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Walther Eidlitz (1892 - 1976), also called Vāmana dāsa. In pursuance of his interest in Indian religion and philosophy he had left his family in Germany in late 1930 and traveled to India in search of God. His wife loved him enough to honor his spiritual quest, the fruit of which he would share with her years later upon his return. As a Jew from Germany he spent time in an internment camp in India during the Second World War.[1] He has written about his spiritual journey in his book Journey to Unknown India.^[2]

From India he merged from the myriad of India’s spiritual paths on the bhakti marg, the path of devotion as taught by Sri Chaitanya.[3]

He was initiated into Gaudiya Vaishnavism by Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami.

Bibliography

Journey to Unknown India [4] By Walther Eidlitz, 1957 Walter-Verlag 307 pages

Original from the University of California Digitized Nov 27, 2007 [5]

External links

personal site
[6] Sadananda (65 pages)
[7] Unknown India (150 pages)

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-'''Walter Eidlitz''' (1892 - 1976) also called ''Vaman dasa''. A Jew from Germany finds himself in an internment camp in India during the Second World War.[http://books.google.com/books?id=FV6_CLAnPqoC&q=Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&dq=Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&pgis=1] His goal was to study Indian religion and philosophy. He had left his family in Germany in late 1930 and traveled to India in search of God. His wife loved him enough to honor his spiritual quest, the fruit of which he would share with her years later upon his return. He has written about his spiritual journey in his book Journey to Unknown India.{{ref}}
+'''Walther Eidlitz''' (1892 - 1976), also called ''Vāmana dāsa''. In pursuance of his interest in Indian [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] he had left his family in [[Germany]] in late 1930 and traveled to [[India]] in search of [[God]]. His wife loved him enough to honor his spiritual quest, the fruit of which he would share with her years later upon his return. As a [[Jew]] from Germany he spent time in an internment camp in [[India]] during the [[Second World War]].[http://books.google.com/books?id=FV6_CLAnPqoC&q=Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&dq=Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&pgis=1]
+He has written about his spiritual journey in his book ''Journey to Unknown India''.{{ref}}
-From India he merged from the myriad of India’s spiritual paths on the bhakti marg, the path of devotion as taught by Sri Chaitanya.[http://www.hinduwisdom.info/quotes381_400.htm]
+''From India he merged from the myriad of India’s spiritual paths on the bhakti marg, the path of devotion as taught by Sri Chaitanya''.[http://www.hinduwisdom.info/quotes381_400.htm]
+He was initiated into [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] by [[Bhakti Hridaya Bon]] Swami.
-*''Journey to Unknown India'' [http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1886069220/702-4574601-0480067] By Wather Eidlitz, 1957 ''Walter-Verlag ''307 pages
+==Bibliography==
+*''Journey to Unknown India'' [http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1886069220/702-4574601-0480067] By Walther Eidlitz, 1957 ''Walter-Verlag '' 307 pages
 Original from the University of California
 Digitized Nov 27, 2007 [http://books.google.com/books?id=uDJHAAAAIAAJ&q=Vamana+Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&dq=Vamana+Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&pgis=1]
+==External links==
-*''Personal site'' [http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/index.html]
-*''Avatara'' [http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/avae.pdf](3 pages)
+*[http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/index.html personal site]
-*''Sadananda'' [http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/sdgve.pdf](65 pages)
+*[http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/sdgve.pdf] ''Sadananda'' (65 pages)
-*''Unknown India'' [http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/dgve.pdf](150 pages)
+*[http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/dgve.pdf] ''Unknown India'' (150 pages)
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