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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Goddess tradition lives and breathes in Michael Bowden's riveting account of Dr. Prahlada Sastry (Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati, or Guruji), a pioneering physicist who passionately engaged the provocative goddess of India's Sri Vidya tradition. A must-read for explorers of Tantra, mysticism, and the feminine divine." -- Linda Johnsen, author, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism
"Any serious seeker after truth will find in Amritananda's story a wonderful example of just how vivid life can become when you enter into a real relationship with the Divine." -- Dr Robert Svoboda, author, Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constiution
"Riveting storytelling and revolutionary teachings ... on the miraculous possibilities that open up when we bring our spiritual and worldly lives together." -- Sarah Tomlinson, author, Nine Designs for Inner Peace
"An important book if you're interested in authentic Tantra, especially Srividya Sakta Tantra." -- Christopher Hareesh Wallis, author, Tantra Illuminated
"Pay close attention: The Goddess and the Guru has the potential to realign your world." -- Roxanne Kamayani Gupta, Ph.D., author, A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance
"Here we find the life and legacy of a spiritual innovator -- and nuclear scientist, no lesswhose existence was as Goddess -- filled as it was insistently human, a case study in sacred wonder carved by the challenges of everyday life. A page-turning gem of a book!" -- Corinne Dempsey, author, The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York
"Just as an ocean cannot be held in one's palm, a life cannot be fully contained in a book. But what readers of The Goddess and the Guru will glean is an experience -- even if only for a short while -- of what this particular ocean truly felt like. And that glimpse can become the prod, the catalyst, by which they might carry their individual sadhana forward." -- Anantalakshmi Pisipati, eldest daughter of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati
