The story of a young Brahmin growth into a guru--traveling with him from the time of his youth, through life in a monastery and up to becoming a mentor to another  young boy.

Praise

"Ecstasy works at many levels…a story that has many secrets and many interpretations, which are exciting, revealing and finally totally human, filled with the message of human longing for the divine, for the divine in the human." --Gentleman

"With sensitivity and intelligence, Kakar’s Ecstasy offers a poetic view of the place where flesh and spirit meet." --The Seattle Times