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PART II: CONFESSIONS

CHAPTER 1

THE EARLY STAGES OF MY LIFE

'Whatsoever road I took !t "o!#ed the street $h!%h &eads to Thee' ( The

)a*!sta#

I $as *or# !# +aroda I#d!a !# the ,ear 1--. $he# a /reat re&!/!o0s reor2 *e/a#

#ot o#&, !# I#d!a !tse& *0t the e#t!re $or&d over a#d $h!%h $as the !rst so0r%e o

o0r 3rese#t(da, a$ake#!#/ I a2 s0re !t $as the 3&a#etar, !#&0e#%e $h!%h e4!sted

at that t!2e that has ke3t 2e *0s!ed a&& 2, &!e !# seek!#/ the d!v!#e tr0th $h!%h !s

as the /ar2e#t o God's /&or,

M0s!% a#d 2,st!%!s2 $ere 2, her!ta/e ro2 *oth 2, 3ater#a& a#d 2ater#a&

a#%estors a2o#/ $ho2 $ere #02*ered Ma0&a*akhsh $ho2 3eo3&e %a&&ed the

+eethove# o I#d!a a#d $hose 3ortra!t !s !# the 5!%tor!a a#d A&*ert M0se02 as

So0th 6e#s!#/to# a#d 7022a Shah the /reat seer o P0#"a* I have ever e&t 20%h

e2*arrassed $he# I $as %o23ared $!th these 2asters a#d th!s h02!&!t, *ro0/htthe o&d sa,!#/ to 2, 2!#d 'Have 3r!de !# th!#e o$# 2er!ts rather tha# !# those o

th, a#%estors'

'I a&so %a2e o0t as a *rook ro2 a r!ver8 a#d as a %o#d0!t !#to a /arde#' (

E%%&es!ast!%0s

M, %0r!os!t, a*o0t the h!dde# se%rets o #at0re $as ear&, aro0sed a#d I 2ade

re90e#t !#90!r!es %o#%er#!#/ the 2,ster!es o re&!/!o# s0%h as Where does God

L!ve Ho$ o&d !s God Wh, sho0&d $e 3ra, to H!2 A#d $h, sho0&d $e ear H!2

Wh, sho0&d 3eo3&e d!e A#d $here do the, /o ater death I God has %reated a&&

$ho $as the %reator o God

M, 3are#ts Rahe2at 6ha# a#d 6had!"a +!*! $o0&d 3at!e#t&, a#s$er 2e !# thes!23&est a#d 2ost 3&a0s!*&e 2a##er 3oss!*&e *0t I $o0&d 3ro&o#/ the ar/02e#t

0#t!& the, $ere $ear!ed The# I $o0&d 3o#der 03o# the sa2e 90est!o#s

'Ma#k!#d's /reat e#e2, !s !d&e#ess There !s #o r!e#d &!ke e#er/, a#d ! ,o0

%0&t!vate that ,o0 $!&& #ever a!&' ( +hartr!har!

I $as se#t to s%hoo& $he# 90!te ,o0#/ *0t I ear that I $as 2ore !#%&!#ed to 3&a,

tha# to st0d, I 3reerred 30#!sh2e#t to 3a,!#/ atte#t!o# to those s0*"e%ts !# $h!%h

I had #o !#terest I e#"o,ed re&!/!o# 3oetr, 2ora&s &o/!% a#d 20s!% 2ore tha# a&&

other &ear#!#/ a#d I took 20s!% as a s3e%!a& s0*"e%t at the A%ade2, o +aroda a#d

re3eated&, $o# the !rst 3r!;e there

I had so 20%h %0r!os!t, a*o0t stra#/ers ort0#e(te&&ers a9!rs derv!shess3!r!t0a&!sts a#d 2,st!%s that I $o0&d ver, ote# a*se#t 2,se& ro2 2, 2ea&s to

seek the2 o0t M, taste or 20s!% 3oetr, a#d 3h!&oso3h, !#%reased da!&, a#d I

&oved 2, /ra#dather's %o23a#, 2ore tha# a /a2e $!th *o,s o 2, o$# a/e I#

s!&e#t as%!#at!o# I o*served h!s ever, 2ove2e#t a#d &!ste#ed to h!s 20s!%a&

!#ter3retat!o#s h!s 2ethods o st0d, h!s d!s%0ss!o#s a#d h!s %o#versat!o#s M,

atte23ts at $r!t!#/ 3oetr, $!tho0t a#, tra!#!#/ !# the art o 2eter a#d or2

!#d0%ed 2, 3are#ts to 3&a%e 2e 0#der the t0torsh!3 o 6av! Rat#akar the /reat

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H!#d0sta#! 3oet

I a&so *e/a# to %o23ose a#d sa#/ a so#/ o 3ra,er to Ga#esh !# Sa#skr!t *eore H!s

H!/h#ess Sa,a"!rao Ga!k$ar Mahara"a o +aroda $ho re$arded 2, so#/ $!th a

va&0a*&e #e%k&a%e a#d s%ho&arsh!3 Th!s e#%o0ra/ed 2e to adva#%e 0rther !# 20s!%

0#der the /0!da#%e o Ma0&a*aksh $ho !#s3!red 2e $!th 20s!% ro2 k!#dred so0&

to so0&

'He $as *or# the Lord o $hat !s $ho *, H!s 2a"est, !s the o#e 6!#/ o the

2ov!#/ $or&d that *reathes a#d %&oses !ts e,es'

M, k!#o&k $ere M0s&!2 a#d I /re$ 03 devoted to the Ho&, Pro3het a#d &o,a& to

Is&a2 a#d #ever 2!ssed o#e 3ra,er o the !ve $h!%h are the da!&, 3ort!o# o the

a!th0&

O#e eve#!#/ !# the s022er t!2e I $as k#ee&!#/ o# the ho0se(roo oer!#/ 2,

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