Isbn: 9798242015340 - chasing the pillar of light: the transformative journey of a mumbai family to the 12 sacred jyotirlingas (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. CHASING THE PILLAR OF LIGHT is a powerful blend of family drama, spiritual travelogue, and timeless wisdom. It explores faith not as dogma, but as an inward journey-toward authenticity, connection, and the enduring light within. A Modern Family's Transformative Pilgrimage to the 12 JyotirlingasPART 1: THE CRACKS APPEAR The Malhotra penthouse in Mumbai's Worli neighborhood was a monument to success. Floor-to-ceiling windows framed the glittering Bandra-Worli Sea Link, a triumph of human ambition stretching across the dark Arabian Sea. Inside lived what appeared to be the perfect urban family.Akshay Malhotra, a self-made construction tycoon, had built his empire from a single borrowed cement mixer. His wife, Priya, was a sharp, articulate Vice President at a leading national news channel. Their sixteen-year-old son, Rohan, was academically capable but increasingly lived inside a world of screens, headphones, and digital certainty.Akshay's company, Malhotra Constructions, was under siege. A major project in Dombivli had stalled under political pressure, payments frozen without explanation. Banks that once courted him now sent automated reminders. The liquidity report on his desk felt less like paper and more like a death certificate. Stress sat heavy in his chest, unrelenting.Across the living room, Priya scrolled through her phone, its blue glow highlighting her exhaustion. Her career-once a badge of pride-had become a moral quagmire. She was pushed to air sensational, poorly sourced content to appease advertisers and political interests. Each "Urgent" email chipped away at her integrity. She felt like a spectator in her own life, watching herself become someone she no longer recognized.PART 2: THE JOURNEY OF METAPHORS Their pilgrimage began awkwardly-urban efficiency colliding with ancient devotion. Crowded trains, modest lodgings, and the overwhelming sensory chaos of India's spiritual centers stripped away comfort and control.SOMNATH - The Eternal Lord & the Cycle of Renewal The Somnath temple rose like a white sentinel beside the Arabian Sea. As Akshay anxiously took business calls in the endless queue, they heard the legend of Chandra, the moon god cursed to wane, restored not by removing the curse but by making it cyclical.MALLIKARJUNA - The Lord of the Mountain & the Family Fracture In the forests of Srisailam, a trivial hotel booking error triggered a sharp argument. The temple's legend told of a divine family conflict that drove Kartikeya away from home.MAHAKALESHWAR - The Lord of Time & Surrender In Ujjain, the pre-dawn Bhasma Aarti used sacred ash from funeral pyres. Akshay skipped it for a critical business call.OMKARESHWAR - The Sacred Sound & Unspoken Truth On the island shaped like Om, silence was profound. Here, Shiva manifested as the primordial sound to still cosmic chaos.KEDARNATH - The Lord of the Field & Letting Go The Himalayan trek stripped away ego and strength. Akshay faltered in thin air. Without words, Rohan took his father's backpack.PART 3: THE INNER BATTLEFIELDSBHIMASHANKAR - The Warrior's Purpose In the jungles near Pune, Rohan learned that strength was not rage, but focus. He asked to witness the closure of the company-not out of fear, but understanding.KASHI VISHWANATH - Cosmic Perspective Varanasi overwhelmed the senses-life, death, chanting, fire. Here, ego dissolves.TRIMBAKESHWAR - The Broken Vow At the source of the Godavari, Priya confronted her deepest breach-betraying her own integrity.PART 4: ATONEMENT AND THE BRIDGE HOMERAMESHWARAM - The Grace of Atonement Rameshwaram taught humility. Even Lord Rama sought purification.PART 5: THE RETURN - A FOUNDATION OF Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. CHASING THE PILLAR OF LIGHT is a powerful blend of family drama, spiritual travelogue, and timeless wisdom. It explores faith not as dogma, but as an inward journey-toward authenticity, connection, and the enduring light within. A Modern Family's Transformative Pilgrimage to the 12 JyotirlingasPART 1: THE CRACKS APPEAR The Malhotra penthouse in Mumbai's Worli neighborhood was a monument to success. Floor-to-ceiling windows framed the glittering Bandra-Worli Sea Link, a triumph of human ambition stretching across the dark Arabian Sea. Inside lived what appeared to be the perfect urban family.Akshay Malhotra, a self-made construction tycoon, had built his empire from a single borrowed cement mixer. His wife, Priya, was a sharp, articulate Vice President at a leading national news channel. Their sixteen-year-old son, Rohan, was academically capable but increasingly lived inside a world of screens, headphones, and digital certainty.Akshay's company, Malhotra Constructions, was under siege. A major project in Dombivli had stalled under political pressure, payments frozen without explanation. Banks that once courted him now sent automated reminders. The liquidity report on his desk felt less like paper and more like a death certificate. Stress sat heavy in his chest, unrelenting.Across the living room, Priya scrolled through her phone, its blue glow highlighting her exhaustion. Her career-once a badge of pride-had become a moral quagmire. She was pushed to air sensational, poorly sourced content to appease advertisers and political interests. Each "Urgent" email chipped away at her integrity. She felt like a spectator in her own life, watching herself become someone she no longer recognized.PART 2: THE JOURNEY OF METAPHORS Their pilgrimage began awkwardly-urban efficiency colliding with ancient devotion. Crowded trains, modest lodgings, and the overwhelming sensory chaos of India's spiritual centers stripped away comfort and control.SOMNATH - The Eternal Lord & the Cycle of Renewal The Somnath temple rose like a white sentinel beside the Arabian Sea. As Akshay anxiously took business calls in the endless queue, they heard the legend of Chandra, the moon god cursed to wane, restored not by removing the curse but by making it cyclical.MALLIKARJUNA - The Lord of the Mountain & the Family Fracture In the forests of Srisailam, a trivial hotel booking error triggered a sharp argument. The temple's legend told of a divine family conflict that drove Kartikeya away from home.MAHAKALESHWAR - The Lord of Time & Surrender In Ujjain, the pre-dawn Bhasma Aarti used sacred ash from funeral pyres. Akshay skipped it for a critical business call.OMKARESHWAR - The Sacred Sound & Unspoken Truth On the island shaped like Om, silence was profound. Here, Shiva manifested as the primordial sound to still cosmic chaos.KEDARNATH - The Lord of the Field & Letting Go The Himalayan trek stripped away ego and strength. Akshay faltered in thin air. Without words, Rohan took his father's backpack.PART 3: THE INNER BATTLEFIELDSBHIMASHANKAR - The Warrior's Purpose In the jungles near Pune, Rohan learned that strength was not rage, but focus. He asked to witness the closure of the company-not out of fear, but understanding.KASHI VISHWANATH - Cosmic Perspective Varanasi overwhelmed the senses-life, death, chanting, fire. Here, ego dissolves.TRIMBAKESHWAR - The Broken Vow At the source of the Godavari, Priya confronted her deepest breach-betraying her own integrity.PART 4: ATONEMENT AND THE BRIDGE HOMERAMESHWARAM - The Grace of Atonement Rameshwaram taught humility. Even Lord Rama sought purification.PART 5: THE RETURN - A Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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