{"product_id":"9780997946611","title":"The Goddess and the Guru: A Spiritual Biography of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati","description":"Nearly four decades ago, an intense series of spiritual visions led one of India's top nuclear physicists, until then a religious skeptic and man of science, to walk away from his prestigious post at the heart of the country's missile-defense complex. Retreating into the remote jungles of eastern India, he discovered the remains of a centuries-old Tantric Mother Goddess shrine and embarked on a life-altering quest to revive and expand it – eventually attracting tens of thousands of followers from across India and around the globe. Part biography and part spiritual guidebook, this book chronicles the astonishing, inspiring – and yet deeply human – life of Dr. Nishtala Prahlada Sastry (later best known as Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati, or simply \"Guruji\"); his triumphs and disappointments, public successes, and personal crises. In addition to Amritananda's life story, the book also offers a generous selection from his writings, lectures, ritual guides and poetry – a treasure trove for those who wish to significantly deepen their spiritual practice while remaining fully engaged with the world.","brand":"45th Parallel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133905584368,"sku":"9780997946611","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997946611_p0.jpg?v=1763897255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997946611","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}