Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint

Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint by Batchelder, Ram Das. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781782796879.

Rising in Love tells the story of the authors extraordinary spiritual awakening in America (which included meeting an angel), his discovery of Amma (the living Guru known in the West as the Hugging Saint), and the 27 amazing years he has spent in quest of Enlightenment as Ammas devotee, most of that time in India. The book is a suspenseful psychological thriller, a page-turner from the outset - yet there so much humor in the narrative that at times it reads like a comedic novel. From another angle, it is a story of profound healing from delusion, drug addiction and despair into a joyous and beautifully fulfilled life, and as such it is a ray of hope for all who suffer from addiction or mental illness. It is also a treasure chest full of gems from Ammas teachings, and contains 22 photos of Amma. All royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to an orphanage in India.