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Apprenticed To A Himalayan Master (2011)

by Sri M. (Mumtaz Ali)(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Magenta Press and Publication

review 1: Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master is the story of Mumtaz Ali Khan’s fascinating journey from Kerala to the snow capped peaks of the Himalayas and back. In this book we get a peek into his life- how this boy who was born in a traditional Muslim family in Kerala evolved into a yogi who is known to the world, today, as Sri M. The latter’s profound knowledge of the Upanishads is born out of his first-hand experience of meeting up with some extraordinary people in the Himalayas in the late 1960’s.In Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master, Sri M recounts that once while sitting on the banks of the Bhagirathi, Maheshwarnath Babaji tells him about the tragic tale of one of his previous lives. Mumtaz Ali Khan was then Madhukarnath; a yogi belonging to an ancient spiritual order kn... moreown as Nath who lived in the Himalayas.What I like about this particular autobiography, “Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master”, is that the author doesn’t want to convince you whether the events that took place in his life were real or not. He advises to take the useful points from a book, and to leave out the rest.The book is written is a lucid way and explains the spiritual journey of Sri M and his various experiences. The interest is maintained till the end. Several spiritual experiences and incidents narrated in the book sound unbelievable to common man. However, it is very convincingly explained and often forces one to think hard. Perhaps, the limitation of our thought process and tendency to think that anything beyond our knowledge as irrational has contributed to this. For me when I finished reading it, it was very fulfilling and I now long to meet Sri M soon and ask list of questions I have.It’s like a breath of fresh air to read a book “Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master” that doesn't tell you how great the yogi was or what spiritual heights he achieved. In the book Sri M only objectively describes what happened to him throughout his lifetime.
review 2: If the experiences of the author are true, This book is an evidence that there are many things which are beyond our understanding and comprehension. The experiences that Mr. M passes through is indeed hard to believe. But like he has clearly mentioned in the foreword of this book, those people who are skeptical about these details could just ignore it and read the book just to understand the teachings of his Guru.In my opinion, this spiritual autobiography is worth the read. less

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