Reviews for Death of a Guru: A Remarkable True Story of One Man's Search for Truth

The average rating for Death of a Guru: A Remarkable True Story of One Man's Search for Truth based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-01-29 00:00:00 Alex Koehler This is a good biography to read if you want to know about the Hindu culture of India and what it is like to practice Hinduism. This young man has a unique background: the only son of an avatar from the Brahmin caste, he devoted his life to Hinduism, following in his famous father's footsteps. He had reached a point of such spiritual aptitude that he could go into yogic trances through his meditation practice and see psychedelic colors, hear heavenly music, and visit with the deities that he worshipped. All this before the age of 15. During his visitations, he began to feel threatened by the Hindu deities that he worshipped, mainly Shiva. He had weird things happen: one night he felt unseen hands yank him off the bed by his hair. He felt it wasn't a dream as his scalp hurt greatly in the morning. Another time, unseen hands pushed him off a moving truck and he was severely injured. Another time he felt unseen hands hold his foot down while a tire of a truck went over his foot, crushing it. At one point, he became angry with his aunt and picked up a set of weights to strike her on the head. His cousin leaped to stop him and the weights came crashing down. He displayed super-human strength in his moment of rage, but later, when he tried to pick up the weights, he could not lift it at all. Lots of bizarre and frightening events like this marked his life before he became aware of the Christian god, Jesus Christ, and began to examine the two faiths side by side. In further researching this author, it looks like after he became a Christian, he went on to work with Billy Graham, preached at thousands of audiences across the world, and helped drug addicts in Europe. He remains very respectful towards Hinduism and his Indian roots, but he is also very frank and honest about it's occultic foundation.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-05-28 00:00:00 Aaron Carson This book is an absolutely amazing testimony to God's goodness and power! Rabi crafty and intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually stimulating retelling of his life that is both riveting and rewarding'something few books attain. Comparable to "Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus." Relevant insights into both Hinduism and Christianity abound.