One Hundred Thousand Lights: a love song to India

by Garnette Arledge

HighTech Journey to India Grows Mystical

Leaving behind a two-timing fiance and job stealing colleague, carrying only her smart phone and a spiritual guidebook, Grace Avery lands alone in India to a Mumbai strike, Trivandrum riot, wild Chennai bus ride, the beauty of Pondicherry, the peace of Tiruvannamalai, the brilliance of Puttaparthi and a reconciliation in Bangalore. Guided from one mystical experience to another, surrounded by found compassionate friendships, deep spiritual teachings and love, she finds inside the real meaning of her name, Grace.

226 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 2012

About the author

Author and Publisher at Singing Stars Press in mid-Hudson Valley, NY. Mentoring novels, memoirs, non-fiction Self Help writers. Journalist and Hospice Chaplain before writing ten books.

Reviews

[Garnette]

Merged into this contemporary literary novel are Rabindranath Tagore's translations of the 15th century North Indian poet Kabir. Here's one I loved, actually I resonated with all of the Kabir in my novel:

Kabir says:

How could the Love between Thee and me ever sever?
As the leaf of the lotus abides on the water: so thou art my Lord,
And I am thy servant.

From the beginning to the ending of time,
there is love between Thee and me; and
How shall such love be extinguished?

Kabir says:

As the river runs into the ocean,
So my heart touches Thee.

[Debra]

Enjoyed. Reminded me of m trips to India.