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Publisher:
TurnKey Press |
Release
Date: January 2004 |
ISBN:
0-974468-1-6 |
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Format
Reviewed: Trade Paperback |
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Genre:
Fiction – Religious |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Kristin Johnson |
Reviewer
Notes: Kristin Johnson, the founder of PoemsForYou.com,
released her second book, CHRISTMAS COOKIES ARE FOR GIVING,
co-written with Mimi Cummins, in October 2003. Her third book,
ORDINARY MIRACLES: My Incredible Spiritual, Artistic and Scientific
Journey, co-written with Sir Rupert A.L. Perrin, M.D., is now
available from PublishAmerica. |
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The
Supreme Mystic
By Amal Bhakta
Spiritual,
soulful Amal Bhakta, author of The Supreme Mystic, spins
an appealing portrait of a god reincarnated as a young boy, beloved
by all, with talents that often baffle many, a gifted singer, dancer
and musician. Much like many Messiahs, he has a difficult family
history and endures a rough childhood. After all, he is taken from
his real mother and father, who are imprisoned and tortured because
of an Oedipus-like prophecy, and born to a foster mother. Krishna
does release his real parents from years of heartbreak.
Then,
the demons sent by the evil King Kamsa, who kills seven of Krishna’s
real mother Devaki’s babies, keep attacking Krishna, who saves
his playmates from demonic snakes and storks. He conceals his true
identity much as Clark Kent does his, and even manages to pull off
the trick of duplicating his playmates, who have been put to sleep
by Brahma as a test for Krishna.
Although
Krishna may be a god, he’s not an angel. He loves stealing
butter and even gets punished! He wants to earn his foster parents’
love on a human level, much like Jesus Christ. In Bhakta’s
tale, he doesn’t even have sex with 100 milkmaids as folklore
salaciously recounts (the ancient Hindi version of the Enquirer).
Only their adoration and worship is enough for him. He even blatantly
flouts the strictures of his society in regard to male-female relations.
Sound familiar? Look to Margaret Montreuil’s God in Sandals
for a parallel with Jesus Christ. Krishna’s spiritual aims,
however, are “to destroy all demonic leaders, replace them
with virtuous monarchs, and reestablish spiritual principles.”
Mystic,
yogi and monk Bhakta conveys Krishna’s remarkable nature through
a tale of heartbreak, sacrifice, boyhood escapades, ancient adventure,
fierce demons and powerful goddesses, noble kings, queens and gods,
and brave parents, including foster parents. All this pageantry
and drama surrounds an ages-old confrontation of good versus evil,
a rapacious demon reincarnated as a power-hungry king versus the
divine Krishna, who has supreme mystic supernatural charm. Let Krishna’s
flute sell out the Palladium. This reader looks forward to Bhakta’s
sequel, The Supreme Warrior.
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