| Beyond Vision: Going Blind, Inner Seeing, and the Nature of the Self Subjects: Jones Allan 1943–; Vedanta; Advaita; Self-realization -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Self (Philosophy); Vision -- Philosophy; Diplomats -- Canada -- Biography; Blind -- Canada -- Biography; In this unique and exhilarating autobiography, Allan Jones - Canada's first blind diplomat - vividly describes how an untreatable eye disease slowly decimated his visual world, most challengingly during his postings in Tokyo and New Delhi, and how he discovered and took to heart the revelatory Indian philosophy that changed his life. Jones Allan : Allan Jones is a former diplomat who served in Tokyo, New Delhi, and Ottawa. He lives in Ottawa.Allan Jones is a former diplomat who served in Tokyo, New Delhi, and Ottawa. He lives in Ottawa. |