and to the life and teachings of Narayana Guru in particular.
Introduction
Guru Muni Narayana Prasad
1. Narayana Guru: Philosopher and Yogin
– Muni Narayana Prasad
2. The Interpretation of Isavasya Mantras: Observations of Muni Narayana Prasad
– K.P. Sreedevi
3. Ontological and Axiological Vision in Brahmavidyapancakam
– B. Sugeetha
4. Contemplative Devotion
– Swami Tanmaya
5. Nataraja Guru
– S.Omana
6. In the Stream of Consciousness
– Swami Vyasa Prasad
7. Education and Self-Realization in the Light of Narayana Guru’s Wisdom Teachings
– Anjumol V.
8. A Modern Myth
– Sathyabai Sivadas
9. Gee You Are You, Too
– Scott Teitsworth
10. Moments by the River
– Deborah Buchanan
11. Sacred Art and Sacred Seeing
– Andy Larkin
12. How My Guru Revealed Himself to Me
– Sathyabai Sivadas
13. Close Encounters with the Fourth Dimension
– Swami Vyasa Prasad
14. Narayana Guru’s Prasadam
– Deepanjali
15. Basic Lessons on India’s Wisdom
– Pooja Lal
16. Philosophical Traditions of India and the Empowerment of Youth from the Viewpoint of Swami Vivekananda
– C.M. Neelakandhan
17. An Advaitic Christology and Liberative Spirituality for Integral Renaissance of India
– Acharyasri
18. Caitanya Jyotis (Dynamic Effulgence)
– Swami Tyageswaran
19. Maha Guru
– Swami Tyageswaran
20. Rain Inside
– Rani J ayachandran
21. A Silent Seeker
– Rani J ayachandran
“1000 Full Moons”
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