Diaries of Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisty, Samuel Lewis

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

August 19, 1956

Dehra Dun August 19 My dear Harry: These pages are really diary notes but there may be some space at the bottom, or top, for other remarks. I came to Dehra Dun because I heard from all sources that it had the best Forestry Station in Asia. I agree. Not only that I hope I can come here again and if I... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 1, 2019

August 1956

Dear Bryn: This is not a letter. These are my diary notes, far behind, but I may write below. R. L. Anand is the economic adviser to the State of East Punjab who lives at Simla. I met him in a dramatic manner—foretold, and found he was most interested in spiritual philosophies. He wishes to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

August 4, 1956

August 4, 1956 Simla Dear Fred and Corinne: Shangri-La is where you find it, and I have found it, even in Shangri-La. It is all right to make beautiful legends out of reality but I am making beautiful realities out of legends. It is just impossible to keep up with everything that is going on. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

July 29, 1956

July 29 My dear Rudolph: I have just returned from Dakshineswar, the temple compound famous for its association with Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and the Tagore. I must apologize for failing to buy pictures but will try to visit the city office which is not far from this hotel. My report may be... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

July 27, 1956

July 27, 1956 The diary notes for today go to Abdul Rahman, with a copy for his nephew. Yesterday was a very trying day. I went to the Pakistani Observer office and spent all morning waiting for the editor who did not show up. I then went to the radio station. I was introduced to the staff and... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

July 24, 1956

Bashir Ahmed Minto, Ahmaddiya Movement, Lahore July 24, 1956 This morning I greet you in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. God has guided me through many lands. I have seen what others do not see or are not permitted to see. I have met whom others do not meet or are not permitted to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 25, 2019

20 July 1956

20 July 1956 My dear Bryn: I am being more and more confounded at, but not by events that seen to crown and crowd my life. I am in Dacca, and finding my host had left, I completed a letter to Vilayat and went out on what is to me the most remarkable of all my adventures so far and they are crowding... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Bangkok July 14

Bangkok July 14 Dear Paul & George: Today I visited three temples in company with a Mr. Boon who lives No. 44F, New Road. I have put this name down because if I come here again I hope to hire his as interpret to me. However we did not meet any learned monks so you will have to guess through what I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 22, 2019

July 13, 1956

July 13, 1956 Dear George & Paul: What started out as a personal venture is no longer one. To run into complexities is a part of life and I am compelled to explain them in order for you and others to understand what I am trying to do. The first complexity concerns those who, because of some... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

July 10, 1956

July 10, 1956 Postcards to Delaplane Dear S.D.: Here I am in the land of the Thai which means free. And if any people have gotten tangled in their alliances it is the “free.” You get feudalism, capitalism, democracy, and everything all mixed up. And I don’t think anybody cares. If the politicians... Sign in to see full entry.

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