my humble obeisances to all of You,
all glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Guru Maharaja !

We have got a lot of nice feedback about GM's books just recently.
This Indian lady is an doctor of the biology and has become an
active cong.member after reading those books.

If you like, i could send more comments later.

Your humble servant Tattvavada das

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My humble obeisances to Dear Maharaj Suhotra Swami,
Your wonderful books have brought to the surface a lot of questions which
have clogged my senses and understanding. I beg you to kindly help me out
of this whenever you find the time. I very much wish to meet You and talk to
Your Holiness when You visit Finland. I am indeed very grateful to Tattvavada
Dasa Prabhu for putting your books into my hands. I now realize it was Krishna's
mercy onme. Kindly forgive me for all my errors and apparent impertinence in any of
my questions. I submit that I am very tiny and imperfect.

Humbly,
Sulochana
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On reading the book : "Dimensions of good and evil " by Suhotra Swami
Maharaj

Submitted by : Sulochana Meyer-Rochow, Oulu, Finland
Oulu University and Myllytulli Secondary School
Teacher
(November 17, 2000)

I try to express here with a sense of humility , my reactions and
experiences on reading the inspiring book Dimensions of good and evil by
Suhotra Swami. Reading Swami's books and the meticulous way he puts logic
and language together to bring out the wisdom of the Vedanta, has "hit the
nail on the head" greatly affecting my very outlook to everything in life by
giving a new light to my thinking. The experiences that have come upon me
due to the inspiration gained from the book is almost impossible for me to
describe in proper words, for I become more aware of my limited and
imperfect vocabulary and writing. I am made very humble by the deep
philosophy of life as contained in the Vedanta put forth in the book vivid
and comprehensible style by Suhotra Maharaj. I indeed begin to acknowledge
that such a book could have reach my hands for reading only with the mercy
of the Supreme through His kind devotees and I feel ever so grateful for
this "once- in many- lifetimes" -opportunity. Since this book also
represents to me all the effort, knowledge, higher intelligence,
unflinching hard-work , dedication and devotion as well as special mercy
involved in its publication before reaching an insignificant being like me,
I humbly submit my attempt to crudely express what this book does to me .

This book has certainly caused a great (internal) transformation in me,
triggering a kind of "metamorphosis" in my understanding and knowledge about
the world, life and Truth itself. Right from the 2nd paragraph of the
Introduction, my senses pricked up at the analytical and very
"scientifically"/systematically organized way Swamiji was using in
approaching the ral meaning of good and evil and what is beyond. By the
time I finished the Introduction, the book had already set a new wave of
knowledge in me and I was thirsting to know what Maharaj had to say in the
rest of the book. He was writing with authority, based on Prabhupad's
authority which is based ultimately on Lord Krishna's Supreme authority. It
is this book, after all these years, which hit like lightning, that dormant
intelligence covered by ignorance all the time.I was now waking up to
realize what EXACTLY the words in the Bhagavad Gita meant. I realized I had
only understood the Gita superficially, but Maharaj's books shone new light
on my "buddhi" to start comprehending the depth of the meaning of the
Lord's own words. The way the author has written explanations seemed to
start melting the hard crust of ignorance in me. The book initiated me in
beginning to understanding the inner essence of Vedic knowledge. The writer
Shelley has said "The more we study the more we discover our ignorance".
Studying this book did exactly this to me and I now become aware that there
is so much to know before I can assume I know something with regard to the
real substance of Truth. This book, in other words, started acting like a
guide whom I could trust completely after a few pages of reading.

By the time I had read a few chapters of the book I was hooked to the book
and was curious to go on to Maharaj's previous book "Transcendental
Personalism", which appealed to me just as much for I relished the words
there like something very tasty and still find it hard to stop tasting
again and again..

I started getting hooked not only because of the contents and messages but
because Suhotra Maharaj's style of writing on the subject of Truth, with so
many quotations and words along with their meaning , systematically
organized and represented at relevant places, was extremely appealing to me.
I felt like the book was a representation of Goddess Saraswathi to help
educate me and gain the right wisdom as given by the all-Knowing and
all-Wise.

I can now assertively state that without having read this book, I would have
been much poorer in my knowledge and in my practical know-how of the
methods to exert self-control and of what exactly "surrender" means in
experience. My vocabulary is so limited that I cannot describe the ecstacy
and revelation that I felt on many occasions while reading the book and
referring to the Gita. I referred to the Bhagavad Gita several times while
reading and realized how much this book was teaching me to understand the
Gita in a proper light. With the books "Dimensions of good and evil" and
"Transcendental personalism " before me, I could now relish the sweetness
of Lord Krishna's words of the B.Gita a lot better.

Maharaj's book seems to have broken the dormant state of my knowledge and
inner love and put me on a path to begin to understand how to look for the
real substance giving the shadows we run after. The message I got from his
above book as well as his other two books is how to seek the knowledge of
the substance and not be enamoured by the knowledge of the shadows. I
still marvel at the way this book has rapidly metamorphosed me, and
awakened me, almost between reading one page and the next in many parts of
the book. The education I have gained from the book has acted as water to
germinate the dormant seed of real love in my self covered by the tough coat
of my false ego.

Maharaj's book/s have also made me understand that only Krishna's mercy can
help one to write on such profoundly intelligent and wholesome Truths in
such a logical, anlytical, reasonable, authoratative and reader-friendly
language containing apt words to convey the truth blended with humour and
thought-provoking comparisons, examples, questions and quotations. I feel
very very small before Suhotra Maharaj when I realize how much effort,
learning and knowledge as well as empowerment from Lord Krishna must have
gone into bringing out such a delightfully- fulfilling book by giving the
reader an overall taste of truths taken from the many facets of Vedanta
philosophy.

Terms like "mercy", "love", "liberation", "experience", "detachment",
"consciousness", "intelligence" "revelation" and many many other such now
make real sense to me. since I started reading this book, I have also
started experiencing the revelation of what maya has actually done to me
all the while.

The knowledge from this book started acting as a light source as well as
"spectacles" to help correct my perception and vision. I now being to
"see" more clearly what was out of my sight and my consciousness. The book
has not only stirred the dormant love in me, but I begin to feel the rich
taste of the experience of being liberated in my mind of attachment to
material designations and temporary glitters in life. This pre-taste makes
me desire to be one day able to taste a drop of the real rasa or intense
love for Krishna. Swami Maharaj's book is a mericful gift from Krishna's
devotees on souls like me who have been groping around with limited
intelligence and means for understanding the real secrets of the science
and applied-philosophy of the Vedas. Having ventured into a bit of science
(Biology) at Universities, I begin to see the Vedas as the Ultimate
Scientific Truth in the form of philosophical writings. The book
Dimensions of Good and Evil has taught me that the most scientific
philosophy of the Vedanta has the ultimate answer for everything if only we
know what question to ask.

The book, Dimensions of good and evil , has substantial notes and
references which substantiate the authority with which the author has
written the book. I marvel at all the efforts he has put into the book with
so much sincerity and devotion. What struck me was that unlike in other
books published these days on all kinds of topics, Suhotra Swami, inspite of
putting his heart and soul into the making of such a book, has not
advertized himself, his background or his achievements anywhere in the book.
He has made a practical demonstration of detachment, renounciation,
reverence to the Guru and selfless service to Krishna. I have so much to
learn from just this book and I feel a thirst for more such books giving me
more guidance on real liberating knowledge.

Suhotra Swami's books, which I received as Krishna's mercy through the
other Krishna devotees, have made their mark on me and acted as "spectacles"
for my poor vision and understanding so far. I do not know how I can thank
Lord Krishna and His devotees for such priceless gifts. As one says, one
cannot thank people who show love for love is priceless and can be
acknowledged by showing love in turn. I pray that Lord Krishna will give me
strength and a way to express the love trigerred in my heart by Krishna's
devotees.

I beg to be forgiven by Maharaj for the many errors and awkwardness in my
logical writing and the way I express myself due to being so limited in
my skills and experiences. I have a few questions which of coursed dawned on
me as I read the book. I do not mean to be impertinent in any way while
framing these questions. Some of my questions may appear quite foolish and
illogical, nevertheless, I put those questions which nag my understanding
of truths.