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spiritual Sadhan, at which a Yogin comes to hear the internal humming sound which is referred by numerous saints as the Anāhata-nāda The verses are neither set in a fixed meter nor are they meant to be sung But they afford a glimpse of the path of spiritual sojourn of the poetic author NMK. LORD SWAMINARAYAN (AN INTRODUCTION) by Sadhu Mukundcharandās Swaminarayan Aksharpith, Sahibaug Road, Amdāvād-380 004 (India), 1999, pp 2 + 79, Rs 20/This is a very handy introduction to the laymen educated in the westernoriented tradition prevalent at present in India, as also to the English-speaking non-Indians, who may be genuinely interested to know about His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharāj, the current Head of the Bocāsanavāsī Śrī-aksarapurusottama Svāminārāyana Samsthā, who has been representing the spiritual Guruship in succession of the four Pragata-brahma-svarūpa predecessors like Svāmi Gunātītānanda, Bhagatjī Mahāraj, śāstriji Mahārāj, Yogiji Mahārāj It his under his very powerful inspiration that the unique monuments of Lord Svāminārāyan have been coming up in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, London, Newyork, Nairobi, and other places The book contains, apart from the Preface, ten chapters, viz, Early Days, Teenage Yogi, Divine Leadership, Uplift of Women, Disciples, Scriptures, Mandırs, Philosophy, Teacings After the Epilogue, an account of the Successors of Lord Svāmınārāyan is given It is followed by Observations of Historians and Scholars, an Appendix, Features of Devotion in the Daily Life of a Disciple, Source References, Bibliography, Glossary and Index It is an ably composed and beautifully produced publication that one would like to go through just for the joy of doing so, if not out of genuine curiosity NMK. PIMAGE by Lt Col C C Bakshi (retd ), Pravin Prakashan Pvt, Rajkot, 1998, Pp 144, Rs 160/This work is an English translation of the Gujarati book "Jivana-nā Ramga", and is dedicated to "princess Parul" because of whom the author who came to write it It is a collection of letters addresses to Parul by Dada Every letter begins with "Salutation to the Revered Guru" They contain varied spiritual thoughts and narration of spiritual experiences during his contact with numerous saints and Yogis in the course of his career in military service culminating in the
