Acknowledgements
I derived the basic inspiration for writing this booklet from Adi Sankaracharya’s Nirvana Dashakam in Sanskrit translated into Telugu by my late father Sri. Garimella Veeraraghavulu. I wish to express my deep appreciation to my father for the ideas conveyed in that booklet he published way back in 1978. These have to some extent satisfied my curiosity about Who am I, what brought me here on earth and what causes everything in this world and universe.
I was also inspired by Thomas Paine’s philosophies and contributions in the formulative stages of American independence. I got special inspiration from his book The Age of Reason, which encouraged my liberal thought process. I would like to acknowledge his great contributions to both USA and France in the 18th century and his lasting liberal influence on philosophically minded persons all over the world.
Last but not the least, being a student of the management sciences, Abe Maslow’s writings and his Hierarchy of Human needs had a lasting influence on me. I found this thought process aptly fits one’s quest for his True self. My sincere gratitude to him for inspiring me.
Garimella Viswanatha Sastry
West Marredpally,
Secunderabad, 500026
India
December, 2007
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