Mother of Bliss

This book examines the life of Anandamayi Ma, one of the most reknowned Hindu holy women of modern times. Hallstrom paints a vivid portrait of this extraordinary woman, her ideas, and her continuing influence. In the process, the author sheds important new light on a wide range of important ideas surrounding Hindu religious beliefs, as well as addressing the important question of how the inferior position of women in India is reconcilable with the worship of a living woman as divine Mother.