Sadhana: The Realization of Life
All the great utterances of man have to be judged not by the letter but by the spirit--the spirit which unfolds itself with the growth of life in history. We get to know the real meaning of Christianity by observing its living aspect at the present moment--however different that may be, even in important respects, from the Christianity of earlier periods. For western schol...more
Paperback, 80 pages
Published
August 19th 2008
by A & D Publishing
(first published 1942)
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I got an email one day from LearnOutLoud. It had a link to an audiobook. I don’t know what inspired me to click on it since I receive emails from LearnOutLoud daily, but most of them remain unopened (yes, I’m guilty of self-induced information overload!). This could very well be a case of the right book coming to the right reader at the right time. And so began my relationship with Sadhana.
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As far as language and eloquence with words, this was very captivating. I think Tagore has a brilliant sense of the world and conveys that wonderfully. As far as conceptual belief/ideology, it was all a bit too vague for me to connect with. I like the concept, being one with Brahma and one with all in this earth. I just felt like the specificness of the instances was so glossed over as to render them ineffective. Still the writing was fantastic!
This book belonged to my grandfather and I found it while snooping in the attic at grandma's house. Religious or not, I think everyone can take something positive from this book. You don't need to read front to back, just read whatever chapter fits your mood that day.
Beautifully written. Highly recommended.
This books blows the lid off the cosmos, it really does.
Excellent East vs. West spiritual overview.
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“In learning a language, when from mere words we reach the laws of words, we have gained a great deal. But if we stop at that point and concern ourselves only with the marvels of the formation of a language, seeking the hidden reason of all its apparent caprices, we do not reach that end, for grammar is not literature… When we come to literature, we find that, though it conforms to the rules of grammar, it is yet a thing of joy; it is freedom itself. The beauty of a poem is bound by strict laws, yet it transcends them. The laws are its wings. They do not keep it weighed down. They carry it to freedom. Its form is in law, but its spirit is in beauty. Law is the first step toward freedom, and beauty is the complete liberation which stands on the pedestal of law. Beauty harmonizes in itself the limit and the beyond – the law and the liberty.”
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