The Perfect Sage

This title “The Perfect Sage” by Prabhodaran Sukumar (alias) M. S. Sukumar is well timed in its arrival. The book reveals the spiritual anecdotes culled out from the life history of many great personalities and sages of this age.

The opening topics on yoga are excellent and are educative even to the experts in the field as they are not reading nor definitely found in any of the existing books in the market. The findings of Amarakavi siddeswara have been edited and presented for public digest in a lucid manner.

The great saints of this age have experienced a lot in many fashions. They are also presented the contacts of Amarakavi Siddeswara and his letters to them on varied occasions of spiritual importance are also found in the book. The pages depicting the life of saints like Sri Thiagaiah, Nehrur Sadasiva Brahmam, Sri Ramana of Thiruvannamalai, H. H. Kanchi Mahaswami as well as Singeri H. H. Sri Chandrasekara Bharathi Mahaswamigal and Sri Aurobindo are unusually interesting.

The author has allotted certain pages from chronological anecdotes and history of events in the life of Amarakavi Ramachandra, which are interesting to everyone including seers and saints of this age. The details of spiritual experiences of the great Amarakavi Siddeswara presented in many charts and tables are lessons to everyone. The spiritual people shall find it useful in their yogic pursuits. This book will be useful not only to the general readings public but also to those engaged in the study and practice of yoga, meditation, and research on Indian culture and Siddha cult. The public and government should patronize this wonder book in their libraries so that the purpose of the author in bringing out the text shall be fulfilled.

The author’s pain in the matter of collection of details and data are understood from the text. In a word, every reader should avail this book to uplift his experience and update his knowledge in Indian spiritual lore.