Book Review [112] : Transcendence my Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji

Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam (15 Oct 1931 - 27 July 2015) was undoubtedly the greatest Indian of last few decades and one of the greatest of all time; he personified India itself with its numerous sects, religions, castes, languages, customs etc. He was and is respected by all Indians and in the current era of polarizing loyalties this is very unique. As far as i can see Sachin Tendulkar and Kalam Saheb are the only two Indians loved by all without any iota of controversy. Kalam saheb's life is full of lessons and inspirations for all of us. We often crib and carp about lack of infrastructure, lack of resource etc etc but this gentleman came from a poorly developed island and became a name to reckon with in his 84 years of life. He made every second counts and always believed in giving than taking. When he died he did not have any materialistic fortune but he had the love and respect of more than a billion people and he left us a very rich legacy.
 

'Transcendence my Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji' is the last work of Dr. Kalam. He talks about his experiences with Pramukh Swamiji of Swaminarayan Sampraday. He credits Swamiji for inspiring him to take sacred mission of rejuvenating India. This book is a collection of articles on various aspects of faith, science, enlightened citizenship, ethics, tolerance, mutual respect etc. Only enlightened citizens can make an enlightened world. Its almost impossible to mend a broken man while very easy to build strong children. Our focus should be on utilizing our energy and resources in building our children as enlightened citizens. This books takes inspiring examples from the lives of great people of different faiths and great scientists and exhorts us to seek truth as truth alone is the final summit, final end.
Its a great book and every Indian should read it. I am grateful to my wife's friend for gifting this great book. Thank you very much Kalam Saheb for writing this gem.
Highly Recommended (9/10)