Enlightenment: right here, right now! By Sirshree
Tej Gyan Foundation. Pages: 256. Price: Rs. 160/-
Literature on spiritualism enjoys a growing market. The reasons aren’t far to seek. Materialistic pursuits mercilessly test our conscience. One can’t survive without running the rat race, yet one desperately seeks solace for one’s soul. Traditional religious structures are fast becoming redundant as these are unable to rid themselves of outdated rituals and shibboleths. This leaves the field open for new age gurus to hawk their stuff promising instant nirvana. While going through this volume one couldn’t find anything that doesn’t sound spiritually sensible, but has rather hazy practical value; viz., this observation, “Words are like the stick of the candy. Just as the stick is thrown away after the candy is consumed, similarly, words should be cast off after the understanding is drawn from their true meaning.” But, if you’re taken up by the book’s title, do read it. It might be good for your soul. Enlightenment comes in variegated ways, after all.
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