The Goddess and the Guru

Nearly 40 Years Ago, A Series Of Intense Spiritual Visions Led One Of IndiaS Top Nuclear Physicists Until Then A Religious Skeptic And Man Of Science To Walk Away From His Post At The Heart Of The CountryS MissileDefense Complex. Retreating Into The Remote Jungles Of Eastern India, He Discovered A CenturiesOld Tantric Mother Goddess Shrine And Embarked On A LifeAltering Quest To Revive And Expand It Eventually Attracting Tens Of Thousands Of Followers From Across India And Around The Globe.The Goddess And The Guru Chronicles The Astonishing, Inspiring And Yet Deeply Human Life Of Dr. Nishtala Prahlada Sastry (19342015), Later Best Known As Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati, Or Simply Guruji. In The Tradition Of YoganandaS Autobiography Of A Yogi, The Goddess And The Guru Is Part Biography, Part Spiritual Guidebook But Geared Toward A New Generation Of Seekers.Drawing Upon Reams Of Original Documents And Years Of Candid, InDepth Interviews With Amritananda And His Family, Friends, Colleagues, Disciples And Closest Associates, As Well As Scholars Of Indian Religion, History And Archaeology, The Goddess And The Guru Offers Unprecedented Insight Into The Making Of A ModernDay Spiritual Master Grounded In The Ancient Sri Vidya School Of Tantric Hinduism The WorldS Oldest Surviving And Most Sophisticated School Of Goddess Worship, With Roots Tapping Back To Prehistoric India AmritanandaS Work Reveals Powerful Teachings That Were, For Millennia, Passed Only In Secrecy, From Guru To Disciple.This Edition Is A BlackAndWhite, Digitally Printed Edition Of The Book Made Affordable To Readers Outside The United States. If You Are Seeking The Book With The FullColor Inserts And TwoColor Text, Please Buy The U.S. Edition Isbn (9780997946604).