The Ochre Robe

By Agehananda Bharati,

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Ross-Erikson Publishers Inc.,U.S., Santa Barbara, CA, 1980. Paperback

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Reflections on a quest to find truth as a wandering mystic. Agehananda (whose name means "homeless bliss") was born in Austria and posted to India in World War II. He later joined an order of yogis and travelled the country asking awkward questions. This got him into trouble, and he wound up renouncing monastic life to become an academic in upstate New York. This book recounts a spiritual journey that’s also sharply intellectual. A mind-expanding read.

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