Being with Amma

By his own admission Manoharan was an unlikely candidate for the spiritual path. A fiery, skeptical, and tough-talking sea captain, his life suddenly shifted after he met Amma and he soon became a monk in Amma's ashram in India. From the North India Tour to girlfriend issues in the West, this book covers Manoharan's eight years of trials and triumphs as he strives for enlightenment in a country and culture far from the land of his birth. Provides an excellent glimpse into the nature of the guru-disciple relationship, and what one can expect from the spiritual path with Amma. Also provides excellent descriptions of ashram life.