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Seeking the Master: Guide to the Ashrams of India
This book was the first ever guide to the ashrams of India. First published in 1980. It became renowned as the "Bible of India-bound spiritual seekers." (Neville Spearman Press Ltd.)
"And as Seeking the Master—a comprehensive Guide to the Ashrams of India and Nepal (the ‘Bible of India-goers in the 80’s) has been out of print for over 30 years (except for a pirated edition by Book Faith, Nepal in 1998).
It has now been made available by popular request only as a downloadable PDF facsimile version for a fraction of the original price. Of course, the Gurus and their teachings explored in this work have long left this worldly plane, but the ashrams are still there with new teachers and the directions of how to find them are invaluable."
"The book is virtually a historical record of Indian spirituality in this century. It contains information on over 300 ashrams and monasteries, their daily programmes and teachings, with the impressions of Western seekers of both the Masters and the Ashrams of the time, plus a wealth of geographical and travel information, tips on keeping healthy in India and much more. It’s still worth taking a look." - Muz Murray
Downloadable ebook Price: only £2.99 ($4.62) direct from www.mantra-yoga.com
"And as Seeking the Master—a comprehensive Guide to the Ashrams of India and Nepal (the ‘Bible of India-goers in the 80’s) has been out of print for over 30 years (except for a pirated edition by Book Faith, Nepal in 1998).
It has now been made available by popular request only as a downloadable PDF facsimile version for a fraction of the original price. Of course, the Gurus and their teachings explored in this work have long left this worldly plane, but the ashrams are still there with new teachers and the directions of how to find them are invaluable."
"The book is virtually a historical record of Indian spirituality in this century. It contains information on over 300 ashrams and monasteries, their daily programmes and teachings, with the impressions of Western seekers of both the Masters and the Ashrams of the time, plus a wealth of geographical and travel information, tips on keeping healthy in India and much more. It’s still worth taking a look." - Muz Murray
Downloadable ebook Price: only £2.99 ($4.62) direct from www.mantra-yoga.com
416 pages, Paperback
Published December 5, 1998
About the author
Muz Murray
10 books13 followers In his youth the author was a surrealist painter (acquainted with Salvador Dali and Marcel Duchamp); a theatrical costume dresser for Cliff Richard, Jimmy Jewel and Ken Dodd; a BBC Scenic Artist, Set & Costume Designer and actor in theatre and film, a stuntman and singer, world-traveller, zoo-keeper, art teacher, deckhand, street portraitist and many other weird and wonderful occupations during seven years of hitchhiking halfway round the world. As the founder of Gandalf’s Garden community and Magazine, he was considered a British spiritual cult hero in the Sixties.
He is a practised storyteller and resembles a cross between Gandalf and Dumbledore, as you will see in the book trailer video (which is greatly appealing to children).
Because of his many years of vagabondage—sleeping under the bridges with tramps in Paris, working as an elephant-trainer (Tel Aviv) and Night-club singer (Acco); a rock-driller in King Solomon’s mines (Timna, Israeli desert); trekking down Africa (being shot at by bandits, surviving knife attacks, hold-ups, poisoned darts and earthquakes), crossing deserts, living with the Dervishes in Turkey and Iran, living three years as a wandering monk in India, and clinging to the outside of an express train for 10 hours through the night—he is described in the mystic trade journals as ‘the Indiana Jones of Yoga.’
Known as Ramana Baba in India, Muz Murray is a respected spiritual master and mantra yogi and one of the rare westerners to have experienced Cosmic Consciousness, Samadhi and NDE. He has 45 years experience of teaching Mantra and Advaita Vedanta in many countries, including Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Mallorca, Portugal, Italy, Israel, India, Taiwan, Canada and the USA.
He now enjoys life as a hermit in the hills of southern Portugal, writing his books and hacking out a garden from the wilderness.
He is a practised storyteller and resembles a cross between Gandalf and Dumbledore, as you will see in the book trailer video (which is greatly appealing to children).
Because of his many years of vagabondage—sleeping under the bridges with tramps in Paris, working as an elephant-trainer (Tel Aviv) and Night-club singer (Acco); a rock-driller in King Solomon’s mines (Timna, Israeli desert); trekking down Africa (being shot at by bandits, surviving knife attacks, hold-ups, poisoned darts and earthquakes), crossing deserts, living with the Dervishes in Turkey and Iran, living three years as a wandering monk in India, and clinging to the outside of an express train for 10 hours through the night—he is described in the mystic trade journals as ‘the Indiana Jones of Yoga.’
Known as Ramana Baba in India, Muz Murray is a respected spiritual master and mantra yogi and one of the rare westerners to have experienced Cosmic Consciousness, Samadhi and NDE. He has 45 years experience of teaching Mantra and Advaita Vedanta in many countries, including Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Mallorca, Portugal, Italy, Israel, India, Taiwan, Canada and the USA.
He now enjoys life as a hermit in the hills of southern Portugal, writing his books and hacking out a garden from the wilderness.
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