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Book Specifications:

• Title: My Guru and His Disciple
• Publisher: New Directions Books
• Author: Christopher Isherwood
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811206491
• Pages: 249
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used - Good

About the Book:

My Guru and His Disciple by Christopher Isherwood is a deeply personal spiritual memoir that chronicles the author's relationship with Swami Prabhavananda, the revered Vedanta monk who became his spiritual guide. Best known as a novelist and memoirist, Isherwood offers readers a candid account of his journey as a disciple, revealing the challenges, doubts, insights, and transformations that accompanied his search for spiritual understanding.

The book explores the meeting of Eastern spirituality and Western intellectual life through Isherwood’s experiences with the Vedanta tradition. With honesty and self-reflection, he recounts his attempts to reconcile worldly ambitions with spiritual aspirations, while describing the profound influence that Swami Prabhavananda had on his personal and philosophical development.

More than a biography of a spiritual teacher, the work is an intimate examination of the guru-disciple relationship and the process of inner growth. Isherwood’s engaging narrative combines autobiography, philosophy, and spiritual reflection, making complex ideas accessible to readers of all backgrounds.

Published by New Directions Books, this paperback edition is an important work for readers interested in spirituality, Vedanta philosophy, religious studies, memoirs, and the life and writings of Christopher Isherwood.