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who have been listening with rapt attention to his superb Talks at Shri Godiji's Temple at Pydhoni or elsewhere.
Hundreds of his friends and admirers, including myself, accept him as a first-rate savant, a scholar of high distinction; a sort of walking encyclopaedia. He has proved that he is thoroughly versed in various philosophies; Egyptian, Tibetan, Talmud, Kabala, Tarot, I ching, to mention but a few-in short he is learned in both Oriental and occidental religions, beliefs, rituals, traditions and various sorts of mysticism. He is deeply interested in the occult laws of the interelationships between macrocosm and microcosm, Yes! together Kiranbhai and I without the least desire to publicize it, have journeyed across 2500 years, laying milestone upon milestone of literary creation. And we have been travelers who never experienced fatigue-since being true travelers, it never struck us to count our footfalls.
At last after long and patient waiting the first volume is about to see the light of the day-the first of several more volumes to follow. The books will be issued by Shri Kiran Publishers specially brought about by Kiranbhai to make the memorable Parables reach out to the world.
We kneel before the Golden Master, Lord Mahavir, the Light of light, invoking Him in all humitliy to bless our effort and crown it with success.
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya
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