Poetry of Life

The first book of Sumiran "POETRY OF LIFE" has been published.

The first part of the book contains an interview with Sumiran where he relates his impressions about the trip to India, his meetings with masters, gives his vision of some ideas of spiritual practice, and shares his view on the meaning of human life, on spirituality, paranormal phenomena, and possibilities and ways of learning the world.

In the second and third parts of the book there are given extracts from the talks of Sumiran to disciples held in May and November, 2003, in Saint-Petersburg. There are narrated various aspects of Zen-practice and the models of possible human types on their way of spiritual development are studied.

Information is given in the book in a visual, simple and accessible for reading public way. I am sure that this book doesn't leave readers indifferent and enables them to live their own experience of communication with the master, which prevents them from making possible mistakes in practice on the way of spiritual development, and really helps to fill their life with poetry.

Apart, I'd like to share my own impressions of meetings with Sumiran.

My first meeting him occurred just recently, in the end of 2003, and made a profound impression on me. A faint smile, kind eyes, soft and confident voice - they captured me. As I received later evidence, while having vast knowledge, enormous practical experience, calm and balanced character, he perfectly builds up his relations to other people, touching them deeply. His delicate humour has the proper combination of simplicity, brightness and accessibility of narration and clarification of the most difficult questions that one is to meet across on the way of spiritual development. There is so much unfailing attention to people, enormous compassion and endless patience towards them, that it evokes respect and trust to his words, to himself, and arouses deepest gratitude to the master. One wishes to be more open to him, meet him more and more, talk to, and simply be near him. And this feeling is true, because it appears by itself.

The attitude to the world, the atmosphere that is being felt in Sumiran's presence makes an indelible impression. Beside him you get relaxed, forget your problems, you want to laugh and dance, you feel yourself a child in a loving and caring presence of a wise man. It is like the celebration of life.

While communicating to Sumiran I understood a lot. Many of my conceptions have given place to more tolerating views on life. He helped me to sort out many entangled life situations, opened my eyes as regards the effective and skillful way of arranging my private life, and communicating to people.

I am very much grateful to him.

Despite my short association with Sumiran I consider him my MASTER, and feel happy that my fate was to meet him, and from the bottom of my heart would like to express to Sumiran the words of utmost appreciation and gratitude!

THANK YOU !

ATMO TAKIZ