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Sadhus

Author : Dolf Hartsuiker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620554143
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Sadhus written by Dolf Hartsuiker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth photographic study of the ascetic holy men of India • Includes more than 100 striking color photographs of Sadhus, their extreme austerities, and their holy festivals, including the Kumbha Mela • Examines the practices and beliefs of Sadhus from several different sects • Traces the historical and mythological roots of the Sadhus and shows how they have fundamentally shaped Hinduism since remote antiquity Spiritual adventurers, philosophical monks, naked ascetics, or religious transvestites, the Sadhus of India form a vital and unbroken link between the birth of yoga millennia ago and its present-day expression. Numbering in the millions, these mystic holy men are worshipped by the Hindus as representatives of the gods, yet they remain largely unknown in the West because they often live in far-off places, hidden from everyday life. In this full-color study of Sadhus more than 20 years in the making, photographer Dolf Hartsuiker illustrates the Sadhus’ world of ancient magical rituals, religious symbols, and ascetic practices. In his photographic quest across India, the author visited many holy places, attended religious festivals including the Kumbha Mela, and encountered and photographed thousands of Sadhus, befriending several as he was drawn into their inner circle. Sharing more than 100 striking color photographs from his travels, he reveals the Sadhus’ utmost devotion to their spiritual path through meditation practices, yoga exercises, penance, and austerities--sometimes taken to the extreme of prolonged self-imposed silence, bodily mortification, such as holding an arm above the head for years, or even ritual suicide--as well as their profound involvement with the mundane world as healers and teachers or magicians and sorcerers. It is a path of knowledge and devotion, renunciation and realization, sexual energy and spiritual power, divine intoxication and mystical union. The author examines the different beliefs and behaviors of each Sadhu sect, including the “sky-clad” Naga Babas, and traces their historical and mythological roots to show how they have fundamentally shaped Hinduism since antiquity. Revealing the powerful “otherworldliness” of the Sadhus, the author also exposes the mystical beauty that emanates from those who have chosen the path of asceticism in pursuit of knowledge of the Absolute and liberation from all earthly bonds.

Wandering with Sadhus

Author : Sondra L. Hausner
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253349834
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Wandering with Sadhus written by Sondra L. Hausner and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate portraits of the life of Hindu Sadhus.

Sadhus

Author : Dolf Hartsuiker
Publisher : Inner Traditions
ISBN 13 : 9780892814541
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Sadhus written by Dolf Hartsuiker and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberated from earthly concerns and living beyond the limits of space and time, these mystics form a vital and unbroken link between the birth of yoga millenia ago and its present-day expression. Spectacular color photos and evocative text trace the historical roots of the Sādhus and illuminate their beliefs and behaviors.

Autobiography of a Sadhu

Author : Rampuri
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594779716
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Autobiography of a Sadhu written by Rampuri and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first insider account of an ancient and secretive tradition • By the first foreigner to become a member, and later an elder, of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas • Filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts, and austerities • With lessons on Hindu gods, ayurveda, and Indian culture woven throughout After traveling at age 18 from his native California to India in 1969, Rampuri was drawn to the Naga Babas, an ancient and wild order of naked yogis whom he calls the “Hell’s Angels of Indian Spirituality.” Organized into a sect by Adi Shankara in the 5th century BC, the Naga Babas see themselves as the ultimate protectors of the Sanatan Dharma, or what we call the Hindu religion. Rampuri became a disciple of a Naga Baba--a master shaman sadhu--from Rajasthan and, as foretold by astrological prophecy, soon found himself the first foreigner to become an initiate of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas with more than 50,000 sadhu members. From drinking the “Nectar of Immortality” at the source of the Ganges River to allegations of tantric murder, this autobiography is filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts, and austerities, with lessons on Hindu gods, ayurveda, mantra, and Indian culture woven throughout. Through his journey of extremes, Rampuri takes us into the mystic heart of India.

Sadhus of India

Author : B. D. Tripathi
Publisher : Pilgrims Book House
ISBN 13 : 9788177696318
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book Sadhus of India written by B. D. Tripathi and published by Pilgrims Book House. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sadhus of India is a scholarly study of the mendicant sadhus (Hindu ascetics) of Uttar Pradesh, India, with the goal of evaluating the role and status of sadhus in modern Indian society.

The Sādhus of India

Author : Robert Lewis Gross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Sādhus of India written by Robert Lewis Gross and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Lewis Gross Provides A Richly Detailed Ethnographic Account Of India`S Colourful And Charismatic Holymen, Or Sadhus As They Are Referred To In South Asia. Through An Examination Of Their Cosmology, Sacred Symbolism, Ritual Practices, And Varied Interrelationships With The Hindu Laity, Dr. Gross Attempts To Understand The Persistence Of Ancient Traditions Of Asceticism And World Renunciation Modern Indian Social And Religious Life.

Indian Sadhus

Author : Govind Sadashiv Ghurye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Indian Sadhus written by Govind Sadashiv Ghurye and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Western Sadhus and Sannyasins in India

Author : Marcus Allsop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Sadhus and Sannyasins in India written by Marcus Allsop and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of interviews and stories about Westerners who have lived in India for 20 years or more and have become sadhus and sannyasins - holy men and women. They have renounced their native culture in favour of a life of austerity and spiritual practice.

The Parable of the Sadhu

Author : Bowen McCoy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780000835123
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book The Parable of the Sadhu written by Bowen McCoy and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Real Sadhus Sing to God

Author : Antoinette E. DeNapoli
Publisher : AAR Religion, Culture, and His
ISBN 13 : 0199940037
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Real Sadhus Sing to God written by Antoinette E. DeNapoli and published by AAR Religion, Culture, and His. This book was released on 2014 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on ethnographic research spanning ten years, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli offers a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Her work brings to light the little known and often marginalized lives of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the North Indian state of Rajasthan. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of the mostly unlettered female sadhus, who come from a number of castes, Real Sadhus Sing to God illustrates that these women experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways. They construct their lives as paths of singing to God, which, the author suggests, serves as the female way of being an ascetic. Examining the relationship between asceticism (sannyas) and devotion (bhakti) in contemporary contexts, the book brings together two disparate fields of study-yoga/asceticism and bhakti-using the singing of bhajans (devotional songs) as an orienting metaphor. This is the first book-length study to explore the ways in which female sadhus perform and thus create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices, which DeNapoli characterizes as their "rhetoric of renunciation."

Concentration

Author : Mouni Sadhu
Publisher : Aeon Books
ISBN 13 : 1801520747
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Concentration written by Mouni Sadhu and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible guide to controlling the mind. Written in a simple and easily understandable style, Concentration is a classic among books on the art of meditation. Without the ability to concentrate, our efforts at meditation will result only in going nowhere, in spinning our wheels in an unending rut. Through a series of practical steps, the author provides the frame work of achieving the state of Samadhi. It encourages readers to actively walk the path of spirituality and achieve a state of super consciousness, rather than just passively read about it.

The Riddle of Sadhu Sundar Singh

Author : Eric John Sharpe
Publisher : William Carey Library Pub
ISBN 13 : 9788185574608
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book The Riddle of Sadhu Sundar Singh written by Eric John Sharpe and published by William Carey Library Pub. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Critical Biography Of Sadhu Sunder Singh Who Remains One Of The Most Influential Figures In The Indian Christian World. Has 9 Chapters An Letter Of Sunder Singh To A Swedish Correspondent And 3 Appendices.

Wisdom of the Sadhu

Author : Sundar Singh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780874869989
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom of the Sadhu written by Sundar Singh and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known in his lifetime as Indias most famous convert to Christianity, Sundar Singh (18891929) would not approve of that characterization. He loved Jesus and devoted his life to knowing and following him, but he never accepted Christianitys cultural conventions, even as he embraced its stark original teachings.

Sadhus of India

Author : Bansi Dhar Tripathi
Publisher : Bombay : Popular Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Sadhus of India written by Bansi Dhar Tripathi and published by Bombay : Popular Prakashan. This book was released on 1978 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sadhus And Indian Civilization

Author : Vijay Prakash Sharma
Publisher : Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.
ISBN 13 : 9788126101085
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Sadhus And Indian Civilization written by Vijay Prakash Sharma and published by Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Proper Understanding Of The Social Organisation Of The Hindu Civilization Would Be Incomplete Without An Adequate Study Of The Complementary Organisation Of The Ascetics (Sadhus), Not Only As An Ideal Model But As Real Organisations Operating On The Ground.The Present Empirical Study Focuses On : Asceticism And Ascetics: Origin And Development; Vaishnavism: Origin And Growth; Ascetic Life: From Diksha To Saketvas; Ayodhya- The City Of Rama; Ascetic Organisation Of Vaishnavas At Ayodhya; Ascetic Organisation And Their Patronage; Interaction Between Sadhu And Householders; And Ascetic Organisation And Force Of Change. Students And Scholars In The Field Of Religion And Philosophy And Sociology Will Find This Book Most Useful And Informative.

Rishis, Mystics and Heroes of India

Author : Sadhu Mukundcharandas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788175262966
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Rishis, Mystics and Heroes of India written by Sadhu Mukundcharandas and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sadhus in Indian Politics

Author :
Publisher : Sage
ISBN 13 : 9789391370961
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Sadhus in Indian Politics written by and published by Sage. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sadhus in Indian Politics: Dynamics of Hindutva maps the changing face of contemporary Hindu politics, evaluating the influence of sadhus (ascetics) on the course of politics in India. This book explores the anxieties around ascetic engagement with public affairs, understanding politics as janaseva and polities as rajniti, and the authority exercised by these sadhus. It investigates the spirit of 'individualism' reflected by the sadhus in the organized and unorganized domains of politics, and traces the dialectics of 'Hindutva' reflected through selected case studies, exposing the patterns of how the sadhus got involved in the muddled world of politics. This book also demonstrates the uneasy conflict between the modern Hindu right wing and Hindu traditionalists with their advocacy of Sanatan Dharma. It turns towards sadhus and gurus to explore the 'Hindu-ness' of the Hindus and confronts the metanarrative of Hindutva offered by various institutions.