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Pelcula El filo de la navaja Edmund Goulding, USA, 1946Recomiendo la pelcula El filo de la navajade Edmund Goulding, USA, 1946 (!eRa"o#$%Edge&con '#one(o)e#'Geneie#ne'*+i%f#u,ene%,ein%pi#ado#filme%pi#i,ual -a%ado en la novela del mi%mo nom-#e de .illiam Some#%e, /aug!am((a#%,01deene#ode123445i"a,16dediciem-#ede1961&fueune%c#i,o#-#i,6nico, au,o# de novela%, en%a'o%, cuen,o% ' o-#a% de ,ea,#o* E%,a fue %u novela m6% impo#,an,e, pu-licada en 1944, %e convi#,i7 en una de la%novela% %upe#ven,a% del %iglo 08* Aun9ue la ma'o# pa#,e de la novela %e de%a##ollaen Eu#opa, %u% p#incipale% pe#%onaje% %on ame#icano% ' no -#i,6nico%* :a vida delaviado# :a##' +a##ell cam-ia pa#a %iemp#e cuando un amigo ' colega de com-a,een,#ega %u vida po# ;l, pa#a %alva#lo* El inendiaen-u%cadelailuminaci7n* El elemen,oau,o-iog#6ficoe%,6denuevop#e%en,e, 'a 9ue el p#o,agoni%,a %e !a-a en#olado como volun,a#io en una unidadde aviaci7n ' /aug!am !i"o lo p#opio en una unidad de am-ulancia% de la ?#u"Roja* :o% ,ema% del mi%,ici%mo !ind= ' el a%co p#ovocado po# la gue##a c!oca#onalo%lec,o#e%enuno%momen,o% en9uee%,a-aaca-andolaSegundaGue##a/undial, ' en%eguida %e !i"o una adap,aci7n cinema,og#6fica*En %u p#oce%o c#ea,ivo ' de #ecopilaci7n de info#maci7n pa#a %u novela, viaj7 a>ndia' vi%i,7al g#anmae%,#oe%pi#i,ual Ramana/a!a#%!i, 9uienleimpac,7p#ofundamen,e,al pun,o 9ue pe#di7 el %en,ido en %u p#e%encia, e%,e gu#=ve#dade#o, !om-#e po-#e, !umilde'%an,onocomolo%ac,uale%mae%,#o%delma#@e,ing 9ue ,e co-#an d7la#e% po# %u% en%eAan"a%* am-i;n -u%c7 lacoope#aci7n dele%c#i,o# ?!i%,op!e# >%!e#)ood, pa#a ,#aduci# uno% ve#%o% de lo%Upani%!ad%* >%!e#)ood, fue un %eguido# de S)ami Bive@ananda ' miem-#o de laSociedad Bedan,a de ?alifo#nia del Su# (Rama@#i%!na /i%%ion de USA&*El ve#%o 9ue a-#e %u novela pe#,enece al Ca,!a Upani%!adDEEl camino de la %alvaci7n e% ,an difcil de #eco##e# como el filo de una navajaF*:a=nica,#aducci7n9uecono"cofue!ec!apo# (la"a'Gan;%, enHa#celona,1931, pe#o %; 9ue Edi,o#ial +e-ol%illo la pu-lic7 nuevamen,e en el 0818. :a o-#ade /aug!am e% mu' #ecomenda-le, #efleja un momen,o pe#%onal e !i%,7#ico de lapo%,gue##a, en la eme#gencia de -u%ca# un %en,ido m6% p#ofundo a la vida, en e%,eca%o, al encuen,#oconlam%,icavivadela>ndiae,e#na* (o# %upue%,onadacompa#ado con gigan,e% como Eme#%on, !o#eau, o *S* Elio,, pe#o a-#e camino%!acia la e%pi#i,ualidad*:e% dejoe%,epen%amien,ode/aug!ampa#a9ueveanlap#ofundidad9uealcan"7 %u in9uie,ud e to an) ser!ous Maugham resear"her. It !s not!-e) that Maugham( !n wr!t!ng "asua etters to *r!ends or "ohorts wh!e !n Ind!awoudput dates wr!ttenor t)ped!nh!sownhandontheettersthat werenota""urate. There must %e two doBen or more pu%!shed %!ograph!es a'a!a%e on Maugham(some wr!tten %) peope that -new h!m persona)( some resear"hed *rom the a*orement!oned un!'ers!t) "oe"t!ons( and some *rom persona !nter'!ews w!th *am!)and *r!ends. Some %!ograph!es s!mp) used ea"h other as the!r sour"es( and o* wh!"h!* thus done !n su"h a manner( a gradua degrad!ng o* a""urate !n*ormat!on o""urs.Da'!d Codman( perhaps the most respe"ted and *oremost author on th!ngs Ramana(and who !n'ar!a%) presents the most thorough resear"h( %a"-up( and a""ura") !nh!swor-s( hasoneo*the%est pagesonthenet regard!ngthemeet!ng%etweenMaughamandRamana. Inh!sart!"e( wh!"he:poundsonthemeet!ngandthet!m!ng o* the meet!ng(Somerset Maugham and The Razors !dge( Codman hason) one "!"- through !n- and that one !n- !s to m) page on who the person Larr)Darre rea) was !n rea !*e. Maugham&s !t!near) !s *a!r) we do"umented !* one *errets out the !n*ormat!on. =earr!'ed !n Dom%a) %) sh!p !n ;anuar) $./0. En h!s 25th %!rthda)( ;anuar) 4F( $./0hewas!nMaduraat thesouthernt!po*Ind!a. 9romMadurahewent northtoMadras( then a *ew hours %) "ar to T!ru'annamaa! and the Ashrama. Then %a"- toMadras and on to =)dera%ad( D!dar( and Nagpur. D) 9e%ruar) 42( $./0 he was !n3a"utta( then Denares( a short %oat tr!p on the Canges( then on to New De! arr!'!ngthere %) Mar"h $F( $./0. =e then returned to Dom%a) %e!ng enterta!ned !n a '!s!t toSh!N!sargadattaMahara+(adis"i#leofandoneo*twoma+or*oowerso*( thegreatest o* the ,un-nown, Ind!an sages( Shr! Sadguru S!ddharameshwar Mahara+.S!ddharameshwar had d!ed !n $./2( a )ear and a ha* %e*ore Maugham arr!'ed !nInd!a. Maugham( awa)s the "onsummate resear"her( had hoped to meet %oth o* theSadguru&s ma+or d!s"!pes( Sr! N!sargadatta and( espe"!a) so( Sr! Ran+!t Mahara+%e"ause o* a "onne"t!on -nown %) Ran+!t that e:!sted %etween S!ddharameshwarandthepersonMaughamwastowr!tea%out !nh!sno'eTheRazor'sEdge( a"onne"t!on -nown as $ihangam Marg . A meet!ng w!th Sr! Ran+!twas not to %e. =owe'er( the wr!ter d!d meet w!th N!sargadatta se'era t!mes !n andaround h!s smo-e shop that mar-eted bidis( a handmade "ountr) "!garette he sod*or a !'!ng. Athough I ne'er met N!sargadatta( !n an !nterest!ng turn o* e'ents( I d!d!n *a"t meet h!s des!gnated su""essor( a ong t!me N!sargadatta *oower and onet!me Sr! Ramana de'otee( an Amer!"an woman named %ean &unn. Maugham departed Ind!a %) sh!p to Napes( Ita) Mar"h /$( $./0. =e ne'er went%a"-. Word War II !nterupted an) pans to do so and a*ter the war the opportun!t)ne'er re-presented !tse*.


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