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  <name><![CDATA[Paul Brunton]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Born Raphael Hurst, he later changed his name to Brunton Paul, and then Paul Brunton. He was a British philosopher, mystic, traveler, and guru. He left a journalistic career to live among yogis, mystics, and holy men, and studied a wide variety of Eastern and Western esoteric teachings. With his entire life dedicated to an inward and spiritual quest, Brunton felt charged with the task of communicating his experiences to others and, as the first person to write accounts of what he learned in the East from a Western perspective, his works had a major influence on the spread of Eastern mysticism to the West. Taking pains to express his thoughts in layperson's terms, Brunton was able to present what he learned from the Orient and from ancient tradition as a living wisdom. His writings sum up his view that meditation and the inward quest are not exclusively for monks and hermits, but will also support those living normal, active lives in the Western world.&quot; (from Paul Brunton: Essential Readings by Godwin, Cash and Smith)]]></about>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Search in Secret India]]></title>
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  <published>1969</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The quest of the overself]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chokher Bali]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Meditation: The Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Volume 4, Part 1 (Notebooks of Paul Brunton)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Notebooks of Paul Brunton: Advanced Contemplation, the Peace Within You]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Perspectives: The Notebooks of Paul Brunton]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Enlightened Mind, Divine Mind: Notebooks Volume 16 (Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Vol 16)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Orient: Its Legacy to the West: Notebooks Volume 10 (The Notebooks of Paul Brunton Vol 10)]]></title>
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