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Title: America the Beautiful
Subtitle: Reflections on Her Past, Present and Future
Author: Sri Chinmoy from The Illumine Group
Narrator: Richard Dreyfuss
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-29-10
Publisher: Illumine Group, LLC
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
America the Beautiful is a penetrating look into the moral and philosophical foundations of our nation. A collection of inspired poetry and prose by one of the greatest philosophers of our time, this edition offers insightful, illumining and encouraging viewpoints on America's soul, America's future, and the global responsibility of Americans.
Critic Reviews:
Every reader, whether American or any other nationality, will be moved . . . Through these writings, [Sri Chinmoy] takes his own place in the history and literature of America. (Dr. James G. Basker, Professor of Literary History, Columbia University, President, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)
Members Reviews:
would not recommend to friends
interesting theories
Inspirational Observations
Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) was a modern author prolific in prose, passages and poems. This small 100-page collection contains some of the most inspirational and beautiful works available. There are hundreds to read. Some offerings are short, some long, some simple and some are extremely profound, but all are worth a second or third reading. Focusing on America, some of the writings are emboldening.
"America's independence, humanity's awareness and Divinity's self-transcendence were one, inseparably one". Another gem: "America has bad qualities, true, but American principles are absolutely divine". The longer ones are more thought provoking and amazing in their clarity.
One gets a true sense of a `master of peace and observation' when reading these passages. With major sections called, Prologue, Awakening, Blossoming, Reflections and Future, Chinmoy covers all the inspirational bases in regards to America. I'd love to quote more, but I'd never stop. I love this book.
This marvelous compendium of Sri Chinmoy's philosophical and spiritual visionary vignettes about America is superbly done!
The United States of America had been in existence for more than a century when Sri Chinmoy, a man who would embrace and illumine its core principals, was born half a world away in eastern India, a portion that is now called Bangladesh. His idyllic childhood was upended by the death of his parents at a relatively young age. He subsequently entered the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in South India. It was there he strove to learn and "understand the roots of human existence [that were] fulfilled through profound experiences of the Infinite." (p. 102) His own personal search and inner wisdom drove him to seek out and express his philosophical, religious, and political inspirational learning with others. In 1964, at the age of thirty-two, Sri landed on the shores of the home of the free and the land of the brave.
Sri's innate visionary, idealistic nature, and his philosophical leanings made many aware of the unique qualities he possessed. He began to think and write about his new home and espouse its principals. His great respect for many of America's Founding Fathers and many who followed in their footsteps was evident. He held them in high esteem for their compassion, intelligence, and the wisdom they exhibited as they built this great nation, a nation that Sri Chinmoy would hold in his heart.
