Master, Swami, Nun, Sinner, Swinger, ONE - True Stories and Teachings of Gurus, Swamis, Teachers, Monks, Nuns, and Spiritual Undefinables (Paperback)

Master, Guru, Nun, Sinner, Swinger, ONE reveals the lives and spiritual messages of important "sharers" of the Truth, of Dhamma, of All That Is. The main six are: Swami Atmananda of Ajatananda Ashram-A humble man, wanting no fame, but from whom the Truth flows. A European religious scholar who came to India, he discovered two other Europeans who in prior decades had followed a similar path. Then he meets his Master. Robert Wolfe-A thin American man went through a second divorce. Instead of finding a new job and another wife he disappeared in to the Redwood forests for three years. The man who came out was not anything like the one who'd gone in. Thankfully, eventually he begins to write. Ramesh Balsekar-An Indian banker who was notorious for his scrupulous honesty. He found out there was an Advaitic sage not far from his home. This is Nisargadatta Maharaj, the source of the classic "I Am That." At Nisargadatta's feet the non-event called "Enlightenment" takes place. Maechee Brigitte-an attractive young Austrian woman enjoying a party lifestyle meets death face-to-face. Stunned, depressed, she tries yoga. At the end of the first class she meditates. Twenty-five years later she is the senior foreign Theravada Nun in Thailand, teaching hundreds and helping thousands. Bob Nickel-"Captain Bob" lived a "real American man's life." Soldier, sailboat captain, hard-drinker, womanizer, great worker, smart as a whip, aircraft engineer, great left jab-and somehow all this merges into a spiritual person recognized as a sharer of sincere and profound satsang. V. Ganesan-Honored and fated by birth to be the great-nephew of one of the 20th century's greatest spiritual masters, Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, Ganesan uses his pedigree in the best possible way-to share the truth set out by his illustrious uncle and other greats with all the rest of us. The interweaving of the lives and messages of these six wonderful sharers of Truth and bringers of the ultimate Freedom gives Master, Guru, Nun, Swinger, Sinner, ONE an even deeper aspect than each person's story holds on its own.