My book got ready just in time for the Dehradun Litfest.
If you like my articles, I am sure you will also like the book. It has 46 chapters and some 30 b/w photos in the text. I will copy the table of content after the links.
It’s available in India for Rs 499. Signed copies are also available.
For a gift pack of 5 there is a 20 per cent discount (separate link)
Since it is not yet available on Amazon.com (it is coming i am told), the publisher will send it abroad, too. Please contact adm@garudabooks.com
In India, it is now available with the publisher Garuda Prakashan, on Flipkart and on Amazon.in.
Here are the 4 links
https://www.garudabooks.com/thank-you-india-by-maria-wirth/
https://www.garudabooks.com/thank-you-india-buy-5-copies/
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07LDQVYFX?ref=myi_title_dp (Amazon charges Rs 50 extra for shipping)
Thank you India
A Western Woman’s Journey to the Wisdom of Yoga
By Maria Wirth
Content
- Prologue
- with Osho in Pune and Kriya Yoga
- in the jungle and Swami Vivekananda
- Encounter with a 300 year-old Sadhu: Devaraha Baba
- Nobody there behind those eyes of Anandamayi Ma
- Atmananda, a woman from Austria
- Rishikesh and Yamunotri in Himalaya
- God – who is that?
- Love in India
- Abdullah
- Sri Aurobindo and Auroville, the city of the future
- A conference on modern science and India’s wisdom
- The perfect missionary – Swami Chinmayananda
- A beautiful youth – Babaji of Haidakhan
- Abdullah’s death
- Born again and again
- The Dalai Lama’s home in India
- In favour of the wandering monk: Kumbh Mela
- Ramlila in Varanasi
- Ayodhya – the birthplace of Ram
- Ramana Maharshi and the most important question
- Miracles, faith and hope: with Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi
- No proof, yet fully convinced
- Light and its shadow
- Murder in the temple
- Intimate with the Avatar
- Karunamayi’s motherly advice
- Shantivanam – a Christian ashram
- A coffee planter guru in Kodagu
- “Don’t think!” – Poonja‘s good, difficult advice
- Life in Kodagu
- Surrender and testing times
- Does one need a guru?
- Mata Amritananda or Amma
- in Amma’s Ashram
- Happy through breathing: with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- in Gangotri
- Insights from a VIP sadhu
- in Rishikesh with Eckhart Tolle
- Intimations from Beyond
- Macaulays children
- English education – a big blunder
- Mischievous accusations: ‘Hindu terror’ and ‘rape culture’
- Caste system – stick to beat Hindus with
- Baba Ramdev – a Yogic powerhouse
- The world is in need of Indian wisdom
Hope you enjoy reading it.
Maria Wirth
MARIA WIRTH 
If its as good as your articles Should be worth handing down to next gemeration.
Thank you
great work Mariaji, will go thru it for sure!!!
Dear Maria, I’m half way through your book and really enjoy it! I feel that you wrote from the heart, as always. I love your sweet sense of humour, awake perception and the wealth of insights you gained from own life experience as well as your studies in India. It would be fantastic to get it also published as audio book. And a Hindi translation would almost be the logical consequence of the book’s message: to ‘reinforce’ appreciation of India’s culture, and to make the book’s wisdom available to a wider audience in India, namely also to those who do not speak English.
Happy to hear this, Marina. in fact i hear that the publisher wants to get it translated into Hindi. Audio book surely is a good idea. Thank you. i will suggest.
I hope this is an eye opener for the indifferent HIndus, who are more worried about what they want to wear next season or maybe bothered about their children’s marks. I hope they realise what they have been totally ignorant about. Please encourage your friends and family to read this book. I know this will be an astounding success. Just spread the word.
Mariaji,
Will grab a copy asap.
Namaste!
Nandakumar
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Hope you like it.
Look forward to reading and sharing it. Your efforts are much appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you
Great. from where can I get it
It is on Flipkart, Amazon.in and the Garuda website given in the post on my blog
Congratulations Maria. Hope many readers would read and benefit from your work.
I tried Amazan here in America. It is not coming up. May be available in India only. I shall get one from India when some one comes from there next time.
Please write to adm@garudabooks.com
Publisher said he will send it, however for the $ price of 19.99
It is on Amazon.in and Flipkart
Hi Maria,
did you write a blogpost on chapter 15, Abdullah’s death. If so can you please provide me with the link. Thanks.
No, I didn’t
Surely, I will get a copy and read it. In the meanwhile, I wanted to gladly inform that my poetry book in English – “Womb of Time” has been published and is available on amzon, flipcart, cyberwit.net etc., on,links as below:
https://www.facebook.com/Cyberwit.net/
https://www.cyberwit.net/publications/1212
https://www.librarything.com/work/23109046/book/167503785
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44799594-womb-of-time
I shall be glad to get your comments.
Congratulations.
I am gently influenced by all of your literature. You have motivated us to learn and think about the Hindu culture.Your work is not less than any Saint in Hindu Religion.
Thank you so much for the appreciation. Am happy if my writing touches a chord.