Alan Jacobs was born in 1929 in London. From an early age, he has been interested in religion and mysticism. He commenced a personal search for truth, and studied comparative religion. He then entered the Gurdjieff Society in 1957 and remained there until the early seventies. He then met Jiddu Krishnamurti, and studied his teachings until 1979.
Next, he discovered Ramana Maharshi and became familiar with his extensive literature and spiritual practice. He is currently President of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation, UK.
As a poet he has versified for O Books ‘The Bhagavad Gita’, ‘The Principal Upanishads’ and ‘The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius’, as well as compiling a major prose anthology, ‘The Ocean Of Wisdom’. For Watkins Publishing, he edited ‘Ramana, Shankara and the Forty Verses’, versified ‘The Essential Gnostic Gospels’ and compiled an anthology, ‘The Wisdom of Ramesh Balsekar’.
You can check out his many books on Amazon and find his most recent writings and poetry on his Facebook page where he has an active presence.
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