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American Sanyasi

American Sanyasi


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Gregg Valenzuela is a physician and poet living and working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His interest in Truth-seeking was instilled by his parents and has continued through a life of reading, meditating, and seeking the friendship and guidance of persons able to assist in this quest. A universal experience is personalized in this collection of poetry told in modern terms in the setting of American culture. He acknowledges a tremendous debt of gratitude to all of his teachers, historical and contemporary, and hopes that this collection does not betray their efforts. This search has opened the door for personal observations, some of which may resonate with the reader. He sees this as an extension of his first two books Poems from the Northern Neck and From Sweet to Sweetness, Not a Kid's Book of Love Poems, both of which describe the same journey but without the same obvious intent.
About the Author: Sanyasi is an Indian word meaning truth-seeker. It does not imply expertise in metaphysics, but a more practical search, a personal journey of discovery. It is an ancient practice-that of leaving one's life behind in search of ultimate truths in the tradition of Gautama Siddhartha, the Buddha, and countless others. It was memorialized by Herman Hesse in the book Siddhartha. Now in the autumn of my life, I am plying my crafts of medicine and poetry in the American Southwest, as well as traveling to specific places of importance in my personal path in search of ultimate truth. My journey began as a Catholic. These beginnings evolved into an embracing of Vedanta and Yoga in the school of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation, which I have practiced since 1975. Along the way, I have read Buddhist, Sufi, Native American, Zen, Jewish, and other spiritual paths, interested as I am in finding common themes. In the end, personal experience has become most important, but I feel indebted to all those who have gone before, showing the way, keeping the door open and the light burning. This collection is a tribute and an expression of gratitude to all the masters and teachers who have made this possible, and a travelogue of that journey.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780692729496
  • Publisher: High Desert Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: High Desert Publications
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 156
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Journey in Poetry
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0692729496
  • Publisher Date: 31 May 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 267 gr


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