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Keepers of the Kalachakra by Ashwin Sanghi

rishi_ramsai's review

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4.0

Fantastic write on how advanced our ancients were thousands of years ago. Significance of sound (mantras) is well explained. Everything in the world is connected in the form of energy and can be in wave and particle forms. Once we read this book, We will get into deep thoughts about time, space, gravity, worm holes, sound of OM, birth of the universe, quantum twins, existence of humans, Sri chakra and many more... Most importantly we will think how powerful a human mind is and there is nothing we cannot achieve if we correctly channel our energy and concentration.

devinah's review

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5.0

It was really worth the wait!
Every latest Ashwin Sanghi's book surpasses his previous book and this one does this in an exponential rate.
So much of research, so many technologies and religions are discussed.
I am beginning to see Buddhism in a different light as more than just a religion after all the illustrations and writings mentioned. We are taken in depth in to the process of totally striking processes. Presidential campaigns, a high tech laboratory description, Islamic texts and history, various Buddhist leaders and their life stories, Duality of nature, quantum physics,especially the Kalachakra explanation. They all take one's breath away as we create a world of illusion as we read.
There were so many characters and description involving their childhood too that for a moment I thought I am going to confuse everyone. But they all were used in appropriate places and no one was dominating and all characters were equally utilized.
The amount of scientific data, religious connections were astounding! Be it the gravitational pull, Buddhist teachings and their practices, Buddhist mythology representation and Islamic texts, difference of classic physics and quantum physics, the Hindu mythology connections, the continental wise disparity of religion and their history.
It was a never ending flow of information and illustration carefully explained and neatly associated with the story and the characters.
A marvelous portrayal of characterization and expertise.
I could go on and on describing how rich the book is in information and history and words would never end.
Keepers of the Kalachakra really keeps us within the wheel of the book's time out of which we don't want to come to reality.

sampurna's review

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adventurous challenging informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0


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sruthis_bookland's review

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3.0

This is my third book by Ashwin Sanghi and was quite disappointing. I loved reading Krishna's Key and if you are someone who loves Mythological fiction/thriller do check that out. Coming to Keepers of Kalachakra, I felt some chapters are so draggy. It seemed like reading a non-fiction book on philosophy and science

poojaahuja's review

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

abhishek_putran's review

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informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

voodoo_dexter's review

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3.0

It was intriguing to read through the storytelling by the author. The author wields such grace when mixing fiction with reality, and the resultant is a good story that will keep you turning the pages once you have realized the setup is ready from the initial portion of the book. The setup was painfully slow to bear in the beginning but it does pay off at the end. If you are familiar with Tool's music and the deep dive into their songwriting, I would agree that the plot would feel slightly predictable and rather re-iterating.

gayathiri_rajendran's review

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1.0

Random confusing research fills up most of the pages of this book leaving us to search for the central plot. The plot of the book could have been more well laid but research from various topics like quantum physics,tantric philosophy etc appear at random throughout the book and make you forget the actual plot for a while. People who aren’t scientifically inclined to a good extent would find the book tedious and confusing. The book finally amounts to a Bollywood script with a good measure of ancient philosophy and modern science thrown in at random. The book was tedious and boring not to mention confusing for the average reader of Mr.Sanghi’s books.

notacreditcard's review

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I was really high while I read the first half of this book and took like a two week break before finishing it, so not the ideal environment, but I wasn't super drawn in for most of this like I was with his other books. It felt like he set up a bunch of moving pieces at the beginning but I was like three quarters through the book and still like "I don't know or really care what is going on or why". I liked the end though because it's always fun when Ashwin Sanghi does his thing combining science fiction with Hindu philosophy and mythology. Overall not one of my favorites but I'm not mad that I read it.

vhegde's review

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4.0

Not exactly the greatest work by the same author, but a good read never less.. I must appreciate the research that has gone into the book and the good story. However, I still would like less education over facts that the author has studied and more plot construction.