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Long before Superman, Black Panther, or any hero of the modern age, there was Hanuman: the shape-shifting warrior-sage who swallowed the sun as a child, leapt across an ocean, moved mountains, and tore open his own chest to reveal the divine within. For three thousand years his story has been scripture, memory, and identity for hundreds of millions. Yet history called him a "monkey" — and this book reveals why that word was a weapon.
In this definitive edition, #1 bestselling author Ajarn Shaman Shu delivers three books in one:
The Story — A sweeping first-person novel of the Ramayana, narrated by Hanuman himself, drawn faithfully from the Valmiki Ramayana, the Ananda Ramayana, the Shiva Purana, and other primary Sanskrit sources. Every battle, every act of devotion, every moment of grief is grounded in the original texts — the voice is imagined, the deeds are not.
The History — A bold, evidence-based investigation into the Dravidian origins of the epic and the weaponization of language used to diminish it, grounded in peer-reviewed archaeology, ancient DNA research, satellite imaging of submerged coastlines, and palaeoclimatic data.
The Science & Practice — A practical guide to the foundations of inner power, decoding the legendary Ashta Siddhis and the timeless discipline behind Hanuman's strength — so you can break your own "curse of forgetting."
For every person who has ever been told they are less than they are: You are Hanuman. Break the curse.
A landmark work of devotion, history, and self-transformation — essential reading for lovers of the Ramayana, Hindu mythology, comparative religion, and anyone drawn to the origins of the hero's journey.
OrishaUniversity.com and these books represent the restoration of what was taken from our people. The 256 Odu of Ifa are the original operating system of human consciousness. Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola has done what many generations prayed would one day be done. My full endorsement and blessing from Ile-Ife, the source of all.
— Araba Agbaye, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Àṣẹ.
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Shri Surya Narayana Swamikal is an initiated master of the Shaiva Siddha and Vaishnava traditions, sacred scientist, and founder of ShivaUniversity.com and Krishna.University — the world's first AI-powered universities for Shaiva and Vaishnava sacred sciences. Also known as Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola (Ifa tradition) and Ajarn Shaman Shu (Thai Buddhist tradition), he is the author of over 70 books spanning Shiva, chakras, Tantra, yoga, Vajrayana Buddhism, and the universal science of consciousness and wealth.
Robert Shumake is the legal name of Shri Surya Narayana Swamikal. Based in Dallas, Texas, he is the founder of Smart Money Media AI — one of the largest independent publishers of African and Eastern sacred sciences — and the owner and publisher of multiple newspapers and digital media properties. He is the author of academic papers and over 70 published books on Ifa, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhist practice, and the science of wealth and consciousness. Learn more at robertshumake.co.
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