Secrets of Spiritualism in India

For the past few days I am reading one book named Searching in Secret India written by one Mr.Paul Brunton, an englishman who had visited India and he had many thrilling expreriences in connection with spiritual and religious activities happening in our country. He happened to visit many sages, hermits & yogis who were practicing many types of yogas, religious activities which is quiet unknown to the western world and if I am correct even unknown to us also. The reason behind unknown to us is quiet possible owing to the secrecy maintained by these hermits. While going through this book I have came to know many things of which some of them I was knowing earlier also but mostly were unknown to me and quiet fascinating also. I am really astonished to know that even now also in this materialistic world where people are running towards name, fame, wealth & all sorts of material things and to collect those things they devote their full life and like this where one they die without knowing the real aim of their birth, there are still such kind of people who devote their full life towards spiritualism doing different yogic practices and knowing God. In one place he had met one yogi in Chennai who never used to speak, and while leaving him the yogi suddenly looked on top of the head of the European and he suddenly felt as if some force has entered his body and he also felt as if some current was flowing in the backside of his body from bottom to the top of the head. This he states was an experience for him which he never had earlier. Secondly, he had a clear vision of Sankaracharya of Kumbakonam at 3.15 a.m. in the night while trying to sleep as if he is standing in front of him which he thought he might be dreaming which was not possible as he was wide awake. That image of the Sankaracharya gave him some message and vanished immediately into the empty space. Then he also met Ramana Maharishi of Arunchala in the outskirts of Chennai which ultimately changed his life. I consider this European as a blessed soul who was able to meet such great souls of our country and have such great experiences. Blessed in a sense, as being a foreigner he tried to find out the sacredness & spiritualism hiding in our country not like our own people are least bothered or interested in these matters as they think these should be done once you cross the age of sixty and you become useless to your family or the society. I am still reading this book and hope to know some more interesting things which are yet to come.