Plough My Account Sign Out
My Account
    View Cart

    Subtotal: $

    Checkout

    Wisdom of the Sadhu

    Teachings of Sundar Singh


    4.38 Stars on Goodreads Read Reviews

    A collection of anecdotes, parables, and meditations from one of the most fascinating spiritual guides of the 20th century. Rooted in a distinctively Indian idiom, his Christian wisdom challenges Western readers to step beyond theological ideas and encounter the essence of the Gospels.


    Read a Sample Support independent bookstores with your purchase
    Available Formats:
    Softcover
    Ebook
    Available languages:
    русский
    español
    한국어
    Ebook Once you place your order you will be able to choose from 3 e-book formats: Epub, Mobi and Pdf. Buy for $10.00

    About The Book

    Known in his lifetime as India’s most famous convert to Christianity, Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889–1929) would not approve of that characterization. He loved Jesus and devoted his life to knowing him and following him, but he never accepted Christianity’s cultural conventions, even as he embraced its stark original teachings.

    A modern Saint Francis, Sundar Singh left the wealth of his home at sixteen to live as a sadhu, or wandering holy man. His beggar-like existence, his intense devotion, his mystical encounters with Jesus, and his simple yet profound parables became the stuff of legends. No one who met him – including the thousands who flocked to hear him during his visits to Europe, the Orient, and the United States – remained unaffected.

    Wisdom of the Sadhu, a collection of anecdotes, sayings, parables, and meditations, brings together the best of Sundar Singh’s teachings. Couched as they are in a distinctly Indian idiom, they probe the essence of the Gospels with unusual freshness and offer insights of great depth and value to every serious seeker.

    Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5
    ISBN: 978-0874869989

    View Table of Contents

    Acclaim

    Reader Reviews Write a Review

    Write a Review

    Table of Contents

    I. SCENES

    II. CONVERSATIONS

    • the pilgrim
    • darshana • the divine presence
    • avatara • incarnation
    • the lovers
    • karma • bondage
    • moksa • release
    • the prince and the thief
    • dyva vileenam • oneness with god
    • dhyanam • contemplation
    • three seekers
    • seva • service
    • tapas • suffering
    • the king and the farmer
    • amrita • eternity
    • a warning to the west
    • seeker and master

    You May Also Like

    cover of Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus

    Pillars

    Rachel Pieh Jones
    Learn More
    book cover of Tears of Gold

    Tears of Gold

    Hannah Rose Thomas
    Learn More
    LiberatingArtsEN2

    The Liberating Arts

    Jeffrey Bilbro, Jessica Hooten Wilson, David Henreckson, Emily Auerbach, Nathan Beacom, Joseph Clair, Margarita Mooney Clayton, Lydia S. Dugdale, Brad East, Don Eben, Becky L Eggimann, Rachel B Griffis, Zena Hitz, David Hsu, L. Gregory Jones, Brandon McCoy, Peter Mommsen, Angel Adams Parham, Steve A. Prince, John Mark Reynolds, Erin Shaw, Sean Sword, Anne Snyder, Noah Toly and Jonathan Tran
    Learn More