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$12.00
Paper-183 pp
ISBN 0-9665245-3-5
 
Gentle Hammer, Friendly Sword, Silent Arrow

This book encapsulates the Advaita Vedanta teachings of Ramesh S. Balsekar.

The first part ó Gentle Hammer ó features a series of aphorisms, each of which sums up one element of his teaching.

Once the seeker's ego has been weakened by this gentle but persistent hammering, the Friendly Sword is ready to finish the job.

This second part consists of Ramesh's answers to 24 key questions put to him by the editor, Madhukar Thompson, at a seminar given in the idyllic surroundings of Kovalam Beach, Kerala, India.

The third part ó Silent Arrow ó is a reprint of "The Search for God-Truth-Reality", an article that Ramesh contributed to "The Mountain Path", a bi-yearly magazine published by the Sri Ramanashram. In this article, Ramesh manages to condense his entire teaching into a few pages.

It is written with such precision and profound insight that, while reading it, the reader is led to experience silence ó the highest form of teaching.

The pithy aphorisms, the brevity of the question-and-answer extracts and the zen-like clarity of the article make this book an ideal introduction to Ramesh's teaching.




$19.80
Paper-299 pp
ISBN 0-9665245-1-9
 

$19.80
Paper-317 pp
ISBN 0-9665245-2-7
 


Enlightenment May Or May Not Happen

"The whole problem is that the individual seeks enlightenment as an object which can bring happiness, or the cessation of unhappiness.
But so long as there is a 'me' seeking enlightenment, enlightenment cannot happen."

This book, and its sequel Enlightenment? Who Cares!, document the teachings of Ramesh S. Balsekar, as expressed in response to questions regarding the spiritual search and related issues.

In conversations recorded during his daily teaching sessions, Ramesh repeatedly affirms the impersonal nature of life and seeking.

As the spiritual search progresses, the seeker's identification with the fictitious 'me'-entity weakens until there is no one left to care whether enlightenment happens or not.

"When you come to that stage, it is likely that enlightenment will happen at any time."

A series of humorous cartoons accompany the transcripts, underscoring key aspects of the teachings they illustrate.


$17.50
Paper-368 pp
ISBN 0-9665245-0-0
 
Enlightenment: An Outbreak

In an absorbing series of interviews and intimate conversations, Ramesh S. Balsekar and five of his enlightened disciples describe their spiritual search and its culmination in enlightenment.
The role of the guru in this process, and the nature of their post-enlightenment experience are explored.
Full of fascinating insights and touching personal anecdotes, this book will appeal to anyone who is even remotely interested in spirituality.

$19.00
Paper-360 pp
ISBN 1-931254-09-5
 
The Odyssey of Enlightenment

This book chronicles one man's burning quest as he searches for ó and tirelessly questions ó a total of twelve spiritual teachers who are widely recognized as enlightened, Spurred on by a passionate yearning for truth, Thompson's odyssey takes him to remote parts of India where he engages in dialogues of a quality and depth rarely found in the annals of religion.
   
 
 
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