Never before has the complete life of Krishna been told in a way that is so engaging and understandable, yet so faithful to the ancient epics of India. Spiritual seekers of all traditions will find inspiration and revitalized faith in these pages.
The Play of God is the account of a spiritual phenomenon. It describes the extraordinary manifestation of the divine that was Krishna, the playful and enchantingly beautiful deity who epitomizes the highest principles of India's spiritual vision. While the usual Western image of God as father or monarch is represented in this story, readers will also find here much more -- a refreshing and powerful picture of God as child, playmate, lover, friend, and teacher. They will discover how India conceived the most intimate and joyous experience of God, using the seductive metaphor of the Divine Beloved. What is evoked here is not a religion of moral law and stern obligation, but a spirituality of joy and true desire, love and beauty, contemplation and inner awakening.
This life of Krishna expands our concept of divinity and raises our thoughts to a higher spiritual plane. What does it mean to conceive of God as warrior and king? What does it mean to relate to the Infinite as friend or husband? Such experiences are vividly portrayed in these pages. We are uplifted as we contemplate the unlimited joy of the Eternal, appearing to us in a form combining beauty, strength, and irrepressible playfulness.
Just as the music from Krishna's heavenly flute is irresistibly attractive, so this book will entrance its readers. Never before has the complete life of Krishna been told in a way that is so engaging and understandable, yet so faithful to the ancient epics of India.
"The Play of God" describes the extraordinary manifestation of the Eternal in the realm of time that occurred in Krishna, the playful and enchantingly beautiful Deity who embodies the highest truths of India's spiritual wisdom. While the typical Western image of God as Father and Monarch figures in this story, readers will find here powerful visions of God as child, playmate, friend, and teacher. Further, they will discover that India conceived the most intimate and joyous experience of God in the fascinating metaphor of the Divine Beloved. What is evoked here is not a religion of moral law and stern obligation, but a spirituality of joy and true desire, love and beauty, contemplation and inner awakening.
Darling Devi:
The wonderful way in which Mataji Devi Vanamali has presented to us the multifacetted life of the Poorna Avatar-Shree Krishna is really amazing-there is no episode however small which has not been touched on from His Advent to His departure in just 373 pages. The language is superb & the extreme devotion all through the book gives every Krishna Bakta a sense of great bliss. I have read the Shree Krishna Lila many times & each time it has elevated my spirits & given me much happiness. Dr. Lila Menon,
"Hari Aum.
Dear Devi Vanamali ji, I have read your book - The Play of God - Visions of Sri Krishna. It is one of the most wonderful books I have read in the recent years. Now I have bought another one of your book - Devi Lila. I am yet to begin reading it. Your narration is wonderful. It will evoke Faith and Love in the God even in the hearts of the so called atheists. For me, it created so much of love that I did what I thought was impossible for me - learning Vishnusahasranamam. Your book on Sri Krishna was the reason for me learning that slokam. Thank you very much. I look forward to read many of your books and teachings.
I need your blessings, Vanamali ji." -Nandini
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