Courage and the Quest

About the Book

“Take the scriptures as the bow, the great weapon, and place upon it the arrow sharpened by meditation. Then having drawn it back with a mind directed to the thought of Brahman, Strike the mark, O my good friend—that which is the Imperishable. Om is the bow. The atman is the arrow, Brahman is said to be the mark. It is struck by an undistracted mind. Then the atman becomes one with Brahman, as the arrow with the target” (Mundaka Upanishad, Chapter 11, verses 3 and 4).

About the Author

Kandasamy Arunachalam is a Sri Lankan General Medical Practitioner who migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1983. He joined the Brisbane Theosophical Society in 1984 of which he is a Past President. He and his wife were awarded Life Membership of the society. He conducted Study Groups relating to Theosophy and Religions over a period of over two decades. The group was introduced to the Bhagavad Gita using the translation and comments By S.Radhkrishnan and Sankarachariar. This, in particular, took a period of two years to complete.. He conducted weekly Guided Meditation Sessions for members and the public during that period and organised and conducted bi- annual retreats on silent meditation at the education centre at Springbrook Queensland Australia.