Word: blissfully
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Davis speaks of the setbacks of the Movement, problems of ego and bickering within it. He speaks of his initial skepticism towards the Guru, of his travels to India and introduction to the Knowledge--and his resultant bliss...
Such tumult ill fits a religious group that calls itself Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss). But its desperate devotees believe Indian authorities are conspiring to crush the sect and kill their imprisoned guru, P.R. Sarkar, by poison and mistreatment. The government has Sarkar in jail awaiting trial on the charge of abetting the murder of six defectors from his faith. It also claims that Ananda Marga is really a dangerous political organization...
Shocked. In truth, as practiced by Indian members of Ananda Marga, the path to bliss does seem to lead through byways usually avoided by otherworldly Indian religious sects. Sarkar, 52, a Bengali who is called Anandamurti (Bliss Personified) by his followers, was variously a newspaperman and railway clerk before he began raising disciples in 1955. Shocked by graft and corruption then, he now preaches self-liberation, not only through yoga but also through sweeping social reforms. Among them: absolute morality in government, and a guaranteed standard of living...
Light, whimsical, diverting on the surface, this sleek recreation by François Truffaut is deceptively sweet-like a fondant filled with vitriol. The gorgeous kid of the title is Camille Bliss (BernadetteLafont), another of the coyly annihilating heroines who have haunted Truffaut's work since the incomparable Jules and Jim (1961). These women tease men, taunt them, stalk them, until, as in The Mississippi Mermaid (1969), and as here, the men are so enmeshed in their own obsession that they become grateful, impassioned prisoners...
...unusual collaboration was firmly joined in 1968 when Chicago Tribune Reporter George Bliss became a member of the BGA staff. He later returned to the Tribune, but Brunner, who arrived in 1971, has maintained and strengthened the alliance. As a result, the BGA, rather somnolent for most of its 50 years, now has influence out of all proportion to its membership (1,400) and its annual budget ($200,000). Brunner himself is something of a crusader. He is fond of stopping in midsentence, pounding his desk and exclaiming: "Damn it, people shouldn't take bribes!" Not the least...