12 Facts About Paul Brunton

Paul Brunton is the pen name of Raphael Hurst, a British author of spiritual books.

Paul Brunton is best known as one of the early popularizers of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in western esotericism, notably via his bestselling A Search in Secret India which has been translated into over 20 languages.

Paul Brunton served in a tank division during the First World War, and later devoted himself to mysticism and came into contact with Theosophists.

Paul Brunton was a bookseller and journalist, and wrote under various pseudonyms, including Raphael Meriden and Raphael Delmonte.

Paul Brunton was the pseudonym under which A Search in Secret India was published in 1934.

Paul Brunton has been credited with introducing Ramana Maharshi to the West through his books A Search in Secret India and The Secret Path.

Paul Brunton was in India during World War II, as a guest of the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV.

Paul Brunton dedicated his book The Quest of the Overself to the Maharaja and when the Maharaja died in 1940, he was present at his funeral.

Paul Brunton commented on Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian independence movement:.

In 1956, Paul Brunton decided that a third world war was imminent and the Massons moved to Montevideo, since this location was considered safe.

Paul Brunton himself did not move to South America, instead spending some time living in New Zealand.

In 1993, Masson wrote a critical account of Paul Brunton titled My Father's Guru: A Journey Through Spirituality and Disillusion.