Zasvěcení : Metafyzické dobrodružství nejvyššího řádu – Schnell Donald (2003)

Now and then, a book appears that acts like a powerful explosion of lights and sounds. This is the book you are holding right now, written by a certain American reviewer for the first edition of Donald Schnell's bestseller "The Initiation." The renowned writer Jean Houston described it as "a metaphysical adventure of the highest order." The book undoubtedly owes its worldwide acclaim to its central figure – the mysterious guru Babaji. Babaji, also known as Mahavatar – the great incarnation, is perhaps the most mysterious figure in spiritual India. Although he never appears in public, there are many reports about him – whether presumed or authentic, mostly quite fragmentary – that speak of the extraordinary nature of this "immortal yogi." People in the West first learned about Babaji through the now-cult classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," written in the 1950s by the renowned guru Paramahansa Yogananda, which became the most widely read work on Indian mysticism. In his book, he provided many details about the life and work of this Himalayan master, with whom he personally met several times in his life and from whom he received direct guidance. Since then, however, no one has been granted the opportunity to speak of the physical presence...