SrI:
Dear AaasthikAs :
It gives me great pleasure to invite
your attention to the release of three
new monographs by the SatsampradhAya
PrachAra VichakshaNa Sri Anbil
Ramaswamy , who is well known to you
all for his tireless Kaimkaryams to
serve
the Aastika Communities all over
the world in an outstanding manner
thru expanding the outreach of
SrI Ranga Sri , giving UpanyAsams
and releasing many monographs
housing treasures from his extensive
research .
The first of these monographs is
the monumental book entitled
" Hinduism Rediscovered " ,
an anthology of wide ranging topics
relating to Hinduism . This is
a veritable reference manual
where the unique doctrines of Hinduism
are covered in a lucid way .This
was
released in 2004 . Next year ,
Sriman Anbil Swamy released
the Volume on " Myths, Miracles
and Mysticism--what do they
signify?
With considerable panache , Anbil
Swamy explored the connections
between the 3
Ms that have fascinated
many brilliant minds all over the
world.
He treads very carefully in outlining
the three Ms and giving copious
references from all walks of life
.
The above two alone would have been
sufficient to rest on his laurels but
the
inquiring mind of Swamy found
new
areas to cover , both SampradhAyic
and
otherwise . These strivings have led
to
the release of three more books
by
the prolific author , which are
testaments
to his wide ranging scholarship
in
sampradhAyic as well as in areas
of
soft sciences .
The first of these three books is :
" Pearls of Wisdom from
Srimad
RamayaNam
". The distinguished
lectures that Anbil Swamy gave
at
the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Georgia
provide the content for this
eminently
readable book on this Aadhi Kaavyam.
Srimukhams from Sri VaishNava
AchArya Saarvabhoumars confer
sanctity to this Monograph .
Anbil Swamy has selected key passages from
the six Cantos of Srimath RaamAyaNam
and focused on them . The famous passage
,
" Vatsa Raama! Dhanu: pasya !
iti Raaghavam
aBraveeth
" is one such item used to elaborate
on the many meanings brought out by
KaalakshEpa adhikAris . Anbil Swamy
has imbibed a great deal from
the kaalakshEpams
from many illustrious AchAryAs including his
own
AchAryan , HH Poundarikapuram Srimath Andavan
,
an authority on Srimath RaamAyaNam .
adiyEn recommends Anbil Swamy's monograph
on Srimad RamayaNam for its rich content
,
lucid style and connoseiur's approach
in
selecting from " the pearls of wisdom"
strewn across the seven KhANDams .
The graphics by "Vedhaa " ( cover design
and pictures inside) are a treat to the eye .
The other two monographs are
:
1. Beliefs , Faiths and
Superstitions ,
Where is
the dividing line
?" .
This is a 139 page book with ample
bibiliography
on the beliefs , Faiths and Superstitions in
various
traditions .In the preface , Anbil
Swamy elaborates
on what are beliefs ( non-religious and
Religious) , faiths ( benign and malignant
varieties) and Superstitons . He discusses
the interrelationships between the three
.
Across the chapters of this book ,
Anbil
Swamy catalogs the way in which the
human
behavior ( custom , Habits and Manners)
is shaped by Beliefs , Faiths and
superstitions for better or worse.
It is a thought provoking assembly of
the way in which from different
corners
of the globe relate to ordinary and
extraordinary happenings in their
daily lives .
2) " Dreams , Omens and
Moles" --Do they
really influence our
lives ? is the other book .
Anbil Swamy frames the question about the
impact --some times devastating-- of
these
Dreams and Omens and birth marks .
This
is the third book in " The Explaining
the Unexplained" series . Although it
is
a challenge to explain the unexplainable
,
Anbil Swamy has handled the
tricky
subject matter with considerable
aplomb
and invites the readers to draw their
own
conclusions . He enlists " some
reasonable
and some weird intrepretations
leaving
a fertile ground for your
own imagination
to run riot ".
It has been my pleasure to read the
three
recent books of Anbil Swamy and
recommend
them to you for your libraries .
Please contact Anbil Swamy by
phone
(770-434-9596 or send him e-mail to
him at ramanbil@xxxxxxxxxxx to
order
your copies .
NamO SrI RaaghavAya,
V.Sadagopan
on
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