The Odyssey of Enlightenment; Rare Interviews with Enlightened Teachers of Our Time

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781931254090
• ISBN10: 1931254095
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Origin Press

Summary

This book chronicles one man's burning quest as he searches for, and tirelessly questions, a total of twelve spiritual teachers who are widely recognized as enlightened. Spurred on by a passionate yearning for truth, Thompson's odyssey takes him to remote parts of India where he engages in dialogues of a quality and depth rarely found in the annals of religion.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Author's Foreword	ix
Introduction	xi
The Teachers and the Teachings	xvii
Note to the Reader	xxi
Osho	1	(22)
Surrender and I Will Take Care of Your Enlightenment
Papaji	23	(46)
Realize Who You Are and Then Do Whatever You Like
Harish Madhukar	69	(16)
Nothing Happens by Chance---Everything Is Significant
Gangaji	85	(20)
Listen to the Deepest Part of Your Innermost Heart
Annamalai Swami	105	(28)
Knowing the Self is Being the Self
Lakshmana Swami	133	(14)
You Cannot Attain the Self Because You Already Are the Self
Ramesh S. Balsekar	147	(22)
All Is Destined and According to God's Will
Dadaji	169	(18)
If You Want Enlightenment, You Must Work for It
Kiran	187	(24)
Spiritual Practices Are Obstructions to Awakening
UG Krishnamurti	211	(30)
The Worst Desire Is the Desire for Enlightenment
Andrew Cohen	241	(28)
The Essence of Enlightenment Is Having Nothing, Knowing Nothing, and Being No One
D.B. Gangolli	269	(28)
Vedanta Is the Science of Reality
Epilogue	297	(17)
Afterword	314	(2)
Notes to the Chapters	316	(7)
Glossary	323	(10)
Notes About the Author	333