I met Baba (Swamy Vinayagananda) when I was 24. When I began life at his hermitage in that […]
Category Archive: Guru
Once upon a time my Guru and I were having our tea in the Tibetan Quarter of New […]
The practice of Real Yoga means that the practitioner is on the Way of Self-realization or Self-mastery, and […]
Such an important topic in this day and age of trendy spiritual entrepreneurism. Important because of the great […]
fully fledged – completely developed or established; of full status. yogini – 1. female master practitioner of yoga 2. formal term of […]
Trust yourself. Listen to your own inner voice. Nobody knows you better than you, so if you’ve got a dream, play it out. […]
Sati meditated for many years in order to attract the attention of Her Lord and Mahaguru, Shiva Shankar. […]
I was self-realized as a child, but I didn’t know that, and the child that I was trusted […]
When I was but a wee lad, Mahavatar Babaji reached out to me through time and space, tapped […]
Historically, the transmission of Gyan, spiritual wisdom and knowledge, was an oral tradition. The truly awakened are on the […]
It was 2006, if I recall right. Guruji and I were having lunch in a little Tibetan cafe […]
You absolutely can and must practice by yourself! It’s Self that’s calling you to meditate and Self that […]
I walked with Shiva Shankar through the hills and valleys of the Himalayas for twenty years never once […]
I was introduced to my Guru when I was twenty-four. That’s almost three decades ago. I was introduced […]
I’ve written enough about my Guru so that most people familiar with my story probably know how I […]
The first time I met Swamy Vinayagananda was at his home in a small village in the Himalayas. […]
Alara Kalama taught Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha, meditation. When he surpassed his master, he found another teacher, Uddaka […]
When I see the word Guru, I immediately think of an old ascetic monk who guided me along […]