Sri M

I knew what to expect when I picked this book up. It's along the lines of autobiography of a yogi. Just that like a mishmash of telephone book & a map it has a mind boggling number of names & places. Some incidents mentioned in the book are so fantastic that they are unbelievable. But then this book is 1 of such books where u need to suspend disbelief, logic & just soak up the story. Maybe when the time comes even normal readers might grasp such miracles thru experience. 1 more thing tht constantly stayed with me was tht how utterly impractical this lofty goal of spiritual evolution is for common ppl. The author throughout the life has had the freedom to do his thing, even when he took up responsibility it was out of his own volition. Where can common ppl afford the luxury? Unless somebody comes to save them how can they get out of the whirlpool? It made me feel hopeless. Good book, but i was left wondering what was the goal of this book, to inspire?… (altro)

This book reminds me of "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda. Sri M (Mumtaj Ali), who is given Hindu name Madhu, describes his spiritual journey undertaken by Babaji. The description of Himalayas are quite beautiful and help us explore a world that is unknown to most of us. There are numerous stories of miracles which I fail to believe but I have no reason to disapprove it since those are unknown dimensions for more most us.
The most peculiar thing about M is his ability to have faith in everything and see the positive side of the life. He has only good words to say about everyone who is described in this book and he believes everyone. He have faith in Babaji and also faith in J Krishnamurthy, who has faith in nothing. That reminds me the folloing story of Mulla
Nasruddin was sitting as Judge. A case was brought-up for hearing.
‘You are right,’ said Nasruddin after hearing one side.
‘You are right,’ he said after hearing the other side.
‘But both cannot be right,’ said a member of public sitting in the audience.
‘You are also right,’ said Nasruddin.
Sri M believes in believing everything and that is indeed a sign of wisdom, but people who thinks rationally may find the story difficult to believe.
… (altro)