A Heart Poured Out: A Story of Swami Ashokananda

by Sister Gargi

Book Overview

This popular book is now available in its first paperback edition. A Heart Poured Out is the fascinating biography of Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969), an illustrious teacher of the Ramakrishna Order who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970636814
• ISBN13: 9780970636812
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Kalpa Tree Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A unique and rapturously written biography

A Heart Poured Out is the biography of Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969), who was a prominent monk of the Ramakrishna Order and a man who devoted most of his life to developing the Vedanta Society in San Francisco. Knowledgeably written by Sister Gargi, a disciple of Swami Ashokananda since 1948, A Heart Poured Out deftly covers the breadth of Ashokananda's life ranging from his childhood in India, to his enthusiastic dedication to personal spirituality, to his independence in daring to refute some of Mahatma Gandhi's political viewpoints. A Heart Poured Out is highly recommended as being a unique and rapturously written biography of an intrinsically fascinating man.

Brilliant heart and mind

I was bowled over by this biography of a man of God who walked among us for a time. If you have never met a living saint, you have no idea how such a one combines power and love and humor in such a way as to make you KNOW your own divinity. Swami Ashokananda was one such man of God, and if you read "A heart poured out" you cannot fail to be blessed by his uncommon presence and enlightened by his remarkable teachings. Sister Gargi's book is a masterpiece of spiritual literature.