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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 
The sacred work of editing and publishing the Collected
Works of Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni would not have been pos-
sible without the Grace of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi and
Nayana. I have also felt the Grace and blessings of Sri Aurobindo
and The Mother in taking up this work. Inwardly, I have been
constantly guided by the Grace of these great spiritual personali-
ties. I have also received concrete help from Sri Kapali Sastriar
and Sri M.P. Pandit. My heart melts with gratitude to these great
souls, who have been my constant guiding spirit.
 
Divine help works through human instruments. Many noble
people, friends and others have been a source of constant en-
couragement and I have drunk the spirit of courage and enthusi-
asm offered by them. Among these include Sri V. S. Ramanan,
President, Board of Trustees, Sri Ramanasramam,
Thiruvannamalai; Sri Vamadeva Shastri (David Frawley), Direc-
tor, American Institute of Vedic Studies, U.S.A.; Dennis Hartel,
Sri Arunachala Ashram, U.S.A.; Sri S. Shankara Narayanan, a
well-known disciple of Sri Kapali Sastriar; Sri Alan Jacobs and
his wife, Jane Adams of Sri Ramana Foundation, London; Sri
J.G.K. Murthy, Chennai; Sri A. R. Natarajan, Sri Ramana
Maharshi Center for Learning, Bangalore; Sri J. Jayaraman, Sri
Ramanasramam and the late Sri G.L. Kantham, Guntur.
 
This work would not have been possible but for the
caring and loving touch of Sri D.S. Viswamitra and his wife, Srimati
Kamakshi, daughter, Srimati Indrani, and sons, Sri Divaspati and
Sri Brahmanaspati of Sirsi (North Karnataka). I can only say that
it has been possible to bring out the Collected Works of the Muni
only because of this family, who, as trustees have preserved these
for posterity. I am grateful to the entire family for their loving support.