The ochre robe

It is an autobiography by Swami Agehananda Bharati who was born Leopold Fischer in Austria, served in Hitler's Youth, migrated to India at the end of the Second World War pursuing his long cherished desire of becoming a Sanyasi. Sanyasa-ashrama is the fourth stage in a man's life (normally a Hindu's life) before he leaves his mortal coils for the world beyond. The first three stages are: Brahmacharya (when as a youngster one equips oneself with education-knowledge), the second one is Grihastashrama (the stage where one gets married, raises a family, and feeds the hungry), the third stage is…