Leelas Gift,New

About the Author A life long spiritual seeker and student of spiritual traditions such as Buddhism and the Enneagram, Janet Levine, is the author of three books. She has been published in the New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Yale Review and many other publications, and has appeared on national TV as a commentator on South Africa. A South African native, Levine was an antiapartheid activist, freelance journalist and twiceelected public official. She was the only white journalist to have a weekly column in a black newspaper. Levine is the founder and first president of an international association of Enneagram teachers. Since coming to the USA Levine has taught literature and philosophy in the English department at Milton Academy, Milton, and she has lead workshops internationally on education. You can read about Levine's political life in her memoir, 'Inside Apartheid' and more about her work on her websites. Product Description High in the Himalayas, Leela, a New Yorker, unexpectedly undertakes a terrifying yet ultimately enlightening spiritual journey into the deepest secrets of her mind. In Darjeeling, at Maharishi's ashram, under the sure guidance of the yogi master, she reaches her great realization. On her return to New York she struggles, and ultimately succeeds, in sharing the secret teachings of her vision. The novel uncovers archetypal and highly relevant spiritual teachings. East meets West in Leela helping her as Maharishi says, 'To understand ancient wisdom in a modern world.'Meditation and yoga offer practical paths to freedom from the often dispiriting and desperate quality of our contemporary lives. In captivating prose the novel intertwines Leela's journey with modern philosophy and primal wisdom telling a story as old as the human heart. From the Inside Flap 'Come to understand that great core within you,Like the very axis around which the stars turn.'From The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (translated by Geshe Michael Roach) From the Back Cover 'Leela's Gift', Janet Levine's latest book, a novel, is the story of a luminous inner journey that uncovers archetypal and highly relevant spiritual teachings. 'Leela's Gift' intertwines modern philosophy and primal wisdom infused with some of the inner teachings of Buddhism and the Enneagram. East meets West in Leela helping her as Maharishi says, 'To understand ancient wisdom in a modern world.' Meditation and yoga offer practical paths to freedom from the often dispiriting and desperate quality of our contemporary lives. 'Leela's Gift' points the way to these paths.