GURU Anandini is a self-made Guru, who, according to Harminder Singh, who provides a short write up on her in the book under review, was born in November 1971 and attained enlightenment in August 2007. She has written this book to help people “maintain a balance between real and materialistic world.” So she dwells on the importance of mediation in making that possible, the most known aspects and varieties of meditation, and the significance of love, faith, and surrender in the process of self realisation.
Anandini wants seekers to be original or natural, like the great masters of the past, but not to try to be like them. They have also to learn to be just a witness to whatever is happening around them. Though she concedes that the issue of having a guru for seeking self realization is debatable, people can be better off having one, for he can make a difference in the journey towards the cherished goal through meditation. Anandini describes its various stages and its different forms, such as Om, Chakra, Music, and Prayer.
Self realization is the source of true knowledge, bliss, and peace. It turns us into “egoless and innocent persons,” who love God and are compassionate towards fellow beings. But it requires faith and a spirit of surrender. Anandini provides examples from the actual experiences of enlightened old masters like the Buddha, Nanak, and Ramakrishna to help us understand that it is within the realm of possibility. Though she writes from her own personal experience about all the vital issues related to spiritual experiences, most of these are quite well known. The effect of Anandini’s book is considerably diluted by its errors of language and spelling. Even in the title of the book, which figures on the bottom of all the pages, “Destination” has been spelt wrongly!
(Megha Prakashan, 239, Gali Gulian, Dariba Kalan, Delhi-110 006.)
