Saint Namdev- His Life and Teachings (An Old and Rare Book) (Only 1 Quantity Available)

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This is the first in a series of short books on the life and teachings of Saints to be introduced to the English-speaking readers. The idea originated from our beloved Master, Maharaj Charan Singh. The underlying purpose of this series is not to give com-prehensive treatises on the philosophies of various Saints, but to present in a simple way the salient features of their teachings. It will be realized that the basic tenets of the philosophies of all Saints are the same. They emphasize that God is one; that He can be realized within one's own self and not outside in places of pilgrimage or through the observance of rituals; that God-realization comes through inner mystic experience, for attaining which the help of a living Adept is necessary. Further, that such spiritual experience comes through love and devotion and not through intellectual deliberation and analysis.

The present monograph on Saint Namdev includes his poems from 'Shri Namdev Gatha", 'Adi Granth' and 'Sant Namdev Ki Hindi Padavali. From the Adi Granth 37 poems out of the total number of 61, from Shri Namdev Gatha 28 out of 2337 and from Hindi Padavali 26 out of 231, have been included in the present selection.

We deeply appreciate the laborious task undertaken by Professor Janak Puri and Mr. Virendra Kumar Sethi in collecting, translating and writing this book. We are grateful to Mr. L. G. Rajwade and his wife, Mrs. Chandravati Rajwade for selecting and translating the Marathi poems. Our thanks also go to Mrs. Indumati Rajwade for rendering help in the preparation of this book and to Miss Louise Hilger who took great pains in going through the manuscript, the proofs and seeing the book through the press.