Swami Chidvilasananda

In this book, Swami Chidvilasananda (Gurumayi) illuminates the mysterious connections between courage and contentment, revealing the surprising origin of fear, the fundamental reason for loving yourself and others, and the secret of transforming difficulties into opportunities for growth. This book offers fresh insight into creating a life of abundance, service, and happiness.

Swami Chidvilasananda, widely known as Gurumayi, reintroduces you to your own greatness: fearlessness, reverence, freedom from anger, compassion - these divine qualities, she says, are not only within our reach; they are at home within us.

The enlightened spiritual master Swami Chidvilasananda, widely known as Gurumayi, presents in this collection of talks a principal teaching of her lineage.

In this remarkable collection of talks, excerpted from her 1985-86 international tour, Swami Chidvilasananda weaves the wisdom of the Indian scriptures together with anecdotes from contemporary life. In her inimitable style, she renders ancient teachings completely relevant through a blend of humor, compassion, and clarity. We are given glimpses throughout into the master's own spiritual process, offered to illustrate typical stumbling blocks while inspiring the seeker to persevere on the show more path. For this revised one volume edition, twenty one of the original thirty talks have been selected, and a few of the chapters have been retitled to maintain their harmony with the new thematic arrangement. show less